Festivals
Over the years Charlotte, NC’s DIY music scene has grown from an underground hotbed to the mainstream thanks in part to Treasure Fest and Recess Fest, both festivals sharing a lot of similarities. Now in its third year, Treasure Fest takes place mostly in the Plaza Midwood area of Charlotte, with 70 + bands spread [...]
Moog Music has partnered up with Paxahau, the production company behind Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival and Jazzfest, to present the return of Moogfest in April 2014. Paxahau is reknown for their commitment to honoring the history of electronic music and innovation, a quality that was sure to appeal to the lasting legacy of Bob [...]
The annual Indie Grits festival hosted by the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia, SC gets kicked off Friday April 12, with an opening party on the 1600 block of Main St. featuring music from Say Brother and The Royal Tinfoil and a DJ previewing sounds of Columbia’s first Hip Hop Family Day. While the 10 day [...]
Dig South, the southeast’s first and only interactive festival exploring the digital economy, gets kicked off in Charleston, SC this weekend including a loaded music lineup. The sideshow, which includes national touring acts, local talent, DJ’s, comedians, and networking events starts Friday with events at Redux, Charleston Music Hall, and The Alley. Headlining the festival [...]
May 11, 2013 11am to 8pm Rosewood Crawfish Festival Over the years I’ve heard a small crowd of folks complain about the music at Rosewood Crawfish Festival, but you won’t get any of that here. Every year we’ve previewed the Crawfish Festival lineup and enjoyed the mix of solid local acts paired with a more [...]
By Terrence Richard of Junior Astronomers Right now I’m tucked away in the van driving what to me seemed to be a Tornado in Florida. Its been some time since we left Austin but it feels like only yesterday I was hungry and sweaty all over. Searching for free booze and new tunes. This is [...]
Saturday at Savannah Stopover started out with a rehashing/learning how the previous night’s escapades unfolded. After being generally unpleased with myself, I was able to shrug off my disappointment and embrace the sunshine and low-70-degree temperatures outside. It was a new day and there were new bands and venues to discover. Since the music didn’t start [...]
I generally try and avoid situations where I’m pulling double duty as a press member and artist at a show/event, but David’s offer for me to cover the Savannah Stopover Festival after I finished playing seemed too good to pass up. My only previous experiences in Savannah were both negative, so the lure of press [...]
We decided to ease into Day 1 of the Music portion of SXSW, but we probably went a little harder than originally planned. After checking in and getting all our credentials, we set out to find some free drinks and food before the night started. We wound up at a boathouse at the Tumblr + [...]
Alright Austin… We’ve stretched, prepped our google doc schedule, RSVP’d to every party, packed some snacks, charged our cameras and booked our post-sxsw pedicures for next week. We’re ready to drink all of your Shiner and eat all of your chips and queso. We’re excited to do this again, and of course see a bunch [...]
I-95 travelers are familiar with Savannah, Ga., as an attachment to a cardinal direction – another city often passed by on the east coast’s longest straightaway. The Stopover Music Festival aims to change that for music listeners, bringing over 100 bands to 11 venues across downtown Savannah Thursday through Saturday. This year’s headliners exhibit how [...]
Bonnaroo Music Festival 2013 June 13-16, 2013 Manchester, TN I’m sorry to the other music festivals, but I must say that Bonnaroo is my absolute favorite U.S. festival. The atmosphere of Bonnaroo is something that just cannot be found at any other festival that I have been to in the United States. I [...]
Sasquatch Festival The Gorge, Quincy, WA May 24-27, 2013 This summer’s festival circuit is already looking to be one of the best in recent years. Already announced we’ve got festivals such as Governors Ball and Shaky Knees boasting lineups featuring artists new and old destined to put on an incredible live show. But then Sasquatch Festival [...]
Governors Ball Music Festival 2013 Randall’s Island, New York City June 7-9, 2013 Hello SceneSC readers. I have not written here in a rather long time, but there was some big news that I thought was worth me writing about! Although it’s not in the South, this music festival is on the east [...]
2013 Spring Skunk Fest April 12-13 Spring Skunk Music Fest is back in 2013. Moving to the second weekend April, with a handful of fine local and regional acts already booked, the Upstate’s unique music extravaganza on the Skunk Farm has become a must attend festival for music enthusiasts. Held in the foothills of the [...]
