The history of Coachella Music Festival: From rocky starts to record-setting sales
If you've ever attended Coachella Arts and Music Festival, you need to thank Eddie Vedder. In 1993, Pearl Jam threw a concert that would inadvertently spark the birth for Coachella Arts and Music Festival. As part of a boycott against Ticketmaster, their management chose a venue in one of America’s hottest and driest locations; one with an undeveloped desert lawn that was several hours driving from any major population centers – Indio’s Empire Polo Club. As Pearl Jam performed in front of 25,000 fans, they proved Indio befitting for a large music festival. Since then the festival has gone through a a variety of growing pains, from struggling during early financial troubles to becoming the highest grossing event of its kind.
Moonrise Festival announces Phase 1 of 2013 lineup, goes bass heavy in Baltimore
Hosted by the same people who brought you Starscape, Moonrise Festival promises to be bigger and better than its predecessor with state of the art visuals and sound, including a 100 foot tall ferris wheel and art installations. The lineup leans heavily towards the bassier variety of electronic music, headlined by Pretty Lights and featuring Datsik, Doctor P, Excision, and more. If moombahton, trap and dubstep are your cup of tea, than Moonrise Festival has heaps of the bass to satisfy your tastes.
Seven Lions captivates the imagination at Give Back festival, offers commentary on set
Jeff Montalvo, or Seven Lions as his stage name goes, has proved to be one of OWSLA's most promising new talents. The Santa Barbara dubstep producer took over Sacramento last week with the help of Tritonal and Topher Jones for Midnite Events' annual Give Back show, throwing down a 75 minute set of riveting dubstep, house and trance offerings.