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The History Of Music Festivals

May 20, 2014May 20, 2014 Rachel Policano AFI, alfred hitchcock, anti-woodstock, arcade fire, arctic monkeys, argentina, arizona, art, austin, austin city limits, bastille, beck, bonnaroo, bonnaroo music festival, brazil, california, chicago, chile, coachella, coachella valley music and arts festival, compilation cd, conference, craft, edward snowden, electric daisy, electric daisy music festival, electric forest, electric forest music festival, eminem, empire polo club, festivals, film, firefly, Firefly Music Festival, foster the people, freak shows, grant park, Haim, hitchcock, ice-t, indio, infectious magazine, interactive, janes addiction, justin bieber, kevin lyman, keynote speaker, kid cudi, kings of leon, lady gaga, lollapalooza, lorde, louis black, morrissey, muse, music, music festivals, Nas, nick barbaro, nine inch nails, no doubt, non-profit, north america, north by northeast, north by northwest, nsa, nxne, nxnw, outkast, pearl jam, perry farrell, pitchfork, pitchfork music festival, political, portland, rage against the machine, roland swenson, Siouxsie and the Banshees, skrillex, south by southwest, south carolina, sublime, summerfest, sxsw, texas, the austin chronicle, The Chemical Brothers, the governors ball, the replacements, ticketmaster, tool, toronto, tuscon, Ultra, Ultra Music Festival, vans, vans shoe company, vans warped tour, veronica mars, veronica mars movie, warped tour, west by southwest, wxsw0 comment

Welcome to festival season! While we are currently already two months into a music aficianado’s favorite time of year, the fun has only just begun, with concerts spanning all the way through August. Those of us that keep up with the festivals, we all know the biggest names and where they are… But do we know the history behind those festivals? Infectious Magazine takes a look at 4 of the best-known summer music festivals and how they got their start. These festivals were created for surprisingly simple reasons, but grew…

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WATCH: The 1975 “Sex” Live Video

February 22, 2014 Maggie Masse 22sex, appearance, coachella, concert tickets, indio, infectious magazine, live, live performance, music, purchase concert, self title album, sex, The 1975, tickets, tour, tour dates, trek, video0 comment

The 1975 have released a live performance video for “Sex.” The track is featured on the band’s latest self-titled album. Check out the video below after the jump. In addition, The 1975 are currently on tour now. They will kick off their North American trek with an appearance at Coachella on April 13 in Indio, California. You can find tour dates and purchase concert tickets here. And as always, you can buy a CD here. Please follow and like us:

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Foster The People Announce Tour And Free Show

January 21, 2014 Megan Marusak coachella, coming of age, concert tickets, fillmore detroit, foster the people, governers ball, guava, indio, infectious magazine, kingston, music, music center, music festival, music video, nashville, new album, new music, Supermodel, tour1 Comment

To create some buzz for their new album, Supermodel, Foster The People will be playing a free show in LA on January 23rd, before setting out on a North American tour this spring. The band recently released a new music video for their single “Coming of Age”, and will be heading out on tour starting in April. Watch the music video here and when they’re on sale, make sure you purchase concert tickets here. You can purchase a CD and buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us:

Coachella Lineup Announced

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One of the biggest music festivals of the year released its much anticipated lineup, and you can guarantee tickets will start to go fast with the impressive list of attendees. With names like Outcast, Muse, and Arcade Fire headlining, and a number of other huge performers, it’s definitely going to be an impressive year. The festival will be taking place April 11-13 and 18-20. It’ll be held at at the Empire States Polo Fields in beautiful Indio, CA. Other artists set to perform are Ellie Goulding, HAIM, Foster the People,…

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Social Distortion Announce New Tour Dates

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Social Distortion have announced a few headlining shows surrounding their appearance at Coachella. Check out the dates after the jump. Please follow and like us:

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The Postal Service Add Second New York Date To Tour

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The Postal Service have added a second New York date, June 15, to their upcoming tour Check out all the dates after the jump. Please follow and like us:

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The Postal Service Announce World Tour

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The Postal Service have announced a world tour. The touring lineup will also include Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley) and Laura Burhenn (Mynabirds, Bright Eyes). Check out the dates after the jump. Please follow and like us:

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Vampire Weekend to Tour Starting in April

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Indie-rockers Vampire Weekend will begin a spring tour starting in April. The tour will accompany the band’s third album Vampires of the Modern City, due May 7th. Vampires of the Modern City is the follow-up to 2010’s Contra. Before hitting the road for the tour, Vampire Weekend will also perform at SXSW in March. Check out Vampire Weekend’s tour dates after the jump. Please follow and like us: