We had the chance to sit down (virtually) with one of everyone's favorite electronic duo’s The Desert Dwellers to chat about how the year has gone for them and to get their take on how 2020 has affected the scene. We also caught up on past festival memories and got some insight to what they are looking forward to moving into 2021.
Read MoreWinter has its ups and downs, but when the days are short and the cold weather keeps you cooped up indoors, many of us long for sandy beaches and sunny skies. What better place to escape than the island paradise of Kona, Hawaii. Just a week away, Thrive Fest will be set up and ready to launch its first ever year on the big island February 7-9. Founders of the festival, Paul Bassis and Tierro Lee, expect the experience at Thrive to be absolutely enchanting, the kind of festival that goes beyond mere retellings of the experience.
Read MoreA Cheshire moon smiled over Sunrise Ranch the weekend of Aug 2nd - 4th 2019, mirroring the bliss that Arise Music & Arts Festival conjured in us. The convergence of music, performance, visual art, creative wares, spiritual and mindful education, experiences, food, and the collective energy of us, the attendees, cultivated a palpable positive vibe felt in all corners. Love and acceptance were everywhere you looked. We’d like to share with you some of our experiences:
Read MoreUpon creation, Co-founders, Paul Bassis and Tierro Lee, were inspired to create something that would become so much more than just a music festival. They turned Arise into a movement, one that is a contribution between allegiant men and women. One aspect that stood out, which sets Arise apart from other festivals, is their dedication towards sustainable practices. Everything from the food trucks to a full-fledged carbon offset program made Arise a place you can leave feeling like you were a small part of saving the Earth and its beautiful landscapes.
Read MoreIt has now been a few days since Arise Music Festival in Loveland, Colorado wrapped up and we are so excited to share some of our favorite artists of the weekend with you. Arise had a diverse lineup of musicians, artists, performers, workshops, food and events to choose from. Paul Bassis, co-founder of Arise, frequently reiterated that the festival was created to be so much more than a platform for music; as he put it, “Arise is a movement of people and everyone who attends is a part of that movement. It is a collaborative effort and the music becomes the core, like a fire we can all gather around.” Over the course of the seven years Arise has been in operation, it has become the largest camping festival in Colorado and the lineup gets stronger every year. Here are some of the artists we talked to while at the festival and a few tracks from each of them.
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