Category: Festivals

Video ~ Shambhala Music Festival Official 2014 Afterstory, “A Journey Home”

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From ShambhalaMusicFestival.com
“Shambhala Music Festival presents the teaser to our Shambhala Music Festival Official 2014 Afterstory – “A Journey Home.” Take a trip back to the Farm and experience the wonder of last year’s festival, what many are calling the best in our exciting 17 year history. Stay tuned to our channels for the Worldwide Premiere of “A Journey Home,” October 28, 2014 at 10AM PST.”

Websites & Links: ShambhalaMusicFestival.com | Facebook | YouTube

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Video ~ Announcing Summer Camp Music Festival 2015 Dates

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From Summer Camp
“Summer Camp Music Festival will return to Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL this May 22, 23 & 24, 2015 to celebrate the festival’s 15th Anniversary!

‘Express Yourself’ this fall (and all the way through Memorial Day Weekend) using our official Summer Camp Music Festival 2015 hashtag #SCamp15 as we announce our first round of artists, Late Night Shows in the red barn, special 15th Anniversary surprises and more! Directed by Jay Blakesberg and edited by Andrew Feigl.”

Websites & Links: SummerCampFestival.com | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter

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AURA Music Festival 2015 Adds Moe., The Main Squeeze & More

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Aura 2014
From AuraMusicFestival.com
“AURA Music Festival 2015 has announced the addition of iconic jamband moe. to the already impressive 2015 line-up making this the biggest year yet for the homegrown music festival. Taking place at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida March 6 – 8, moe. will play two sets, joining headlining artists The Disco Biscuits, Papadosio and Snarky Puppy.

AURA has also added two sets by high-energy funk quintet The Main Squeeze including a very special Tribute to Michael Jackson, along with returning artists Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and McLovins. Chicago’s versatile electronic trio Cosby Sweater will make their AURA debut along with South Florida’s improvisational Stinky Pockets. True to AURA’s collaborative nature artists-at-large The Shady Horns (Ryan Zoidis and Eric Bloom of Lettuce) will pop up in several sets throughout the weekend with their sax and trumpet in tow.

For fans that want to arrive early, Ghost Owl has been added to the Thursday night pre-party with Dopapod and Kung Fu. Tickets are available as part of the four-day ticket package.

Details on the VIP Experience with two options to take the AURA fan journey to the next level are now available. Perks of the program include a VIP Lounge in the concert area with a private bar, discounted beverages, massages, gift bag, daily meet & greet with select bands and delicious catered meals alongside AURA staff and artists.

Set in the midst of 800 acres of Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress trees along the Suwannee River, the venue is a playground for endless activities such as swimming, canoeing, kayaking, disc golf and biking. The park also offers guest comforts including a general store, full-service restaurant, free showers, indoor bathrooms and water stations.

For ticket pricing and information on the EZPay Payment Plan that allows guests the opportunity to spread their ticket order payment out over a period of 5 months or 5 equal payments visit www.AURAMusicFestival.com. To join the wait list for cabins, golf cart rentals and RV hook-ups, please contact SOSMP at 386.364.1683.

Stay tuned for additional band announcements, workshops and activities!”

AURA Music & Arts Festival 2015 Line-Up:
The Disco Biscuits (two sets)
moe. (two sets)
Papadosio (two nights)
Snarky Puppy
Kung Fu
Dopapod
RAQ
Jimkata
Consider the Source
The Main Squeeze x2 including a very special Tribute to Michael Jackson
American Babies
The Mike Dillon Band
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
The Mantras
McLovins
Ghost Owl
Cosby Sweater
Fusik
Ketchy Shuby
Uproot Hootenanny
Stinky Pockets
Artists at large: The Shady Horns

Websites & Links: AuraMusicFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter | MusicLivesHere.com

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Bear Creek Phase 2 Lineup Announcement: Soulive, Zach Deputy, The Floozies & More

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Bear Creek 2014
From Bear Creek Music Festival

Big IV Productions has unveiled the phase two artists for Bear Creek Music & Art Festival taking place November 13th – 16th, 2014 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, FL. Taking the stage at the eighth annual event is Soulive, Zach Deputy, The Floozies, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Oteil Burbridge and Roosevelt Collier Band, Nicholas Payton Trio, Monophonics, Earphunk, Mingo Fishtrap, The Fritz, Locos Por Juana, The Broadcast, Curtis Harding, Catfish Alliance, Andrew Block Band, Herd Of Watts and 14 artists-at-large including Bernard Purdie, Pee Wee Ellis, and George Porter Jr.

 

These musicians join musical heavyweights Umphrey’s McGee, Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, Budos Band, New Mastersounds, Break Science, Orgone, The Nth Power, Alan Evans’ Playonbrother, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds and more. As is tradition at Bear Creek, many of the bands perform on two separate dates during the weekend and several talented instrumentalists act as artists-at-large, creating memorable surprise sit-ins and inspired performances.

 

Recognized as one of the most beautiful live music venues in the country, Bear Creek goers at SOSMP can enjoy music on three outdoor stages and one indoor stage including the famed Amphitheater Stage, set in the midst of towering pine and oak trees decorated with Spanish moss. The park also offers guest comforts including a general store, full-service restaurant, showers and water stations.

 

Tickets for Bear Creek Music & Art Festival are on sale now but prices increase on Thursday, July 17th. Fans can upgrade their experience with VIP tickets, RV hook ups, cabin rentals and golf cart rentals. A combination ticket for Bear Creek and Suwannee Hulaween will also be announced soon. To get on the wait list, call SOSMP at 386.364.1683. Stay tuned for additional artist announcements and theme nights!

 

Websites & Links: BearCreekMusicFestival.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Suwannee Hulaween Announce 2014 Full Lineup: String Cheese, The New Deal, Big Gigantic & More

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Suwannee Hulaween 2014

From SuwanneeHulaween.com

Silver Wrapper and Purple Hat Productions have added new artists to the lineup for the second annual Suwannee Hulaween including electronic producers, Shpongle (Simon Posford DJ set) & Emancipator, legendary rock guitarist The Dean Ween Group, Suwannee Bluegrass Surprise, Kung Fu, Thievery Corporations’ Rob Garza DJ set, Nashville’s hottest Americana Folk Trio Judah and the Lion, Ghost Owl, Strung Like a Horse, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Shane Pruitt Band, Suenalo, Beartoe and Post Pluto.

Hosted by The String Cheese Incident over Halloween weekend October 31 – November 2, 2014 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL, these artist join already announced performers including Thievery Corporation, Big Gigantic, Beats Antique, The New Deal, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Greensky Bluegrass, EOTO, Conspirator and more.

Fans will be treated to all these acts plus three nights & seven sets of Cheese, along with a surprise-filled three-set Halloween show themed ‘The Afterlife’. Asking fans, “what do YOU want to be in the afterlife?” Silver Wrapper, Purple Hat and SCI encourage guests to become part of the show with theatrics and costumes that interpret their take on life after death. Tap into mythology, philosophy, religion and the supernatural to transcend into the next physical realm. What do YOU want to be in the next life?

For the first time ever Hulaween will also host a Thursday night pre-party featuring heavy hitting artists Electron (Aron Magner & Marc Brownstein of The Disco Biscuits/Conspirator, Tom Hamilton of Brothers Past/American Babies/JRAD, and Mike Greenfield of Lotus), a special “Thursday Surprise” to be announced in a few weeks, and Particle. Tickets are available for $40 advance/$50 gate and include camping.

Set in the midst of 800 acres of Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress along the Suwannee River, SOSMP is one of the most beautiful live music venues in the country. At Suwannee Hulaween festival goers can get ready for the return of Spirit Lake – an artistic glowing menagerie of multimedia metalwork, paintings, sculptures, light projections and live performances that morphs the prehistoric-looking forest into a vivid dream-like space. With hardly any overlapping sets throughout the weekend, attendees have plenty of time to wonder the mystical campgrounds abuzz with costumed fans and interactive theme camps while not missing any music they want to experience.

Tickets are currently available for $209 including all taxes, fees and camping. For SOSMP fans that want to return two weeks later to Bear Creek Music & Art Festival November 13 – 16, 2014 featuring Umphrey’s McGee, Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, The Budos Band, The New Mastersounds and more, a combo ticket is available for $360. Use the EZ Pay option to break the cost down into two easy payments.

For information on Ultimate Incident VIP Packages and additional details visit www.SuwanneeHulaween.com. To join the wait list for cabins, golf cart rentals and RV hook-ups, please contact SOSMP at 386.364.1683.

Suwannee Hulaween 2014 Lineup:
The String Cheese Incident (3 nights)
Thievery Corporation
Big Gigantic
Beats Antique
The New Deal
Shpongle (Simon Posford DJ set)
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
Emancipator
Greensky Bluegrass
Dean Ween Group
EOTO
Conspirator
Future Rock
Suwannee Bluegrass Surprise
Nahko & Medicine For The People
Rising Appalachia
Rob Garza DJ Set
Kung Fu
The Soul Rebels
Judah and the Lion
Van Ghost
The Heavy Pets
Ghost Owl
Greenhouse Lounge
Cope
Strung Like A Horse
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
Shane Pruitt Band
Suenalo
Dustin Thomas
Beartoe
Post Pluto

Websites & Links: SuwanneeHulaween.com | Facebook | Twitter @HulaweenFL | YouTube

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Videos ~ Shambhala Aftermovie: Act 1 & 2

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Success has many measures, but for the organizers of the Shambhala Music Festival (SMF) it really comes down to two, festival-goer experience and safety. With a record, sold out crowd of 11,000 people highlighted by 300 acts on six uniquely themed stages, the feedback rolling in from guests has been overwhelmingly positive.

“I think our staff did an incredible job this year,” says Jimmy Bundschuh, SMF’s founding owner. “From the gate to human resources through to our stage directors, everyone put an incredible amount of passion and energy into the festival, and it showed. It’s not everyday you get Bassnectar texting you saying it was the best Shambhala ever.”

Highlighted by what many in the EDM community are calling the best line-up of the summer, featuring international acts like Bassnectar, Andy C, What So Not, Lucent Dossier, Griz, Z Trip, A Tribe Called Red, Skream and many others — the only problem with the festival was trying to take it all in.

Stage production was also at an all time high, with cutting edge audio/visual, live performance, sound and set design. The Grove stage—new for 2014—was packed the entire festival, while mainstay stages like The Village, Pagoda, Fractal Forest, Amphitheatre and Living Room each had their own vibrant energy and exquisite artistic sensibilities.

“After 17 years it’s amazing that Shambhala still gets better every year,” explains Jeremy Bridge, stage director at The Village. “It’s a feat that is very difficult to achieve since the bar is already so high. This is thanks to all of the incredible people who pour their love into the show so relentlessly, something money can’t buy. When I look around The Village it’s breathtaking to see how it has evolved to be so much more than just a stage. It’s now a completely immersive environment, something that cannot be packaged or copied, a place truly unique in the world.”

On the safety side of the equation, the festival experienced a very low number of incidents. There were only seven transports of guests to hospital, with no life-threatening injuries.

While SMF’s security and first aid staff are leaders in the festival world, organizers attribute these low numbers to a increasingly intelligent crowd. “I think people have responded well to recent incidents at other festivals,” says Bundschuh. “Our crowd did an amazing job of taking care of each other and themselves. These are some of the lowest incidents we’ve ever seen when it comes to public safety.”

Shambhala Music Festival is proud to announce their dates for 2015: August 6-10, 2015, Salmo River Ranch, BC. Tickets go on sale November 1st. To everyone who participated in the festival—as a guest, volunteer, artist or staff, from all of us at the festival, we’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude. It’s an honour to share these magical days with you all. Shambhalove!

Websites & Links: ShambhalaMusicFestival.com | Facebook | YouTube

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