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  • Southern Illinois. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Tour the Shawnee National Forest and Ferne Clyffe on YouTube

By |August 7th, 2015|Categories: Fiction, Film News, Illinois, Local News, Photography, Reflections|Tags: , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Round Bluff Nature Preserve Hiking Tour' 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] Southern Illinois provides a wide selection of outdoor activities for residents to partake in during the summer months. On Thursday, August 6 I traveled to Ferne Clyffe outside of Goreville, Illinois for a hike at the Round Bluff Nature Preserve. The playlist below features a set of videos I put together for a group project that I am helping with for an online class. The class is based around screenwriting, and I wanted to connect my group members with

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  • Blue Sky Winery, Makanda, Illinois on 08/03/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Taste the Norton and Vignoles at Blue Sky Winery

By |August 4th, 2015|Categories: Culinary, Local News, Music News, National News, Photography, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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  • Yowie at WDBX Summer Street Fest 2015. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

WDBX Summer Street Fest 2015 | Review & Photos

By |July 18th, 2015|Categories: Carbondale, Illinois, Local News, Music News, National News, Photography, Reviews, United States|Tags: , , , , , , |

[av_slideshow_full size='featured' stretch='' animation='slide' autoplay='false' interval='5' control_layout='av-control-default' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' attach='scroll'] [av_slide_full slide_type='image' id='10493' video='' mobile_image='' video_format='' video_ratio='' title='Yowie' custom_title_size='' custom_content_size='' caption_pos='caption_right caption_right_framed caption_framed' link_apply='' link='lightbox' link_target='' button_label='' button_color='light' link1='manually,http://' link_target1='' button_label2='' button_color2='light' link2='manually,http://' link_target2='' font_color='' custom_title='' custom_content='' overlay_opacity='0.1' overlay_color='' overlay_pattern='' overlay_custom_pattern=''] Live at WDBX 91.1 Summer Street Fest [/av_slide_full] [/av_slideshow_full] [av_one_half first min_height='' vertical_alignment='' space='' custom_margin='' margin='0px' padding='0px' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' background_color='' src='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat'] [av_heading tag='h3' padding='10' heading='Summer Traditions in Downtown Carbondale' color='' style='blockquote modern-quote' custom_font='' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' custom_class=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] [av_textblock size='' font_color='' color=''] WDBX 91.1 fm community radio

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  • Florence + The Machine at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on 06/14/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | Sunday Recap

By |June 20th, 2015|Categories: Bonnaroo, Fashion, Film News, Music News, National News, Non-Fiction, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, Tennessee, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sunday morning broke with a peaceful sunrise over the festival grounds. It was bittersweet knowing that it was the last day of the event.

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  • Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on 06/13/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | Saturday Recap

By |June 20th, 2015|Categories: Bonnaroo, Interviews, Music News, National News, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, STS9, Tennessee, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bonnaroo is the melting pot of national and international culture.

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  • Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on 06/12/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | Friday Recap

By |June 20th, 2015|Categories: Bonnaroo, Fashion, Interviews, Music News, National News, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, Tennessee, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Friday featured live performances with a wide range of musical, comedic, educative and cinematic genres of art to experience in a live setting.

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  • Odesza interview. Bonnaroo 2015. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Bonnaroo Music Festival Artist Spotlight | Odesza Interview

By |June 13th, 2015|Categories: Bonnaroo, Interviews, Music News, National News, Photography, Seattle, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Northwest Music Movement Featuring an Interview with Clayton Knight and Harrison Mills Odesza, an electronic duo from Seattle brought the heat to This Tent on Friday night from 1:00-2:15 a.m. Before their powerful and sweaty set, I was able to speak with them about their trip to Bonnaroo, their thoughts on the festival, and upcoming projects they have lined up. Their live performance was a brilliant mixture of electronic dance music, a strong horn section and a diehard crowd that swelled to a max at one point. Odesza is mainly comprised of Clayton Knight and Harrison Mills. I found

Bonnaroo Music Festival | Thursday Evening Recap

By |June 12th, 2015|Categories: Bonnaroo, Gramatik, Music News, National News, Photography, Tennessee, United States|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Thursday is setup to showcase fresh, new artists on the smaller stages to ramp up the crowd for a long weekend of live music.

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  • Reverend Peyton. Photo by: Nicholas Hess

The Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band | Review + Photos

By |April 29th, 2015|Categories: Morgantown, Music News, National News, Photography, Reviews, West Virginia|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='An Evening of So Delicious Acoustic Soul at 123 Pleasant St.' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote modern-centered' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Photography by: Nicholas Hess Words by: Jenny Ozga [/av_heading] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC7713-199x300.jpg' attachment='9264' attachment_size='medium' align='right' animation='bottom-to-top' styling='' hover='av-hover-grow' link='lightbox' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff'][/av_image] The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band has done it again. They returned to Morgantown, WV on Monday, April 27, 2015, and turned a relaxed crowd into a stomping, shouting group of passionate participants. The chemistry between Breezy Peyton (washboard/tambourine player), Reverend Peyton (guitar player and songwriter), and Ben Bussell (drummer) on stage goes

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Cabinet with Grand Ole Ditch | Concert Review

By |April 4th, 2015|Categories: Morgantown, Music News, National News, Photography, Reviews, West Virginia|Tags: , , , , |

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