The major anatomy of the summer festival circuit is well know—Coachella, Bonnaroo, Pitchfork Music Festival, Lollapalooza, et al. But over the past few years Portland’s own Musicfest NW has picked up steam as one of the season’s more recognized festivals. Now in its 17th year, with over a dozen different participating venues, MFNW is considered
FYF Fest takes place this weekend (which is Labor Day weekend), September 1 and 2 at the L.A. State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles. If you went to the adventures of Pete & Pete REUNION this past Tuesday, presented by FYF along with Cinefamily and featuring the reunited Polaris (!), we want photos and
Berlin Festival, taking place September 7-8 in Berlin, Germany is a great reason to visit the city. You can go early for the music and stay after the fest is over, because your festival wristband not only gets you into the festival grounds, but the entire city by entitling you to various discounts with vendors
Bumbershoot has been around for a while – this will be their 42nd year of gathering some of the most interesting and stimulating music and art in Seattle, Wash. This year it will take place September 1-3, which is Labor Day weekend, at the Seattle Center. This will no doubt be a weekend of wildly
They came, they played, they kicked its ass. Outside Lands 2012 was a rousing success by any standards and the differentiation of artists in tow was astounding. Everything from hip-hop to metal to EDM to folk and everything in between, Outside Lands had something for everyone. And so they came from all around the globe
When Michael Kiwanuka took the Hellman Hollow stage for his first ever appearance in San Francisco, I anticipated the dulcet sounds to lull the crowd into a state of mellow admiration for the emerging British artist. Instead, what the crowd left with was an understanding between them and Kiwanuka that this was the start of
Saturday started off with a soulful mix of blues, r & b and old fashioned rock n’ roll. Sean Hayes, whose new album comes out September 11, entered the stage in a white suit that was a cross between “Imagine” John Lennon and “Hungry Like the Wolf” Duran Duran. He even had a white brimmed
Sean Hayes – Saturday Michael Kiwanuka – Saturday Of Monsters And Men – Friday
The fog rolled in through Golden Gate Park like a cliché in some horror movie. The masses huddled together as the air grew from crisp to damp to downright freezing, but they were undaunted. This crowd wanted to see some beautiful music and Of Monsters and Men provided that. The Sutro stage was teeming as
“I would see more black people with mohawks than I’d ever seen my entire life. You see people who you thought you were the only one of.” -P.O.S., musician From August 25-26 the 8th annual Afro-Punk will go down in Brooklyn’s Commodore Berry Park. This will be a full-on culture fest for not only the