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The sold-out Sylvan Esso concert looked to be in jeopardy at a couple points on Friday as weather and the forecast continued to worsen as the day went on, but Minneapolis finally got a reprieve from the rain, sending throngs of people flocked to Surly Brewing Festival Field. (Would you prefer to just look at […]
I didn’t get everything I thought I wanted out of the Forest, and nowhere near as much as I’d planned, but later I found that I came away with a tattoo of Frida Kahlo on my bum. […]
Skip to: MUSIC | WEEKEND ONE | WEEKEND TWO | ART | PHOTOS | PREVIOUS EF COVERAGE INTRO I’ve had this idea rolling around in my head for some time about the wide-eyed sense of wonder and curiosity that we’re born with, that drives us to want to discover more about the world around us […]
Marian Hill is a duo on paper, but a trio in practice. As a duo, they fit in with a popular current mold of a plain looking dude twiddling knobs and hammering away at a drum machine/sampler with a coquettish female on vocals, in the same vain as AlunaGeorge and Sylvan Esso. It’s popular for […]
I realize it’s asking a lot to talk about “Summer’s Last Stand” when we haven’t even hit Memorial Day yet, much less summer, but hear me out. North Coast Music Festival is kind of the like the little festival that could. It’s not overstated in any way, it takes up a fraction of the footprint […]
Last week, React Presents released the lineup for Mamby on the Beach 2018 and in the process, they’ve proven Mamby to be the little festival that could. Hosted on a sandy lakefront beach, Mamby is a pretty fantastic festival experience, particularly for those who want the festival experience, but don’t want to sacrifice showering or […]
The first thing I noticed when Autograf took the stage last Wednesday night was that Jake had shaved his head. He was also a lot more physical than usual. And he’d bulked up. And did he also shrink? Something wasn’t right… It turned out that Jake wasn’t able to make the show that night and […]
Another year, another brilliant line-up, and another slow build to Lightning in a Bottle. Of course, LiB is much more than just a music festival, it is perhaps best defined as a holistic approach to a festival. Something that addresses the wants and needs of your whole person rather than just the part of you […]
With the portal gates finally opening, ElectroJams wanted to share some last-minute reminders for those of you attending the annual Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF). Above all, though, remember to have the time of your life and stay hydrated! Experience Full Moon Party On Thursday night, there will be a freestyle full moon party […]
For the past year and a half, sublime house producer and Anjunadeep alum Lane 8 has been asking people attending his shows to leave their phones at home or in their pockets. But what does that mean? What does “This Never Happened” actually look like? First, there was an email from Daniel, then the venue, then […]