In addition to music, a majority of music festivals have been seen adding yoga and other activities to their daily schedules. With hundreds of like-minded attendees, wide open outdoor spaces, and access to talented musicians, it’s no wonder music festivals play the perfect host to yoga sessions. With Catskill Chill on the horizon, we took…
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Top Five Things Not to Miss at Lockn’ 2014
Nestled in the rolling hills of Virginia, the annual four-day interlocking music festival returns to Arrington from September 4-7, bringing with it another spectacular and distinguished lineup. With iconic artists such as The Allman Brothers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Phil Lesh & Friends, Widespread Panic, The String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, Wilco, and many, many more…
Catskill Chill 2014: Vinyl Mag x Mister F
Although summer is quickly winding down, we are still amping up for some great music festivals coming up in September. In it’s fifth year, Catskill Chill Music Festival boasts an extensive lineup including the likes of Yonder Mountain String Band, The New Deal, Lettuce, Shpongle, and many, many others. Included in this year’s festival is…
Vinyl In The Forest: Vinyl’s Top Favorite Moments of Electric Forest 2014
Imagine a place where you can immerse yourself in total freedom. A place where responsibilities of the daily grind are abandoned and your inner child is encouraged to come out a play. Inhibitions, judgements, and preconceptions dissolve away with every smile and hug exchanged with a stranger. And that worldly concept of “stranger” fades as…
Electricology at Electric Forest: Raising the Standard of Clean and Sustainable Music Festivals
There is a common mindset that plagues general perceptions of trash. When large crowds gather, especially at our beloved music festivals, it becomes prevalent that when it comes to garbage and sustainability, the general population banks on the fact that someone else will – either because they volunteered, or because it’s their job – come…
Electric Forest 2014 Survival Guide
I remember my first time. A little nervous, a bit of uncertainty and a natural high off of the excitement and anticipation. My mind was consumed with what I was about to experience and with questions about whether or not I was really prepared. Ready or not, we had arrived. After a good 12 hours…
Electric Forest 2014: The Revivalists x Vinyl Mag
As we get prepared to make the pilgrimage to Rothbury, MI, for, in our opinion, one of the best music festivals in the country, we called up George Gekas (bassist) of The Revivalists to hear what he had to say about their upcoming performance at this year’s Electric Forest and what he believes makes this,…
15 Questions: Junior Prom
Last time we chatted with Mark Solomich and Erik Ratensperger of Junior Prom, we got the scoop on their recently released EP, their time on tour with Panic at the Disco, and established that there is no shame in enjoying pop music. This time around, we really wanted to get to know these guys. From…
Children of the Stones: ‘The Stars and the Silence’
Extended Play, the first EP released by the collaboration of Mark Van Hoen (of Black Hearted Brother, Seefeel, Locust, Scala) and Martin Maeers, has proved only to be a tease- the best is still yet to come. Children of the Stones is the new project from Van Hoen and Maeers, and they will release their…
Vinyl Thief x Vinyl Mag
You know a band that spent much of their youth practicing in an old church sanctuary has got to be good. And with Nashville-based Vinyl Thief’s newest release, Stop Motion, they’re out to prove it. A foursome somewhere in the genre of electro-rock with praise from the likes of Paste, Vice, and Nylon, it’s no…