In its second year of calling the Atlanta Motor Speedway home, Imagine returns for the fourth edition of the immersive aquatic fairytale. Imagine creates an all-encompassing, 360-degree sensory experience that blends music, circus troupes, performers, dancers, art, workshops, classes and more. As the region’s largest independent EDM camping festival, Imagine attracts some of today’s biggest talent and host fans…
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LOCKN’ Gets It All Right
After a few years of logistical hiccups and growing pains, LOCKN’ number five seems to have gotten it right. This was the LOCKN’ we have been waiting for. Last Thursday the festival kicked off four days of music at the newly named Infinity Downs Farms located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in…
LOCKN 2017 Playlist
LOCKN’s fifth anniversary kicks off this weekend and features one of the most exciting line-ups in the festival’s history. Highlights include a once-in-a-lifetime headline set from Phil Lesh with Special Guest Bob Weir & The Terrapin Family Band performing The Grateful Dead’s classic 1977 album, Terrapin Station, in its entirety. What’s more, a series of…
Top 10 Artists Not to Miss at LOCKN 2017
In its 5th year, LOCKN’ Festival will take place this weekend (August 24-27) at the newly named Infinity Downs Farms at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Arrington, Virginia. The festival will begin Thursday afternoon with the annual Welcoming Ceremony, followed by 4 days of legendary performances from some of the most recognizable…
Artists Not to Miss: Sloss Fest 2017
Over the next two days, the music and lifestyle event Sloss Music & Arts Festival will take over the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama. We’re anticipating sets from headliners Alabama Shakes, Widespread Panic, ODESZA, Sturgill Simpson, Run the Jewels, and more. We’re taking a look at a few artists you should not…
Electric Forest 2017: Weekend 2
[tps_header] What a crazy, surprising, and hypnotic two weekends of Electric Forest this year. We’re still trying to process all the magic, but in the meantime we have some photos for you to reminisce to. Headliners for both weekends included The String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar, Big Gigantic, Dillon Francis, The Revivalists, and Lotus. Second weekend festival…
Electric Forest 2017: Weekend 1
[tps_header] Before we dive back into the world of Electric Forest for Weekend 2, let’s take a little look back at the EF first weekend. It was rainy, it was muddy, it was exhilarating, and above all…it was magical. Headliners for last weekend included: The String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar, Big Gigantic, Dillon Francis, The Revivalists, and…
Electric Forest 2017 Playlist
It has finally arrived- Happy Electric Forest. As we all start our journey back up to the Double JJ Ranch for the first of two Electric Forest weekends this year, let Vinyl Mag’s 2017 playlist be the soundtrack for your road trip. We’ve included the heavy hitters – The String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar, Big Gigantic,…
Bonnaroo 2017: Cam x Vinyl Mag
Bonnaroo Sundays are a struggle, to say the least. With the hot Tennessee sun beating down on your third, maybe fourth, maybe even fifth day of the festival, the motivation to start your day is usually lacking. As the temperatures began to rise and the fight against afternoon lethargy began, we made our way behind…
Slow Dancer x Vinyl Mag
Earlier this month, Simon Okely, once again, got us lost in time. A follow-up to the 2014 heart melting debut, Surrender, his latest In A Mood has a more expansive, more ambitious sound that explores the moods that surround love and relationships. We sat down with Okely and chatted about these “moods” and what he has…