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Prepping for ARISE Festival Weekend – What to Bring and What to Expect
ARISE Music Festival, set at the picturesque Sunrise Ranch this upcoming weekend, is the perfect event to make the most of our most fleeting season - summer. With three days and nights of music, yoga, classes, camping, and dancing – preparation is key to make the most of the festivities. After moving to the state a little over a year ago, a native Coloradan imparted some wise words on me. “If you don’t like the weather, wait an hour,” she said. Summer temperatures can easily vary 30 degrees from night to day, often with a quick, but drenching
Five Reasons to Celebrate Summer with ARISE Music Festival
ARISE Music Festival has released its final lineup, rounding out their eclectic mix of artists with long-time funk legends Lettuce and future funk engineers Sunsquabi. The days are growing longer, the grass is getting greener, and the snow is beginning to melt off the mountains. Summer is a short season here in Colorado. That means it is time to start firming up plans for the blissful months of warmth ahead. Summer in the Rockies is a magical time, and I’m here to tell you why ARISE is the perfect festival to make your Colorado summer legendary. ARISE
ARISE Music Festival adds Beats Antique, Break Science and More to Lineup
Arise Music Festival, taking place in Loveland, Colorado on August 4-6, has recently announced three new artists. The additions include two musical acts, Beats Antique and Break Science, and one visual artist, Android Jones. The announcement comes on the heels of Beats Antique’s jaw dropping show at the Fillmore in Denver this past Saturday. Their unique blend of dark, world music and mind bending stage performance transformed the chandelier lit auditorium into a fairytale world where bellydancing, beautiful women dressed as bunnies, shadowboxes, princesses and dragons became reality for one evening. With their ability to transform even an
ARISE Music Festival Soaks in the Sun with Ani DiFranco, Tipper, Atmosphere
ARISE Music Festival, taking place August 4 – 6, has recently released its initial lineup. Headlining the event will be Atmosphere, Tipper and Ani DiFranco. Two more headliners will be announced in April and May, respectively. Also performing at ARISE will be Rising Appalacia, The Expendables, Dopapod, The Jeff Austin Band, The Travlin’ McCoureys, and The Grateful Ball which features Jeff Austin and The Travelin’ McCoureys playing Grateful Dead Covers. Held at the picturesque Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, Colorado. ARISE stands apart from its peers by being an environmentally friendly, leave-no-trace festival. In addition to its strict promise to leave the
A Conversation at Gem and Jam Festival with Jesse Miller from Lotus
On Saturday, February 4 Jesse Miller, bassist and sampler for Lotus, took time out of his busy schedule at the Gem and Jam Festival to speak with Samantha Harvey. The band headlined the Gem and Jam Festival on Saturday evening, and continue to tour across the globe to entertain audiences. CV: Here we are in sunny Tucson, the weather is beautiful. The festival is beautiful. Are you excited to be one of the headliners here at the Gem and Jam? Jesse: Yeah, I’ve never been to this event before. CV: Yeah, me neither. CV: You guys have a new album
Gem and Jam Festival 2017 Review and Photos
In the Sonoran Desert south of Tucson on weekend of February 2nd – 5th, artists, music lovers, and gem and mineral enthusiasts gathered together for a meeting of the minds. The Gem and Jam Music Festival, which coincides with the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, is every bit as much as of an art festival as a music festival. This unique blend of people creates an idyllic environment bursting with creativity. When entering the festival, I was first taken aback at the variety and number of art installations, paintings and live painters. A pyramid decorated with a dragon motif
Gem and Jam Festival Schedule Release
Gem and Jam music festival, taking place in Tucson from February 2 – 5, released its full schedule today. Gem and Jam kicks off the weekend strong with a Thursday pre-party at no additional cost. Closing out the night and setting the mood for the festival will be EOTO, the totally improvisational electronica duo comprised of Jason Hann and Michael Travis of The String Cheese Incident. Friday night is a jam heavy lineup featuring side projects of members of herculean groups, Phish and The String Cheese Incident. Kyle Hollingsworth Band will warm up the night with funky grooves, followed by an improvisational
The World’s Greatest Treasure Hunt at the Gem and Jam Festival
Gem and Jam Festival, being held February 2 – 5 in Tucson, AZ, may have a new venue, but it hasn’t strayed far from its roots. The festival started out as an afterparty for the internationally renowned Tucson Gem and Mineral Show and blossomed into an event capable of standing on its own. This year the festival will be held at the Pima County Fairgrounds, a 640 acre venue in the desert south of Tucson, and will offer camping for the first time to provide a truly immersive experience. However, to ensure festival goers don’t miss out on
Gem and Jam 2017 Tuscon Style Preview
Gem and Jam, the eclectic festival celebrating music, art, and rare gems and minerals, is returning for its 11th year on February 3-5 and is anticipated to be better than ever. This year, Gem and Jam will be held at the Pima County Fairgrounds, a 640 acre venue set in the desert just south of Tuscon. With a diverse lineup including Gramatik, The Floozies, Lotus, The Trancident, The Motet, and the Infamous Stringdusters, jam, funk and electronic music are seamlessly blended and served up with a side of bluegrass. https://youtu.be/DZ6yrWkdaJw Headlining this year’s Gem and Jam is Gramatik,
Vertex Festival Brings Music Fans to the Top of the Rocky Mountains
No one really knew what to expect at the inaugural year of Vertex Music Festival, but excitement filled the air like electricity. The forecast had called for thunderstorms, but fearless music lovers from all over Colorado and the US began arriving at Cottonwood Meadows as early as Thursday morning. What they found was a community that would leave them more whole at the end of the weekend than at the beginning. Friday After a very wet and chilly Thursday night, the festival kicked off Friday morning with a beach party. Being a native born Floridian, I didn’t consider
ARISE Music Festival, set at the picturesque Sunrise Ranch this
ARISE Music Festival has released its final lineup, rounding out
Arise Music Festival, taking place in Loveland, Colorado on August
ARISE Music Festival, taking place August 4 – 6, has recently
On Saturday, February 4 Jesse Miller, bassist and sampler for Lotus, took
In the Sonoran Desert south of Tucson on weekend of February
Gem and Jam music festival, taking place in Tucson from February 2 –
Gem and Jam Festival, being held February 2 – 5
Gem and Jam, the eclectic festival celebrating music, art, and
No one really knew what to expect at the