Posts by Derek Swinford

The tenth annual Art Outside music festival took place last weekend in Rockdale, TX. The visual and auditory art was more abundant than the majority of festivals across the country can provide, and not just in quantity but, also quality. Throughout the weekend spectators were entertained by DJs, live bands, hybrid livetronica and artists of […]

Located just over the Florida/ Georgia border in Live Oak, FL  lies the infamous Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park which will host The String Cheese Incident’ s Suwannee Hulaween for the second straight year. Suwannee has made a name for itself by providing one of the most unique festival grounds setups and by hosting […]

Prepare yourselves, festival goers, as Art Outside Music Festival is only 1 week away (Oct. 24th-27th)! This will be the festival’s tenth year running, and the lineup they have put together is something truly special. The 2014 version headliners include The Motet, Conspirator, Emancipatior, The Polish Ambassador, Nahko & Medicine for the People, Papadosio, Quixotic […]

“Funk Street present by The Floozies” was grooving full steam at The Crossroads in Kansas City as the duo continued to honor their Kansas City/ Lawrence hometown family of fans. Friday the crowd was subject to yet another massive dance party conducted by the talented Hill brothers, as their livetronica act showcased guitar and drums […]

[rating=7.00] On his tenth album, Noise vs. Beauty, Lorin Ashton’s message to the public is hinted at through the title. In a recent fan Q&A, he discussed “the spectrum between highly opposing extremes like the noise of pop/mainstream EDM (which I feel alienated by) and the beauty of deep, meaningful music which stirs your soul.” Fittingly, this […]

Stitched onto the pinky finger of our nation’s mitten in Rothbury, Michigan is the Electric Forest Music Festival. Since 2011 the festival has continued to outgrow itself into a massive EDM and Jamtronica festival that attracts thousands. This year’s festival provided for some special moments, unique surprises and the always incredible Sherwood Forest in its […]

Organizers made the announcement a few weeks back that the fourth annual Electric Forest Electronic festival set to take place at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, MI this weekend is now sold out.  The announcement comes just two days after the festival released its final round of artists for the 2014 lineup that already included  […]

In the 11th year of the annual Wakarusa Music Festival; the headliners brought attendees from far and wide, but music may only have a small part as to why this festival remains so successful. Nestled into the tree-filled hills of Arkansas, Wakafarians would once again realize you can plan a pretty picnic, but you still […]

When you think of big time festivals that throw millions to potential headliners, there are quite a few that come to mind. There is one that starts with a B, another with a C, and another biggie taking place in Chicago that Perry Farrell founded twenty plus years ago. And while these festivals get the […]