Category Archives: Wakarusa
Analyzing the Wakarusa lineup
January 23rd, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Fitz and the Tantrums are coming to Wakarusa. The name of the song, “Moneygrabber,” is not a commentary on the band or the festival. In my rush to get the full Wakarusa lineup online last last week, I didn’t take … Continue reading
Wakarusa announces second round of artists
January 12th, 2012 at 11:12 am
Among the artists newly announced for Wakarusa is Primus, who play “My Name is Mud,” above. Wakarusa is often a dirty affair, so it seems fitting. [Note: Some rock star language is contained in the video above, so be warned.] … Continue reading
Wakarusa announces first round of artists
January 5th, 2012 at 11:14 am
Wakarusa has made a ‘Home’ in Arkansas. The band Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros will make a temporary home in Arkansas when they perform at the early summer festival. Bonus: The song above contains an Arkansas reference. As promised, … Continue reading
Guess who is coming to Wakarusa???
January 3rd, 2012 at 10:57 am
A montage of footage from previous Wakarusa fests can be found above. And, yeah, the festival really is this cool. We don’t know either, except for in a few cases. That’s why the headline says guess. But with the part … Continue reading
Want to play at Wakarusa? Here’s how…
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:53 pm
You know about Wakarusa, right? That gigantic, four-day music festival with more than 100 bands and as many as six stages of music happening simultaneously? Well, don’t you want your band to perform there? Here’s how it could happen. Each … Continue reading
A (multiple) ticket sale alert
December 2nd, 2011 at 9:49 am
Among the many tickets going onsale today include those for Wakarusa 2012. The 2011 edition of the festival included this performance of “The Cave” by Mumford & Sons. P.S. The video contains a curse word, some smoke (or a dust … Continue reading
Wakarusa announces 2012 festival dates
October 31st, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Wakarusa was a big holiday from real life. It returns this year from May 31 to June 3. Above is headliner My Morning Jacket performing “One Big Holiday.” The video above is from Bonnaroo, actually, because the video and sound … Continue reading
Tonight in tunes: Beats Antique at George’s
October 24th, 2011 at 11:01 am
After spending the summer on the festival circuit, with appearances at Wakarusa, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands and more, Beats Antique is on a headlining tour to promote their new album “Elektrafone,” which was released Oct. 4. The trio includes electronica producers … Continue reading
On the way: Beats Antique, Oct. 24 at George’s
September 22nd, 2011 at 9:31 am
Feel a little Middle Eastern? This song and dance will take you there if you don’t. It’s called “Egyptic” and is from the band Beats Antique. This live performance happened at Lollapalooza. Beats Antique certainly made the festival run this … Continue reading