Category: music festival
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Bottlerock, Musicals, and Frank!

On the most recent episode of my podcast, my friend Frank sits in, as we sip scotch and recount Day 3 of Bottlerock. Since I’ve already talked about Bottlerock in the previous episode and blog, I’ll be focusing on the music and musicals that Frank and I discussed, with links below. Thanks for subscribing. Send…
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Cheers to Bottlerock Weekend!

Here are some notes from the recent episode of my podcast. JarFive Bottlerock Information Here’s a link to the Napa Valley Register article I cited at length in the episode. Here’s the original 2013 lineup, highlighting all days of the festival, including the comedians that were booked. The first festival occurred Mother’s Day Weekend, May…
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Festivals, Spritzes, and Lucie!

Notes from this week’s podcast episode Here’s the link to the recipe for the aperol spritz we have during the episode. JarFive Here are the last and first lineups of KAABOO. Here’s the news story about KAABOO settling litigation with Solana Beach, which in effect allows them to move forward with having the festival later…
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How do you spend all day at a festival?

Here are some notes from the most recent episode of my podcast, released on May 9. JarFive New York Times article Pitchfork article Podcast Feature – How do you survive at a festival? (Dedicated to my seasoned listeners.)
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May the 4th Be With Me

It’s my birthday weekend, so I’ll keep this short! I have a festival to get ready for today! Here are some notes from the most recent episode of my podcast, Sound To Savor: Star Wars Day JarFive Music I talk about the Kent State shootings at the end of the episode. Here is a link…
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Savoring The Purple One

Here are some notes from this week’s podcast. Before I go any further, here’s a link to the recipe for the purple drink I had in the episode: The JarFive The Tasting Room – St. Vincent Here are some clips mentioned on the podcast. Vintage Pour – Remembering Prince 8 years after he passed
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Podcast is up!

My podcast, Sound to Savor, is now up with two episodes. I’m going to be using my blog as a reference page for artists and music that I reference in the podcasts. The podcast can be found on the Buzzsprout site, along with Spotify, Apple, and Amazon (see links). Additionally, starting with the next episode,…
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April 5

JarFive The first weekend of Coachella starts a week from today, and I’m starting to get excited. This is my first time going Weekend 1, so I’m going to be just as surprised by everything, as everyone else. Here are a few things (thanks in part to the Reddit sub): After some rain early this…
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Good Fridaze

JarFive Arguably the most heavily promoted and written about album year to date, “Cowboy Carter” was released last night. I’m not a huge Beyoncé fan, but I always give her albums a listen. With all the talk of this being a country album, at its core it’s still a Beyoncé album, with a twang here…
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Happy Spring!

JarFive This week, Coachella added a new stage, Quasar, which will be solely devoted to a handful of electronic acts. According to the Coachella Insta, “Quasar is not a tent and therefore not a desert.” Arguably the high point for Weekend 1 is Jamie xx – Floating Points – Daphni (the dj moniker for Caribou…