Thursday, August 28 2008
Horses for Courses: Virgin Mobile Festival 2008, Part One
With a line-up that read like a quick scroll through an FM radio dial, the Virgin Mobile Festival attempted to please every faction of the musical market and had more successes (Rodrigo y Gabriela, Sharon Jones, Wilco) than shortcomings (The Offspring).
Tuesday, August 19 2008
Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
Battling through a mix of rain and oppressive heat, the third annual Pitchfork Music Festival was as much about the mud and mayhem as it was about the music.
Friday, August 8 2008
High Sierra Music Festival 2008
Despite the forest fires that plagued Northern California, the festival went off without a hitch, providing its own smoking performances and hot jams along with inventive instrumental interplay and socially conscious songs.
Thursday, August 7 2008
Siren Festival
The Siren Festival is a quirky, quintessential part of summer that brings the community at large together, regardless of the bands playing.
Friday, July 18 2008
Don’t Forget Your Wellies: Glastonbury 2008
With only a flimsy $15 tent and wellington boots for protection, PopMatters’ Cole Stryker avoided Amy Winehouse’s punches, the mud, and John Mayer, at the annual global gathering that is the Glastonbury Festival.
Monday, June 30 2008
