Legend. A term bandied about a lot in today’s pop culture, especially when it comes to the music industry. The term is used so frequently that a lot of times it seems watered down and loses its meaning altogether. Then there are the times when that badge of honor seems small in comparison to the […]
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Hearing Aide: Your Name Here ‘5 Weeks’
This album is a true inspiration to aspiring artists and those currently running through the trials and tribulations of beginning adulthood. It’s a complicated time to be alive but it’s comforting to know that there’s a number of people in the same place in life. This is a thoroughly impressive album from an orchestral and […]
Fuzzy, Juicy and Sweet: The 2017 Peach Music Festival
Photos courtesy of Alex B and 215Music.net A well run music festival can be a fantasy land, a respite from reality. Such was the case at the Peach Music Festival in Scranton, PA this past weekend. As concertgoers reveled in musical bliss, the world around them grew darker and stormier. Unimaginable horrors were unfolding. Music, […]
The Arise Festival Is More Than a Wake-Up Call
At times, the music industry can seem like a viciously preposterous environment, kind of like a Sharknado movie sequel only with amplified instruments and egos, laptop computers and seven-dollar plastic water bottles sucked into a funnel cloud with the slimy sharks. But every now and then, a musician emerges from an overseas humanitarian mission or […]
Let’s Go to LOCKN’! 2017 Festival Preview
Nestled just beyond the Eastern reach of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia, Infinity Downs Farm will once again play host to one of the summer’s most anticipated jam-centric music festivals. LOCKN‘, in it’s fifth installment, will unite roughly 20,000 humans to revel in the spirit and evolution of jam music. Though pioneered by […]
In Their Own Words: Lumar LeBlanc of The Soul Rebels
Born and raised into the culture of New Orleans, Louisiana, The Soul Rebels have been a brass ensemble since 1991. Fast forward to 2017, the band has toured Africa, China, Japan, Australia, Europe, and beyond. They have regularly collaborated live with Talib Kweli, Nas, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, and many others. In His Own Words: […]
Luke Bryan and Friends Sell Out the Lakeview Amphitheater
It’s no surprise that Luke Bryan‘s Huntin’, Fishin’, And Lovin’ Every Day Tour sold out the Lakeview Amphitheater this past Saturday, August 12. After all, the star studded tour featured some of today’s best country music with both Craig Campbell and Brett Eldredge along on the ride. Up first was Craig Campbell who did an amazing […]
ARISE Has Risen
ARISE Music Festival was held at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, Colorado, on a jovial weekend August 4-6, surrounded by rock formations, pleasant lakes, and mysterious meadows. This land was indeed filled with love, so its name holds true to its essence. It was a glorious gathering of all walks of life – an open, family […]
Interview: Head North Discusses Band’s New Sound and the Making of Their Breakaway Album
Head North’s debut full-length album The Last Living Man Alive Ever In The History Of The World represents a new direction for the band. The Buffalo-based quartet has shed their teenage pop punk angst and emerged from last year’s break with an impressive coming-of-age indie rock venture. On The Last Living Man Alive Ever In […]
Nights Of Fire: A Conscious Evolution Festival Preview
It is officially time to prepare for this year’s Nights Of Fire: A Conscious Evolution. Hosted by Spun Out Productions, the annual music festival kicks off on Thursday, August 17, and runs through the morning of Monday, August 21. Located at The Woods at Bear Creek, a “glamping”–glamorous camping–ground in Franklinville, NY, Nights of Fire […]