Happy Monday, folks. Everyone out here in the Bay Area is recovering emotionally after the transcendent experience that was this year’s Bridge School Benefit concert down in Mountain View, CA. While I couldn’t make it myself this year, most of my crew made it out for a day and reported back nothing but smiles and heartfelt appreciation for live music and what Neil Young brings to the table each and every year for this special event.
As always Neil Young made a set of special appearances each day, and footage is up from the feed so you can see the sit-in he did with Arcade Fire as well as this shot of him and Beck doing “Pocahontas.” Look at the Beck band reaction when Young joins them on stage… READ MORE
This one just came across my radar - a fall festival on the beach in Pensacola, Florida that has been able to snag the likes of Jane's Addiction, Cake and Big Boi. Should be some incredible weather down that way and hopefully they'll wrangle in a few local acts to round out the lineup. Tickets for the festival are currently $149.95, for more on Deluna Fest, go here.

Mike Swanson went to Loki Festival after giving us a nice preview of the event, and he definitely came away psyched with what he saw.
The Halloween spirit was in full effect at the inaugural Loki Festival. This weekend (10/10-10/12) further established Deerfields, NC as one of the most ideal small festival settings. Despite scattered rain Friday and Saturday and a few lengthy set breaks, it was overall an amazing weekend, packed with some seriously funky sets, as promised. READ MORE