Hinterland Festival 2025: Day Three

Sunday morning brought the promise of a great final day of Iowa’s most underrated weekend gathering, Hinterland. The same easiness was in the air from the two days prior and it was shaping up to be another perfect-weather day. The lineup was to be an vivacious one, with a bit of a country detour before […]

Hinterland Festival 2025: Day Two

Come Saturday afternoon, spirits continued to be up for Day Two of Hinterland 2025 with another beautiful day in the countryside of Iowa. Beautiful weather is a notable (albeit, uncontrollable) change from last year’s Hinterland, to say the least. The temperature got up there a few times, but nothing compared to what I’ve heard about […]

Mission Bayfest 2025: the ultimate San Diego Fall party

Clear your calendar mid-October and start rallying your crew because Mission Bayfest is coming back to take over the bay shores of San Diego. From October 17th through 19th, Mission Bay — a coastal paradise, just north of the downtown San Diego area — will turn into one giant celebration filled with live music, sunshine, […]

Hinterland Festival 2025: Day One

A festival set in Saint Charles, Iowa is probably not at the top of many people’s festival bucket lists, but after experiencing Hinterland Music Festival a few weeks ago, I’m here to tell you — it should be.This three-day event was the perfect summer escape from reality. From August 1st through 3rd, the small town […]

Attending San Diego’s Summer of Loud Fest 2025

When it was announced, Summer of Loud Festival was destined to be special, but when the details of San Diego’s stop being July 2nd at the beautiful Gallagher Square emerged, I knew it was going to be the best on the whole tour. Since its inception, the festival has taken on a whole new meaning, […]

Cali Roots 2025: Day Three

Sunday May 25th, aka Day Three of the California Roots Festival 2025, had the fans waking up ready. The third day is always interesting, with some people still pumped like it’s Day One and some dragging from too many days of having a good time. But, one thing they all had in common this Sunday was the […]

Iowa festival Hinterland is set to celebrate 10 years this summer

Hinterland Music Festival — a lowkey, folk-centered festival in small town Iowa — returns for its celebratory 10th year on August 1st through 3rd, 2025. With a stacked lineup of mainstream headliners, as well as a powerful indie-folk undercard that the festival is known for, this three-day is once again drawing thousands to St. Charles, […]

Punk Rock Bowling 2025: Day Three

Punk Rock Bowling‘s 25th Anniversary proved that the festival isn’t just surviving in a world of corporate music festivals; it’s offering something those others can’t. The combination of accessibility, genuine punk rock community, and respect for the music’s history creates an experience that feels real in a way that’s increasingly rare. And I mean, come […]

Cali Roots 2025: Day Two

On Saturday, May 24th, Day of Two of Cali Roots Festival in Monterey came alive — and the fans were ready for it.  It was going to be yet another day with a stacked lineup across reggae genres.  The day started with an explosion of energy from Florida artist Surfer Girl at the Bowl Stage, […]

Punk Rock Bowling 2025: Day Two

Sunday brought a diverse lineup with several standout performances that showcased punk rock’s evolution over the decades. The crowd was looser now, more hungover and sunburned, with Saturday’s energy carrying over into Sunday, Day Two. People were making friends, sharing stories, and that sense of community that makes PRB special was in full effect. Fidlar […]

Cali Roots 2025: Day One

Day One of the California Roots Festival kicked off at the historical Monterey Fairgrounds once again on May 23rd, 2025. Reggae fans from all over the country traveled to Monterey to see friends and the stacked reggae-meets-hip hop lineup — with Day One leaning heavily into the former. The day was nice… not too cold, […]

Thrashing through five days at Welcome to Rockville 2025

Every metalhead’s / rocker’s / punker’s dream is to be where they feel like they belong. We are a special breed — a tribe, if you will. Not everyone likes us, but there sure as hell a whole lot of us. Danny Wimmer, with his majestic vision in its’ 13th year, brought back Welcome to […]

Aftershock is off the richter scale for 2025 in Sacramento

The west coast’s premier rock festival presented by Danny Wimmer, Aftershock, is set to return to Discovery Park in Sacramento from October 2nd through the 5th, 2025 — and it’s shaping up to be the festival’s biggest year to date. Last year’s record-breaking attendance was over 160,000 fans. Building on the momentum, Aftershock 2025 promises […]