Posts by Xander Beaumont
Levitating A Little Different With Levitation
Levitation Festival returns to Austin, Texas, with a new home, the Palmer Events Center, with two stages for acts to perform over the three-day festival on September 26th through the 28th. Headliners Mastodon, Acid Bath, Pavement, TV on the Radio, Built to Spill, and The Black Angels are to perform first, followed by a collection…
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We Belong Here in NYC & Brooklyn
NYC (Central Park & Brooklyn) Get a Double Dose of Festivals from We Belong Here in 2025 We Belong Here has announced two festivals in NYC to start October of 2025, on consecutive weekends. The first will be a brand new festival, We Belong Here: Brooklyn, from October 3-5th at a stunning waterfront venue located…
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New Yorkers are Heading to the Summit, Experts Only!
New Yorkers are Heading to the Summit, Experts Only! Back with another iteration of his Experts Only shows, John Summit brings his stacked lineups and pounding rhythms to NYC on Randall’s Island. This September 20th-21st, join John as he partners with Medium Rare, Relentless Beats, and EMW to provide an incredible two day electronic experience…
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Dirtybird CampInn is Gonna Be Lit
Dirtybird CampINN is Back and Better Than Ever! After two years away from the scene, Dirtybird is back this year with their Dirtybird CampINN, and they are bringing things to a new resort venue in Orlando! This upcoming Labor Day Weekend (Fri, Aug 29th – Tue, Sep 2nd), Dirtybird partners with Home Bass to host the CampINN at the DoubleTree…
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We have reached the halfway point in 2025, and there has been a ton of new music that has been dropped on us since the beginning of January. However, it can be really hard to track down new music in varying genres so we at The Festival Voice have put together a nice summary of…
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Roses, Thorns, and Buds of Seismic 7.0
I had the pleasure of attending Seismic Dance Event 7.0 this past weekend and experiencing some incredible acts along the way. Seismic was held at the Concourse Project in Austin, TX and while it was somewhat of a mission to get there and back from the event center, the time spent while on the grounds…
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Seismic Dance Event: Top Artists To See
Seismic Dance Event: Top Artists To See Seismic Dance Event is upon us in Austin, TX and there are some serious headliners this year. New and old, un-sung and mass-hyped, the spread of artists is incredible but I wanted to break down the top 5 artists on my line-up for this weekend. Take a look…
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Levitating at Levitation Fest
I have never been to a festival before that was split up across downtown and other parts of the city like Levitation Fest. It had a different vibe than most, but that did not mean it was missing its allure. From venue to venue, crowd to crowd, and stage to stage, each of the acts…
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Feels Like Home Lives Up To Its Namesake
Feels Like Home Fest Lives up to its Namesake “Come on Brownswood, I know you can do better than that” the lead singer of Midland teased the crowd about halfway through their closing set. “This is the inaugural year of this festival so we’re gonna need some more noise from the crowd”. The crowd roared,…
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The Festival Voice Presents: Häana Interview
Häana Interviewed, Written, and Edited by Xander Beaumont At the start of a long and exciting weekend at Cascade Equinox, attendees were welcomed to the festival grounds with an opening ceremony at the mainstage. Quickly following was an act that melded visual, string instruments, electronic beats, singing, and live dancers, brought to us by an…
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Cascade Equinox Welcomes Us With Open Arms
Summer is over and the weather is changing but that doesn’t mean the festival scene is cooling down. In Eastern Oregon, Cascade Equinox made sure to fall into autumn on a high note with some long days of music, and even longer nights. The strongest of the festival goers were treated to a full 16…
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Life Is A Beach At Beachlife 2024
If you missed out on this year’s Beachlife festival, reading this article might “Sting” a little bit because it was a stellar experience from start to unexpected finish. The festival may have been cut short due to high winds but that didn’t stop the first 2.5 days of incredible acts and attendees with their toes…
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Wonderfront Is Truly A Wonder
Do you ever wonder what it would be life to experience a multi-genre music festival while also getting an experience exploring the city it lies within? Well, wonder no more because San Diego’s Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival is exactly that! Returning with one of the best lineups in its history, this one is a…
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The Festival Voice Presents: Joy (Anonymous)
The sun is setting on day 2 of Life is Beautiful, the asphalt is cooling down, and I sit in the press lounge awaiting the musical duo I just saw grace the Fremont Stage 30 minutes before. The sights and sounds from their set still linger in my head and the performance of their new…
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Bumbershoot Is This Weekend!
Bumbershoot is this weekend! I will be there and will be taking some killer photos of the event. Everything is happening in Seattle this upcoming weekend. I actually attended as a baby, so this will be neat to see everything go full circle. Here’s the daily lineup schedule for your reference. This weekend is going…
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