Posts Tagged ‘Wakarusa’
Wakarusa 2013: First Round Lineup Announced
The first round lineup for this year's Wakarusa Music Festival was released late last week, and it's definitely a signal of a big year ahead for the industry. You've got the return of Widespread Panic as a major festival headliner, big EDM names like Zeds Dead, Tipper and RJD2... more
VIDEO: Wakarusa Announces 2013 Dates
Is it ever too early to start thinking about festival season? No, not really...and thank goodness because Wakarusa announced their 2013 dates today with an awesome video recap of the 2012 festival (check out our coverage from 2012 here). 2013 is going be a big year for Waka seeing as... more
EPIC PREVIEW: Rowdytown lineup announcement! (Big Gigantic, Dillon Francis, GRiZ, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Raw Russ)
We have been biting our nails waiting for the lineup announcement for Rowdytown, Big Gigantic’s first ever headlining Red Rocks event, and yesterday, our patience was rewarded. Dillon Francis, GRiZ, Macklemore, and Raw Russ will be joining these big time Boulder natives for this concert of epic proportions, and now... more
INTERVIEW / RECAP / PHOTOS: Big Gigantic @ Governors Ball 2012
Big Gigantic played The Governors Ball on Saturday just after 2pm. They are out in full force on festival-tour this summer and are in support of their latest release Nocturnal. As they took stage, Dominic (production/sax) welcomed everyone..."Thank you all for coming! We are happy to be here and are... more
EPIC FESTIVAL RECAP: Wakarusa 2012
Wakarusa isn’t the biggest festival I’ve been to. They don’t get the A list headliners of Bonnaroo or the media coverage of Coachella. They can’t boast about the bustling city life of San Francisco like Outside Lands or the shady woodlands of Rothbury like Electric Forest, but what Waka may... more
VIDEO PREVIEW: Wakarusa Music Festival 2012
Don't miss our epic video preview of this year's Wakarusa Music Festival. Coming up fast, yo!
VIDEO PREVIEW: Wakarusa Music Festival 2012
There is less than one week until I'm back on Mulberry Mountain for Wakarusa and I can't even think about anything else. The schedule for this year's festival is so full of what I would consider "must-see" acts that "a few schedule conflicts" doesn't even begin to describe my indescision.... more
HEADY LINKS: Ride Festival, Mint Green Music Festival, tUnE-yArDs on ACL and more
The Ride Festival was announced today for August 25-26, 2013 in Telluride. The lineup features Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Ben Harper (his only Colorado appearance this year), Los Lobos, JJ Grey & Mofro, The Lumineers North Mississippi Allstars, The Wood Brothers, James McCurtry, David Lindley, Nathaniel Rateliff,... more
TOUR DATES: EOTO Bass Invaders Tour Starts Tonight
EOTO recently announced their Bass Invaders tour dates which keeps them busy all spring with shows booked with the likes of Shpongle, Kraddy, Jantsen, Bluetech and Pumpkin. And speaking of the date with Jantsen, we'll have some folks on hand at the EOTO show in Boulder tomorrow night, but... more
Wakarusa 2012: Full Lineup Announced (Pretty Lights, Avett Bros, Primus & more)
In case you missed it, the lineup for this year's Wakarusa Music Festival was finalized late last week. Topping the bill is a solid eclectic mix with Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers and Primus all set to headline the festival, with LMB favorites Umphrey's Mcgee, Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory,... more
Wakarusa 2012 Lineup Additions: UM, Girl Talk, Big Gigantic & more…
The second round of artists have been announced for Wakarusa 2012. Joining Pretty Lights on the headliner slot will be Primus as they're gearing up for tons of dates still supporting their last effort, Green Naugahyde, and Umphrey's McGee, Girl Talk, Big Gigantic and more have all been added... more
Wakarusa Festival Initial 2012 Lineup: Pretty Lights, Bob Weir, Edward Sharpe
It looks like one of our favorite seasons of the year -- "Festival Lineup Announcement Season" -- is officially upon us. Wakarusa has come out of the gate nice and early with their initial 2012 lineup, including Pretty Lights, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, G. Love & Special... more
MARK IT: Wakarusa 2012 dates announced
Save the date: Wakarusa 2012 has been set for May 31st-June 3rd. As it has for many years recently, the festival will return to Mulberry Mountain in the Ozarks for a weekend of major festival attitude in a smaller festival package.
Video: Wakarusa 2011 by Brandon Sloan
http://vimeo.com/25208339 Really loved this video that Brandon Sloan put together on this year's Wakarusa Music Festival, an often overshadowed festival event in the currently crowded space occupied by the Bonnaroos and Coachellas of the world. Given that I'm in a car on my way up to High Sierra and I brought... more
Bonnaroo 2011: Lineup, Clues, Rumors, Speculation, Wishes, Etc…
2/15/11 update: The Official Bonnaroo 2011 Lineup has been announced. Summer Festival wanderlust is in full force this week as Wakarusa, Mountain Jam and an expected Jazz Fest lineup are released this week... The powers-that-be just kicked the Bonnaspeculation season into overdrive by offering up their first in a series of... more
Wakarusa 2011 Lineup Announced
The start of the 2011 festival season is already well underway for our friends that are rocking Jam Cruise, but the true festival season really won't start picking up until we see Coachella in April and Jazz Fest soon after. But the promoters for Wakarusa got out ahead of... more
Wakarusa 2010: It Begins!
The party in the Ozarks began yesterday at Wakarusa 2010. We saw that law enforcement efforts had been stepped up around the festival as in year's past -- which likely prompted the move down South to their now-current festival location -- but all in all I'm sure the festival... more
Lotus 2010 Spring Tour Dates and New Live Video
Lotus has added a slew of Spring tour dates to an already-busy touring schedule for 2010, including festival slots at the Wakarusa Music Festival and the band's first appearance at Bonnaroo. Lotus also just released a new episode from their "Through the Mirror" video series with a mellow number called... more
Wakarusa 2010 Lineup Additions
Amidst the ongoing frenzy of festival lineup announcements, the Wakarusa Music Festival has announced their next round of lineup additions: Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee (2 sets including a late night), The Black Keys, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, 7 Walkers featuring Papa Mali and Bill Kreutzmann, State Radio, Dub Tribe... more
Tour Dates: STS9 Release Ad Explorata
STS9 just released a new album called Ad Explorata, and they're going out on the road this winter to play some new stuff. Head over to their website to stream the album for free. I'm still listening to it after a few runs through the entire release and... more
Wakarusa Initial 2010 Lineup Released
The Wakarusa Festival has released its initial 2010 lineup (via Facebook). This year's event takes place June 3-6 at Mulberry Mountain in Oxark, AR. While other larger festivals continue to add larger, more mainstream acts, Wakarusa appears to be staying true to its jammier roots. Wakarusa Initial 2010 Lineup: STS9, The... more
Wakarusa 2010 Dates
The promoters for the Wakarusa Music Festival just announced dates for their return to Mulberry Mountain next year. Wakarusa is excited to announce our return to beautiful Mulberry Mountain in 2010! Mark the dates down on your calendars. Put in your vacation request. Do whatever you need to... more
Wakarusa 2009 This Weekend! Who’s Going?
The jam-heavy Wakarusa Music Festival is this weekend at Mulberry Mountain in the Ozarks, and this Friday is Hawaiian Shirt Day. Or any costume really. Friday Night is Costume Night at Wakarusa 2009, so don't forget to pack you very best costumes! You could even be selected by one... more
Tour Dates: Gomez
Gomez just announced their tour dates in support of their latest release, A New Tide, which I've have not gotten a chance to download and listen to yet. Should I? I generally like most of what I hear from this band but I still have never caught them... more
Free Live Panjea Album
This is reposted from my personal site, but I thought I should share it with all of you, since chances are good some of you saw these tracks live. Panjea is the African rhythms band led by Chris Berry, and over the last few tours they've been joined by String... more
