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All week long I have been listening nonstop to our collaborative Summer Love Mixtape! You guys all chose such amazing songs and I’ve been introduced to some great artists, both new and old, which is always the best thing about these collaborative playlists…but it also made it really difficult to select a winner! (…) Read more »

The memories of BottleRock festival came flooding back today after looking through our photo albums. Beautiful moments were captured and one of the most prominent was the incredible lineup the festival hosted, from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros to The Black Keys. It was a festival that was non-stop. Great act after great act (…) Read more »

When I think of summer love I think of the beach… boardwalk nights, roller coaster rides, and late night swimming in the ocean. For everyone, the memories are different, but we all probably have songs that bring back memories of those warm days and carefree nights. (…) Read more »

As you already know by now, BottleRock Festival kicks off this Thursday in Napa Valley, CA and we are getting pretty excited about the lineup! It’s Napa Valley’s very first festival and they are making sure it kicks off on the right foot with a pretty impressive lineup – The black Keys, The Flaming Lips, (…) Read more »

I first heard rumblings of Bob Dylan doing a summer tour last week, and today I was overjoyed to hear that it is true – he will be joined by Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Ryan Bingham for a festival of music being called AmericanaramA! (…) Read more »

Once again I’ve returned from a music festival with a whole new list of music to check out! Unfortunately most of these are artists I missed at Coachella, and later regretted missing after hearing people rave about their shows! Either way, these acts are filling my ears with new and different sounds and I can’t (…) Read more »

One of the best things about music festivals is always the new musical discoveries that you make. One of mine from SXSW was the California-based band IO Echo, which consists of Ioanna Gika and Leopold Ross.  Their music is dark and melodic, but also airy and light – a contradiction you don’t often find in (…) Read more »

We’re still recovering from Coachella but that doesn’t mean we aren’t already thinking about the next festivals! Coming up are Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Pitchfork, and one of my all-time favorites, Outside Lands! The Outside Lands 2013 lineup was just announced today and once again they’ve pulled together an amazing mixture of bands. (…) Read more »