#Music Events

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Celebrating Thanksgiving with Bluegrass Harmony

Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, family, and reflection, and what better way to enhance this festive spirit than with the warm sounds of bluegrass music? Rooted in American history, bluegrass embodies the essence of community and storytelling, making it the perfect soundtrack for this holiday.

Imagine gathering around the dinner table, the aroma of roasted turkey and pumpkin pie wafting in the air, as the lively strumming of banjos and the sweet tones of a fiddle fill the room. Bluegrass, with its rich harmonies and upbeat rhythms, invites everyone to share their stories and express their thanks. It’s a genre that celebrates life’s simple joys, much like the Thanksgiving tradition itself.

Whether it’s classic songs like “Molly and Tenbrooks” or modern renditions from artists like The Infamous Stringdusters, bluegrass can elevate your Thanksgiving gathering. So, this year, as you carve the turkey and raise a glass, let the vibrant notes of bluegrass music carry your hearts and minds to a place of gratitude and connection.

Happy Thanksgiving! Let the music play and the memories unfold.

[365dressestome]

Best Dreessed of 2023 268/365

Selena Gomez Wore Giuseppe di Morabito To The Music + Health Summit

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ULTRAVIOLET VISIONS: Electronicon 4 and UVF Year 2

Hello everyone! Econ 4 is finally here this week and although I couldn't make it to NYC, I'm here to share and shed light on a couple new Vapor releases, as well as talk about some new changes to the ULTRAVIOLET-FUTURE label to come for Year 2!

Let's start off with...UVF Year 2 Roster Announcement!

With the start of our second year of UVF, the label is now an official label account on Bandcamp! This is an idea that I've thought about for a while now and I'm so happy to announce our starting roster with artists: portal.rwb, TRUMAN!, Two Circles, scarecrow_, and salt.bmu. Since starting the label, I've loved interacting with so many different artists and trying to represent their releases in a physical form the best I can. Over the first year there's been a lot of trial and error and now going into year 2 I feel like I know the overall sounds and aesthetics I want UVF to incorporate. Despite having a roster of artists, I am still 100% open to working with outside artists on a release just as I would before the transition. Nothing major has changed in the way of artists being able to submit music to the label, just that now I have a dedicated group of artists I feel best represents the sound of the label and who I want to spotlight their releases. Big thank you to the artists on the roster for entrusting me with their music. At the end of the day there are no strings attached and artists are still free to release solo and work with other labels, but I still appreciate them for allowing me to represent their music. I hope for the roster to grow over time and to continue working with other artists in the future!

Electronicon Weekend

In case you are living under a rock, this weekend there are a plethora of live shows happening in New York revolving around the huge Electronicon 4. I hope everyone out there in NY this weekend has an insanely good time and please stay safe <3. Although I couldn't make it this year, my heart is there in spirit with you all and I hope I can finally make it out next year!

Last night was the 2023 Summer Slushy Festival hosted with the help of Geometric Lullably, Pad Chennington, Dolphin Uppercut, and Vaperror of 100Plus Records. This is the first event they've put on together and has an insane lineup of artists jam packed into one night. The night was split into two stages so fans could jump back and forth to try and catch their favorite artist's sets throughout the night. There was also a live stream of both the indoor and outdoor stages so that people at home could tune in and catch some of the sets! I didn't get to tune in much but if I were there, I definitely would've tried to catch the Vaperror, TOWERS, desert sand feels warm at night, Discoholic, and Days of Blue sets just to name a couple favorites. Hope everyone had a great time last night and I wish the best for the future of Summer Slushy Fest!

Today and tomorrow are the days of the highly anticipated "Electronicon 4"! The event is being split into a 2 day festival for the first time and is still unknown as to the schedule for day 2. Some insane artists are new to this years lineup like Enraile, Datagirl, James Ferraro, and 18 Carat Affair! Obviously if I made it to Econ this year I would HAVE to catch the DDS and Giant Claw sets being a huge shroudie, as well as the George Clanton, Enraile, Esprit, and FM Skyline sets to name a few. This is usually the biggest show of the year for so many artists and thank you to George for continuing to put on these huge events!

The tape swap is a tradition to follow every Electronicon and this year is now a full on event with a huge lineup of artists and vendors. The event is being hosted by Utopia District and is happening on Sunday the 27th after the days of Electronicon. There are plenty of artists and vendors to choose from like Business Casual, Geolul, Pacific Plaza, First Class Collective, and our friends over at Pause and Reflect just to name a few. If you happen to stop by the Pause and Reflect booth, make sure to pick up a tape and snag a free sampler CD with a track from every one of their releases to really get a taste of what Pause and Reflect is all about (also the CDs were made by me!) and be sure to tell them UVF sent you ;). If I were there I would definitely need to catch the Eyeclick, ZeroRei, Cyber Surfer 3D, and Ahero x Vangoe sets. There is an insane amount of activity happening this weekend in the IRL Vaporwave space! Even just being at home and seeing all the videos and pics of everyone at the Slushy Fest so far already makes me super happy and proud to be a part of such an amazing community. Hope I can one day see you all in the future and share some amazine experiences together <3.

Now that the UVF and IRL stuff has been covered, let's cover a couple new releases!

"4D" by Blank Banshee is finally here after much anticipation from the fans. The tease of a new Blank Banshee album came with a tour announcement with a total of 32 shows! This is actually the first Blank Banshee album I've heard in full surprisingly and this release has definitely had me wanting to dive deeper into their discography. BB has been extremely influential in the uprising of the Vaportrap sub-genre since their beginning with their classic album, "Blank Banshee 0". Their most recent albums "Metamorphasis" and "Music for Menus" have definitely shown BB experimenting with their sound into more avant-garde electronic production. 4D still gives that Vaportrap feel while embracing a much heavier tone with more traditional tropes coming from EDM and House music. The album definitely feels like a cross between background music to hack into the mainframe and club music that would play in a dark underground club with millions of strobes flashing. I love the opener "Run" as it starts off with this heavy, distorted main synth/guitar lead. An incredible start to set the tone for the record as we come down to more mellow tracks like "Sundial" and "Good Times", which feature these infectiously groovy synths accompanied by some nice vocal chops. Overall, I like the heavier more atmospheric approach to the instrumentals BB has brought to the table with 4D. Most of the songs are short, sweet, and to the point, although some may find a few of the tracks to feel a bit samey after the midway point in the record. I feel like in the last couple years there is a rise in much heavier production in Vaporwave releases and 4D is a prime example of that. Favorite Tracks: Run, Good Times, Trojan Horse, Spirit Season, Trojan

George Clanton has finally returned with their latest release "Ooh Rap I Ya". Its been a couple years since their last release "Slide" in 2018, which really put the spotlight on George Clanton for newcomers to the scene like me. After cherishing Slide for the past 3 years since I first heard it, I wondered time and time again what a new George Clanton album would sound like. After an album like "100% Electronica", they've definitely seemed to go for a much cleaner polish to their production while still keeping a more hazy, hypnagogic, and atmospheric sound. Ooh Rap I Ya had a couple singles teased during the album rollout including tracks Justify Your Life, I Been Young, Vapor King/SubReal, and F.U.M.L. With the sound coming from these singles, George is definitely embracing sounds of the 90s, particularly in tracks like "I Been Young" with its very playful, head-bopping singing in the verses. The track comes in with one of the most infectious choruses in the whole record. With this song, as well as throughout the rest of the record, George is embracing the thought of growing older into a stage of maturity while still highlighting his past youth and learning from it rather than dwelling on the past. The track "Justify Your Life" is another smooth track with George singing in a much softer tone until the song starts to explode leading up to the chorus. George is talking about starting over and embracing a newer beginning and justifying your life. The rest of the album starts with the huge opener "Everything That I Want" that starts the record off with a bang. This is easily my favorite track from the record with an instrumental that feels larger than life and a chorus that makes you want to sing along at the top of your lungs. George is expressing feelings of having everything but not having "you" and how there is regret along the path of having it all. This track sets the tone of the record beautifully and leaves the listener feeling a longing/regret for a time that once was compared to the current day. Later in the track list we have the song "Punching You Down" which is an instant bop with its bouncy synths and "What does it feeeel like?" refrain throughout the song. I just know that when George plays this song live, the whole crowd is just gonna be screaming "What does it feel like" at the top of their lungs throughout the song. The track is definitely talking down on a particular somebody or group of people and talks about how "You're the only one that isn't laughing". "You Hold The Key and I Found It" is a more somber cut in the record that starts with this very airy, atmospheric instrumental with a lot of strings and woodwind instruments. The tracks come to fruition with George's classic laid back drum beats and cool hazy lead vocals. The track is much more of a vibe to the listener and much less about any main topic or idea and rather delivers an instrumental that keeps on trucking on and puts you in a trance. Later in the album, we get the closing track "For You, I Will". There aren't really lyrics to the song, but more of a vocal chant of "For You" throughout the track, accompanied by backing chants from the artist Hatchie. This puts the album to an end in typical George Clanton fashion by closing off with a bombastic ending just like we started off with. After waiting many years for a new release, George Clanton does not disappoint with Ooh Rap I Ya. Not sure if it takes the crown for favorite George album like Slide does but nevertheless still is an extremely enjoyable and consistent listen that I'm sure everyone would love. Favorite Tracks: Everything That I Want, Justify Your Life, Punching You Down, F.U.M.L, For You, I Will

Apologies for not getting to talk about too many releases this week. There are a couple other albums I wanted to touch on recently but have been preoccupied with other UVF things as well as finishing up my latest collab album with Truman. I'll be sure to cover a couple more releases in the next blog <3. Hope everyone is doing well out there! If you made it to any of the IRL events this weekend, be sure to share some pics around and I hope you all stay safe. I have had this last week off work and don't go back into work until the first week of September so I've been trying to use this time to catch up on some label work as well as some production on the music side of things. In case you forgot, I make music too! I'm soon to release "Perfect Dawn", the first Lunar Data Garden album with good friend of mine Truman sometime next month hopefully, and I have plans in the works to start releasing more music on the portal.rwb side of things in the form of EPs/Mixtapes in between my big mainline albums. Until then, thank you for reading my blog, be sure to follow UVF on all our socials and join our Discord server! I try to check in on everyone daily in there and share news sneak peaks to things from time to time. Love you all and see you next week! -portal from UVF

[indigaux]

Evrythng Hrtz

Like the five elements that construct the universe, these handful of artists are coming together to harmonize an intense sonic experience that builds up the energy the room, and breaks down our expectations. Throw away everything you thought you knew about “good music” and prepare to enter a nu world of sound. Built by artists, sustained by audience: let’s generate a new haven together!

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Bristol DJs & Music Producers!

Bristol Collaborative Arts (BCA) is hosting an event in collaboration with Lost Track of Time events. On March 23rd, BCA will be fusing moving digital art with some of the best of Bristol's up-and-coming DJs.

Join them next week at Four Quarters or express interest in performing over on Tabb!

[soundoftheisle]

Upcoming Irish Festival - Life Festival

Life Festival is back and better than ever this year with a whole host of world renowned acts ready to make their way to Mullingar. Carl Cox, I Hate Models, Patrick Topping and Belters Only are only a few of the acts that the notorious festival have announced on their lineup. With a hugely successful history of hosting events not to be missed the Life team have huge hopes of adding another one to the history books after the long let off they had during the Pandemic. We here at Sound of the isle are certainly going to be there and we hope some of you can join us! Life Festival takes place this year from the 26th-28th of May and if you are interested in going a link to their website will be provided below.

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50 Cent Announces First-Ever Las Vegas Residency: "50 Cent: In Da Club"

50 Cent, the multitalented rapper, entrepreneur, and cultural icon, is about to take over Las Vegas for the first time ever. Known for his game-changing contributions to music, television, and business, 50 Cent will launch his highly anticipated residency, “50 Cent: In Da Club,” at PH Live, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. This six-show extravaganza kicks off on December 27, 2024, and concludes…

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Captivating Music Photography by Martin Worster

The heart of live music with Martin Worster stunning photography. From indie to jazz, experience the energy and emotion of every performance.

Martin captures a wide range of music genres including indie jazz rock and more showcasing the diversity of the music scene His photography focuses on live concerts capturing the raw energy and emotion of performances Martin's work is known for its high quality with professional-grade images that highlight the essence of each event He often interacts with artists providing a unique perspective and intimate shots that go beyond the stage In addition to concerts, Martin covers various music events festivals and private gigs offering comprehensive coverage Based in Los Angeles Martin has access to a vibrant music scene allowing him to photograph a variety of events and artists His portfolio includes a mix of well-known artists and emerging talents reflecting his versatility and passion for music photography

Book Martin Worster for your next music event to capture unforgettable moments: https://martinworsterphotography.com/music/

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Anyways what kind of music do you think Eri listens to

[gospelsong]

Join us at The Voice of Gospel Music Events, where the spirit of gospel comes alive through uplifting performances and inspiring gatherings. Celebrate the joy of gospel music with renowned artists, soulful choirs, and vibrant community events that resonate with faith and harmony. Visit The Voice of Gospel to discover upcoming events and experience the transformative power of gospel music. Don’t miss out on these unforgettable celebrations of faith and music!

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Core Music Events 2024

Core Music EventsUnique. Interesting. Where in the world are we going next? The Cure on the Main Stage at Bestival Toronto finale. Photo: Cherryl Bird The definitive guide to music performances, live shows, concerts, festivals, conferences and streaming events in your city. List your event in this directory for free. Updated Thursdays. Core Music Events: Send us your events Continue reading…

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One app for all your music needs

Immerse yourself in a sonic wonderland, where you can groove to tunes, connect with fellow music lovers, and even unleash your inner DJ. Discover hidden gems and rising stars, amplify your own tracks, and tune into global radio stations – all under one roof, absolutely free.

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Taylor Swift

Tickets to The Eras Tour by Gorila Travel #TaylorSwift #ErasTour #ConcertTickets #MusicEvents #LivePerformances #TaylorSwiftTourDates #TaylorSwiftTickets #PopMusic #MusicEntertainment Having trouble finding tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour? We have’em! The Eras Tour is the ongoing sixth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who described it as a journey through all of her…

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SHOW ALERT:

Mitar (Improv/Folk)

Dandelion Lakewood (Balkan, Turkish, Psychedelic Folk)

8 February 2024

Hillcrest Coffee

119 Hillcrest St, Lakeland, FL

Doors: 7pm

Show: 8pm

$10 pwyc

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Harmony Clash: Dayton's Sonic Showdown of the Bands

The 2024 Dayton, Ohio Battle of the Bands at The Brightside music and event venue (905 E 3rd St, Dayton, Ohio) marks a significant local cultural event that brings together diverse musical talents and showcases the vibrant local music scene. This annual contest has become a cornerstone for emerging artists, providing them with a platform to exhibit their skills, connect with the community, and…