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Giant City State Park offers hiking trails and healthy ways to connect with nature
[av_heading heading='Sandstone bluffs, rock climbing and outdoor recreation at Giant City ' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] [av_one_half first]On October 4, I visited Giant City State Park for an afternoon of hiking in Southern Illinois. The park has several trails to choose from including: Post Oak, Devil’s Standtable, Giant City Nature Trail, Stonefort, Indian Creek, Trillium and the Arrowwood trail. My first trail was on Devil's Standtable. I found out that visitors can rock climb to the summit, or hike around the bluffs to reach the top. It was more enjoyable
An update on the Animas River in Colorado
[av_heading heading='Mountain Studies Institute examines the Animas River' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Two months ago, on August 5, the Animas River was polluted from a spill of waste water left by Gold King Mine. Over three million gallons of toxic mining waste was indirectly released into the river during surveillance by the Environmental Protection Agency near Durango, Colorado. The mainstream media has gone against the EPA on this issue, but doesn't seem to be upset with their regulation of Volkswagen vehicles from polluting the atmosphere. Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) is an
Time travel with ALO for their new release Tangle Of Time on Brushfire Records
[av_fullscreen size='extra_large' animation='slide' autoplay='false' interval='5' control_layout='' scroll_down='aviaTBscroll_down'] [av_fullscreen_slide slide_type='image' id='11736' position='center center' video='http://' mobile_image='' video_cover='' title='ALO' custom_title_size='' custom_content_size='' caption_pos='caption_right caption_right_framed caption_framed' link_apply='' link='lightbox' link_target='' button_label='Click me' button_color='light' link1='manually,http://' link_target1='' button_label2='Click me' button_color2='light' link2='manually,http://' link_target2='' font_color='' custom_title='' custom_content='' overlay_opacity='0.5' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern=''] Tangle Of Time album release Photo by: Jay Blakesberg [/av_fullscreen_slide] [/av_fullscreen] [av_heading tag='h2' padding='10' heading='Tour through time with ALO ' color='' style='blockquote modern-quote modern-centered' custom_font='' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' custom_class=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] [av_textblock size='' font_color='' color=''] ALO, a San Francisco-based alternative rock group, rallies strong with their recent release Tangle of Time. The album was supported with Pledge
AURA Music and Arts Festival hosts The Disco Biscuits, ALO, The Heavy Pets and more in March 2016
[av_heading heading='AURA 2016 Phase 1 acts featuring the return of The Disco Biscuits' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Disco Biscuits return for the 2016 AURA Music Festival at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL March 3 – 5, 2016. Additional acts on the phase 1 lineup include: ALO, The Main Squeeze, The Heavy Pets performing a special '80s inspired set, Turkuaz, Pink Talking Fish, American Babies, and many more. Browse all of the phase one acts below. Early Bird Tickets on Sale Monday, October 5 ALO is releasing
Tesla Motors releases an electric SUV known as Model X
[av_heading heading='Elon Musk demos the Model X with Tesla Motors' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Tesla Motors has just released their electric SUV to the market, and audiences are buzzing about the Model X. The company held an official release event on Tuesday, September 29 at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California with host Elon Musk. He covers the latest developments within automotive technology with the release of the Model X. "It is incredibly important we move to a sustainable world, and the sooner we do it, the better it is." -
The New Mastersounds new album Made For Pleasure out on October 2
[av_heading heading='U.S. Tour Begins Tonight In Phoenix' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The New Mastersounds, natives from Leeds, United Kingdom travel across the United States this fall to support their latest release Made For Pleasure. Royal Potato Family Records is a Brooklyn-based record label that is distributing their latest album. Made For Pleasure was recorded in New Orleans. Guitarist for the group, Eddie Roberts goes over the title to the album, and how it reflects with the band. "The album's title is very much the ethos of the band," guitar Eddie Roberts
Mamby On The Beach Recap | Short Film by Vitae Sessions
[av_heading heading='React Presents: The Mamby On The Beach | Official After Movie' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Mamby On The Beach was held for the first time at Oakwood Beach on July 11 & 12, with 25,000 people in attendance. The headlining acts included: Empire of the Sun, Passion Pit, and Phantogram. “It was an honor to play the first ever Mamby. All this positive energy, the beach, the water and the Chicago skyline in the background surely made it something else.” – Claptone “Mamby was a surreal and beautiful experience, especially
Amazon Prime and Universal Music Group Connect
[av_heading heading='Universal Music Group Now on Amazon Prime' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Amazon announced today that Prime members in the U.S. and U.K. will now have access to even more great music with popular and award-winning Universal Music Group artists that are now available for unlimited listening on Prime Music. A long list of music labels hold a spot within UMG including: Interscope Geffen A&M, Motown Records and EMI. Out of the big three major record labels, UMG is the largest compared to Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group. This marks another
For Use And Delight by Promised Land Sound out on October 2
[av_heading heading='Promised Land Sound rise out of Nashville' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Promised Land Sound carries a bold style of Nashville roots music with their upcoming release titled For Use And Delight on Paradise of Bachelors Records on Friday, October 2. 'Otherworldly Pleasures' grabbed my attention and showcased an acoustic/electric mix of downtempo rock that reminded me of the Weezer in the '90s. The band has two guitar players that mirror each other well on this album. The backstory behind the band features bassist and singer Joey Scala and his younger
Big Grams showcase industrial hip-hop with Phantogram and Big Boi | Album Review
[av_heading heading='Phantogram and Big Boi combine to present Big Grams' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Jessa Brooke [/av_heading] Phantogram and Big Boi have made collaboration history with their recent release Big Grams on Epic Records. The amazing thing about the power of music is the individual interpretation that is unique to the listener. Each person is listening for differing reasons. For some, the lyrics speak to them, and for others, the beat is all they hear and some. In connection to creating memories tied to a song or an artist. Similar to reading a book, music
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