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LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 2014 LINEUP IS HERE!
23 JunI’ve had to keep this under wraps for some time now but I’m happy to finally share the 2014 lineup for Life is Beautiful. Hope you can join me and the team in Downtown Las Vegas October 24-26 to rock out with the artists listed below.
Taking a further look at the Bonnaroo 2012 lineup
16 Feb
As everyone knows, the Bonnaroo lineup was released earlier this week and all I can keep thinking about is, will June 7 just get here already?!
So in anticipation, I put some of my thoughts together on the lineup. I’m also amazed at how many of the bands I’ve actually seen live before.
- Radiohead – never been a big fan of them (a little shocker, I know) but seeing them in the middle of nowhere should be awesome
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – yes, yes, yes! If you’ve ever been to a RHCP show you know what I’m talking about
- Phish – been a while since I’ve seen them live, can’t wait (Bart Scott voice)
- Bon Iver – have to be honest, not a big fan but will check them out
- The Beach Boys – this one is growing on me, I am just imagining hanging out in the field listening to the Beach Boys on a hot summer day in Tennessee
- The Avett Brothers – if you have never seen these guys live, WOW!
- The Shins – yes! Catching them this spring too!
- Foster The People – seen them way too many times in the last 12 months and thrilled to see them getting bigger and bigger
- Skrillex – just doesn’t fit in Bonnaroo if you ask me but I’m sure the kids will be going crazy
- Aziz Ansari – crazy to me he’s getting a big slot this year as the “comedy headliner” – introduced the Black Keys last year
- Dispatch – one of my dreams coming true, finally getting to see them live
- Feist – actually excited about this
- The Roots – there is nothing quite like a Roots show, simply amazing
- Alice Cooper – I can hear “School’s Out For Summer” in my head
- SuperJam – oh who will it be this year
- Black Star – yes sir!
- The Word (featuring John Medeski, Robert Randolph and North Mississippi Allstars) – are you effen kidding me!
- Ludacris – throw dem bows!
- Ben Folds Five – I hope this is better than just a Ben Folds show
- Flogging Molly – woohoo, let the ruckus begin!
- Spectrum Road (featuring Cindy Blackman Santana, Jack Bruce, John Medeski and Vernon Reid) – solid!
- Mac Miller – get to check what this kid is all about
- Childish Gambino – my surprise of the festival last year, should be a blast
- Major Lazer – I love this call!
- tUnE-yArDs – mad excited to see them live
- Afrocubism
- Flying Lotus – late night bonanza
- Umphrey’s McGee – yes, the jamming
- Little Dragon – stoked!
- St. Vincent – really intrigued with all the press and push over the
- City and Colour – big fan of Dallas Green
- The Civil Wars – super excited for this performance although I wonder if Joy Williams’ pregnancy will prevent them from performing. Let’s hope not.
- Young The Giant – so stoked for these guys and having seen them live in tiny rooms, concert halls and a festival atmosphere, I can’t wait for Bonnaroo to get rocked by them
- Two Door Cinema Club – one of the more energetic and fun live bands
- Punch Brothers – ready for a get down
- NEEDTOBREATHE
- Fitz & The Tantrums – if you’ve never seen Fitz live, it is a must
- Bad Brains – taking it back, let’s rage!
- Yelawolf – never got into his music, maybe I’ll give it a gander
- Dawes – awesome live, incredibly talented, can’t wait to see them on The Farm
- Battles
- Danny Brown – YES YES YES! His coming out party continues
- The Black Lips – there is really nothing like a Black Lips show, trust me
- SBTRKT – I am just picturing a late night get down!
- Phantogram – continuing to rise
- Kendrick Lamar – one of the breakout artists of 2012, let’s see it!
- Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires – oh man this may be one of the best shows at the festival
- The Kooks – another band from across the pond I can’t get enough of
- The Joy Formidable – fun live if you’ve never seen them before
- The Antlers – dreams are starting to come true, can’t wait for this performance
- Kathleen Edwards
- Mimosa – just starting to listen to them, getting excited
- Kurt Vile & The Violators – yes, another artist everyone should get excited to see
- Alabama Shakes – HOLY AMAZING – when I first heard them I was in lvoe
- Das Racist – kinda indifferent
- Delta Spirit – just saw one hell of a rocking show with these guys.
- Gary Clark Jr. – welcome back to Roo! Incredible talent
- Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk – oh yeah!
- Laura Marling – love, love, love her voice
- Trampled by Turtles – JUST A LITTLE EXCITED!
- Mogwai – not my cup of tea but…
- The War On Drugs – Thanks, Kurt Vile!
- Ben Howard – killer voice
- Grouplove – they had my favorite album of 2011, are incredible live and will take the energy of Bonnaroo through the roof!
- Blind Pilot
- ALO – been a minute since I’ve seen them live. Fun show!
- The Devil Makes Three
- White Denim – get ready to take yourself on a rock experience
- EMA
- Here We Go Magic – P A R T Y
- K-Flay
- The Lonely Forest – on tour with Portugal. The Man right now
- Mariachi El Bronx – oh this is going to be a special one at Bonnaroo!
- Big Freedia
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Detroit Rock City
- The Soul Rebels
- Kvelertak
- SOJA – Jah ready for a reggae good time? Don’t miss this show
- Steven Bernstein’s MTO Allstars Plays Sly
- Big Gigantic – hello late night!
- Sarah Jarosz
- Orgone – one of the more entertaining and talented bands I’ve seen live. F U N
- Darondo
- Fruit Bats – feeling a mid afternoon slot for them
- Moon Taxi – holy can’t believe they are on the line-up, so stoked for me and them!
So there you have it, some quick thoughts on the initial Bonnaroo 2012 lineup. The best part is we still have more acts to be announced!
Can’t wait to be in Tennessee again! A little over 100 days away, I’m not counting or anything.
BONNAROO 2012 LINEUP IS HERE! WOW!!!
14 FebHoly Bonnaroo! Are you kidding me? What a line-up SuperFly put together this year. Looks like The Farm is going to be a rocking for four amazing days. Sweet headliners! Tons of legendary acts! A stellar list of the rising stars of tomorrow! Bonnaroo favorites! I mean this is going to be B A N A N A S.
Coachella 2012 Line-Up & My Initial Thoughts
10 JanAnother year of anticipation has come and gone as the 2012 Coachella line-up was released and while it’s pretty awesome they secured all the acts for back-to-back weekends on April 13-15 and April 20-22 I have to say my initial reaction was meh. Don’t get me wrong, there are a ton of phenomenal musicians slated to play the festival but I personally feel they lacked in the bigger acts category but did a stellar job with the smaller ones.
Headliners: Radiohead, great score and definitely one of the most sought after acts this year, The Black Keys love ‘em but bumping them up one slot from last year into the headline act…., Dre and Snoop, ok I get it and Cali kids will probably love this but is this how you really want to close out three days of music (I’ll probably be eating my words as this may end up being the most talked about performance)?
Also this year has so much more EDM and on the main stages, I know its music of the present but I wonder if/how it will influence and change the dynamic of the festival since it’s thrust to the top. I’m a big fan of EDM and these artists but Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Avicii, Kaskade, Afrojack, Justice, Sebastian Ingrosso and Madeon all as “main acts” it could get interesting just look at how many other EDM acts are booked.
Now what really excites me about Coachella:
Friday: M83, Jimmy Cliff & Tim Armstrong (oh wow this is going to be awesome), GIRLS, The Rapture, Madeon, Yuck, Dawes, WU LYF, GIVERS, Wolf Gang, Ximena Sarinana, Band of Skulls, honeyhoney
Saturday: Miike Snow, St. Vincent, Manchester Orchestra, AWOLNATION, Azealia Banks, Kaiser Chiefs, The Head and The Heart, Laura Marling, tUnE yArDs, The Black Lips, Childish Gambino, The Vaccines, Grouplove, Gary Clark Jr., We Are Augustines
Sunday: Beirut, The Weeknd, The Hives, Real Estate, Wild Flag, Fitz & The Tantrums, araabMUZIK, Lissie, Gardens & Villa
Something else that I love and hope is a trend for all the festivals this year is the addition of acts from outside the United States. Bands like WU LYF, Wolf Gang, M83, The Vaccines, The Hives and others that are extremely talented will get introduced to so many new fans.
All in will it be fun, heck yeah but what else will be fun is Coachella East aka Las Vegas. With a week in between you better believe Las Vegas is going to be a mid-week retreat with acts popping up for DJ sets in clubs and concerts peppered all over the Las Vegas Strip.
Austin City Limits This Weekend (Live Stream)
16 Sep
If you’re like me and not in Austin for ACL, you’re probably not a happy camper right now. However ACL is streaming live via YouTube and you can click HERE to check in on the festival.
Also here are some of my picks for shows if I was down in Tejas.
Stevie Wonder – really, no chance I’d miss seeing him perform
Arcade Fire – I don’t care what anyone says, these guys effen rock the festival crowds
My Morning Jacket – they won me back over this summer at Lollapalooza
Nas & Damian – nuff said
Empire of the Sun – can never get enough EofS
Cut Copy – been a fan since randomly seeing these Aussies perform six years ago
Ryan Bingham – one of my favorite performances of the summer and if you know him from “The Weary Kind” oh you have so much more to discover
Randy Newman – seriously just to hear THIS
Fitz & The Tantrums – should be one of the more fun shows of the festival
Delta Spirit – huge fan and only seen them live once
Foster The People& Young The Giant – their rises to stardom this summer, wowsa and both put on hell of performances
Smith Westerns – trust me; go see these kids from Chicago
The Belle Brigade – brother and sister duo that will blow your mind
Aloe Blacc – one of the best voices I have ever heard and quite a showman as well
Mariachi El Bronx – go have some fun with Mexican Independence Day this weekend
James Blake – see what this UK wonder is all about, legit!
Gary Clark Jr. – dude’s got mad talent, up and comer for sure
The Head and The Heart – if you are part of the folk rock movement, check em
North Mississippi Allstars – need no explanation
City and Colour – definitely worth your time
Cults – yeah, they could very well be the next big thing
Alexander – take a seat in the park and enjoy this performance
little hurricane – gritty blues that you’ll dig and Tone & CC are two of the nicest people in the world
Graffiti6 – chances are you’ve never heard of them but after seeing their set, you’ll be craving more and more
Electric Touch – I’ve been dying to see them perform, please someone go for me
Bobby Long – amazingly talented musician
Seth Walker – great singer, songwriter
Chancellor Warhol – one of my favorite performances at Bonnaroo, go check out this Tennessee kid
MilkDrive – just getting into these guys
The Lee Boys – if you want to get down with your bad self, check this show
Just Released: Lollapalooza 2011 Line-up
26 AprLollapalooza released the 20th anniversary line-up today and while there are definitely a handful of artists making the summer festival rounds, I think they did a great job when you look at the line-up from top to bottom. Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Muse as your headliners are definitely four big ones you can’t argue. Now personally as I contemplate making the trip, I’m excited about so many of these bands and quite frankly too many to list but (and trying to take out the artists I’m planning to see at Bonnaroo) Ween, Crystal Castles, Local Natives, The Kills, White Lies, Two Door Cinema Club, Delta Spirit, Sleigh Bells and Chicago’s own Smith Westerns. Plus Fitz & The Tantrums, Noah & The Whale, Tinie Tempah, The Vaccines, Foster The People, The Naked and Famous, Friendly Fires, Young The Giant, The Joy Formidable, Afrojack, Collie Buddz, Pretty Lights and a whole lot more. August 5-7 in one of the greatest cities in the world should be quite the music scene. At $215.00 for three days of an insane amount of music, seems like a heck of a deal to me.
Full line-up below.
Dave Matthews Band Caravan: Atlantic City June 24-26 Line-up
9 MarSo the June 24-26 Dave Matthews Band Caravan line-up for Bader Field in Atlantic City was just released and all I can say is, SICK as in what a group of artists as I start day dreaming about how great these three days will be. Tickets go on sale for Warehouse members March 14 and to the public on March 25. Check out the below for all the artists. I don’t know who to be most excited about, such an amazing group of musicians. What I do know is From Good Homes will be playing at the festival, love seeing the Jersey rockers on the bill as they just reunited in recent years after a decade hiatus.
TONIGHT: Fitz & The Tantrums Live In Las Vegas @Cosmopolitan_LV
13 JanTonight’s the night Las Vegas! Fitz & The Tantrums bring their Motown sounding soul to Book & Stage at The Cosmopolitan beginning a four night run at The Strip’s newest palatial resort. If you haven’t had the chance to check out a show at Book & Stage this is definitely one you’ll want to be present for. The LA based band led by Michael Fitzpatrick will have your feet hurting from dancing and once again, the show is FREE. 10 p.m. and midnight tonight through Sunday.
Oh and check out our friend Abby Tegnelia’s interview with Mr. Fitzpatrick himself in VEGAS Magazine HERE.
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