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Electronic
When I first started plotting my 5th annual return to Lightning in a Bottle, I kicked it off by compiling an all-in one guide with Compose Yourself Magazine in January. I then spent every day leading up to the festival sorting out the details of my cross country trip from Chicago to Bakersfield. Every second […]
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Electronic
It is in dark and murky times that we often find our calling, our path. The waves of change often send us in the direction of our purpose. Yet the spark that lights the path often comes in the form of a blueprint, a roadmap, a sign that shines in the distance that can show […]
Festival Coverage
As California’s premiere transformational festival, Lightning in a Bottle, gears up for their tenth year, they proudly present The Village and its theme for this year. “Home is Where Our Stories Live.” The Village is a place where festival-goers can gather to learn about traditional earth-based knowledge and skills and how to honor and integrate […]
Festival Coverage
The Do LaB has hooked it up with a killer playlist featuring artists performing this year at The Woogie Stage. The Woogie Stage is one of three main stages at Lightning in a Bottle that brings you acts from all over the world featuring the finest, dirtiest, most ass-shaking house music available on the festie […]
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Electronic
Fast rising indie dance producer SNBRN is making waves across the west coast. Some may catch similarities in sounds with fellow LiB artist Thomas Jack, but don’t be fooled. SNBRN is blazing his own path with what he likes to call “Sunset House” – a blend of deep house, indie dance and nu disco. With catchy remixes […]
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Electronic
With the release of their sophomore LP, In Return, American electronic duo, ODESZA, has taken the world by storm. Odesza is on the last leg of their nearly sold out tour, but earlier in the year they made a stop in the college town of Champaign-Urbana, IL, home of The Canopy Club, for an intimately sold […]
Festival Coverage
In 2015, Lightning in a Bottle returns for their tenth year, Memorial Day Weekend (May 21-25, 2015) to the San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley, CA. The music and arts festival forges ahead with incredible updates to the Lucent Temple of Consciousness, an area for festivalgoers seeking transformative experiences through workshops, holistic lectures, yoga and movement. […]
Festival Coverage
As world renowned transformational festival, Lightning In a Bottle, moves into their second year at their new home in Bradley, California, they’ve listened to the suggestions of festival goers and compiled a list of improvements for 2015. Join us in raising our excitement as we drool over the latest and greatest fixes from the Do Lab team! […]
Festival Coverage
Festivalheads, this is a huge announcement! The final day for securing your payment layaway plan for Lightning In a Bottle is this Tuesday, February 24th! Broken down into four small installments, LiB is making it easier than ever to become apart of this epic transformational festival. Offering an oasis in the midst of a Northern […]
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Electronic
The emergence and growing popularity of transformational music festivals in the past several years offers a poignant outlet for creating a more conscious foundation of human community based on self expression, collective collaboration, and a combination of numerous mediums to climb to a higher order of creativity. Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) is a […]