PERRY HALL, MD – Hunter Hughes and his crew at Scout Productions hadn’t worked on an event in well over six months, when they signed on recently to provide lighting and sound for a small outdoor country music show near Landsdale, PA.
BOSTON, MA – Great deals on televisions and refrigerators? That’s nice, but for progressive music fans in the Boston area, the really big news on Black Friday was the album release party for the eponymous LP by Matthew Stubbs and the Antiguas. Lending some eye-popping sizzle to the sold-out event at the iconic Sinclair club […]
LOVELAND, CO – Determined to remain true to their musical roots, the organizers of the ARISE Music Festival have steadfastly avoided lengthening its name to include the word “art.” Yet even though there was no shortage of great music at the 2017 version of this event, including national acts like Ani DiFranco, Tipper and Lettuce, […]
GHENT, BELGIUM – With many music stages and event spaces throughout the city’s UNESCO protected medieval centre, the annual 10 day Gentse Feesten is a go-to event for Northern European music lovers. Shining brightly against the city’s beautiful gothic architecture was the festival’s Sint-Baafsplein square stage. Vince de Schinckel brought the stage (one of the […]
HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND – The Bush Doof festivals have a long tradition of cultivating and engaging a collective social conscience through music. The Road Trip to Bush Doof is one of the most popular contemporary incarnations of this tradition. Serving up a sizzling variety of electronic and bass music parties, the event has built up […]
KEWANEE, IL – A pair of legendary grunge rock heavies teamed up for a once in a life one-off at a music hall 150 miles outside Chicago this July, and were support by some punchy looks from an equally powerful duo: The Intimidator Beam LED 350 and Intimidator Spot 255 IRC from CHAUVET DJ. Fresh […]
INGELMUNSTER, Belgium – For almost thirty years, the municipality of Ingelmunster in the Belgian province of West Flanders has played host to the Labadoux festival. Now as much a part of the Belgian cultural fabric as the region’s chocolate and beer delights, the ‘Music with Roots’ festival blends a wide variety of folk and other […]
LOS ANGELES – When Brandon Baruch first heard from a friend about Nick Wylie’s plans to produce the Bataré tour, he realized pretty quickly that this innovative show was something he would like to light. “I tend to gravitate towards projects that require an unconventional design approach,” he said. “So when Nick told me the […]
SAN DIEGO – Most of the fans who turned up at The Holding Company to hear a St. Patrick’s Day concert by the popular Irish band The Fooks were appropriately dressed in green. They weren’t alone. The well-known Ocean Beach music venue was also adorned in brilliant emerald, thanks to some imaginative lighting by Matt […]
CHANDLER, AZ – There’s a reason Smash Mouth’s hit single “All Star” has been described as the “voice of the internet generation.” Aside from becoming the unofficial theme song of the Shrek series of films, the catchy cheerful tune has reappeared in a seemingly endless variety of covers since its 1999 release, including mash-up, subreddit […]
Tucson, AZ – Set in the vast expanse of the Sonoran Desert in early February, the Gem and Jam Festival has a way of inspiring flights of imagination. Originally an after-party for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, the four day electronic music festival, which this year featured stars like The Trancident and The Floozies, […]