Houston Open Air Fest: Silver Lining Amidst Disappointment
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Houston Open Air Fest: Silver Lining Amidst Disappointment

  What happened at Houston Open Air Fest? The black storm clouds rolling in over the Houston skyline may have made for a knarly metal music video but the ominous and uncooperative weather ended up putting the kibosh on Houston Open Air Fest instead. In its first year of putting on Open Air in Houston,…

Dungen (Levitation Interview 2016)
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Dungen (Levitation Interview 2016)

By John Wittenmyer Few bands have proven to be as deeply influential, yet remain as relatively obscure as Dungen.  The Swedish psych-rockers are best known for their 2004 masterpiece, ‘Ta Det Lugnt’, which was received to international acclaim and put them on the map as pioneers of the modern psychedelic movement.  Since then, while psych…

10 REASONS WHY FLOAT FEST 2016 WAS WORTH THE HEAT (FESTIVAL REVIEW/PHOTOS)
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10 REASONS WHY FLOAT FEST 2016 WAS WORTH THE HEAT (FESTIVAL REVIEW/PHOTOS)

Despite scorching summer heat, Float Fest, the annual music festival in San Marcos, TX featuring live music, camping and river floats went off without a hitch on July 16th and 17th. Lee Ackerley picked out his ten favorite things about the festival. 1. Small Crowds Don’t get me wrong, the festival sold plenty of tickets, but…

10 REASONS WHY HOUSTON’S FREE PRESS SUMMER FEST CAME UP SHORT FOR 2016
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10 REASONS WHY HOUSTON’S FREE PRESS SUMMER FEST CAME UP SHORT FOR 2016

Free Press Summer Fest has officially become the Houston Texans of music festivals. Each year begins with promise that the event will become a top-tier festival, but any expectations one might cling too quickly devolves into an avalanche of disappointment by the first Saturday in June. FPSF might have finally hit rock bottom as the…