Review: North Coast Music Festival 2012
Three weeks after the Windy City’s final festival hoorah and we’ve still got North Coast Music Festival on our minds. Check out Erica Treais’s review of the festival and Rad Photos awesome photo gallery below. Hundreds of young raving teens showed up at Union Park to test out their dance moves at the three-day, Labor Day weekend party. The festivals primary musical focus was electronic dance music, though there were quiet a few brass, jam and rock bands in the line-up. We all seemed to luck out with three days of sunshine and nothing more then a bit of drizzle, unlike last years weekend of downpour. Papadosio, a group that spent a hefty amount of…
Photos: Summer Camp Music Festival – Day Three
Saturday at Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL – Three Sisters Park Photos by Jay Miller of Gaian Eye
Review: North Coast Music Festival 2011
Words by Erica Treais, Photos by Erica Treais, Eric Rademacher & Chris Monaghan In it’s second year as the end of summer Labor Day blow out, Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival played host to more than 60 acts over the three days, with Saturday and Sunday both selling out according to promoters. Located on the west side of Chicago at Union Square Park (also the home to Pitchfork), North Coast featured electronic headliners straddling sets between jam band faithful and everything in between with a hip-hop “it†boy and indie heartthrobs making appearances. The lineup again showcased up and coming Chicago artists like Van Ghost, Future Rock, Orchard Lounge, Midnight Conspiracy and Mario Florek alongside…
Festival Preview: North Coast Music Festival
Chicago may be the Second City, but with a diverse selection of food, music and art, the culture is never second rate. It is the home to countless music and art festivals spread throughout the streets and parks, all alongside plenty of nightlife. This summer has been no different, as once again we’ll get ready for the second incarnation of the North Coast Music Festival. This year’s lineup leans on the electronic and indie scenes boasting names like Fatboy Slim, David Guetta, Bassnectar, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9),Gogol Bordello and of Montreal. Also current festival regular Wiz Khalifa, Latryx (Lateef The Truth Speaker & Lyrics Born)and Common will satiate fans looking for their hip-hop fix….
Hoxeyville Day One
Docufest is on the scene at the 9th annual Hoxeyville in Wellston, Michigan. Day one is officially behind us, and we’ve got the on-the-scene footage you’re looking for! People continued to trickle into the festival grounds in Manistee National Forest as bands such as Funktion, Strange Arrangement, and Ekoostik Hookah took to the stage. The night ended with an early set by Ella Riot followed by an insanely funky throw-down by Dumpstaphunk. Be sure to check out the picture galleries, band interviews, and more on Docufest’s Flickr and Tumblr accounts. Check back for day two coverage soon.
Docufest arrives at Hoxeyville Music Festival
The Docufest crew is in Wellston, MI to cover the 9th annual Hoxeyville Music Festival. The festival grounds are located in northwestern Michigan in the middle of beautiful Manistee National Forest. A smaller, intimate festival, Hoxeyville’s lineup includes several bands from the area and also boasts several nationally-known groups. In addition to the music, Hoxeyville is hosting the Celebrity Pro/Am Glow Disc Tournament along with a charity raffle late on Saturday night. Docufest will be on hand all weekend to bring you photos, artist interviews, and on-the-spot coverage of the festival.
Orlando Calling: New Music Festival Gains Ground.
Since early spring, speculation has run rampant through the city of Orlando as to just what “Orlando Calling” (Scheduled for November 11-13th) might become. In its inaugural year, details were sparse: Four Stages, and at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, home to many an amazing events (WrestleMania comes to mind). Lineup: Saturday 11/12: The Killers The Raconteurs Pixies The Avett Brothers The Roots Gogol Bordello OAR Iron & Wine Pete Yorn Jenny & Johnny Gavin DeGraw Drive by Truckers Dr. Dog Civil Twilight Lucero The Felice Brothers Ben Sollee Renee & The Translators Sunday 11/13 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Kid Rock Blake Shelton Doobie Brothers Dwight Yoakam Budyd Guy Warren Haynes Band…
