Outside Lands 2023 Announces Daily Lineups

San Francisco’s greatest musical festival has announced the daily lineup taking place in the beautiful Golden Gate Park on August 11th-13th. I am so freaking excited for all the different & talented artists coming to the Bay Area this summer. Another Planet and Superfly NEVER disappoint. They really brought out all the stops to celebrate…

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Sol Blume Announces Rescheduled Dates

One of the country’s hottest hip hop and R&B festivals has announced rescheduled summer dates after unprecedented weather this spring in California. Sol Blume will now be held the weekend of August 19th and 20th in Sacramento with the interest of public safety at the forefront. The festival will still be held at Discovery Park…

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Psyched For BottleRock Napa Valley!

Napa Valley’s 3-day music, wine, food, and brew festival is back and better than ever this year. BottleRock will be held May 26th-28th at the Napa Valley Expo and it has a FIRE lineup. This is one of my favorite festivals every year because I grew up in Napa’s sister county Sonoma so I am…

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2023 Outside Lands Lineup BringsThe Heat!

Outside Lands is back for YEAR FIFTEEN in San Francisco and they just announced this year’s lineup. Although summer weather is usually pretty breezy in the bay area, the 2023 lineup of Northern California’s iconic festival is piping hot. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again… Outside Lands has the best multi-genre lineup…

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SOL BLUME ANNOUNCES 2023 RETURN

The city of trees independently-owned R&B music festival returns to Downtown Sacramento this spring. Sol Blume is gearing up for another successful year on April 29th and 30th in Discovery Park. This is Sol Blume’s fourth year and is expected to be bigger than ever before with some of the world’s top R&B, soul, and hip-hop…

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Outside Lands Brought An Iconic Experience

I am BUZZING after this weekend in Golden Gate Park. Outside Lands was flawless in every way possible, from logistics to musical performances to hidden gems to the overall vibe of the crowd. As far as multi genre fests go, OSL is a force to be reckoned with. The lineup was ICONIC and Another Planet…

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The Who’s Who of Outside Lands!

Bay Area, it’s that time of year again. We are only a few workdays away from SF’s biggest and most iconic festival, Outside Lands. You can feel the excitement in the air from Oakland to San Jose. Fans are gearing up for an epic weekend of music and Nor Cal culture. I have rounded up…

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We’re Not Really Strangers (LIB Edition)

I’ve been struggling to write this because there are only so many words to describe the experience I had at Lightning in a Bottle this past weekend. Sentences and pictures could never paint the magic and kismet moments that LIB embodies. This festival isn’t just a music festival, the music is amazing, but it’s really…

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My Top 3 Artists For LIB This Weekend

  I am finally packing up the back of my car with all my camping gear and getting ready to head down to Buena Vista Lake this weekend for Lightning in a Bottle. It’s been three years since the last one and I can’t wait to feel those DoLab vibes again surrounded by beautiful people…

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Outside Lands Returns To San Francisco

Outside Lands is welcoming back 100,000 attendees to its annual location in the beautiful Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The festival will be held in the summer once again on August 5th-7th, 2022 (last year it was held on Halloween weekend due to the pandemic).   “Last year’s festival was not only a…

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Audiotistic Bay Area Teases Lineup

Insomniac loves a good tease to get the fans going and Audiotistic is no exception. If you follow Audiotistic Fest on social media, you may have seen a sneak peek of three artists that are coming back to the bay area for the festival at Shoreline Amphitheater on July 9th + 10th of this year. I know…

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Soulful Weekend in Sacramento With Sol Blume

Spring has sprung thanks to Sacramento’s one and only R&B festival Sol Blume. The festival last weekend drew a crowd of over 40,000 attendees (or Blumers as we like to call them). The Blumers were not just locals either, fans came from all around the world, including six countries and nearly all 50 states.  The…

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Artists You Don’t Want To Miss At Sol Blume

It is almost the weekend Sacramento! The city of trees is getting ready for an epic time at Sol Blume. If you are heading over to Discovery Park this weekend for the one-of-a-kind R&B festival, I have rounded up a list of artists you do not want to miss on this lineup.   I want…

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What To Bring To Your First Lightning In A Bottle

We are just about a month away from a magical weekend at Lightning In A Bottle which means it is time to start preparing for a beautiful 5 days full of community, music, art, and love down at Buena Vista Lake, California. First things first: sort out everything you need to bring to ensure a…

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Sol Blume Is Back In Sacramento This Spring

Sacramento’s R&B and soul music festival is back after a two-year hiatus and better than ever with a new location. Sol Blume is moving from downtown’s Cesar Chavez Plaza to Discovery Park along the river. The independent music festival will be expanding from one day to two this year on April 30th and May 1st,…

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Minimal Effort Takeover for New Year’s Eve

Minimal Effort Takeover for New Year’s Eve LA’s premier underground showcase is back after a successful and sold-out All Hallow’s Eve last month. Lee Burridge and DJ Harvey headlined the Halloween event and Underrated Presents has just announced the lineup for their New Year’s Eve affair. Minimal Effort is a night you do not want…

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Audiotistic Returns to San Diego and The Bay

Insomniac is back at it again with TWO Audiotistic Festivals in California this month. Audiotistic San Diego will be held at Festival Grounds at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on November 20th and 21st. Audiotistic Bay Area will be held at Shoreline Amphitheatre on the same exact dates. So whether you are looking to go to…

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So I Went To My First EDC…..

I went to my first EDC Las Vegas and I am at a complete loss for words. I don’t even know where to start. It’s impossible to describe the insane experience I had and the overwhelming love I felt this past weekend, but I’m going to try. The story of me full sending to EDC…

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Rolling Loud Makes It Loud!

Rolling Loud Hits the West Coast The largest Hip-Hop festival in the world is making its return to Southern California at the end of the year. Rolling Loud will take place at the famous NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on December 10-12, 2021, and will be expanding from two days to three this year.…

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