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Coverage by Waylon O’Day and Tiffany Neufeld Wow, I don’t know why I had never heard of this festival prior to this year, and I’m not sure why it doesn’t get more attention than it does. The festival is built for music fans; the lack of overlapping set-times, the small grounds, and just generally the […]
Coverage by Waylon O’Day and Tiffany Neufeld The second annual Fortress Festival began on Saturday, April 28th at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. Touting a diverse line up of 23 bands, the music experience appealed to hip hop, rock, electric and folk fans. Some festival-goers came simply to pass the time outside on an […]
Starting off as a group of musically talented friends from one coast to the other, The Voidz were spearheaded by Strokes’ frontman Julian Casablancas. Casablancas, who had played sessions and gigs with Jeff Kite, Alex Carapetis, and Jake Bercovici assembled the group, adding their mutual friends Jeramy “Beardo” Gritter and Amir Yaghmai to the lineup soon […]
Rapsody, two-time Grammy nominated rapper, side steps pigeon holes, boxes and generalizations. She has been labeled a “conscious rapper.” While that title appropriately describes her style of music, she wants to model for others that “You don’t have to be just this.” The idea behind this statement is that the power to be anything and […]
The tUnE-yArDs’ sound is difficult to pin down. Consisting of loop pedals, lo-fi percussion, ukulele, electric bass, saxophone, horns and vocals, this synth driven, African inspired, indie folk sound scats all over the place, much like a psychedelic jazz song. There is a lot to unpack there. And that is where you find the […]
Chromeo, a duo from Canada consisting of Dave 1 and P-Thugg, is breathing life into an otherwise dead genre and still carving out their own spot in the music genus with their funky, electronic, pop grooves. Chromeo is bringing disco back. Their name, while inspired by their favorite photographer, inspires the image of a disco […]
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