Posts Tagged ‘Festivals’
PREVIEW: 4 Must See Acts @ Bear Creek Festival 2012
Ladies and gentlemen, the time is finally approaching for our pilgrimage to the fun and loving depths of Live Oak, Florida for one of the year’s most anticipated music festivals. That’s right, Bear Creek Music Festival is upon us, and we’ve got a little bit of insight to offer you... more
Voodoo Releases 2012 Expansive Lineup: Jack White, Avetts, Bootsy Join The Ritual
BOOM GOES THE RITUAL. Check out our Voodoo 2012 playlist HERE. Via the festival’s Twitter page, a big chunk of the final 2012 lineup has arrived, meaning fans of the yearly City Park gathering won’t have to slog through an entire summer of one-at-a-time lineup drips that seemed to peeve a... more
PHOTOS / VIDEOS / SETLIST: Skrillex @ Hangout Fest 2012
SKRILLEX @ Hangout Fest 2012 || Photo © Ali & Mike Kerr / Southern Exposure PhotographyOn Saturday at this year’s Hangout Music Fest, the never-ending Skrillex world tour landed in Gulf Shores, AL for a mid-afternoon 75 minute set for a packed XBox tent chock full of adoring womp kids... more
PHOTOS / VIDEO: Umphrey’s McGee @ Hangout Fest 2012
Umphrey’s McGee was at the beach this year at Hangout Festival 2012 shredding it up and making the crowd surf the waves of their entranced minds, and luckily we were there to catch the magic as it happened. Check out this ear-melting video and these incredible pics from the... more
Revel in the Bonnaroo 365 “Adventures in Mardi Gras” YouTube Series
I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans. - Mark Twain Adventures In: Mardi Gras was directed by Casey Neistat (HBO’s Neistat Brothers, Nike Make It Count Film, and NY Times Op Ed videos). These mini-docs... more
WATCH: The String Cheese Incident @ Hangout Fest 2012
Thanks to YouTube user McNastyShasta, a big chunk of video from The String Cheese Incident’s performance on Saturday evening at the 2012 Hangout Fest is already up. Continue below for videos and a set list from the Colorado jam band’s 2-set performance. 5/19/2012 Hangout Music Festival – Gulf Shores, AL Set... more
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Anders Osborne and Friends “Spanish Moon” @ Republic – 5/5/12
Check out this video that just surfaced from NOLAFUNK’s Anders Osborne Record Release Party for Black Eye Galaxy featuring his usual touring band of Carl Dufrene, Eric Bolivar and Billy Iuso and special guests Karl Denson and Warren Haynes on a cover of Little Feat’s “Spanish Moon”. Also, for good... more
Voodoo Announces Initial Headliners, On-Site Camping
Voodoo 2012 - October 26th-28th in City Park || Photo by Jimmy Grotting The first headliners for Voodoo Experience 2012 have just been announced and in an interesting twist, the initially scrapped plans from earlier in the 2000′s to have on-site camping at Voodoo will be realized this year – new... more
Green Day Will Headline Voodoo 2012
According to Billboard, the soundtrackers of my childhood and slingers of Dookie will headline this year’s ritual. The alt-rock giants are the first announced headliner for this Voodoo Experience -the band previously performed at the festival’s 2004 installment and follow up last year’s Soundgarden early announcement. The annual festival is... more
Jazz Fest 2012: Photos from Saturday, May 5th, 2012 (Anders Osborne, Bombino, My Morning Jacket)
Photos from Saturday, May 5th at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival including Anders Osborne, Johnson Family Extension, Bombino of Niger and My Morning Jacket.
Concert Recap: EOTO @ Republic New Orleans 5/3/2012
Picture a decent contingency of Jersey Shore-type guys and gals, including, but not limited to, at least a few Vin Diesel bros, a handful of free-spirited wooks, and an easy-going collection of garden-variety frat partiers, and you have the eclectic conglomeration that made the pilgrimage to dance uncontrollably to the... more
PHOTOS: GIVERS @ Jazz Fest 2012 – Friday, April 27th
Photos by Marc Pagani from Lafayette, LA’s GIVERS performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival.
Jazz Fest 2012: Photos and Videos from Thursday, May 3rd
Had a great first day out there at the Fairgrounds for weekend 2. Photos and videos from Day 1 at Jazz Fest 2012 include Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Rosie Ledet, Silky Sol, Esperanza Spalding, George Porter Jr. and the Runnin’ Pardners and several obligatory stops into the Gospel Tent. Gospel Tent... more
WATCH: Marco Benevento @ The Howlin’ Wolf NOLA Megalomaniac’s Ball 5/2/12
Following Stanton Moore Trio, Marco Benevento put on a 30-minute solo set last night at The Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans that may’ve stole the entire show. Folks were dumbfounded watching his meticulous, scientific methods and I happened to end up in a great spot to be able to snag some... more
PHOTOS: The Beach Boys @ Jazz Fest 2012
The Beach Boys headlined the first day of Jazz Fest 2012, closing down the Acura Stage with a 90-minute trip down memory lane that included a guest appearance on guitar and drums by John “Uncle Jesse” Stamos on a couple tunes. Continue on below for a full gallery from the... more
LMB NOLA Presents Garage A Trois @ One Eyed Jacks – 5/4/12
WHO: LMB NOLA presents “the most dangerous instrumental band on the scene today” Garage A Trois WHEN: Friday, May 4th, 2012 || Doors at 8 p.m. WHERE: One Eyed Jacks @ 615 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter. TICKETS: $20 (GET ‘EM ‘FORE THEY GONE) Garage A Trois @ The Howlin' Wolf -... more
WATCH: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band @ Jazz Fest 2012
Thanks to YouTube user medolyns’ diligent video work, there’s already a good bit of fan-shot video to enjoy from yesterday’s marathon Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band set to close down 2nd weekend at Jazz Fest. Continue on below for five more videos from The Boss’ epic set. Also,... more
WATCH: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers @ Jazz Fest 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuZkidPqeAE Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers closed down the main Acura Stage on Day 2 at Jazz Fest 2012. Check out this video of Petty and Co. covering J.J. Cale’s “Travelin’ Light” and also check out “Learning To Fly” and a rendition of the classic Traveling Wilburys tune “Handle With Care”... more
Jazz Fest Night Shows: Videos from Weekend 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsck33-IdU Grateful Feat @ Republic New Orleans - 4/27/12 || Photo by Jimmy GrottingWeekend 1 has been amazing thus far and perhaps even more jam-packed with late night goodness than ever with the addition of the Nolafunk Jazzfest Series and an embarrassment of live music riches on Friday and Saturday night.... more
Tipitina’s Fess Jazztival First Weekend Schedule
Alas, Jazz Fest week is upon us and we’re planning to have coverage on the back end of the Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears/Big Freedia bonanza, Greyboy All-Stars Play Michael Jackson late night and The Revivalists’ opening set for JJ Grey & Mofro (a first opportunity to hear the... more
