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Sasquatch!'s 2012 lineup is officially one day old and that means it's time for some post-reveal analysis. In the pages that follow, we run through the biggest highlights and surprises appearing on this year's bill, in addition to the most glaring omissions. We also highlight five names worth knowing as you prepare for Memorial Day weekend at the Gorge. Highlights Beck Stalk enough festival forums and you'll see Beck's name pop up every now and then. Shortly after these wishlist proposals there's typically a textual scoff and/or write off [...]

One of the premiere events of the New Year's Eve weekend, the third annual Lights All Night music festival took over the Dallas Convention Center on Friday and Saturday night, with performances by Tiësto, Girl Talk, Diplo, Neon Indian, Benny Benassi, Pendulum, Ghostland Observatory, Bonobo, and more. Check out photos of the festivities below, cour tesy of Jay West, Calder Wilson, and Matt Bizer. Friday, December 30th [...]

Montreal, Quebec has always been at the pinnacle of arts and entertainment in Canada, if not in all of North America. Aside from deliciously artery-clogging amounts of poutine (the secret is in the fries) on every street corner, a hearty smorgasbord of lively bars and pubs, and some of the prettiest people on the planet, the city is inundated throughout the year with various festivals and events. In fact, there are so many festivals in Montreal that it's hard to keep track and even locals may be desensitized as to "what's going on this weekend." It would be [...]

Florida is packed with a million things. Heck, there's more real (and artificial) America that's trickled down into Florida over the last half-century than in most states. That's doubly true for Orlando, the state's defacto central-most city. Now take that, and the amped-up entertainment precedent in the area (ranging from strip clubs to Disney World to The Holy Land Experience ) and try making a music festival to compete. Imagine you have tons of money and experience in putting on festivals, but have never put on a gig in America before. That's the position Festival Republic was [...]

One of the last local fests of the year, Hijacking Music Festival hits the Goat Farm this Saturday (Nov. 12th). As you may have already noticed, I'll be performing a reading from my novel there. Also, there will be plenty of music and art to enjoy. Here's the schedule: 4:20pm - Psychedubasaurus Rex 5:00pm - Paperwork 5:30pm - Gun Party 6:00pm - Hello Cobra 6:30pm - Ethereal 7:00pm - Cloudeater 7:30pm - [...]

Fun Fun Fun Fest rounds out the festival season with a magical three-day weekend that is both very Austin-centric while also showcasing some of the most exciting talent to release material this year. The fest blends the bizarre (Captured by Robots, an all-robot metal band with songs like "Don't Shake The Baby" from a Star Trek: Next Generation -themed album), the popular mainstream indie-pop darlings (Passion Pit, The Joy Formidable), the "fucking metal" (Slayer, Cannibal Corpse), the local favorites (Autobody, Speak, just to name a few), the hilarious (comedians Matt Bearden, Henry Rollins), the dance tracks (Flying Lotus, [...]

There's a lot of pork in Asheville, NC. Like, tons. Everywhere you go, they're advertising beef, BBQ, and, well, pork. It's sort of funny because there's also a lot of tofu. (Hey, vegans gotta eat something.) And yet it's this polarizing, yet mutual, relationship that exemplifies the town's unique persona. Oh, delightful food. But food bonds us. It's the one thing that anyone can agree upon (anorexics, religious fanatics excluded): We gotta eat. And with a weekend party like Moogfest , which essentially strangles the town for three long nights, the overall community of food is an [...]

Mr. Dream play Consequence of Sound's party at The Southpaw. Photo by Jeremy D. Larson There's musical signs of life every night in NYC, as the locals are exceedingly quick to tell you. "Well, this is basically just like every night in NYC, so I don't see what the big deal is about CMJ." In spite of how insufferable that was to hear like four to five times a day, CMJ was indeed something special especially when you have that many signs of life coming together in one area to "showcase" their talent at "parties". [...]

Steve Goodman is a busy man. When he isn't running the well respected UK label Hyperdub, he's making music as Kode9 . As Hyperdub's labelhead, he oversees Burial, the Bug, and fellow Moogfest performer Zomby, among many others. As a performer, he plays both DJ sets and live collaborations with The Spaceape. A well respected member of the electronic music world since the early '90s, Goodson will be making a rare U.S. appearance at Moogfest this weekend. Recently, we spoke with him about coming to the states and why he chose to make the trek to the [...]

MUTEMATH's highly energized, blues-infused set painted the picture of what Florida's DeLuna Festival has begun to look like. In support of their new album, Odd Soul , the New Orleans quartet took the stage late Sunday evening with a sharp look and a new member, smiling throughout each song and filling the Sunshine State's cooling air with their signature sound. Hard hitting, head nodding tracks like "Odd Soul" and "Blood Pressure" moved the Pensacola crowd, who continued to dance barefoot in the sand as the sun took flight. It wasn't Linkin Park - the festival's final headliner [...]

The 2011 Hijacking Music Festival, happening at the Goat Farm Saturday, November 12th, recently released a sampler of the cornucopia of local acts performing at the fest. Check it out below: Hijacking Music Festival Facebook Page Hijacking Music Festival Sampler 2011 by hijackingmusic © Davy Minor for Ohmpark , 2011. | Permalink | No [...]

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Music for music's sake. This is the message behind the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival , one of San Francisco's most anticipated musical events of the year. Funded by 77-year-old investment banker and music fanatic Warren Hellman, the event is free for the public and usually boasts around 750,000 people in attendance. This year was no different. With one of the most decorated and diverse lineups in the festival's history, including performances by Robert Plant and the Band of Joy , Bright Eyes , Broken Social Scene , and DeVotchka , this three-day assemblage [...]

Hey, who said festival season was over? A certain All Tomorrow's Parties event, the inaugural U.S. I'll Be Your Mirror , just took Asbury Park, New Jersey by storm (sort of literally, but that's okay because it was inside!) and it surely qualifies as a festival. That's right, while every other festival is in its 10th year and booking the same 250 acts as the festival preceding it, ATP just swoops in with an unglamorous but effective idea and declares itself a contender for U.S. festival of the year! At least as far as the [...]

And cue the collective sigh of relief (or remorse, depending): festival season is over. Basically. With the triumphant conclusion of Arcade Fire on Friday night, the 2011 installments of the "Big Four" are officially kaput. There are a few minor festivals here and there left for fall and winter to tide us over until next April in Indio, but by and large we've seen what 2011 had to offer. We don't want to get too sentimental or take the spotlight away from Austin City Limits , but it was a hell of a year, folks. From Dave Grohl and [...]

There's a lot of hype about the lame faux Music Midtown happening this weekend, but the real local fest to care about on Saturday is Little Five Festival. Here's the lineup and schedule: Criminal Records: 12:30pm: Lille 1:30pm: Jack Preston & the Dojo Collective 2:30pm: Jade Lemons & the Crimson Lust Aurora: 4pm The Head 5pm Jack of Hearts 6pm Lucy Dreams 7pm Baby Baby [...]

From September 7th to 11th, music obsessives in Portland, OR trekked between 21 venues to see nearly 200 bands, fighting dehydration, worn heels, and sticky wristbands, all for the glory of Musicfest NW (MFNW). What were the highlights? Every person will give you a different answer. Was it Seattle radio station KEXP's free day shows at the Doug Fir including the Horrors, Sebadoh and the Antlers? Watching the sun set with Band of Horses, Iron & Wine, or Explosions in the Sky outdoors at Pioneer Square? The Thermals stagediving and blowing out their amp at the EMP Backstage? Legendary [...]

For the past few months, AC Entertainment has been surprising festivalgoers with the ever-evolving lineup for their second annual Asheville-based Halloween extravaganza, Moogfest. From now until the weekend of the festival, we will be sporadically putting the spotlight on some of the talent that can be found on the eccentric lineup. Today, we feature Canadian quartet Holy Fuck. Holy Fuck has never been a band to seek out the spotlight. (It comes with the territory of having that word in your name.) Despite the foul moniker, the Toronto-based sonic scientists [...]

The Hijacking Music collective has announced the lineup for their 2011 festival at the Goat Farm November 12. Check it out: A: The Color Arablak BOSCO Clan Destined Cloudeater Davy Minor Ethereal Gun Party Hello Cobra heRobust Jack of Hearts Jungol/Dark Room Mantis Miles From Pangea ODIST Paperwork Pumpkin City Psychedubasaurus REX Sneaky Hand Tricil Hijacking Music Festival website [...]

At the start of Beetlejuice , Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis's characters both express gratitude for the fact they are on vacation. Only seconds later do they tackle the topic that they are spending their vacation in the confines of their own home. This hardly seems like a vacation. Part of the reason we as a society go on vacation, and go to festivals for that matter, is the illusion that we are escaping reality. Festivals like Bonnaroo, Coachella, Sasquatch, and even stuff like Moe Down and Outside Lands do a great job of making you forget where you [...]

In a way, the weather at the 2011 North Coast Music Festival was like a microcosm of Chicago's whole summer. First it was super hot, then it was rainy, and finally, on the last day, it was just right. And in the true Chicago spirit, the attendees at North Coast's sophomore showing were game for anything as long as it meant they could dance. Danceability seemed like the only factor that connected many of North Coast's diverse acts. The headliners had lengthy electronic resumes: Thievery Corporation, Bassnectar, Fatboy Slim, and David Guetta. Meanwhile, the undercard was [...]