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St. Lucia - Come for the Jazz & Arts Festival, Stay for the Island

Dwight Brown | Posted 05.17.2013 | Travel
Read More: Travel, Vacations, Music Festivals, Caribbean, Caribbean Travel, Resorts, Hotels, Musicians, Tennis, Beaches, Mountains, Volcanos, Spas, Restaurants, Cuisine, Liquor, Cocktails, Dessert, Adventure Travel, Boats, Soul Music, R. Kelly, Afro-Caribbean Music, National Parks, Natural Wonders, Bars, Ice Cream, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Dwight Brown

When they weren't listening to toe-tapping music on Pigeon Island National Landmark, festivalgoers dined out, went sailing, sightseeing, beach hopping, zip lining or hung out at a diverse range of resorts that offer travelers very distinct vacations.

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PAN! The Universal Call of the African Drum

Jessica Joseph | Posted 05.16.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Universal, Drum, Music Festivals, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, Steelpan, French Filmmaker, Multiracial, Music, African Culture, Pagan, Indigenous, Pagan Spirituality, Carnival, Entertainment News
Jessica Joseph

The film tells the story of the notoriously ingenious, multicultural people of Trinidad and Tobago, who fought to hold on to their African drum and in the process created the steel-pan, the only new instrument to be invented in the 20th century.

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Behind the EDM Explosion: Connecting to Fans Online, Offline and On-Air

Tom Poleman | Posted 05.10.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: deadmau5, Music Festivals, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Flux Pavilion, Bonnaroo, Calvin Harris, Avicii, Tiesto, Iheartradio, Kaskade, Baauer, Radio, Afrojack, Electronic Music, Coachella, David Guetta, Djs, Edm, Entertainment News
Tom Poleman

While Avicii's Ultra performance confused some fans and generated some backlash, this musical fusion is only natural.

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Sweetlife Festival Is Saturday!

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 05.10.2013 | DC
Read More: DC Music Scene, Video, Music Festivals, Sweetgreen, Sweetlife Festival 2013, Merriweather Post Pavilion, DC Music, Sweetgreen Music, Dc Around Town, Sweetlife Music and Food Festival, Music, Sweetlife Festival, Sweetlife, DC News

Get ready to rock! And prepare to get wet. The fourth annual Sweetlife Music and Food Festival, one of the area's largest fests, is Saturday at Mer...

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Coachella and the Seven Rules for Attending a Summer Festival

Marc Ruxin | Posted 04.19.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Coachella, Music Festivals, Music, Indie Rock, Summer Music Festivals, Music Festivals Summer, Entertainment News
Marc Ruxin

These instructions are directed at hardcore fans looking to optimize time in front of bands, not time spent in the VIP area or bar. Also for those of you heading to Coachella this weekend, this should serve a semi-schedule to follow to the extent you are looking to help map a trail.

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Coachella, Week Two: How to Fake Your Way Through

Vanity Fair | Posted 04.17.2013 | Arts
Read More: Coachella, Coachella 2013, Music Festivals, Arts News
Vanity Fair

By Julie Miller Photo: Courtesy of Getty Images After what seemed like a really cool weekend in Indio, California--as evidenced by the deluge of...

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Summer Music Festival Preview

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 04.10.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Summer Music, Lollapalooza, Video, Music Festivals, Coachella Music Festival, No Ad, Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Summer Music Festivals, Entertainment News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Coachella and Lollapalooza are sold out. Bonnaroo's nearly there, too. But eager fans need only be patient: Wait a few years and c...

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Five Best Summer Festivals in Spain

Party Earth | Posted 04.09.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Travel, Spain, Festival, Music, Party, Primavera Sound Festival, Music Festivals, Europe Music Festivals, Spain Music, Entertainment News
Party Earth

It's time to shed the threads because it's officially summer festival season in Spain! Throughout the summer months, there are tons of Spanish fests that celebrate saints, celebrate music, celebrate life, and celebrate celebrating.

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Indie Bands to Supergroups: What's Hot on SXSW Stages

Tom Poleman | Posted 05.14.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Foo Fighters, South by Southwest, Stevie Nicks, The Lumineers, Music Festivals, Nirvana, Mumford & Sons, Austin, Sxsw 2013, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, The Black Keys, Music, Sxsw, Entertainment News
Tom Poleman

Austin and SXSW are inextricably linked and it's hard to say which has had a greater impact on the other. The Austin music scene has long been one of the best in the country, but SXSW has launched the city to new heights -- just as it's done with many startups and bands.

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Celebrating LGBTQ Artists In The Midst Of SXSW

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 03.01.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Texas, South by Southwest, Music Festivals, Austin, OUTlander Project, Main Screen, Gay Musicians, Lgbtq Artists, Lgbt Artists, OUTlander Spring Festival, Lgbt Musicians, Sxsw, Gay Voices News

As an answer to the lack of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) artists at Texas’ annual South By Southwest (SXSW) music fes...

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Germany's Winter Wonderlands

Anne Z. Cooke | Posted 03.01.2013 | Travel
Read More: Dresden Swissotel, Music Festivals, Christmas Markets, German Travel, Flights on airBerlin, Germany, Berlin Indigo Hotel, Dresden, Goethe's House, Berlin Hotels, Berlin, Dresden Hotels, Airberlin, Weimar-History, Airberlin Airline, Berlin Tourism, Family Travel, Holiday Travel, Video, Travel News
Anne Z. Cooke

Despite the cold, with the thermometer often sinking below freezing, mothers in thick coats pushing baby carriages swaddled in blankets were as common as bakers with their loaves. And all around me, the world's languages and their owners drifted past, evidence that Christmas markets attract international visitors. Russian couples here, Turkish there, a moment of Italian lyric vowels and a French family outfitting their kids with wool mittens.

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Jazz Meets Maqam on December 1 -- A Celebration of Arab Culture in America

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 01.28.2013 | DC
Read More: Classical Music, Music Festivals, Arab American Community, Arab Americans, Turaath Dc, Arabic Music, Jazz Music, Arabic Music Festival, DC Events, DC News
Hani Almadhoun

In a city where the term "Arab" is heavily politicized, it's refreshing to attend an event where simple things like music and traditional dances do more to bring people together than a seasoned politician can muster.

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The Rise of EDM

Danny Feinstein | Posted 01.08.2013 | College
Read More: Electronic Dance Music, Music Festivals, Skrillex, Edm Music, deadmau5, Diplo, Avicii, Coachella, Edm Coachella, Swedish House Mafia, Edm, David Guetta, College News
Danny Feinstein

If you have turned on the radio, watched TV, or attended a music festival in the last several years you have likely noticed the Electronic Dance Music DJs and producers flooding the market. EDM is the fastest growing mainstream genre in the United States.

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BayFest - Alabama's Premiere Music Festival

Melissa Webster | Posted 12.05.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Bayfest, Music Festivals, Bush, Entertainment, Mobile, Tank, Mary Mary, Willie Nelson, Loverboy, Pat Benatar, Music, Country, Alabama, Pretty Lights, Mimosa, Rock-N-Roll, Charlie Wilson, Journey, R&b, Video, Entertainment News
Melissa Webster

BayFest 2012 is upon us this weekend! Featuring musical acts of just about every genre imaginable on seven different stages in downtown Mobile from Friday, October 5th through Sunday, October 7th, BayFest offers up something for everyone.

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Live & Dangerous: Austin City Limits 2012

Jeff Pollack | Posted 11.14.2012 | Arts
Read More: Acl, Austin City Limits Festival, Bassnectar, Austin City Limits, m83, The-Lumineers, Jeff Pollack Austin City Limits, Austin City Limits 2012, Music Festivals, Texas Music Festival, Austin Music Festival, Jeff Pollack, Arts News
Jeff Pollack

Austin City Limits, often shortened to simply ACL, is an annual three day music festival held every fall in Austin,TX. This year marks the 11th annive...

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Look Who's Playing Basel!

Posted 09.11.2012 | Miami
Read More: Miami Arts, Art Basel, Miami Things to Do, Music Festivals, Miami Around Town, Kanye West, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami News, Miami Music Scene, Video, Art Basel Miami Beach 2012, M.I.A., Feist, Santigold, UR1 Festival 2012, Lou Reed, Miami News

If the prospect of Art Basel Miami Beach and all the great things that come with it -- good weather, better art, thousands of tourists with deep pocke...

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PHOTOS: Is This The Most Hipster Festival In History?

Zach Dean | Posted 10.30.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Two Gallants, Grouplove, Music Festivals, The Very Best, Gogol Bordello, Cool, Apache Relay, Slow Club, Gentlemen of the Road, Hipsters, Haim, Monterey, Mumford and Sons, Slideexpand, San Francisco News
Zach Dean

I caught the final United States stopover on the inter continental Gentlemen of the Road tour last Saturday in Monterey. What's a stopover, you may...

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Fine Folks, Part II: Kasey Chambers Goes Under the Covers

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.13.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Australia, Shane Nicholson, Arlo Guthrie, Music Festivals, Gillian Welch, Missy Higgins, Colorado, Kasey Chambers, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, Video, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

One of Australia's most popular and celebrated singer-songwriters enjoys touring America. Even if she isn't known on a first-name basis in this country like fellow Aussies who simply can go by Olivia, Kylie, Keith and Nicole.

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Man Allegedly Socks Little Girl In Stomach For Lollapalooza Beach Ball

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 08.09.2012 | College
Read More: Lollapalooza, Video, Music Festivals, Conrad-Slimak, Lollapalooza 2012, Assault, Woodstock, Lollapalooza Chicago, Girl-Punched-Over-Beach-Ball, Michelle-Fiore, 11-Year-Old-Assaulted-for-Toy, College News

At Woodstock, a young child was rumored to have been born amid a sea of people praising peace and love. At this year's Lollapalooza, a young child was...

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WATCH: 17 Ridiculous Music Festival Videos

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 07.30.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Music Festival Fails, Ridiculous Videos Music Festival, Video, Music Festivals, Funny Videos, Music Festival Videos, Comedy Slideshows, Music Festival Idiots, Slideexpand, Funny Videos Music Festivals, Comedy News

Strap on the neon, break out the "Woos!", and revel in the glory that is summer music festival season idiocy. There are already a flurry of videos ...

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Which Summer Music Festival Is The Best Deal?

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.27.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Madonna Concert, Lollapalooza, Madonna Ticket Prices, Madonna Tickets, Music Festivals, Dashlane, Infographic, Electric Zoo, Ticket Prices, Lollapalooza 2012, Summer Music Festivals, Electric Zoo 2012, Lollapalooza Chicago, Concert Ticket Prices, Video, Entertainment News

With concert and festival ticket prices rising every year, it can be hard to know what's worth plunking down a few hundred dollars on. Enter our frien...

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Electronic Dance Music and Jam Bands Tap the Same Fan Vibe

David Meerman Scott | Posted 09.26.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Electronic Dance Music, Grateful Dead, Music Festivals, Mickey Hart, Music, sts9, Gathering of the Vibes, Entertainment News
David Meerman Scott

The music pumps and pulses while tens of thousands of fans all tune into the vibe, dancing, becoming one organism where the line between artist and audience blurs.

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PHOTOS: Summer Music Festivals Worldwide

Viator | Posted 09.23.2012 | Travel
Read More: Lollapalooza, Music Festivals, Australia, England, Bonnaroo, Budapest, Spain, Travel, United States, Osaka, Music, Denmark, Leeds, Chicago, Japan, Belgium, Portugal, Hungary, Tokyo, Slideexpand, Travel News
Viator

It's that time of year again, when music concerts swap sticky dive bar floors for well-tramped grass and enormous open-air stages.

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The One Item I Wore For 5 Days Of Camping

The Huffington Post | Christina Anderson | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Read More: Music Festivals, Packing Tips, Roskilde Festival, Music Festival Style, Slideexpand, Roskilde, Roskilde Style, Video, Travel Tips, Camping Roskilde Music Festival, Danish Camping, Glamping, Camping, What to Pack When Camping, Roskilde Camping, Packing for Camping, Style News

What happens when you throw a polished corporate businesswoman into the mud and muck of a music festival? A lot, as it turns out. Reem Al-Zahawi tells...

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Travelista Travel Tips: How to Pack for Summer Festivals

Travelistas | Posted 07.18.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Summer Travel, Travelista Tv, Video, Music Festivals, Music Festival, Summer Travel Plans, Summer-Travel, Summer Travel Tips, Travelistas, Black Voices News

We all look forward to the summer for longer days, sunny weather, and outdoor festivals. Whether it's food and wine or musical concerts, it's always b...

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