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Category Archives: Festivals
A Merry Wanee (2013)
“Merry Wanne!!!” people called as the sun faded behind the tendrils of spanish moss that canopy the entirety of the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. Timicua Indians honored these … Continue reading
Wakarusa Releases Daily Schedule!
With Wakarusa only a month away, we thought we’d post a little update on our plans. The schedule is absolutely stacked this year and I’m not even sure when I’ll … Continue reading
Current Swell at The Standard
We at Hype-mag still have a really hard time believing that Current Swell is not bigger than they actually are. Mixing southern blues music and reggae with a whole lot … Continue reading
Will Erickson at The Standard
We met Will Erickson not too long ago when he opened for Current Swell at The Standard. It’s immediately apparent when you hear this man’s music that he is a … Continue reading
Suwannee Springfest 2013
This year’s Suwannee Springfest is one that will not soon be forgotten. Two days of cold rain were not enough to keep people from braving the weather to get down … Continue reading
Wanee is less than a month away!
This year’s wanee has a stacked lineup of rock and roll gods. The festival will take place at the beautiufl Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park from April 18-20. Along … Continue reading
Aura Music and Arts Festival 2013
With the move of Aura to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park this year,the festival could not have made a better decision. Despite the gripping cold at night, the … Continue reading
All Eyes On Break Science
Break Science has been making major moves in the past few years. Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee have combined their talents to create a hip-hop infused electronic funk power-house that … Continue reading
Sidereal at The Standard
We caught Sidereal at The Standard in St. Augustine and knew we had to shoot a video of one of their songs. As you can tell by the video, the … Continue reading
Long Miles Coming Back To The Standard
The Long Miles stopped through St. Augustine not too long ago at The Standard. The guys will also be returning to The Standard March 7th to play another great show. … Continue reading
Wakarusa 2013
This year’s Wakarusa is all about epic stage performances and light shows with a wide variety of excellent quality music. Aside from headliners like Snoop Lion, Panic, Dispatch, STS9 and … Continue reading
Old Crow Medicine Show to Headline Suwannee Springfest!!!
Word on the street is Old Crow Medicine Show has been added to the already stacked lineup of this year’s Suwannee Springfest, Which is huge news considering how few shows … Continue reading
Papadosio: T.E.T.I.O.S.
Papadosio’s latest album T.E.T.I.O.S. is a true testament to these rising stars work ethic and dedication to doing what they love. We met up with the guys from Papadosio at … Continue reading
The Heavy Pets: End Of The World Rage
We met up with The Heavy Pets at their End of The World Rage on December 21st at the Culture room in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. to discuss the forming of … Continue reading
John Brown’s Body & Toubab Krewe
John Brown’s Body and Toubab Crew are unquestionably two of the most talented world bands in the music scene today. We sat down with members from JBB and Toubab at … Continue reading
Bear Creek Music Festival 2012
In Video:This Year’s Bear Creek was a lot of work. A lot of work which greatly paid off. For your enjoyment Hype-mag.com presents to you our recap of Bear Creek … Continue reading
Newport Folk Festival 2013 About To Sell Out!
Over this summer there will be more festivals than almost anyone can keep track of. Many of these festivals attract huge numbers and go on for days on end . … Continue reading
AURA Music & Arts Festival February 15-17, 2013
With Aura Music & Arts Festival fast on the approach we could not be more excited to meet up with several of our favorite acts performing this year. This year’s … Continue reading
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival never fails to bring in amazing & unique talent ever year. One of the biggest highlights of this years Bear Creek were steel drum … Continue reading
Perpetual Groove Interview
The dudes from P. Groove have been throwing down progressive rock jams for over a decade while still having a good time everywhere they go.We met up with Adam and … Continue reading
Magnolia Festival 2012
Magnolia Festival means festival season is almost over and that fall has arrived.The weekend is filled with so much great music, that it is near impossible to hear every band … Continue reading
Stable Sessions: Fjord Explorer
When I began Hype-mag.com I was hugely inspired by La Blagotheque. So in honor of the idea of “Take-Away” shows Hype-mag.com has started what we are calling the “Stable Sessions”. … Continue reading
Vendor Spotlight: Porchfly
As a new way of highlighting small business owners and entrepreneurs, Hype-mag.com has decided to give the spotlight to one great vendor at every festival we go to. The inaugural … Continue reading
The Heavy Pets Exclusive
The Heavy Pets stopped through Jax Beach to play Freebird not too long ago. We met up with them to talk festivals, some of their albums and what it means … Continue reading
Greensky Bluegrass at MOTM
We met up with Paul from Greensky at Music On The Mountaintop in Boone, NC. We talked about festivals, recording and tour, enjoy!
Counter.Point Music Festival
Without a doubt, the inaugural Counter.Point Music Festival in Atlanta run by Meat Camp Productions was a huge success. Of course the appropriate hiccups were involved, showers were 10 bucks … Continue reading
Music On The Mountaintop
Situated in Grandfather Mountain Campground in Boone, NC, Music On The Mountaintop hosted by Railroad Earth, brought on the funk-grass for three days of nonstop jamming. But that didn’t mean … Continue reading
Lost in Gnarnia
Day One Before I can even begin to describe the chaos that was Gnarnia Music Festival for us, let me begin by saying how terrible we feel for all of … Continue reading
Bear Creek has a Royal Family Affair with The Daptone Revue
This years Bear Creek Music Festival, our favorite fest of the year, will take place November 8-11 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fl. Headliners … Continue reading
Pimps Of Joytime Exclusive
Brian from Pimps of Joytime sat down with Hype-mag on top of Beech Mountain at Gnarnia Music Festival. If you haven’t checked out the Pimps yet I highly recommend you … Continue reading
Aura Music Fest Moves To Spirt Of The Suwannee!
Conspirator, Perpetual Groove, Papadosio, Dopapod and The Heavy Pets will take the stage as headliners on February 15th-17th at the fourth annual Aura Music Festival. An excellent change to Aura … Continue reading
Camp Bisco 11: Lets Get Weird
When I got my first car at 16, a ’97 crown vic formerly the sheriff of Tampa bays, every weekend was spent traveling the state of Florida to catch Hardcore … Continue reading
Hype Exclusive: The Jesse Smith Project @ Farm To Family
The Jesse Smith “Project” is not a lacking group in any respect as the title “project” connotes. The idea created is that the music played is up for persuasion at … Continue reading
Get Lost In Gnarnia
Stepping through the wardrobe will launch you into a world of dance, lasers and the wondrous land known as Gnarnia, With a stacked lineup of the whose-who of the Jamtronic … Continue reading
12 Best Albums of 2012, So Far
With summer in full swing, I thought it was about time to release a list of my 12 favorite albums, so far, from 2012. With all of these albums, my … Continue reading
Childish Gambino @ The Pageant w/Chance the Rapper } 06.07.12
Reblogged from music VS man: No Abed to accompany Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) this night. Instead, the Community actor / indie rapper had a sold-out crowd at the Pageant to … Continue reading
Who Doesn’t Love Music On The Mountaintop?
Railroad Earth's Music On the Mountaintop, the annual music festival held outside Boone, North Carolina, will take place this August 24-26. Other artists who will be playing festival alongside hosts … Continue reading
Counterpoint Music Festival Announced for September
With Blackwater Music Festival moving their dates to the spring, the south had been in need of a serious dance festival to kick off the semester. Luckily, Counterpoint Music Festival … Continue reading
Funking Crazy Jam Cruise 11 Lineup Announced
Holy Crap. Is all I could manage in my head as I stared at this year’s Jam Cruise Lineup. Names of artists blur with the thought of mingling amongst some … Continue reading
Adventures at Wanee 2012
As spring rolls around and schools comes to a close for the year, Blues lovers from all over the country swarm upon the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park for … Continue reading
Suwannee Springfest Recap
Thursday Two Man Gentleman Band The first act of the weekend Hype caught was the musical stylings of the Two Man Gentleman Band. Their suave looks mixed with undeniable fashion … Continue reading
Hype Exclusive: Whetherman @ Springfest
Nick Williams, a.k.a. Whetherman, and Rachel Murray met up with Hype at the River at the spirit of the Suwannee Music Park during Springfest 2012 to sing us some of … Continue reading
Hype Exclusive: Donna The Buffalo @ Springfest
This year marked Donna The Buffalos 16th year of amazing sets and collaborations at the Spirit of The Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fl. In honor of their sweet … Continue reading
Hype Exclusive: Greensky Bluegrass @ Springfest
The best way to describe Greensky Bluegrass is to just say these guys live to play music. Paul Levine, Festival Director for Big IV Productions who put on Springfest, Said … Continue reading
Suwannee Springfest Teaser
We at Hype are working super hard mastering audio tracks from Suwannee Springfest and editing tons of Video and photos of the weekend for all of your enjoyment. So to … Continue reading
The Most Underrated Acts In Reggae
Pretty often when it comes to reggae in the U.S. people tend to favor the likes of Rebelution and Slightly Stoopid. However, there is a core of reggae groups that … Continue reading
How To Take Better Concert Photos
One of the trickiest niches in photography is definitely concert photography. With lasers, lights, stage props, moving musicians, people in the crowd, weather, etc. you can never really know what … Continue reading
