Austin – The line toward the entrance stretched longer with each passing groan. The fun fun fun pulsed through the gates, but Mother Nature held her grip. The weather delay cancelled many of the opening acts for day two of Fun Fun Fun Fest, but the Welsh band Joanna Gruesome luckily made the cut. After
5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival – Day 2
San Francisco – Sunday at Treasure Island 2015 started out much sunnier than the previous day, but the wind was constantly blowing throughout the day. It was a much stronger breeze than Saturday’s, so much so that I could’ve sworn I felt the mushy foundation of the man-made island buckle a little with each push of
5 New Bands At Treasure Island – Day 1
San Francisco – Ah, Treasure Island Music Festival. It’s such a glorious event: beautiful weather, no overlapping sets, minimal panic-inducing crowd swarms. The annual two-day event is a great festival for locals, due to its conveniently close-to-everything location smack dab in the middle of the bay between San Francisco and Oakland, and the price is
6 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival – Preview
San Francisco – Well, it’s that time of year again: it’s fall in the Bay Area (at last!) and while a very dramatic El Niño is on its way to (hopefully) dump a ton of rain on the Golden State, festival season is drawing to its inevitable close. Fortunately, for those of us who live
4 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 3
Chicago – The final day of Riot Fest was a beaut! The sun was shining, the mud was drying, the temps were rising, and the legendary Jimmy Cliff graced Douglas Park with his presence. (I know, right, Jimmy effin-cliff! His set was fantastic, by the way.) More importantly, Sunday proved to be one lucky band’s day, earning them my
JD McPherson And Delta Rae At “Live On The Green” Festival
Nashville – As the final weekend approaches for “Live On The Green” here in Nashville we are slowly reminded that summer is coming to an end. The festival is giving us a three-day, two stage send off this year with some big acts showing their stuff. This event was established in 2009 by Nashville’s local
3 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 2
Chicago – M.U.D. That’s what day two of Riot Fest was all about. Lots and lots and lots ‘o mud! Another morning of pouring rain left Douglas Park even squishier and dirtier than before. Everywhere you turned people could be seen slipping and sliding from stage to stage, to see and hear a myriad of
4 New Bands at Riot Fest: Day 1
Chicago – As per tradition, it rained on the first day of Riot Fest. We’re talking pour down, smack you dead in the face, rain, which of course left Douglas Park nice and muddy – day two will be no exception. As I write this, cats and dogs are falling – but the mud just
5 New Bands To See At Riot Fest 2015
Chicago – After months of speculation of whether or not Riot Fest would bring music to the punk rock, emo loving, not your cookie-cutter masses, thanks to a move from Humboldt Park to Douglas Park on the city’s South Side and a last-minute lawsuit, it seems we finally have the last festival of the summer on our hands. Although, September
5 New Bands Wrap Up Bumbershoot – Day 3
Seattle – The final day of Bumbershoot had a lot to live up to after the outstanding performances Best New Bands saw on Saturday and Sunday. But thanks to the appearances of talented local artists, up-and-coming national acts, and globally celebrated musicians, Monday closed out the renowned arts and music festival with a bang.