Last weekend (February 15-17) , Miami's Mana Wynwood Convention Center transformed into a fun and breezy backdrop for III Points Festival. Its sixth installment featured everything from epic art installations to throbbing DJ sets lasting until 5 am each night. But the real magic was in its beautifully diverse music lineup. Whether it was the…
Tag: Live Music
HIGHLIGHTS FROM PANORAMA 2017
Panorama 2017 was home to numerous milestones this year, including a farewell from A Tribe Called Quest and the return of Frank Ocean. The three-day festival on New York’s Randall's Island hosted thousands of attendees for its sophomore year. The Untitled Magazine’s Madison Bloom hit Panorama’s three stages for a weekend full with music. Friday…
BOB MOSES TO PLAY COACHELLA + GOVERNOR’S BALL
If you aren't listening to Bob Moses yet, now is the time to start. Signed by Domino Recording Company, the label behind The Arctic Monkeys, The Kills, and Franz Ferdinand to name a few, Bob Moses is on the a fast track to becoming the next band filling up your playlists. With the groove of underground dance music and the lyrics…
THE KOOKS ANNOUNCE 2015 TOUR DATES
The Kooks have announced their first North American tour dates of 2015. Members Luke Pritchard (vocals and guitar), Hugh Harris (guitar), Pete Denton (bassist), and Alexis Nunez (drummer) released their new album, Listen, on September 8, 2014. They have never tried to label themselves as "indie," but that's what they've been mostly classified as. Their…
TO MOSH OR NOT: THE SAFETY OF STAGEDIVING, SLAM DANCING AND LIVE SHOWS
Moshing is an integral part of the live music scene. Formed in clubs and concert halls in the early 1980s, whether it began on the west coast or the east coat is something of a matter of contention. Slam dancing, as it was called in its earlier stages, quickly became a popular response to several…
STEVE AOKI, PHARRELL, BORGORE & WAKA FLOCKA FLAME ‘AOKIFY AMERICA’
Rubber rafts, confetti cannons, pole dancers, champagne showers and casual cake-throwing, Steve Aoki’s ‘Aokify America' tour raids the party store and chucks the beat right in your face. Fusing EDM and rap in an eclectic lineup of Aoki’s specially-selected buddies: superstar producer Pharrell Williams, Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame and Israeli EDM artist Borgore, the…
BEN FOLDS FIVE SOON TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM
Groundbreaking pop trio, Ben Folds Five, have confirmed the release of their first-ever live album Ben Folds Five Live, on June 4. Recorded in 2012-2013 on their first tour in more than a decade, this new set - available on CD as well as double vinyl - is comprised of high-energy live versions of some…