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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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