What’s New, Bonnaroo? Your Guide To An Improved Experience On The Farm
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has long had a complicated relationship with inclement weather. Nearly every year, rain finds its way to The Farm—sometimes as a passing inconvenience, other times as a multi-day disruption. For decades, the festival has weathered those storms and carried on. But in recent years, severe conditions have become increasingly difficult […]
Festival Report Card: Lightning In A Bottle 2026
If it’s a sidequest you desire, a sidequest you shall receive. In an era of electronic music festivals competing to be the most eye-catching on the planet, Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) looks inward, offering attendees far more than its commercial counterparts ever could. At LIB, music is only the entry point. Beneath the festival’s […]
Your Sidequest Guide To Lightning In A Bottle 2026
Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) feels like a marriage between Coachella and Burning Man. Produced by the Do LaB, the festival blends the cultural pull and electronic music credibility of the grassroots outfit’s stage at Coachella with the anything-goes artistry that has long defined its presence at Burning Man. The result is an experience that […]
Interview: PØSTERCHILD, The Alaskan DJ Chasing Dance Music Dreams In His Hometown
In July 2025, following a dream and a travel nurse contract, I packed my bags and moved to Anchorage, Alaska. The plan was simple: stay three months and get out before winter rolled in. But plans have a way of changing in Alaska. Almost a year later, I’m still here, gripped by the state’s wild […]
Festival Report Card: Decadence Arizona 2025
From headbangers to househeads, electronic music fans ushered in the new year together at Decadence Arizona, at the Phoenix Raceway on December 30-31. Now reigning over Arizona’s holiday weekend for more than a decade, the two-day festival has cemented itself as a definitive New Year’s Eve destination in the region. This year, Decadence delivered a […]
Interview: Chris & Ginnie, A Bonnaroo Love Story
In 2017, I was preparing for my very first Bonnaroo. Before I worked in the music industry, I barely knew what to pack, let alone how to survive four days off the grid at my first camping festival, surrounded by tens of thousands of strangers and no reliable cell service. All I knew was this: […]