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What Dehydration Can Do at Burning Mannew
Whereas other Burners built elaborate shade structures, we had a couple tents and a tarp stretched over our station wagon’s trunk.
New York Press |
Joshua M. Bernstein |
09-04-2008 |
Concerts
OMFG It's MusicFest NorthWest!new
Consider this the liner notes from behind the scenes of this festival, detailing the 1,000 little decisions made over the past 360 days that culminate in MFNW's music-packed, sweat-soaked, four-day run.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-03-2008 |
Concerts
The DNC Concert Cheat Sheetnew
For a few days, Denver will be the world's stage, with thousands of delegates and media types parachuting into town. No reason for you not to try to join the party! So here's a cheat sheet on some of the week's most ballyhooed events and your chances of getting in.
Brooklyn's Coolest Lifeguards Say Good-bye to McCarren Poolnew
The sun, alas, is about to set on yet another magical New York City music venue. For the past three summers, New York's largest (and emptiest) pool has been a host to rock bands, slip-and-sliders, dodgeballers and hula-hoopers—a veritable indie-rock wonderland.
New York Press |
Brian Heater |
08-25-2008 |
Concerts
Rules for Surviving All Points Westnew
After years of hauling to California, the U.K., Austin, Tex., and everyplace in between, a music festival with real teeth is finally coming to New York.
New York Press |
Crispin Kott |
08-07-2008 |
Concerts
Sasquatch Ho!new
A user's guide to the furriest, funnest music fest in the Northwest. Now with a third day!
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
05-23-2008 |
Concerts
Coachella by the Numbersnew
Any critic can blather about which bands to see. What if we poke out the critical eye and instead consult our all-seeing Third Eye -- which conjures solid numbers, statistics, pie charts and bar graphs and turns the ephemeral joys of music into cold, hard data? What constitutes -- numerically -- musical hotness in the USA in 2008?
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
04-18-2008 |
Concerts
Can Sasquatch's 'Carbon Negative' Efforts Help Save the Planet?new
Last year, the indie-rock festival went carbon neutral. Now it's aiming to be carbon negative.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
04-14-2008 |
Concerts
Why So Many Bands Skip Music Citynew
Booking touring acts operates on three principles: warm bodies, location and cold, hard cash. Which do you think Nashville struggles with?
Nashville Scene |
Tracy Moore |
04-11-2008 |
Concerts
Karina Nistal and Rebel Crew Rap for the Troopsnew
The Houston rapper and singerand her band Rebel Crew are about to embark on a three-week Armed Forces Entertainment-sponsored tour of U.S. military installations in six countries: Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Djibouti.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
12-11-2007 |
Concerts
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The Spice Girls: Feminist Saviorsnew
Compared to the starlets of today -- bitch-slapping each other over Good Charlotte's Joel Madden, fighting with coke addiction, flashing their pubeless cooters to generate press -- the Spice Girls seem positively radical.
The Georgia Straight |
Elaine Corden |
11-30-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: The Spice Girls, concerts
Girl Talk's Taser Shownew
Washington University officials promise a top-to-bottom review of the rowdy Nov. 9 concert at the campus' Gargoyle club that ended with police blasting an intoxicated, nude student in the rear end with a Taser gun.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
11-26-2007 |
Concerts
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The Gospel Accordion to Yankovicnew
Tonight's agenda: See Weird Al; eat the crappiest fried food on a stick we can find; pet some stinky barn animals; go on some rickety rides; puke; buy a big, inflatable Batman (for no particular reason); and then go home.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
11-06-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Weird Al Yankovic, concerts
The Misfits Are for Every Nobody Anywherenew
The Misfits stirred something deep inside me. I knew I was pissed off about something, but never knew what exactly.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
11-05-2007 |
Concerts
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The Complications of Women's Music Festivalsnew
Is there room for Siren Nation Festival in the era of big-ticket events like Coachella, SXSW, Bonnaroo, and Sasquatch, to say nothing of Ladyfest?
The Portland Mercury |
Lizzie Ehrenhalt |
11-01-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Siren Nation Festival, concerts
