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You’ve seen the promos on social media. You’ve felt the pang of jealousy when you press play on the recap videos online. You’ve promised yourself and your friends, on more than one occasion, that you’ll finally take the plunge and go for it. But for some reason you haven’t pulled the trigger and actually booked […]

South By Southwest (SXSW) is upon us and there’s nothing you can do about it. Now, there are many right ways and wrong ways to properly navigate SXSW. Ask anyone who has “attended” and you will receive a wide array of tips on doing the festival the “right” way. Just like chili, everyone has their […]

For longtime fans of Zach Deputy, the idea of taking in one of his self-described “explosion of groove, trance and soul” performances, on a beach under the Costa Rican sun surrounded by a few thousand like-minded, fun-loving individuals, is an experience concocted in music festival heaven. As a truly unique “celebration dedicated to awakening human […]

Going on 18 Years, Lotus has evolved with more proficiency than most bands within the instrumental improvisational scene. Most importantly, the band has gradually built its fan base strong,  where today its live shows continue to be an anything goes must hear affair that now draws to Red Rocks and most prestigious of venues  No […]

As festival season draws to an end across the Northern Hemisphere, one smaller festival in Austin has created a kind of bookend each year for festival-goers. Formerly called Fun Fun Fun Festival, this year marks the debut of the newly christened Sound on Sound (SOS) Festival created by the same promoters under a new moniker […]

Austin’s festival season is probably the only thing longer than its summer. Kicking off with SXSW in March and lasting until Sound on Sound Fest (formerly Fun Fun Fun Fest) in November, almost every weekend seems to have some sort of festival or event going on celebrating stuff like hot sauce, oysters, ice cream, or […]

For all the variety and energy most music festivals provide one element that’s often absent is the intimacy of a porch front picking session, folks gathered close and listening with care at the heel of a singer-songwriter or acoustic quartet. This is the kind of up close & personal experience Lost Sierra Hoedown strives to […]

Undoubtedly presenting one of the deepest and exciting lineups in the scene this year, the fifth annual Peach Music Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania takes place  August 11-14, 2016 at Montage Mountain/ With over 50 sets of music over four days, the festival includes genres from jam to bluegrass to electronica to soul to reggae. Aside […]

The inaugural Vertex Music Festival is about to go down in Buena Vista, Colorado this weekend! With an eclectic lineup ranging from hip-hop, dance music and funk bands to rock and roll and bluegrass, there is something for everyone. To get you stoked for Vertex, here are 5 noteworthy acts you need to catch… 1) […]

The 2016 edition of Outside Lands takes place August 5-7. 2016 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park We’re less than one week away from this years installment of Outside Lands, the Bay Area music festival that’s taken place in Golden Gate Park every summer since 2008. It’s easy to write the event off as Bonnaroo-West […]

Festivals get a bad wrap these days, at least amongst those of us who are sick of being herded into giant fields to be prayed upon by greedy corporate marketers while surrounded by drunk frat bros and shitty laptop toting “DJs”. With all of the garbage out there, it can be easy to forget that […]

The early bird gets the worm at this year’s Newport Folk Festival, with many of the can’t-miss acts performing in the first half of each day. Sure, headliners like Elvis Costello, Alabama Shakes and Father John Misty are sure to draw huge crowds, but for a truly special Folk Fest experience, set your alarm clock […]

Over the last ten years the Quebec City Summer Festival (Le Festival d’été de Québec) has grown into an international success, attracting some of the biggest and most prestigious artists anywhere. When looking at most other festivals in North America, each lineup has begun to look like as identical as Walmart shelves. By examining past […]

With the 2016 edition of the High Sierra Music Festival starting Thursday June 30th and running through July 3rd in Quincy, CA, Glide Magazine’s Scott Itamura and Andrew Quist, both High Sierra vets, give us the lowdown on their choice picks and festival memories… Scott Itamura During the drive up to Quincy CA, for my […]

Each year, the arrival of music festival season coincides beautifully with the annual awakening of nature, and no where is that evidenced more perfectly than on the bright, lush hillside of Hunter Mountain in New York’s Catskill region, where this weekend the twelfth annual Mountain Jam Festival takes place.  Once again being touted as the […]

Yet again, Disc Jam offers one of the most musically adventurous festivals of the year. When perusing over the 60+ acts playing over four days on four stages, it’s hard to argue with that assessment. Conceived in June 2011 at Sturbridge, MA, Disc Jam has blossomed into a premier 4-day music festival destination set to take place June 9th-12th at a majestic location on Gardner’s Farm […]

Formerly known as Austin Psych Fest and now called LEVITATION, the ninth edition of this annual festival, which takes place April 29 – May 1 at Carson Creek Ranch in Austin, TX, attracts reverb-loving fans from around the world. Unlike bigger mainstream festivals, the folks behind LEVITATION have carved out a niche by bringing together […]

Christian Bland is a member of the Austin’s kings of reverb The Black Angels as well as the frontman of his own band the Revelators. Along with his bandmates in the Black Angels, the guitarist is also a creator of LEVITATION, formerly known as Austin Psych Fest. Taking place at April 29 – May 1 […]

The sheer number of festivals that take place in the city of Austin, Texas on a regular basis is staggering. Bigger events like Austin City Limits and SXSW tend to garner much of the spotlight, but it should come as no surprise that one of Austin’s best festivals is also one of the longest running. […]

With the upcoming LCD Soundsystem reunion, album release and tour, fans of the band are going to be able to hear songs live that they never thought they’d hear again. We’ll be able to boogie to “Home,” jump up and down and cry with our besties for “All My Friends,” and shout-brag that “Daft Punk […]