Here is round 2 of my festival coverage from LouFest in St. Louis and Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin, Tennessee. This is Halfstack Magazine’s annual Giving Issue where I also contributed articles on two businesses that have created a successful model of giving on top of creating innovative product. Happy reading!
For the record, I went into 2017 with an intention to try something different and step out of my comfort zone to attend events outside of Chicago. Not that I never traveled, but it was normally meant as a work thing or a family thing. It was absolutely never a thing where I sacrificed […]
Now that we are finally trudging through the last of our gift shopping…next on the agenda is your NYE plans! Yes, its probably a tough but sobering thought that 2017 is finally coming to an end despite much that has gone on in the world. It is no wonder that Chicago has been really upping […]
With romantic vocals and empowering lyrics, 23 year-old Raveena is moving on from toxic relationships in her new single, “If Only” via The Fader. “If Only” is the sultry R&B follow up single to her mid-tempo music video, “Sweet Time” that originally premiered on i-D Magazine last month. Raveena’s freshman catalogue explores her deep passion for women of color joining […]
Consider Riot Fest as the punk/goth/overall culturally different cousin that may or may not be adopted to the family of festivals that exists on the concert family tree. It’s been quite a few years since I last attended a Riot Fest on home turf, but it felt overdue from chaos of southern festivals. Douglas Park […]
Tonight we make our way to LouFest 2017 and the city of St. Louis is opening the festival weekend with LouFestU; a party honoring Chuck Berry for college students! New features have been added in lieu of tonight’s opening presentations. Here are the deets: More special guests added to Hail! Hail! Chuck Berry! […]
9 MONTHS (MF Wiley + AKA JK Losing My Mind Remix)
https://soundcloud.com/roxiny/9months-mf-wiley-aka-jk-losing-my-mind-remix-roxiny/s-8OoFMIntroducing Brooklyn bred Dominican singer, Roxiny Earlier this summer, Roxiny shared her triumphant debut single “9 Months.” The slow building track quietly moves into a full-blown anthem with Roxiny’s feverish voice climaxing with hair-raising wails amidst a backdrop of pulsing synthesizers, snarling guitars, tribal rhythms, and primitive drum machines. Today she shares MF Wiley of Midnight Magic […]
Sundays are meant for strolls around the city and touristy things. Summer isn’t yet over and that is certainly true for the National Museum of Mexican Art who will be playing host to Clinard Dance. They promise to bring a contemporary representation of flamenco dance while honoring the roots of this famed dance style. Join […]
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