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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
Sundance Film Festival | Web Junkie Film Review
Addiction, Society and the Real Issue in Web Junkie Movie stills by: Hilla Medalia and Miao Wang. Photography and words by Matthew McGuire On Wednesday, January 22 I was able to screen the film 'Web Junkie' by Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia. It marked my first international film based in China. The film is in the World Cinema Documentary competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. "Internet Addiction" is not only going on in China. As smart phones have entered the marketplace, more and more people are becoming detached from society in hopes to find recognition online. One might look
Sundance Film Festival | The Devil Makes Three
[av_postslider link='category,447' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] The Devil Makes Three Kick Off A West Coast Tour at Sundance Photography by Erik Philbrook and words by Matthew McGuire The Sundance Music Café and ASCAP celebrated their sixteenth year as Sundance hit its 30 year mark. For those unfamiliar with ASCAP it is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). It is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. The Devil Makes Three is a trio with Pete Bernhard, Cooper McBean, Lucia Turino from Santa Cruz, California. Pete
Sundance Film Festival | The Signal Film Review
William Eubank and Co. at Midnight Words and photography by: Matthew McGuire The cast and crew of 'The Signal' premiered their film on Monday, January 20. This film is apart of the Sundance collection of films being screened late night. William Eubank teamed up with A & E Indie films to help with distribution on this project. Laurence Fishburne stole the film with his incomparable acting chops. Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke and Beau Knapp stepped up as well in this Sci-Fiction tale of computer programming gone very wrong. Eubank has progressed as a filmmaker over the past decade, and with
Sundance Film Festival | The Measure of All Living Things
Sam Green Conducts a Live Screening in Fashion Words and photography by: Matthew McGuire The action continued at the Yarrow Hotel Theater on Monday, January 20 with Sam Green's 'The Measure of All Living Things' with Y Music. Sundance is known for breakthrough creative projects, and Green's live performance hit the nail on the head. It was my first time experiencing a film screening with live narration and a live score from Y Music. Overall, it was the most advantageous project I have witness during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. One of the exciting elements to seeing a show at
Sundance Film Festival | Happy Valley Film Review
Amir Bar-Lev Brings the Heat to Park City Words and photography by: Matthew McGuire The Crescent Vale Network has landed in Park City, and the ride has been unforgettable. We are currently based out of Carbondale, Illinois. After driving for three days, and risking physical health, we have found the true meaning of cinema at Sundance Film Festival. The first film we review is 'Happy Valley' by Amir Bar-Lev. The film runs 100 solid minutes, and was premiered under the Doc Premier category. This screening marked my first time watching film at the Sundance. It was an eye opening experience
Luke the Knife | Concert Review
UV Hippo Gets Rowdy in Colorado with Luke the Knife Words and photos by Matthew McGuire Luke the Knife presented an after party following a BoomBox performance Friday evening, and UV Hippo returned to Colorado in style to open the show. The band had not been in the state in 8 months, and the fans were pumped to catch a free show. Boulder is a booming town that has a vibrant live music scene. Guests can hop from venue to venue in a nearby and inviting downtown area. It was my second time in Boulder. I love the vibe, street
Talib Kweli – Gravitas | Album Review
Championship Music with Talib Kweli Album review written by Matthew McGuire In the latest project by Kweli, he relates the current metaphysical struggles that the world faces to his dripping wet lyrical inspiration from beginning to end. Talib Kweli returns to the studio to release "Gravitas" in late 2013. Currently fans can download the digital album directly from Kweli's main website. This step in self-distribution is one small step for Talib, and one giant leap for independent art. We at Crescent Vale, thrive on independent art. We release all of our own work with very little support from outside distribution
New Year’s Eve 2013 | Preview
Music and Celebration Guide to December 31, 2013 Written by Matthew McGuire The biggest and best films, albums and occasionally the best concerts are produced and released during the end of each year. Last year we covered two NYE runs with Lotus and The Werks in Chicago and the Yonder Mountain String Band in Boulder. This year we are gearing up for events in 2014, and wanted to give our readers a rundown on the biggest and best shows scheduled for New Year's Eve 2013. Go through our anchor tag list to easily review each band's festivites planned for this
Sundance Film Festival | Map and Music Preview
Listen in to the 2014 Sundance Featured Artists on Soundcloud Map Out Sundance 2014 Tour through the different venues being featured at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The event takes place in three separate cities nearby Salt Lake City, Utah. Add locations to your own Google Map. Users can also check out our Calendar Page to find out more on the events surrounding the 37th Sundance Film Festival.
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