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Coachella: Indio Times 10new
Goldenvoice's Paul Tollett on the decade-old music festival.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
03-20-2009 |
Concerts
Monotonix: Too Hot for Bumbershootnew
After just four songs, the fire marshal deemed the Tel Aviv–based band too dangerous, and had Exhibition Hall staff cut their power.
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
09-08-2008 |
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
Philadelphia Folk Fest Tests Its Traditionally Traditional Audiencenew
Two sides are struggling: One wants traditional folk. The other wants to dilute the tradition percentage with something maybe sorta, kinda ... hip?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Armstrong |
08-19-2008 |
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
How Does Wham City Get Away with Whartscape?new
Now in its third year, the anti-festival turned oddball indie magnet covers four nights, two full days, and four venues, is backed by a list of sponsors, and brings in headliners whose individual payment guarantees could probably cover a month's rent for everyone involved in organizing the fest combined.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
07-29-2008 |
Concerts
A Handful of PDX Pop Now!'s Founders Reminisce, Persevere and Conquer Genrenew
The annual PDX Pop Now! festival, which celebrates its fifth birthday this Friday through Sunday at Rotture, shows no signs of aging--even if it has caused a few gray hairs among the heads of four of its founders.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
07-23-2008 |
Concerts
Navigating Stages at the Eno Festivalnew
As a festival consumer, you need some sort of plan. Or, in the spirit of the festival's fields, several plans, cutting across all three days of the fest. But keep in mind there are more than 100 performers, and we can't mention them all. In other words, yeah, we probably left out your favorite.
Putting the Pemberton Festival on the Mapnew
The B.C. summer-concert season's much-hyped mega event, Pemberton Festival, didn't come together by accident. Still, the three-day showcase, which will see 100 acts descend on the town of Pemberton, B.C., from July 25 to 27, could just as easily have ended up elsewhere.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
06-23-2008 |
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The Telluride Bluegrass Festival Celebrates 35 Years of Pickin' and Swingin'new
The granddaddy of summertime festivals has continued to be one of the most remarkable celebrations of uniquely American music. There are few places where pop stars such as Barenaked Ladies share the same bill as Bela Fleck and Jerry Douglas.
Boulder Weekly |
Andy Stonehouse |
06-16-2008 |
Concerts
Is Metallica's Bonnaroo Appearance a Sign of the Apocalypse?new
You naysayers can go down with a whimper, but we are offering what we feel is the last, best hope for the survival of mankind: a guide for hippie-metalhead diplomacy.
Nashville Scene |
Jack Silverman |
06-13-2008 |
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
Tejano Conjunto Festival Offers a History Lessonnew
When Juan Tejeda launched the festival in 1982, he was consciously battling negative stereotypes about conjunto, and eager to prove that this music deserved to be regarded as art.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
05-07-2008 |
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 |
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