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  • Mountain Jam 2017 lineup. Photo by: The Infamous Stringdusters

Mountain Jam 2017 with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers & Steve Miller Band

By |November 14th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Music News, National News, New York, Previews, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Revivalists, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

Mountain Jam 2017 has just announced their initial lineup with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers headlining the event along with The Steve Miller Band. The festival is set to return to Hunter, New York in the Catskill Mountains June 16 - 18. This marks the thirteenth annual Mountain Jam Music Festival. Additional acts include: Gary Clark Jr., Peter Frampton, Michael Franti and Spearhead, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, The Strumbellas, Shovels and Rope, The Revivalists, The Infamous Stringdusters, White Denim, Elephant Revival, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, River Whyless with more artists to be announced. The festival

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How Climate Will Change during the Donald Trump Era

By |November 14th, 2016|Categories: Clean Energy, Economy, Environment, Featured, National News, Politics, United States, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , |

Donald Trump is currently in a state of transition after claiming the presidency during the 2016 election. "The (DEP) Department of Environmental is killing us environmentally." - Donald Trump (04/2016) That quote summarizes the amount of time and energy Trump has spent learning about different departments of the government. Or it is him playing dumb about a topic he knows about well, but doesn't want to appear knowledgeable. What he meant to say, possibly, is the (EPD) the Environmental Protection Department limits corporations to generate revenue with regulations. One of the positive elements to Trump's environment plan is his

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  • The Rock in Escape From Calypso Island. Photo by: The Rock / YouTube

The Rock Evolves with Virtual Reality on YouTube in “Escape From Calypso Island”

By |November 14th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Google, Pop Culture, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

One of the most intriguing YouTube channels that is independently produced is by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. In one of his recent projects, The Rock captured the creativity behind virtual reality on YouTube. He worked with Seven Bucks Productions to collaborate on an engaging project titled Escape From Calypso Island. The Rock makes a cameo, and works as the narrator to the story. His words of wisdom during the nail biting moments creates a contrastive layer of comedy. The holiday season will see a large number of new headsets enter households for the first time. One of the primary locations for

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Explore the Top Twenty YouTube Channels in Illinois

By |November 14th, 2016|Categories: Carbondale, Champaign-Urbana, Chance the Rapper, Chicago, Economy, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Illinois, National News, Pop Culture, Umphrey's McGee, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

YouTube Red is amping up their original content with ads running in movie theaters this winter. Online users that watch YouTube videos can experience it ad-free with YouTube Red. As an independent media producer for YouTube, I recently sent a pitch to the company on working more together in 2017. During the pitch, I mentioned that I would create a list of the top YouTube channels in Illinois to show our value in comparison to other media producers within the fifth largest state. Since YouTube does not currently have a ratings system for the channels per state, I'm going

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  • Winter tour dates showcasing KW's newest project, "Shut the Folk Up & Listen" ft. Leo Kottke, Keller Williams. Photo by: Keller Williams

Shut the Folk Up & Listen Featuring Leo Kottke and Keller Williams

By |November 13th, 2016|Categories: Atlanta, Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, Keller Williams, Music News, National News, New York City, St. Louis, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

Keller Williams and Leo Kottke are going to travel the United States in early 2017 on the 'Shut the Folk Up and Listen Tour.' The two acoustic guitarists will be starting their run in the Ridgefield, Connecticut on January 12. They will travel down to Florida and across the United States. The venues that they are set to play at are intimate, and tickets may sell out quickly for certain shows. Leo Kottke, singer and songwriter from Athens, Georgia, most known for his complex and detailed acoustic guitar playing from the late '60s and early '70s. Recently worked on

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Dave Chappelle Performs Stand-Up Comedy on Saturday Night Live

By |November 13th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, National News, New York City, Politics, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

Saturday Night Live hosted one of the most anticipated televised stand-up comedy acts featuring Dave Chappelle. In concert with the A Tribe Called Quest performing on SNL, Dave Chapelle dropped by Rockefeller/NBC Studios in New York to share his insight and comedy. This also marked the first record that ATCQ has released in 17 years. The hip-hop pioneers have recently released We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service. Stream 'We the People' from the latest album. https://youtu.be/eAoqWu6wmfI Below is the stand-up featuring Dave Chapelle. He also worked together with SNL to conduct to skits that are

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Adobe Creative Cloud 2017 Updates with an Adobe MAX 2016 Overview

By |November 11th, 2016|Categories: California, Featured, Film News, National News, Sundance Film Festival, Tech News, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Adobe has recently released new products and updates for the Creative Cloud platform at Adobe MAX 2016. These latest upgrades to software have also been packaged with programs such as Project Felix. “This year, we’ll be showcasing amazing breakthroughs in experience design, photography, virtual reality, character animation and 3D compositing.” - Bryan Lamkin, executive vice president and general manager, Digital Media at Adobe Adobe and Business Wire release a statement covering the latest updates: Premiere Pro For filmmakers, advancements in virtual reality, character animation and 3D across Adobe’s video tools set the stage for the future of video. The next

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  • Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival 2017 Lineup. Photo provided.

Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2017 Delivers Kings of Leon, Usher & The Roots

By |November 10th, 2016|Categories: Bassnectar, Entertainment, Featured, Florida, Flume, Galactic, GRiZ, Music News, National News, Okeechobee, Pretty Lights, Previews, TAUK, The Revivalists, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2017 has just announced their lineup featuring Kings of Leon, Usher & The Roots, Bassnectar, The Lumineers, Flume and over 70 artists in the first wave. “We are excited to build upon the success of OMF 16. This year’s lineup is great and we have more surprises to come. We are opening up more of our amazing property for people to explore, and continuing to invest in art and the overall festival experience. Can’t wait to open the doors on March 2nd!”- Kevin Collinsworth (Soundslinger CEO) The festival started off last year with a

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  • Gem and Jam 2017 lineup. Photo provided.

Gem and Jam 2017 Tuscon Style Preview

By |November 10th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, EOTO, Featured, Festivals, Gramatik, Lotus, Music News, National News, Previews, The Infamous Stringdusters, United States, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Gem and Jam, the eclectic festival celebrating music, art, and rare gems and minerals, is returning for its 11th year on February 3-5 and is anticipated to be better than ever. This year, Gem and Jam will be held at the Pima County Fairgrounds, a 640 acre venue set in the desert just south of Tuscon. With a diverse lineup including Gramatik, The Floozies, Lotus, The Trancident, The Motet, and the Infamous Stringdusters, jam, funk and electronic music are seamlessly blended and served up with a side of bluegrass. https://youtu.be/DZ6yrWkdaJw Headlining this year’s Gem and Jam is Gramatik,

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  • Nataly Dawn album artwork for Haze. Photo provided.

Nataly Dawn Tours the West Coast with New Music from Haze

By |November 9th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Los Angeles, Music News, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , |

Nataly Dawn, singer and songwriter from Northern California, will tour major cities on the West Coast this week. Recently, Dawn released a video for the song 'For the Record' on YouTube. The production behind the video is professional, and the tone of the videography matches her point of view on the concept to the album. Now as a 30-year-old, she finds herself in a period of self-reflection in life. “I called the album Haze because that was my general state when I was writing these songs,” she says, “It’s that feeling of ‘walking around in a haze.’ The uncertainty

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