Treasure Island Music Fest @ San Francisco 10.15-16

Treasure Island Music Fest @ San Francisco 10.15-16
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This weekend marks the Fifth Annual Treasure Island Music Festival, a rock, hip hop and electronic festival on Treasure Island smack dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. … read more

Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival @ USANA 10.04

Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival @ USANA 10.04
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Tuesday, Oct.4 started out as a rainy one, but the tickets to Rockstar Energy Drink’s UPROAR Festival said rain or shine, so that meant the show must go on. … read more

The Dude Tour Diaries: Day Four, An Interview with Steven McCann

The Dude Tour Diaries: Day Four, An Interview with Steven...
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The last event of this year’s Toyota Challenge took place on the vert ramp with the world’s best BMX riders battling it out for the coveted crown. … read more

The Dude Tour Diaries: Day Three, The Endless Struggle

The Dude Tour Diaries: Day Three, The Endless Struggle
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By the time Saturday had come, I was shot. Over the last two days, I had spent endless hours at work, on Trax, at Dew Tour, on the computer, back to work, Dew Tour, etc. … read more

The Dude Tour Diaries: Day Two, An Evening With Dalton Dern

The Dude Tour Diaries: Day Two, An Evening With Dalton...
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  I first noticed Dalton Dern by his haircut: a throwback to a ‘90s Andrew Reynolds. Instantly my mind flashed back to those classic front-side flips, which would eventually dub Reynolds “The Boss.” … read more

FYF Fest @ Los Angeles State Park 09.03

FYF Fest @ Los Angeles State Park 09.03
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As I drive into downtown Los Angeles, it is 2 p.m. on September 3, Labor Day weekend 2011, I am several hours later than I want to be to the music festival I am covering for SLUG, and I am still spinning from the previous night spent in Las Vegas. … read more

Identity Festival at Shoreline Amphitheater 09.03

Identity Festival at Shoreline Amphitheater 09.03
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Identity Festival boasted a diverse bill that featured some of the biggest names in the electronic dance music scene today and a tour that hit almost every major city in the U.S., the brand new festival made a name for itself this year, pretty much ensuring that it will be back next summer. Like Warped Tour but for EDM music, it is the first major all electronic music festival tour in the country. I got the chance to catch the three-stage festival just outside of San Francisco.

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The Dude Tour Diaries: Day One

The Dude Tour Diaries: Day One
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Once again, the second to last stop on the annual summer contest series, Dew Tour, lands in Salt Lake City. … read more

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 08.12-08.16

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 08.12-08.16
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This year was a return to form for San Francisco’s biggest summer music festival. With the return of a three-day lineup and some of the biggest names on the summer festival circuit, Outside Lands pulled off one of their best years yet. … read more

2011 Mayhem Festival Preview

2011 Mayhem Festival Preview
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Since 2008, the Mayhem Festival has been a staple of North American touring metal fests, and its stages have been graced by such heavyweights as Slayer, Slipknot, Dragonforce, Lamb of God, Hatebreed and Killswitch Engage. Known for diverse lineups from subgenres all across the metal spectrum, Mayhem has raised the bar for their 2011 tour. Although there is no Salt Lake City stop on the tour this year, it will hitting the Nampa Ampitheatre in Nampa, ID on July 13th. … read more