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Big Boi, Gucci Mane, & Pimp C Tell You How It’s Done “In The South”

Want to know what’s actually going on in the South? Big Boi’s got you covered. Southern rap grew up in the shadows of the Hip-Hop meccas of New York and Los Angeles, and for a long time the attitudes of cities like Houston and Atlanta went unnoticed or unappreciated. The success of artists like Big […]

SOS Fest Is Becoming America’s Premiere Countercultural Music Fest

Photos by Pooneh Ghana/ Written by Grace Fleisher and John Flynn Sound On Sound Festival Returns With Second Installment Last year’s inaugural Sound on Sound Festival in the Sherwood Forest, just thirty-five miles East of Austin, Texas incorporated the forest’s year-round Medieval Faire in place of Austin’s long-running Fun Fun Fun Fest. Alongside paying tribute to the […]

[FESTIVAL NEWS] The Hopscotch Festival Lineup Has Got Us Jumping For Joy!

After seven years Raleigh, North Carolina’s Hopscotch festival has grown quite comfortable in its skin. The homegrown southern US fest is presently entering its eighth year with an impressively eccentric bill filled with big names and sweet surprises alike for music aficionados. Acts like Run the Jewels, Solange, and Future Islands are at the very forefront […]

[FESTIVAL RECAP] Lollapalooza Wins Again: Our Top Performances Of 2014

Lollapalooza holds a special place in my heart. I first attended five years and was immediately awash in new sounds and experiences I had never heard before. The amount of music permeating the air and the hyped up performances of bands I had only imagined seeing before was something I will never forget. It was […]