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#HangoutFest | Friday Live Coverage

By |May 16th, 2014|Categories: Alabama, Gulf Shores, Hangout Music Festival, Music News, National News, Reviews|

[av_heading heading='Hangout Fest Kicks Off with Girl Talk, Wolfmother + More' tag='h2' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading]   Welcome to the 5th Annual Hangout Music Festival located once again in Gulf Shores, Alabama. This year the beach is open to select guests, there is six stages with the addition of the Red Bull Sound Select Stage, and the event is sold out with close to 40,000 guests in attendance. The Pre-Party provided high caliber performances by Girl Talk, Dumpstaphunk, Wolfmother and many more. 92.1 has a live radio broadcast streaming all weekend for locals that may not be

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Soundings: An Evening of Sound Art | Live Exhibit

By |May 5th, 2014|Categories: Film News, Music News, Nashville, National News, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, Tennessee|Tags: , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Needham's MCMA Troubadours Take on Nashville' tag='h2' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_heading heading='Written by: Matthew McGuire' tag='h5' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_slideshow size='gallery' animation='slide' autoplay='false' interval='5'] [av_slide id='4919'] [av_slide id='4921'] [av_slide id='4920'] [av_slide id='4923'] [/av_slideshow] Track One on 4th Ave. in Nashville, TN and gradate students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale worked together to host Soundings: An Evening of Sound Art and Performance on Saturday, May 3. The Swamp Tigers cut a live record with the help from Alex Kirt, The Woodbox Gang lead singer and guitarist. In addition to Kirt's live performance a list

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SIUC Fashion Design Show | Video Collection

By |April 25th, 2014|Categories: Carbondale, Fashion, Illinois, Local News, Music News, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Southern Illinois University Carbondale Fashion Design and Merchandising Spring Showcase' tag='h2' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_heading heading='Produced by: Matthew McGuire' tag='h3' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AAA_8868.png' attachment='4850' align='right' animation='right-to-left' link='' target=''] Sit front row in high definition for the 2014 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Fashion Design Merchandising Student Showcase hosted by Macy's, The Buckle, SIUC and the Carbondale Mall. The event was conducted in a packed ballroom on campus at SIUC on Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. Browse top tier fashion designers from youthful up and comers in the design industry.

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Flipboard | The Hottest Summer Events

By |April 21st, 2014|Categories: All Good Music Festival, Australia, Big Gigantic, Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Europe, Festivals, Film News, Gramatik, Hangout Music Festival, Interviews, Jack Johnson, Local News, Lotus, Moe., Music News, National News, North America, North Coast Music Festival, OutKast, Paper Diamond, Photography, Pop Culture, Reflections, Reviews, Sports, Summer Camp Music Festival, Summer Set Music Festival, Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Tech News, The Disco Biscuits, Umphrey's McGee, Widespread Panic, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Swipe Like An Egyptian ' tag='h2' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_heading heading='Produced by: Matthew McGuire' tag='h6' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_hr ] [av_gallery ids='4801,4802,4803,4804,4805' style='thumbnails' preview_size='portfolio' crop_big_preview_thumbnail='avia-gallery-big-crop-thumb' thumb_size='masonry' columns='5' imagelink='lightbox' lazyload='avia_lazyload'] [av_icon_box icon='ue839' font='entypo-fontello' position='left' title='Flipboard in 2014' link='manually,https://flipboard.com/profile/CrescentVale' linktarget='' linkelement='both'] Scroll through the biggest and best festivals of the year with our Flipboard online magazine series. We aim to provide a multimedia viewing experience for large scale events nationwide. Our goal moving forward will be to keep up on the events we promote now, and expand to more international news and media

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Gramatik, BRANX, Gibbz, + Russ Liquid | Photos, Show Review

By |April 12th, 2014|Categories: Carbondale, Gramatik, Illinois, Music News, National News, Photography, Reviews, Summer Camp Music Festival|Tags: , , , , |

[av_slideshow size='featured' animation='slide' autoplay='false' interval='5'] [av_slide id='4705'] [av_slide id='4707'] [av_slide id='4709'] [av_slide id='4710'] [av_slide id='4713'] [av_slide id='4714'] [av_slide id='4715'] [av_slide id='4716'] [av_slide id='4717'] [av_slide id='4718'] [/av_slideshow] [av_hr class='default' height='50' shadow='no-shadow' position='center'] [av_heading heading='Lowtempo Records Fire Up at the Copper Dragon' tag='h3' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_heading heading='Words and Photos by: Matthew McGuire ' tag='h6' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] "There comes a time in a human life when you reach the so-called ‘age of reason’ and realize that there are so many irrational beliefs, shameless contradictions and illogical restrictions inflicted upon society for various malicious

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Aloe Blacc Lift Your Spirit | Album Review

By |March 12th, 2014|Categories: Aloe Blacc, Music News, National News, Reviews, Top 10: 2014, World News|Tags: , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='8.3' tag='h1' color='custom-color-heading' custom_font='#5c705a' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] [av_progress ] [av_progress_bar title='Overall Production Value' progress='90' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue8de' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Standout in Genre' progress='95' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue83f' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Guests and Featured Musicians' progress='85' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue80b' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Vocals' progress='80' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue8a7' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Instrumentation' progress='90' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue800' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Social Impact' progress='70' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue864' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Provocativeness ' progress='90' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue802' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Growth in Sound' progress='95' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue8c7' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Percentage of Must-Listen to Tracks' progress='60' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue860' font='entypo-fontello'] [av_progress_bar title='Length of Album' progress='75' color='green' icon_select='yes' icon='ue8aa' font='entypo-fontello'] [/av_progress]

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Google Plus | Google Analytics

By |February 22nd, 2014|Categories: Clean Energy, Global, Reviews, Tech News, World News|Tags: , , |

Words by Matthew McGuire Google Steps Up in Social Media Google Plus users will be able to monitor their websites connected with Google now directly from their dashboard. They have been making additions to the users dashboard section of the platform, and these recent upgrades are exciting news for web producers. Google has been in a beta stage with their social network for years. One of their biggest assets that they have to offer consumers via social networking is their defined analytics. Recently they have started to provide analytics for the G+ users, and the wait is now over. Clients

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Big Muddy Film Festival | Shorts | It Felt Like Love

By |February 21st, 2014|Categories: Big Muddy FIlm Festival, Carbondale, Festivals, Film News, Illinois, National News, Photography, Previews, Reviews, United States|Tags: , , |

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

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Fictional Storytelling | The Catacombs of Alto Pass

By |February 9th, 2014|Categories: Fiction, Local News, National News, Pop Culture, Reviews, World News|Tags: , , |

The Catacombs of Alto Pass on PRX Dive into the deep an damp world of Edgar Allen Poe with an updated version of his 1846 "The Cask of Amontillado". We have remade the historic tale to meet the demands of a new generation. Listen in to our first fictional tale on PRX.

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Sundance Film Festival | Photos and Review

By |January 29th, 2014|Categories: Festivals, Film News, Global, Interviews, National News, North America, Park City, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival, United States, Utah, World News|Tags: , , , , , |

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

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