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 […]

BOND, CO – When Tim Farquhar took his first look at the site of the Beanstalk Music and Arts Festival, he described it as “a lighting designer’s dream.” Not only was the setting breathtakingly beautiful with its panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains and the Upper Colorado River, but at 6,600’ above sea level and […]

BERLIN – Located in the eastern section of Germany’s capital, Suicide Circus is immersed in the intense techno culture that characterizes much of the city’s nightlife. Like this creative cauldron of a city, which has been made and remade multiple times over the past century, the popular techno club is in a constant mode of […]

LAS VEGAS – New York lighting designer, Jason Ayala (aka Jason Blends) has illuminated shows for stars like Pharrell Williams and Duran Duran. His designs have also turned heads at some of the hottest clubs in the Big Apple. But, his eyes light up like a 10-year-old’s when he talks about the Gravitron, a spaceship […]