The Sights and Sounds of Dubaween 2021
Sacred Hive Productions’ fifth annual Dubaween wins the award for Nashville’s dopest Halloween party. For two days, fans got to enjoy fabulously spooky decorations, bumping bass music, and top acts in the genre. Artists such as Yheti, Shlump, and Smoakland wowed fans at Further Farms on the spookiest night of the year. Despite the rain, […]
Chuck Sutton is “All Or Nothin” on Electric New Single
Chuck Sutton has continued to find ways to convey his electric personality since first emerging from the Soundcloud depths in 2019. That year, the New Jersey-based producer dropped his debut LP, i know what i’m doing*, and has continued a pledge of DIY-charm and improving his means for creative expression. His track, “All or Nothin,” […]
Review: Deadmau5 Revives the Hits, Helmet for 2-Night Run at Red Rocks
After an entire season of cancelled shows in 2020, Red Rocks triumphantly returned this past year – reviving one of the more hallowed grounds in all of live music. Nearly everyday of the week from April to July, shows grew from intimate, limited capacity events (ZHU, Kaytranada, Sunsquabi) to the packed out shows we’ve come […]
Justin Jay’s Fantastic Voyage Announces Three-Disc ‘Fantastic Voyage: 5 Year Compilation’
For the last five years, Justin Jay’s Fantastic Voyage has fostered a platform where artistry can flourish, boundaries can be broken, and musical communities bridged. Defined by feeling not genre, the label’s first half a decade around the sun has been marked by cosmic odysseys, technicolor sunsets, and friendships between a wide reaching cast of […]
Photo Gallery: Suwannee Hulaween 2021
Suwannee Hulaween welcomed back attendees for the first time in two years, and did not disappoint. String Cheese Incident, Skrillex, Khruangbin, Leon Bridges and more took over The Spirit of the Suwannee Music River Park for one of its most epic weekends yet. MP3 MAG was onsite to cover one our favorite festivals in the […]
Review: We Found Magic Once Again at Suwannee Hulaween
After 18 months in a painful pandemic limbo, Hulaween reopened its spooky gates at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, Oct. 28-31, in Live Oak, Florida – re-sparking the festival flames of ravers, jam-banders, bassheads and music lovers everywhere. Entering Hulaween’s campgrounds feels effortless compared to other camping festivals where groups are forced to arrive […]
Of The Trees Welcomes Listeners into the Tale of Elegos
Yesterday, visceral storyteller Of The Trees unveils his extended project, Tale of Elegos. Spun in a natural and hypnotic ethos, the EP offers 5-tracks that thrive in a unique lane of ambient, downtempo, and pop-lending melodies. With this release, Of The Trees is ready to showcase an exciting new chapter of his career that predicates […]
Mersiv Talks Pretty Dark Loud, The Power of Expression Through Music
Music has the ability to exist in its own vacuum – defined by a shade of emotion or thought conceived in the artist’s mind and incepted into the listener’s. When an artist intentionally fuses these elements—much like Mersiv has on his debut album, Pretty Dark Loud—it creates something universally relatable that can reach beyond fans […]
Adam Deitch Reflects on Origin of Lettuce, Getting Back on the Road
As an elite funk outfit and purveyors of good times, it’s no wonder why Lettuce have continued to find success and fandom three decades into their career. MP3 MAG caught up with drummer Adam Deitch to reflect on the journey, and what to expect as the live music virtuosos emerge from the pandemic. The Lettuce […]
Enigmatic Twins MZG Talk Beat Treatment Mix, Picking Up Steam Ahead of Hula [Mix+Q&A]
Taking on the music industry is enough to intimidate anyone, but having someone by your side makes the journey that much easier. For that reason, personable duo MZG are primed for long careers and success as Producers/DJs in this scene. For many years, FL-based twins Zach and Charles Weinert worked on separate musical projects. In […]