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There’s nothing that brings us out more out than concerts, festivals, and big events like Burning Man.

Each year we take our ground level reporting up a level on everything from film festivals like Sundance to huge music festivals like Coachella, SXSW, and Bonnaroo.

At the same time, the biggest stokes of all might just be stumbling upon lesser known, or fully unknown music, and sharing it with the rest of the world.

About a year ago, an album turned my life around. Its name: Al Vuelo.
I hung out with a giant puppet with a head the size of a car.
It should come as no surprise that "Hee-hee" and "Shamone" are their own translations.
With their single "Ha-He," they've created Kenya's first meme.
Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia have been making music since the 1980s.
Sure, they may be made up, but can you take the chance and miss out?
Plan before you go if you want to have a kickass campsite.
I still regard missing that Arcade Fire show as one of the biggest regrets of my life.
Surreal life experience #242: Riding an open-top bus in the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
I realized excitedly that this would be a possession ceremony.
Musician Samantha Stollenwerck returned from a year of travel and turned her pics into...
Check out the Parov Stelar Band's electro-swing. It’ll be a hoot (as they’d say in...
This massive time-wasting endeavor was all set off by watching the St. Louis episode.
Who knew it was possible to be a hipster about electronic music?
An inter-festival road trip around Africa isn't as straightforward as packing beer into a...
Don’t double dip in Nick Cave. Lou Reed is a big name on the bill, but I wouldn’t...
The Bradfordville Blues Club has been around, with some interruptions, for almost a...
He spent his savings on a box truck, a piano, and gear, and started playing on the...
His dying wish was to spread the message of unity around the world.
The zurna emitted a dirge-like, screechy, piercing Oriental whine in a 9/8 Gypsy rhythm.
The rules: No throwing opponents to the floor, no rapping, and 3 minutes per poem.
I scored my dream job: Music Editor of the Syracuse New Times.
This playlist of my favorite travel songs just feels like home.
I’m just here to start the party off right.
The residency is an experiment in community projects.