WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao – From the infectious rhythmic sounds of Caribbean music that fill the air (along with the mouthwatering scent of local delicacies like keshi yena), to the exhilarated movement of dancers that ripple across the stage and through the crowd, the Tumba Festival has all the trappings of a festive celebration. Although its festive […]
LONDON – English singer-songwriter Paul Carrack has one of those instantly recognizable pop voices. Dubbed “The Man with the Golden Voice” by the BBC, Carrack is best known for his Mike & the Mechanics hits such as “The Living Years” and “Over My Shoulder.” Aside from penning classic pop hits and working with big name […]
GLASGOW – Simple Minds, Franz Ferdinand and Primal Scream are just some of the internationally acclaimed acts to have come from Glasgow’s thriving independent music scene. To celebrate and safeguard the rich musical pedigree of Glasgow – (Scotland’s de facto music capital), the Resonate Music conference was launched in 2017 by local artist management consultancy […]
DENVER – Popular Colorado dream rockers Evanoff have their moments of dark bass-driven jams, but for the most part their ethereal psychedelic-tinged music doesn’t travel on the same sound waves as the thumbing traps that EDM star G. Jones swims in. Still, the two share an affinity for dramatic moments in music — and lighting. […]
MEXICO CITY – “Who did you see?” Pose that question to a random sampling of the 230,000 who attended Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival Mexico Saturday and Sunday February 23-24, and you likely won’t get the same answer. That’s not surprising, given that the two-day event featured over 120 artists from every corner of the earth, […]
HALIFAX, UK – With its magnificent period sandstone construction and impressive 8,000 square meter courtyard, The Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire, is one of the UK’s best-preserved examples of Industrial Revolution- era architecture. Although the courtyard initially served as a marketplace for traders selling woolen cloth from the town’s many textile mills, a recent […]
NEW YORK – An ethereal science fiction vibe emanates from the music of progressive rockers TAUK just as surely as extended guitar riffs and pulsating bass comping. This is plain to see (and hear) in the New York band’s sixth studio album Shapeshifter, which revolves around the theme of artificial intelligence. It’s also very evident […]
LAVAL, QUEBEC – Students who study lighting technology invariably dream of the day when they will be able to try out their own ideas in real world applications. For Érik Nowosielski-Lamoureux, this dream came true on Saturday February 9th, when he lit a performance by the world-renowned children’s choir Les Petits Chanteurs de Laval that […]
PITTSBURGH – Space aliens are landing in Pittsburgh! More than a few fans at Pigeons Playing Ping Pong’s sold-out Stage AE show in January had this feeling. And why not? The band’s lighting designer, Manny Newman, created an intense panoramic mothership landing look that appeared like something out of a Spielberg film, only more intense, […]
KORTRIJK, BELGIUM – You can’t beat a good old singalong. Just ask the thousands of impassioned music lovers who gather each year for Belgium’s Nacht van de Schlagers for a night of singing, drinking and good times to rival those of Germany’s Oktoberfest. For the recent incarnation of the infamous Nacht van de Schlagers, organizers […]
LONDON – After bursting onto the scene in 2007 with their debut album Take to the Skies, Enter Shikari established a stellar reputation as a trendsetter as a result of their genre defining “Trancecore” songs. Supporting their unique blend of music, and earning them a passionately dedicated international following in the process, is the band’s […]
PALMERSTON NORTH, NEW ZEALAND – Maybe it’s their easy rhythm. Or the way their mellow sound just seems to make stress dissipate like the morning mist. Whatever the reason, the multi-platinum British reggae band UB40 is going as strong now as they were when they started out in their native Birmingham in 1978. This was […]