Coachella kicked off April 12th with a bang. With Lana Del Rey, Tyler the Creator, Doja Cat, and No Doubt headlining, the annual music festival's first weekend of the year started energetically. Additional performances from Tinashe, J Balvin, Blur, Sublime, and many others kept the festival jam-packed with activity. However, weekend one didn't occur without…
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THE REIGN OF INFLUENCERS AT COACHELLA IS OVER: A RETURN TO COMFORT, MUSIC, AND AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES
In recent years, Indio, California's Coachella Music Festival has become every influencer’s personal playground, and it’s not because of their undying love for live music. Instead, the festival represents a style and status competition, an opportunity for online content creators to flex their positioning in a virtual hierarchy. Every April, those of us who can’t…
Coachella returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA for a two-weekend set April 14–16 and April 21–23, 2023 with Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, Frank Ocean, Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, Björk, Burna Boy, ROSALÍA, Kali Uchis, and many more performing both weekends. Other notable artists on the roster include Boygenius, Willow, Christine and the Queens, Weyes…
Prior to Art Basel Miami, Art With Me will take over the city's Virginia Key Historic Park on November 26th and 27th. Art With Me's second Miami festival will be an "immersive" weekend of art and music, cultivating a uniquely innovative experience across six core pillars: Art With Me, Dance With Me, Eat With Me, Breathe…
Photography by John Swannell Legendary multiplatinum pop legends Duran Duran recently announced that their new album FUTURE PAST is set for a global release date of October 22nd. The album enrolled collaborations with a few of the most prominent names of the last 50 years, delivering to us yet another incredible genre-spanning piece of work…
Over Memorial Day weekend, Harvard Stadium served as the adventurous backdrop for the 9th edition of Boston Calling. Over the course of three days, festival goers were treated to performances from artists including The Killers, Paramore, Pussy Riot, Jack White and The National. Brockhampton gave an emotional performance after the departure of founding member Ameer…
A dragon’s darting eyes watched over ravers wrapped in international flags and flower crowns as fire shot up into the sky. On an island surrounded by giant pink lily pads, bubbles fell on a DJ dwarfed by building-sized books. A giant carried weights and a bearded lady posed as clowns strolled on stilts. Up on…
On July 8th, under the first full moon of the month, some of the best up and coming artists were taking over Governor's Island for the seventh year of the Full Moon Festival. The artists ranged from rappers, to DJs, to indie rock bands. Guests relaxed on the sand and grass areas while enjoying the…
For the last four years in Boston, Memorial Day weekend has marked the city's most vibrant musical affair known as Boston Calling. The annual three day festival - which boasts an impressive slew of past performers that include Kendrick Lamar, Beck, Janelle Monae and The National - made the major move from downtown at Boston's…
Between name-checking Kendrick Lamar and penning essays on feminism, could there be a hipper president than Obama? Probably not, especially now that the White House is hosting a music festival. The recently announced October 3rd event, South By South Lawn, will celebrate the "spirit of innovation" and is a spin-off of POTUS' Spring appearance at South…
Coachella is already sold out of passes, but for those of you lucky enough to snag a ticket, there's a lot to look forward to. And for those who aren't going, well...too bad. But there's always next year, and in the meantime, you can live vicariously by looking back through photos of Coachella outfits from…
Electric Zoo, known as one of the biggest electronic music festivals worldwide at NY's Randall's Island, cancelled day 3 of performances due to 2 deaths from festival goers. In the past 5 years since it was launched, the festival has grown from a one day event to over 100,000 attendees over 3 days. This morning…