Category: Interviews
Celebrating 20 Years of Gathering of The Vibes: Founder Ken Hays x Vinyl Mag
Gathering of the Vibes has a rich history, a strong family, and a visionary as a leader. Over the past 20 years the festival has developed into a musical experience that is built on community and a deep love for music. The festival that many have come to love today started out as a weekend…
Green & Sustainable Vibes
Nestled along the Connecticut shoreline, surrounded by historic Bridgeport, lies 325 acres of lush stretches of lawn, towering trees, beautiful beaches and spectacular views of Long Island Sound. Not only is Seaside Park a summer destination for beachgoers, it is also home to Gathering of the Vibes. In its twentieth year, Gathering of the Vibes…
Rise To The Challenge: Electric Forest’s Electricology Program
Festival sustainability does not start with being handed a garbage bag upon your arrival at the campgrounds. While that supplied garbage bag plays a vital role in encouraging all attendees to pick up after themselves at their campsites, efforts to make Electric Forest the cleanest and greenest it has ever been starts long before attendees…
Life is Loud, Protect Your Ears
In recent years it seems like every day is some sort of national day of celebration. Everything from National Doughnut Day, to Put a Pillow On Your Fridge Day (say what?), to Bloody Mary Day (we’ll drink to that), the monthly and daily observances are endless. Among these fun, quirky, and bizarre days of recognition,…
No Room For Hate When You Give Back: Electric Forces at Electric Forest 2015
“Do not be afraid to live and smile more. Life is too short.” “I remember how I felt, and I remember how beautiful everybody was and how I literally had gone from seeing existence as a curse to realizing it’s the most incredible gift that we have.” It was in this moment at Electric Forest…
Boyfriend x Vinyl Mag
“I’m Boyfriend. That’s who I am fully now. This is my job. This is my identity.” Boyfriend is a former school teacher turned rapper from New Orleans who preforms a cabaret-style strip tease during her sets and says “fuck” a lot. She introduces herself to me with a hug as we meet for the first time…
Shaky Knees 2015: Xavier Rudd x Vinyl Mag
If you’ve kept up with the festival circuit at all in the last decade, you have undoubtedly heard of solo instrumentalist Xavier Rudd. The native Australian, through his proficiency in a variety of culturally unique instruments, creates truly impressive albums that blend world music with vocals reminiscent of the artists that have inspired him, such…
Shaky Knees 2015: Tennis x Vinyl Mag
Tennis is hitting up Shaky Knees Festival this weekend along with bands like Manchester Orchestra, James Blake, Kaiser Chiefs, The Mountain Goats, and Mac DeMarco. The band is currently on tour to promote the re-release of its third LP, Ritual In Repeat, via Communion on May 12. I spoke to vocalist and keyboardist Alaina Moore on the way to a…
Shaky Knees 2015: Jukebox the Ghost x Vinyl Mag
Jukebox the Ghost are heading to Shaky Knees Festival this weekend to play alongside the likes of The Strokes, the Pixies, Brand New, American Football, Death From Above 1979, TV On the Radio, Wavves, Tennis, The Kooks, Surfer Blood…and that’s just the Friday lineup. Having just signed to a new label and released a brand new self-titled…
SXSW 2015 with Fictionist
It’s no secret the music industry can be a fire-breathing beast; if you’re not careful, you could get burned. Fictionist of Provo, Utah is doing their best to make sure that doesn’t happen. After getting dropped from Atlantic Records last year, the band that consists of Stuart Maxfield (lead vocals, guitar) Robbie Connolly (lead vocals,…