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Lotus at The Pageant on 11/02/13 | Review – Photos
Lotus, Cosby Sweater and The Floozies Fall Tour 2013 [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lotus1102.jpg' attachment='3223' attachment_size='full' align='center' animation='bottom-to-top' styling='' hover='av-hover-grow' link='lightbox' target='' caption='no' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff'] Lotus, Cosby Sweater and The Floozies Live at The Pageant Photography by: Nicholas Hess [/av_image] St. Louis - Three bands and over a thousand spectators from various points of the country collectively joined forces on Saturday, November 2 at the Pageant Theater. Halloween weekend was in full swing as Lotus, Cosby Sweater and The Floozies entertained guests with their electronic/post rock style of production. This review marks the first time that our media outlet has been
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
North Coast Music Festival | Review
North Coast Swarms Chicago DVBBS Chicago - The Fourth Annual North Coast Music Festival swarmed Union Park and a collection of downtown venues Aug. 30 through September 1. The event pushed on through difficult weather on Friday, and celebrated summer’s last stand on Sunday in sunny conditions. Passion Pit, The Disco Biscuits, Nas, Big Gigantic, Afrojack, Wu-Tang Clan, Lotus and many more exciting acts filled the stages over Labor Day Weekend. It provided my first chance to cover the event, and I was excited to interact with the people in Chicago. Friday, August 30 was an important day
Spelunky | Indie Game Review
Spelunky Crashes the Party in the Gaming World For decades large media corporations have controlled, managed, and monopolized how we consume video games, music, films, food and the list goes on. Around the beginning of The Great Recession one may have started to notice a serious shift away from main stream media to alternative outlets that were complete unknowns before the decentralization of media in our country began. As a blog/Internet writer, I am also apart of this independent movement. There was a time when I wanted to be accepted by the main stream media, but after craving my own
Summer Set Music Festival 2013 | Review – Photos
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All Good Music Festival 2013 | Recap | Photos
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Head for the Hills | Blue Ruin – Album Review
Fort Collins Bluegrass Kings Return to the Throne Head for the Hills - Blue Ruin Head for the Hills recently put together a Kickstarter campaign to help finance their latest record Blue Ruin independently with the aid of their fan base. The album was recorded at Swingfingers Studios in Fort Collins, Colorado with additional recording taken place at Steak Labs Studio in Louisville, Colorado. The band is made of up Mike Chappell on mandolin, Adam Kinghorn on guitar, Joe Lessard performs the fiddle, and Matt Loewen on bass. Over the past three years I have built a tight
WDBX 91.1 FM | Summer Block Carnival 2013
Summer Heats up with Volunteers at WDBX WDBX 91.1 FM Radio for Southern Illinois staff and volunteer team setup a Summer Block Carnival with only two months of preparation time. The event shut down a block of downtown Carbondale, Ill to showcase up and coming talent, carnival games and entertainment for the whole family on Saturday, July 13 from 12-9 p.m. Dave Armstrong, station manager, Genie Schropp and Matthew Decker, WDBX DJs helped organize and plan the event. A beautiful group of vendors joined the downtown block party with the cast and crew at WDBX. The radio station wanted to
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The Werks Host A Classic Event in Ohio Words & Photography by:
Lotus "Monks" Features All-Star Cast Lotus released "Monks" on Tuesday, September 10,
North Coast Swarms Chicago DVBBS Chicago - The Fourth Annual
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