Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe   Chicago, IL -- There is something distinctly different about Chicago's Windy City Smokeout festival. Considering that it takes place in a city that has over ten major music festivals is no easy task. As with most music festivals, it incorporates food, beer, and bands, and

Article and Photos by: Nick Durcholz   Owensboro, KY -- Every summer for the past 15 years, a small, but beautiful park in northwestern Kentucky becomes a bluegrass music mecca for four days. Spearheaded by the International Bluegrass Music Museum, also located in Owensboro, it is the premier musical event in the entire

Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe     It comes as no surprise that Mamby, Chicago's most tropical music festival, has pulled off yet another successful production of its breathtaking beachside festival. Located at Oakwood Beach on Chicago's southside, Mamby combines Hip Hop, Electronic Dance Music, and Alt/Pop Rock. The pristine location leads

Article and Photos by: Richard Knowles   Boston, MA -- This past Memorial Day weekend Harvard Athletic Complex became the epicenter of one of the  most on the rise music festivals out there. For music lovers, this is a great music school. Boston Calling has been consistently offering up one of the

Article and Photos by: Sean Chagnon   Martinsville, VA – Tragedy is something every human has to deal with in life.  What makes some people special is they can take tragic events and turn them into something positive for others.  When Edwin “the Rooster” Penn and Walker Shank passed away in their

Article and Photos by Andrés Alvarado     Shaky Knees, WOW! Simply, WOW. For 3 days, Atlanta’s Central Park played host to one of music’s most notorious events, and boy, did this year blow expectations out of the water. Thousands of fans on hand, dozens of local eateries, over sixty musical acts, four