PHOTOGRAPHED BY C TORRES |
| Phoenix, AZ March 4th + 5th -- Located in the heart of downtown PHX, M3F Festival hosted an eclectic lineup over the weekend mainly consisting of indie rock & EDM for their 2022 edition of the festival. My standouts from the weekend were Jai Wolf, Parcels, ZHU, Leon Bridges, Kaytranada & Whethan! It was the perfect mix of dance music, soulful vocals, & rock music! The layout of the festival was pretty tight, consisting of 3 stages laid out close to each other in the park. I really enjoyed the location as there was tons of restaurants & easy parking surrounding Hance Park. Food options were slim and lines were long, so I’d love to see an expansion of the food court & more food trucks throughout the festival in the future! M3F was founded with a determination to give back 100% of the proceeds to the community and they’ve donated over 3.2M since 2004! To learn more about their charity work & who they donate to, click here: https://m3ffest.com/charity/ Check out the photo recap from M3F! | |
11/3/2021
Outside Lands Music & Art Festival
San Francisco, CA October 29th-31st -- Bay Areaaaa 🗣 OutsideLands is back for the first time since 2019, but this time with a spooky twist! 👻 This years festival took place over Halloween weekend due to date changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 🎃 [Vaccination and/or COVID testing was required to enter the festival and mask were needed to enter the indoor Soma tent.]
It was a fog-filled weekend, with temperatures hovering around the 60’s! 🌁 Throughout the park there are tons of food options, mostly from businesses located in the Bay Area! 🍴 It makes it easy to discover new restaurants that you might have never heard of! My favorite is Señor Sesig, seriously one of the best burritos ever and I continue to get it ever year. 🌯 The live art around the festival was always really cool to watch & witness the pieces come to life! 🎨 I loved the graffiti happening near the Panhandle stage!
Check out the daily highlights & photo gallery below! 📸✍🏾
It was a fog-filled weekend, with temperatures hovering around the 60’s! 🌁 Throughout the park there are tons of food options, mostly from businesses located in the Bay Area! 🍴 It makes it easy to discover new restaurants that you might have never heard of! My favorite is Señor Sesig, seriously one of the best burritos ever and I continue to get it ever year. 🌯 The live art around the festival was always really cool to watch & witness the pieces come to life! 🎨 I loved the graffiti happening near the Panhandle stage!
Check out the daily highlights & photo gallery below! 📸✍🏾
Day 1 Highlights:
Tyler, The Creator — What an energy-filled set! He played everything from the classics to his newest album, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST!
Flo Milli — A quick & short set that left the audience wanting more! She is a super star and pulled in such a big crowd early in the day. I only see her going up from here!
Flo Milli — A quick & short set that left the audience wanting more! She is a super star and pulled in such a big crowd early in the day. I only see her going up from here!
Day 2 Highlights:
Lizzo — FINALLY!!! Lizzo live! This was only her 4th show in the last 2 years, and her last show for 2021! She was truly the PERFECT headliner for Saturday night! She is a PERFORMER and I loved that she brought out the flute!!
Rico Nasty — I am HERE for all the female rap artists on this years lineup and seeing Rico Nasty on there made me so excited! She ran on the stage with her badass rockstar-punk energy while being dressed in a corset & tutu! Favorite moment of her set was when she requested the audience to open up a girls-only mosh pit! She knows how to keep the audience engaged & never leave disappointed!
A R I Z O N A — Seriously of my favorite bands since I first listened back in 2018! The perfect afternoon set filled with electro-pop and beautiful vocals.
Rico Nasty — I am HERE for all the female rap artists on this years lineup and seeing Rico Nasty on there made me so excited! She ran on the stage with her badass rockstar-punk energy while being dressed in a corset & tutu! Favorite moment of her set was when she requested the audience to open up a girls-only mosh pit! She knows how to keep the audience engaged & never leave disappointed!
A R I Z O N A — Seriously of my favorite bands since I first listened back in 2018! The perfect afternoon set filled with electro-pop and beautiful vocals.
Day 3 Highlights:
Tame Impala — or should I say The Wiggles? 👀 If you get it, you get it 😉 Kevin Parker knows how to produce a show, from the sound to the lighting — The Rushium Tour is probably one of the best tours to take place in 2021!
Kehlani — Closing out the Sutro Stage on Sunday Night, Kehlani and her whole band/dancers wrapped up the weekend perfectly! I am personally a HUGE fan so I enjoyed singing along to every song while photographing her set!
Nelly — Everybody loves a throwback set and he understood the assignment! He played all the hits that everybody knew & could sing along to, from the early 2000’s to his newer country hits like “Lil Bit”!
Kehlani — Closing out the Sutro Stage on Sunday Night, Kehlani and her whole band/dancers wrapped up the weekend perfectly! I am personally a HUGE fan so I enjoyed singing along to every song while photographing her set!
Nelly — Everybody loves a throwback set and he understood the assignment! He played all the hits that everybody knew & could sing along to, from the early 2000’s to his newer country hits like “Lil Bit”!
9/23/2021
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 2021
Las Vegas, NV September 17th-19th — Life Is Beautiful made its grand return to Downtown Las Vegas last weekend with a stacked lineup featuring Tame Impala, Megan The Stallion, Greenday, Young Thug, A$AP Rocky, Illenium, & more! Every year they manage to cover an array of genres and I’m always excited to discover new artists! My favorite set that I happened to stumble upon was Evan Giia, an amazing singer & performer singed to Odesza’s label! All 3 days were pretty warm this year compared to previous, but that didn’t stop everybody from having a memorable weekend!
Check out the photo galleries below!
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Check out the photo galleries below!
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9/23/2021
BEYOND WONDERLAND SoCal 2021
San Bernardino, CA August 27th & 28th — WE’RE BACK BABY! Festivals have officially returned to California since the coronavirus pandemic halted everything in the beginning of 2020! Insomniac Events hosted Beyond Wonderland at the NOS Event Center this year, originally scheduled for spring 2020 but postponed to August 2021! Check out the gallery below!
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3/16/2020
EDC MEXICO 2020
Shot by C TORRES
Ciudad de México, February 28th, March 1st & 2nd -
EDC Mexico 2020 returned to the Rodríguez Brothers Racetrack in the heart of Mexico City bigger & better than EVER! For the first time in EDC MX history, Insomniac Events expanded the event to 3-DAYS! 🙌🏾 We got an extra full day of music & good vibes! 🇲🇽✨
As always, Insomniac found a way to one-up themselves! Not only did they expand the event, but they also added new experiences for all of the attendees to partake in! One of my favorite additions to the map was the ‘Bionic Jungle’ stage! 🌿 This was a huge tented structure, covered in lush greenery from floor to the top of the structure! I was in AWE at how beautiful it was. 😍
Check out my photo recap of all the festivities that went down south of the border! 😜📸
Ciudad de México, February 28th, March 1st & 2nd -
EDC Mexico 2020 returned to the Rodríguez Brothers Racetrack in the heart of Mexico City bigger & better than EVER! For the first time in EDC MX history, Insomniac Events expanded the event to 3-DAYS! 🙌🏾 We got an extra full day of music & good vibes! 🇲🇽✨
As always, Insomniac found a way to one-up themselves! Not only did they expand the event, but they also added new experiences for all of the attendees to partake in! One of my favorite additions to the map was the ‘Bionic Jungle’ stage! 🌿 This was a huge tented structure, covered in lush greenery from floor to the top of the structure! I was in AWE at how beautiful it was. 😍
Check out my photo recap of all the festivities that went down south of the border! 😜📸
12/22/2019
INTERSECT 2019
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Las Vegas, NV December 6th & 7th — A brand new music, art, + tech festival has emerged! 🤩 Hitting the strip for the first time in 2019, Intersect by AWS was a weekend full of new and exciting experiences that left me wishing for more! 🙌🏾
Intersect 2019 took place at the newly built Las Vegas Festival Grounds (right next to Circus Circus if you’re familiar with Vegas). This wasn’t my first time at the festival grounds, but it was the first time I was impressed with the layout! They did a great job with placing the 3 megastructures, not too close/not too far from each other, with tons of things to see, touch, feel, and do while walking from structure to structure. One of my favorite spots to chill was the vitaminwater Fire and Ice Lounge! 🔥❄️ They had fire pits with seating set up around the bar, so it was the perfect spot to rehydrate and keep warm since temperatures were around 50 degrees all weekend! 🥶
Both days were filled with music from 3 PM to 12:30 AM, with artists Kacey Musgraves, Anderson .Paak, Gesaffelstein, H.E.R., Kaytranada, Leon Bridges & tons more! 🎶 In between the music is the perfect time to check out the art! When it comes to festivals, art installations are one my biggest drawing points! They’re not only fun to look at, they also make great backdrops for photos. 😉 I’m a lover of the arts and creativeness as a whole, so I tend to judge festivals pretty harshly on their choices when it comes to art installations. That being said, Intersect made sure to come through with some dope emerging artists from all around the world to present some of the coolest & most interactive installations I’ve ever seen at a festival! From being immersed into Nonotak’s and the Lost & Photon installation rooms (full of lights, lasers, and music), to gazing up at the Monolith, a gigantic 60-foot tall video tower in the center of the festival playing beautiful vivid computer animated visuals — I never had a chance to get bored.
See you in 2020, Vegas!
Check out a photo recap of the weekend below! 📸
shot by C Torres & Dario Tejada @d.vision_
Las Vegas, NV December 6th & 7th — A brand new music, art, + tech festival has emerged! 🤩 Hitting the strip for the first time in 2019, Intersect by AWS was a weekend full of new and exciting experiences that left me wishing for more! 🙌🏾
Intersect 2019 took place at the newly built Las Vegas Festival Grounds (right next to Circus Circus if you’re familiar with Vegas). This wasn’t my first time at the festival grounds, but it was the first time I was impressed with the layout! They did a great job with placing the 3 megastructures, not too close/not too far from each other, with tons of things to see, touch, feel, and do while walking from structure to structure. One of my favorite spots to chill was the vitaminwater Fire and Ice Lounge! 🔥❄️ They had fire pits with seating set up around the bar, so it was the perfect spot to rehydrate and keep warm since temperatures were around 50 degrees all weekend! 🥶
Both days were filled with music from 3 PM to 12:30 AM, with artists Kacey Musgraves, Anderson .Paak, Gesaffelstein, H.E.R., Kaytranada, Leon Bridges & tons more! 🎶 In between the music is the perfect time to check out the art! When it comes to festivals, art installations are one my biggest drawing points! They’re not only fun to look at, they also make great backdrops for photos. 😉 I’m a lover of the arts and creativeness as a whole, so I tend to judge festivals pretty harshly on their choices when it comes to art installations. That being said, Intersect made sure to come through with some dope emerging artists from all around the world to present some of the coolest & most interactive installations I’ve ever seen at a festival! From being immersed into Nonotak’s and the Lost & Photon installation rooms (full of lights, lasers, and music), to gazing up at the Monolith, a gigantic 60-foot tall video tower in the center of the festival playing beautiful vivid computer animated visuals — I never had a chance to get bored.
See you in 2020, Vegas!
Check out a photo recap of the weekend below! 📸
shot by C Torres & Dario Tejada @d.vision_
Santa Cruz, CA October 19 & 20th 2019 — Returning to the beautiful city of Santa Cruz for another year of music, art, and community, the 2019 Santa Cruz Music Festival was a weekend full of just that! This expansive festival is spread out throughout the downtown area of Santa Cruz, with multiple different venues all within walking distance. Definitely unlike any other festival, in my opinion! You get to immerse yourself in this beachy city, with streets filled with vendors, artists, and (of course) musicians. It truly feels like the perfect place to host this kind of event and I plan on returning just to feel those same vibes again!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEEKEND:
THE MUSIC — Jai Wolf closed out the festival Sunday night at the Civic Auditorium with a show full of nostalgic tunes and a beautiful array of lights with visuals to match. I also really enjoyed all 3 stages over at the Catalyst Club. Easy bar access + nice viewing areas for those 21+.
THE FOOD — Over at San Lorenzo Park, World Famous Hot Boys were busy selling their iconic chicken sandwiches. I overheard tons of people raving about these sandwiches, claiming to be the best they’ve ever had! Besides the food available within the festival, keep in mind there’s also a ton of places to eat in between each venue. I saw a few pizza spots that looked good, but ended up grabbing some tacos and a margarita from Snap Taco.
THE ART + COMMUNITY — Throughout the festival and on the streets of SC are tons of local artists and vendors with tons of items to choose from! From beautiful live painting, to community yoga, it was truly a magical feeling just waking around the area!
CHECK OUT THE PHOTO RECAP BELOW!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEEKEND:
THE MUSIC — Jai Wolf closed out the festival Sunday night at the Civic Auditorium with a show full of nostalgic tunes and a beautiful array of lights with visuals to match. I also really enjoyed all 3 stages over at the Catalyst Club. Easy bar access + nice viewing areas for those 21+.
THE FOOD — Over at San Lorenzo Park, World Famous Hot Boys were busy selling their iconic chicken sandwiches. I overheard tons of people raving about these sandwiches, claiming to be the best they’ve ever had! Besides the food available within the festival, keep in mind there’s also a ton of places to eat in between each venue. I saw a few pizza spots that looked good, but ended up grabbing some tacos and a margarita from Snap Taco.
THE ART + COMMUNITY — Throughout the festival and on the streets of SC are tons of local artists and vendors with tons of items to choose from! From beautiful live painting, to community yoga, it was truly a magical feeling just waking around the area!
CHECK OUT THE PHOTO RECAP BELOW!
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