As music festivals around the world continue to up the proverbial ante in what is possible, North America has been playing catch-up to many of the behemoth and technologically advanced events overseas. Yet there are more than a few funkified diamonds in the rough found over here on the Western Hemisphere. Enjoy this list of some of our favorites.
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*Originally published on Live for Live Music* With the fierceness and grace befitting a revolutionary empress, Chloe Smith stands firmly with her
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Descending on heartsick terrain in demoralizing and disconsolate times, here come the Dimond Saints, demonic duo comprised of Oakland producers an-ten-nae and Releece. From a faraway universe of secrets and shadows, the enigmatic masked avengers finally have unveiled ‘Prism in the Dark’, their long awaited full-length LP of original music. Eighteen maniacal and meticulous months in the making, the narrative is everything it promised it could be, profoundly hinting at going further, by forwarding the avant-garde in spiritualized, psychedelic bass music.
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.Paak alternately rapping, singing, and playing the shit out of some drums. The dude was one thousand percent rock star, crooning sweet nothings while seated behind the kit, taking our minds to the tip of a cloud.
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Birthed from a shared affinity for the alternative rock of the 1990s, namely Cali-punk and Seattle grunge, the now Brooklyn-based Bob Moses are re-imagining the landscapes of downtempo deep house delivered in the live setting.
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originally published on Fest300/EverFest For the fourth consecutive year, the mystical confines of Spirit of Suwannee Music Park hosted Suwannee
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B.Getz talks shop with LAFA TAYLOR Live from Envision Festival 2016 for Live for Live Music
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originally published on Live For Live Music The Envision Festival community travels great lengths in time, space, and within
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B.Getz raps with the boys of Beats Antique, Live at Envision Festival 2016 on Live for Live Music
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True to its name, Brrr Creek opened its gates to welcome families and friends from across the country to gather in the name of funk. On one of the chilliest weekends this year in Florida, the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park was ready for another Bear Creek Music Festival.
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