Phosphorescent at McCarren Park - 6/15/13 (via doNYC) Matthew Houck's indie folk collective Phosphorescent have been touring behind their excellent new album Muchacho, and just played a free show in Matthew's current hometown of Brooklyn. The show was the first...
This past weekend, some 80,000-plus music fans descended upon Manchester, Tenn. for the 12th installment of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. While the dust has barely settled on this year’s edition, the folks at Bonnaroo365, the fest’s multimedia arm, have already begun to role out new editions of their fantastic Hay Bale Sessions series. Show More Summary
07 Jun-31 Jul There may be no ice-skating rink this year, but the fine folk of Bondi ar still putting on a host of excellent events to warm the cockles and chase away...
Folk/bluegrass rockers Mumford & Sons have been forced to cancel their performance at Telluride Bluegrass Festival on June 20 while bass player Ted Dwane recovers from brain surgery. They had already cancelled their show appearance at Bonnaroo after the 28-year-old was hospitalized after “feeling unwell for a few [...]
Since we’re once again staying put here in the States during all the Cannes revelry, we’re happy to see that a few folks have taken it upon themselves to bring to fruition what we were destined to do one day at the Lions Festival via...Show More Summary
While the festival season is already saturated, that hasn’t stopped organizers of successful festivals from expanding their offerings. Just this week we’ve reported on Newport Folk Festival organizers announcing a West Coast version of the famed fest called Way Over Yonder. Show More Summary
If you won’t be personally making it to Tennessee to America’s greatest music festival… don’t sweat it! The good folks at Bonnaroo will be streaming some choice sets via Ustream… Read more articles like "Bonnaroo 2013: Webcast Schedule" on PMA - Pretty Much Amazing.
If there was ever a reason to take a spontaneous vacation, this would be it, folks. FOR 2013 is the #1 festival in Europe this summer, and if you [...]
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Tiffany looked forward to the annual Red Rocks Summer Solstice Folk Music and Omnispiritual Awareness Festival, so she could go nuts at the body-painting booth. Photo taken by Bob Wick in Colorado’s Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area for Bureau of Land Management. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Unusual Animals
The organizers of the famed Newport Folk Festival are bringing elements of the iconic event west this October, when they present Way Over Yonder on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. on Oct. 5 and 6. HT faves Conor Oberst,...Show More Summary
In talking to a few folks who attended the Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, Illinois over Memorial Day Weekend, they raved about Allie Kral’s sit-in on Plane Crash (or “that too fucking high song” as it’s known by more casual fans) with moe. Show More Summary
Oh, to be a more fictional character! While I toil away all day and night covering E3 from London on Los Angeles hours, folks living in Tyria will be larking about celebrating the Dragon Bash festival. The festivities are coming to Guild Wars 2 on June 11, developer ArenaNet has announced, with mini-games to play and dragon wings to win. Show More Summary
Pam Merrigan, previously the artistic programs manager, has now taken the director’s seat at Canberra’s favourite beard and banjo festival. Merrigan has been involved with several folk festivals around Australia and founded Yass’ Turning Wave Festival, and she comes into the National’s directorship role after a rather successful 2013 for the festival. Best of Luck Pam.
Click to enlarge. A folk artist breathes fire Sunday at Margalla Festival 2013, a celebration of national heritage and culture, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images.
The National Folk Festival is one of my favourite events on the Canberran calendar, and tomorrow they’ll be accepting applications for performers from tomorrow. Performer applications are open from 1 June to 1 July 2013 To apply visit the festival website Please ensure you read all the information provided prior to submitting your application. Also they’re looking for a [...]
Though Primavera Sound can be easily overshadowed by Sonár’s impressive stack of experimental electronics, the festival has been stepping up its game for the heads. Here are some life lessons from the good folks over at XLR8R: Four Tet is probably on the best form of his career. Show More Summary
Hi folks! Posting will be light for this week as I’m currently away for the Asian Festival of Children’s Content that’s happening in Singapore – but I managed to squeeze in time last week to talk to Lindsay of Light Grey Art Lab over...Show More Summary
Coen brothers’ take on 1960s New York folk scene and landmark lesbian love story lead the hopefuls
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THE 66th Cannes Film Festival reaches its climax on Sunday with the announcement of the winner of the Palme d’Or for best film. Show More Summary
Just because it's a tough and gritty world in Age of Conan doesn't mean folks don't know how to celebrate. In fact, Funcom has announced fitting festivities for the fifth anniversary of this fierce fantasy world. Each day for five days...Show More Summary