Festival Reviews

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Written by Bruce Matlock Monday, 13 May 2013 17:35

To those who came prepared, Beale Street Music Festival is still the most affordable, diverse, and enjoyable weekend of the season.

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Written by Nicole Taher/Christopher Renteria Tuesday, 09 April 2013 21:54

And next thing we knew we were interviewing Alan Miller, co-Founder of FILTER Creative Group and co-Publisher for FILTER Magazine on that very conversation.

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Written by Jim Dunn Sunday, 03 February 2013 12:24

I am not really sure what SXSW thinks they are doing or what amount of arrogance they have achieved, but we were really let down.

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Written by Kristyn Potter Sunday, 04 November 2012 11:27

I think it’s the artists in the middle that deserve another go on your iPod playlist.

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Written by Kristyn Potter Saturday, 27 October 2012 22:21

The crowd at Brooklyn Bowl was fantastically supportive, dancing and singing along to Born Ruffians and Icona Pop.

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Written by Kristyn Potter Saturday, 20 October 2012 17:33

Deap Vally is what rock music in this generation should look and feel like.

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Written by Matt Wallin Saturday, 06 October 2012 11:34

In the end, the good outweighed the bad, and Counter.Point was a success. 

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Written by Alex Hodschayan Thursday, 27 September 2012 11:25

Wanda Jackson may be 74, but her status as the queen of rockabilly will never be doubted.

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Written by Jenn Metzler Wednesday, 05 September 2012 09:37

Girl Talk’s energetic frenzy wasn’t just evident in Greg Gillis’s convulsive musical mashups, but also in his uncontrollable enthusiasm.

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Written by Matt Wallin Monday, 03 September 2012 17:11

If you are into EDM, dance, trance, dubstep, or indie-rock, this is the festival for you.

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Written by Kiernan Scrima Monday, 13 August 2012 16:22

Speaking of headliners, how do you choose between Black Sabbath and The Black Keys?

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Written by Kristyn M. Potter Saturday, 14 July 2012 15:37

Afrojack plays newest remix, Knife Party fires it up, and Deadmau5 lights up the night at Barclaycard Wireless Fest in Hyde Park, London

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl and Adam Draper Tuesday, 03 July 2012 17:14

The 11th Sasquatch Festival took place during Memorial Day weekend at the Gorge Amphitheater, one of the greatest concert venues in the United States.

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Written by Bruce Matlock Monday, 25 June 2012 13:28

Want to spend all of your money on Amish donuts? No one will judge you; many will envy you.

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Written by Matt Wallin Tuesday, 29 May 2012 21:04

Gulf Shores is in my backyard and I was jonesing for a festival, though, so despite my initial reservations I decided to go. I am so glad that I did. 
Chris Cornell. Photo: Matt Wallin

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Written by Teresa Montgomery Saturday, 31 March 2012 11:40

There’s a vibe to Austin that’s reflected at the copious amounts of t-shirts declaring “Keep Austin Weird.” It is weird, but in a wonderfully comfortable way that manages to feel “normal”—it’s not a pretentious weirdness that just wants you to pay attention to it.

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Written by Bruce Matlock Wednesday, 10 August 2011 21:10

Organizer Perry Farrell excitedly added that in its 20 years the festival has gone from being “10,000 to 20,000 freaks to an amazing 90,000 freaks a day!”

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl Monday, 04 July 2011 17:13

Draped in lights on invisible wire while dressed in black and navigating a crowd? I hope you have a solid exit strategy.

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl Monday, 04 July 2011 16:09

A recap of Sasquatch! Music Festival's best and worst bits in handy list form. 

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl Monday, 04 July 2011 15:53

The precipitation didn’t send anyone running to the exits; instead it seemed to kick the dancing up a notch. It was almost as if the rain was part of the show.

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl Monday, 04 July 2011 15:29

Each time the dance party reached its peak Watts pulled the rug out from under it by rambling again, and the cycle repeated. It was a totally intentional, genius maneuver.

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl Monday, 04 July 2011 14:46

I have said it before and I’ll say it again: my heaven is a music festival. Thanks for stopping by.

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Written by Bruce Matlock Tuesday, 14 June 2011 15:52

It may take some hard work, but at some point over the weekend there is a defining moment for everyone.

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Written by Nick Licata Wednesday, 18 May 2011 09:26

The bands that were performing completely made up for the fact that the weather was miserable, going above and beyond what their performance might have been like in the heat that we could have had.

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Written by Alex Schreiber Friday, 08 April 2011 09:07

 After I came to terms with the fact that I would not see the Kanye West show, I set out to see Travis Shettel of Piebald play an acoustic show. He encouraged the crowd to sing along so that he would remember the lyrics to his songs.

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Written by Alex Schreiber Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:40

It took us awhile, but we found our musical savior in LouFest organizer Brian Cohen. He has put together a mix of great local talent and internationally famous bands to put St. Louis on the festival map.

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Written by Brett Berliner Tuesday, 17 August 2010 23:26

DEVO brought with them the classic DEVO suits, an insane video board and the energy of men 20 years their junior.

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Written by Joseph O'Fallon Thursday, 22 July 2010 10:41

This year's Pitchfork Friday kick-off didn't have any theme to it (for example Sonic Youth playing Daydream Nation in its entirety or voting on the set list).

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Written by John Shepherd Thursday, 24 June 2010 15:01

This Independence Day, celebrate by getting your rock on at 80/35.

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Written by John Shepherd Wednesday, 23 June 2010 12:19

In the end, it may be that just because you take it easy at Bonnaroo, there’s no guarantee the festival will take it easy on you.

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Written by Corey Woodruff Thursday, 17 June 2010 11:12

You’re officially on notice: Hail the Villian are gonna be huge.

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Written by Alex Schreiber Thursday, 17 June 2010 10:46

The word around Mulberry Mountain on Saturday was that the sizzling hot temperature was at a record high.

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Written by John Shepherd Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:48

Music festivals: like MySpace, but with more group clapping

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Written by Amy Burger Friday, 14 May 2010 23:49

All in all we managed to have a good time despite the worst storms and highest rainfall levels the area has seen in decades.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Monday, 29 March 2010 20:23

Oh sure, there were the requisite “big” bands, most of them at Stubbs, including Muse, Hole, Spoon, Broken Social Scene and Scissor Sisters. As for the stable of up-and-coming bands everyone was hip to catch, there just didn’t seem to be any.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Wednesday, 23 September 2009 15:32

Living, eating, drinking and breathing music for four straight nights? I don't know about you, but that's my idea of heaven.