Nine Non-Headliners You Need To See At Moonrise Festival

Posted by admin on Aug 3, 2014 in Featured, Latest, Noise | 1 comment

–Words and list by Kevin Madert

Moonrise Festival is less than a week away, and we’re getting pretty damn excited about it. We’ve already picked out our top three outfits, made enough Kandi to choke a team of glovers, and are putting the finishing touches on our sign (“KASKADE: If u can read this, check out our boobs!”).

Jokes aside, we’ve been waiting for this weekend since the unfortunate cancellation of last year’s event, and now that we have the single day lineups we can make more concrete plans – and start imparting our musical tastes upon our readers. We know you’ll be banging your head at Bassnectar and crying your eyes out at Kaskade, but here are nine can’t-miss below-the-fold acts you should familiarize yourself with so you get the most out of that ticket price.

In Case You Missed It: Jazzsteppa’s Hyper-Eclectic “Hyper Nomads”

Posted by admin on Jul 31, 2014 in Editorials, Featured, Reads, Uncategorized | 0 comments

–Written by Kevin Madert

Hi all. This is the first in a recurring series we’re calling “In Case You Missed It,” where we’ll feature non-new music we feel went unnoticed, as well as music that may have been somewhat popular but has since faded from the consciousness of the general population. Alert us to any music you feel fits this description by emailing contact@thealternatefrequency.com;  we love to hear music for the first time and we’re certainly not infallible.

If you put a couple of dudes on Mars with some production equipment, some Red Bull, a twelve-piece brass section and a sheet of LSD, you may just recreate the conditions I imagine were necessary to concoct an album as sporadic and multi-faceted as Jazzsteppa’s “Hyper Nomads.”