Four Quick Things: Lockn’ Music Festival
–Written by Kevin Madert
As a kid, I always dreaded Labor Day. It meant summer was over and school was imminent – a one-two knockout punch. As I got older and began to accept the inevitability of all things in life, my dread diminished to a dull dislike. This would most likely have persisted for many years to come if it weren’t for a man named Dave Frey. Frey is the cofounder of Lockn’ Music Festival – a four-day, first class rock music experience at Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, Virginia that took place for the first time early last September. Showing no signs of a sophomore slump, round two is slated for this weekend (the 4-7 of September) with headlining performances from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Allman Brothers, Phil Lesh & Friends, Umphrey’s Mcgee, and more. There’s far too much to highlight here, but read on to learn a little more about Lockn’ – the festival so good it has me excited for the end of the summer.
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Meet FestEvo, The All-In-One Social App For Music Festivals
–Written by Kevin Madert
Picture it: you’re just returning from _________ music festival. You take the obligatory hour-long shower and immediately go horizontal in the most comfortable bed you’ve ever encountered for about twelve more hours. Upon waking up, you hop on your phone or your computer to reconnect with the world, and you encounter friends who just returned from the same festival – friends you had no idea were even attending. A few days after that, you’re cruising Soundcloud and you find your new favorite artist. Their tunes are amazing, you’re in love, you go to check their tour dates and realize they – much like your friends – were at the festival you just got back from. You had no idea, and now you’re kicking yourself because hey, your luck, they had a month-long visa and now they’re back in Russia to spend five years work on their ten-part concept album. These situations suck, but could they really have been avoided?
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