Music Festivals

Keeping It Local With Detroit Performers At Movement

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 05.25.2012

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While electronic music fans will be crowding Hart Plaza this weekend to see Movement headliners Public Enemy and Lil Louis, and a long list of DJs fro...

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A Day at the Electric Daisy Carnival

Thomas Gold | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Music Festivals, Sebastian Ingrosso, NY Around Town, Electric Daisy Carnival, Calvin Harris, Steve Angello, Erick Morillo, DJ Sets, Entertainment News
Thomas Gold

Walking up the stairs to the stage, I now could see the whole dance floor, and I was overwhelmed how many people there were! The vibe was amazing, and I had such a great time throughout all my set.

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The Best Upcoming Summer Festivals

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Cbgb, Celebrate Brooklyn, Music Festivals, Cbgb Music Festival, Bryant-Park-Movies, NY Around Town, Governor's Ball, New York Concerts, New York Summer, New York News

With summer approaching fast, newly announced concert lineups, official festivals, and plenty of outdoor movie screenings are quickly taking over our ...

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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Festival and the Invisible Architecture of Musical Taste

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Ecstatic Music Festival, Music Festivals, Genre Labels, Buke and Gase, Judd Greenstein, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Festival, My Brightest Diamond, Brooklyn Academy of Music, So Percussion, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner, Brooklyn, New York City, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

Upon experiencing Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, however -- the New York City festival that Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner of the band The National were commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) to curate -- genre distinctions emerged more grossly superficial than ever before.

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Summer Music Preview: J.Lo, Enrique, Demi & More!

Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias, Video, Music Festivals, Jlo, Indie Music, Bomba Estereo, Los Tigres Del Norte, Slideexpand, Latino Music, Latino Voices News

Summer is officially here and that means it's time for some fun in the sun and good music! If you're looking for the hottest concerts and musical ac...

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'Open, Gates of Fairyland': Faerie Festivals of the Eastern United States

Stephen D. Winick | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Folklore, Festivals, Travel, Fairies, Entertainment, Music, Fairy Tales, Culture, Music Festivals, Renaissance Festival Pennsylvania, Renaissance Festival, Renaissance Festival Maryland, Festival, Renaissance Festival East Coast, Renaissance Festival New York, Culture News
Stephen D. Winick

If you live in the mid-Atlantic U.S., though, it's easier than ever to find sprites and sprigguns. The region is home to some of the largest and most popular faerie celebrations in the world, and faerie season is just about to begin.

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Behind the Metal: Motley Crue Hangin' Backstage

Network Awesome | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Heavy Metal, Network Awesome, Music Festivals, Gwar, Cradle of Filth, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Monowar, Video, Entertainment News
Network Awesome

Metal music is all about persona. Why else would the unmasking of KISS have been such a big deal? How else would GWAR exist?

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Coachella: Beautiful Music, Not Enough Bandwidth

Marc Ruxin | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Coachella, Indie Music, Coachella 2012, Music Festivals, Coachella Music Festival, Music, Arts News
Marc Ruxin

It is easy to forget how many people love the music you love until you stand in tents and around stages with thousands of people wearing the same immensely satisfied smile on their faces as they are transcended at least for a moment into a completely different place.

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The Worst Coachella Style Guide

Annie Stamell | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Music Festivals, Indio, Coachella Style 2012, Coachella Style Guide, Coachella Music Festival, Style Guide, Coachella 2012, Coachella Fashion, J. Crew, Neon Clothes, Pop Culture, Music Fests in California, Coachella Indio, Los Angeles, Fashion Trends, Coachella, Palm Springs, Stamos, Indie Style, American Apparel, Hipster Fashion, Indie Music, Comedy News
Annie Stamell

If you want to meet your future spouse in a pair of acid-washed overall shorts and a neon orange tank top and moccasins and a Banksy tattoo on their wrist, then you are in luck! This is the place for you!

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5 Awesome Music Festivals At Ski Resorts

Liftopia | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Music Festivals, Ski Resorts, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, California, New York, Colorado, Travel News
Liftopia

A party in the middle of the frozen forest transforms traditional warming huts into bars and sausage factories; the Arctic Disco is two dance floors inside a giant igloo carved out of ice.

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Smoking Pot, Trey Anastasio and the Tadasana Festival of Yoga and Music

Tommy Rosen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Music Festivals, Summer Festivals, Trey Anastasio, Tadasana Festival of Yoga and Music, Phish, Yoga Festivals, Tadasana Festival, Trey Anastasio Phish, Los Angeles News
Tommy Rosen

I've got a first-year show called the Tadasana Festival of Yoga and Music coming in 16 days with 60 top yoga teachers and 30 amazing musicians playing in classes. It is going to be mind-blowing.

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Get Ready to Womp: Lightning in a Bottle Announces Musical Lineup

Katie Bain | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: The-Dolab, Music Festivals, Lightning in a Bottle, The Glitch Mob, Bassnectar, Lightning in a Bottle Festival, Lightning in a Bottle LA, Lightning in a Bottle 2012, Los Angeles News
Katie Bain

Fans of deep-bass electronica are rejoicing with today's announcement of the musical lineup for the seventh annual Lightning in a Bottle Music and Arts Festival.

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The Best Music Festivals

The Huffington Post | Caitlin Brown | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Music Festivals, Ultra Music Festival, College, Slidepollajax, College News, College News

Late this March, Miami will be packed, sweaty and full of neon. No, it's not just the influx of college students on vacation, although South Beach ...

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Sweetgreen Announces Sweetlife Festival Lineup

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Organic salad chain Sweetgreen announced Wednesday morning the lineup for the company's annual Sweetlife Festival, which will take place...

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Beck And Modest Mouse Headlining This Year's Governors Ball

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Passion Pit, Governors Ball, Video, Music Festivals, Modest Mouse, Ny News, NY Around Town, Beck, New York Concerts, Randall's Island, New York News

It might only be February, but it's never too early to start getting pumped for the summer months ahead. Here to help you daydream is this year's ...

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2012 Bonnaroo Lineup

AP | By CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Music Festivals, Phish, Tennessee, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bonnaroo, Bon Iver, 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts, The Beach Boys, Radiohead, Arts News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The reunited Beach Boys will celebrate sunshine and summer at the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival with Radiohead, Red Hot Ch...

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The Other Music Festival Happening in Southern California This Spring

Katie Bain | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle, Music Festivals, La Around Town, LA Music Festivals, Lightning in a Bottle LA, Los Angeles News
Katie Bain

There is another music festival happening in Southern California this spring. It's a bit more intimate than Coachella and, if you live in L.A., a lot closer to home.

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The Boss Named SXSW Keynote Speaker

AP | Posted 01.31.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas — Rock veteran Bruce Springsteen will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 South by Southwest music festival in Texas. Organizers a...

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The Occupy Movement: A Familiar Gathering

Pete Mason | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Pete Seeger, Tom Morello, Music Festivals, Occupy Wall Street, Arts News
Pete Mason

Even though Occupy Wall Street has a festival feel to it, the seriousness of the movement is not to be dismissed in the process.

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Broadening Your Music Festival Horizons

Joah Spearman | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Festival, Coachella, Music Festivals, Fashion, Style, Style News
Joah Spearman

After back-to-back years attending Coachella, it was plain for me to see that festival fashion was at a premium in the California desert. But where can a style-savvy festival fan go to get their fix the rest of the year? Here's a hint: book a flight to Austin and be prepared to get on stage.

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Ava Luna Plays Glasslands For CMJ

Turnstyle | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: New York, Music Festivals, Chorus, CMJ Music Marathon, Cmj, A Capella, Vocals, Music, Concert, Culture, Culture News
Turnstyle

Photo Credit: Seher Sikandar/Turnstyle News See a photo gallery of Ava Luna's CMJ showcase on Turnstyle>> By: Seher Sikandar Here's a band that is...

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Why the South Won (the CMJ Music Marathon, That Is)

Marissa Moss | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Music Festivals, New York City, Slidepollajax, Cmj, Music, Cmj 2011, Cmj Nyc, New York Around Town, New York Music, Country Music, CMJ Music Marathon, Culture News
Marissa Moss

Last week in NYC, amidst the 15-minute sets of guitar fuzz and vocals sometimes indecipherable from keyboard wahs, at times, the "CM" in CMJ could have stood for Country Music.

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Treasure Island Music Festival Is Underrated

Julie Dyer | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Treasure Island, Treasure Island Music Festival, Treasure Island Festival, Music Festivals, SF Concerts, SF Music Scene, Outside Lands Festival, Outside Lands, San Francisco News
Julie Dyer

If you live in San Francisco and you're into music, Treasure Island Music Festival is on the brink of something really great. Unlike most festivals, it feels attainable and not overly jam-packed people or artist-wise.

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Lucas Kavner

Free Music Festival Draws Almost A Million

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 12.03.2011

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What began humbly in 2001 as the "Strictly Bluegrass" festival (if you didn't have a banjo or a mandolin, you probably weren't welcome) attached the w...

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Naked Soprano Fronts Orchestra In Slovenia

Laurence Vittes | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Naked Soprano, Music Festivals, Rock 'N Roll Poetry, Summer Music Festivals, Slovenian Students, Sollima, Arts News
Laurence Vittes

2011-09-15-orchestrapull.jpg In the comfortable confines of Maribor's Union Hall, Tognetti let loose musical hounds of hell in Gyoergy Ligeti's Violin Concerto.

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