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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 | 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
Sundance Film Festival | Films Not to Miss List
Must-See Films at Sundance 2014 Written by Matthew McGuire Photo by Leah Peasley The time has once again come for independent filmmakers and one of the most sophisticated audiences in world to unite in Park City, Utah. Thousands of international attendees will be taking over the growing resort town from January 16-26. Over the past two decades the event has expanded from Park City to providing venues in Salt Lake City to screen films during the festival. Be on the lookout for the following breakthrough films to leave a impression on the film mecca within the Rocky Mountains. "Life Itself"
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 2014 | Preview
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Those Darlins and Diane Coffee | Review – Photos
The Indie Scene in Carbondale Words and Photos by: Matthew McGuire Carbondale, Ill - Over the past several months, the world has been ignited by the indie sounds of Those Darlins. Major music publications have been covering this up-and-coming band, and we are honored to have covered one of their performances with Diane Coffee at the Hangar 9 this past Friday. Han Ma & the Camaros, a Nashville-based group, opened the show around 9 p.m.Their show was low key, and a good way to start the night off. Diane Coffee performed after Han Ma & the Camaros. Both opening bands
Beats Antique A Thousand Face – Act 1 | Album Review
A Thousand Faces - Act 1 A Thousand Faces - Act 1 Beats Antique has released "A Thousand Faces - Act 1" and they are excited to share it with the world. After recently getting to know the band during the summer, I found myself donating to their Kickstarter project for this album, and following all the action that has gone into their release. Kickstarter fans can also expect their merchandise in the near future. The band's PR team mentioned the items have been sent out via their social network. Tommy Cappel, drummer for Beats Antique, talked with
The 4th Annual Werk Out Festival | Review
The Werks Host A Classic Event in Ohio Words & Photography by: Matthew McGuire Werk Out Festival Thornville, Ohio - The Werks hosted their 4th Werk Out Festival just outside of Columbus next to Buckeye Lake September 12 - 14. The Werks, EOTO, Griz, Conspirator, (featuring members of The Disco Biscuits), Ekoostik Hookah, guests, staff and a large cast musicians collectively joined forces in Ohio for one of the last music and camping festivals of the summer. "We try to have a good blend of music. It's not too heavy here, and it's not too heavy there. It
Lotus Monks | Album Review
Lotus "Monks" Features All-Star Cast Lotus released "Monks" on Tuesday, September 10, and we have the lowdown on the album. This piece of material marks another record in the Lotus catalog that I have already grown to love. In the first seven seconds of 'Monk' (Young) the album quickly draws in listeners to their metaphysical realm. Stream "Monks" and Pick Up a Copy with Bandcamp Jesse and Luke produced this record, and I remember talking to Luke about it before their 2012 Summer Camp Music Festival set. He mentioned how the recording process was going for this project. “We have
Casey Neistat Breaks Down YouTube Words and photography by: Matthew McGuire Casey
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Amir Bar-Lev Brings the Heat to Park City Words and photography by:
Must-See Films at Sundance 2014 Written by Matthew McGuire Photo by Leah
Music and Celebration Guide to December 31, 2013 Written by Matthew McGuire
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The Indie Scene in Carbondale Words and Photos by: Matthew McGuire Carbondale,
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Lotus "Monks" Features All-Star Cast Lotus released "Monks" on Tuesday, September 10,