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Sundance Film Festival | Short Film Tour
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Summer Camp Music Festival | 3rd Round Artist Announcements
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Hangout Music Festival | Top 5 Bands on the Lookout
[av_postslider link='category,154' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] Bands on the Lookout at the 5th Annual Hangout Words by Matthew McGuire The 2014 Hangout Music Festival is presented by Chevrolet, and will be hosted this May 15-18 including a Thursday Pre-Party featuring Girl Talk, Wolfmother and many more. We want to help breakthrough the bands lower on the card that sometimes can be overlooked in a sea of music. Aidan Kennedy and David Elkin makeup Bagheera. These two DJs are based out of Houston, and have genuine passion to make good beats. Signed on Plik & Plok Records
Hangout Music Festival 2014 | Back to the Beach
[av_postslider link='category,154' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] Hangout Expands and Returns with The Black Keys, OutKast and Many Other Top Tier Artists Words by Matthew McGuire The 5th Annual Hangout Music Festival is set for this May 15-18 with a kickoff party happening on Thursday, May 15. It will be the first year the festival goes four days, and we have all the buzz on multiple day event. Kickoff your festival experience with our Soundcloud playlist featuring 2014 artists. Hangout Twitter Feed Hangout Facebook Page Hangout on Instagram Hangout on Pinterest Crescent Vale's 2013 Hangout Music Festival
Big Muddy Film Festival | Shorts | It Felt Like Love
It Felt Like Love at Big Muddy Photography and words by: Matthew McGuire Shayna Connelly and Deron Williams Carbondale, Ill — Experimental shorts this year at the Big Muddy Film Festival were subtle, but intelligible with additional context provided by the filmmakers during a live Q and A following the screening this afternoon at the Guyon Auditorium. I think life is more about the words unspoken rather than the words that are said. - Deron Williams, director of Promo Williams and Connelly spoke with the audience about their short films that provoked different emotions. Promo was directed
Big Muddy Film Festival | Not to Miss List
[av_postslider link='category,498' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] Award-Winning Directors Showcase Work at the 36th Annual Big Muddy Film Festival Words by Matthew McGuire It is important to plan ahead when scheduling films to see during the Big Muddy Film Festival. This year provides a plethora of options to see several great films in one week. We wanted to feature a few of the artists that will be screening films this year. Reception Night with Drinking Buddies Joe Swanberg, filmmaker and director of 'Drinking Buddies' will be screening his film that was distributed on Magnolia Pictures. This film
Big Muddy Film Festival | Preview
Big Muddy Film Festival at SIUC Words by Matthew McGuire The Big Muddy Film Festival returns for its 36th year in Southern Illinois with special film screenings, workshops and more surrounding the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus this February 18-23. Students, faculty and staff are all welcomed to view the screenings for free admission this year. Joe Swanberg, filmmaker and director of 'Drinking Buddies' will be screening his film that was distributed on Magnolia Pictures. This film will be featured to open the festival on Tuesday night with a reception that meets from 5-6 p.m. at the Student Center International
Summer Camp Music Festival | Round 2 Artists
[av_slideshow size='featured' animation='slide' autoplay='false' interval='5'] [av_slide id='4338'] [/av_slideshow] Summer Camp Releases their Second Round Artist Announcement Written by: Matthew McGuire Valentine's Day just heated up with a major artist announcement from the Summer Camp Music Festival. They released their second round of artists for their 2014 event, and the festival continues to diversify their musical lineup. Their second wave of artists kept fans buzzing on social media all day. In addition to their stellar first round, this round featured Zac Brown Band as one of the main headliners. Watch 'Let it Rain' featuring Dave Grohl on drums to dig deeper
Sundance Film Festival | Photos and Review
An Honorable 30th Year Celebration at Sundance Words and photography by: Matthew McGuire Welcome to our special review and recap on the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. This post is to help navigate viewers to various sections of our 2014 coverage. Hyperlinks are available within this recap to easily connect with individual reviews on films screened this year at Sundance. Check out the links to the directors, artists and other talented people that helped put this event together. This year we have provided high definition photos from the event via our Google+ page. Viewers can download and
Sundance Film Festival | Casey Neistat YouTube Seminar
Casey Neistat Breaks Down YouTube Words and photography by: Matthew McGuire Casey Neistat is an indie producer that has made a history online. His past work has shut down his personal servers, the MIT sever system and universities servers nationwide with excessive streaming of his videos. Neistat stopped by YouTube at Sundance 2014 on Wednesday, January 22. This marked my first panel discussion with YouTube at Sundance. Casey was dialed in for a live speaker. He was comedic, inspiring and intelligent on several levels. Neistat opened the forum with stories on his progression from working on personal home videos to
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It Felt Like Love at Big Muddy Photography and words by: Matthew
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Big Muddy Film Festival at SIUC Words by Matthew McGuire The Big
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An Honorable 30th Year Celebration at Sundance Words and photography by: Matthew
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