Author: David Heinrich   Snake On The Lake 2018 is coming up this Friday, and Madison’s DJ Boyfrrriend is opening the show. You will want to make sure to be there early to catch their set.   A regular in the …

Author: Carlton Cook   From October 12th to 14th, Desert Daze will descend upon Moreno Beach, CA, on the shores of Lake Perris. The festival’s seventh iteration should prove to be one of it’s best yet, with a stellar lineup …

Author: David Heinrich   Lollapalooza 2018 was another fantastic year for Chicago’s largest music festival. A sunny and sweltering weekend in Grant Park was the setting for this year’s edition of the event, breaking the weather trends of years past. …

Author: Zach Adams   Chicago noise-rock outfit Melkbelly crushed the first day of Pitchfork Music Festival. Comprised of husband-and-wife duo Liam and Miranda, Liam’s brother Bart and bassist James, Melkbelly is poised to take the rock world by storm. Aside …

Author: Zach Adams   Though they were the very first act to grace one of Pitchfork’s stages this year, the Curls were one of the festival’s most exciting. With five full-time members – Mick, Jenny, Anna, Rami, and Carl – …

Author: Zach Adams Rising star and jazz-pop connoisseur Paul Cherry brought his unique sound to Pitchfork’s Green Stage on the second day of the festival. Brought up in Chicago’s lo-fi rock scene, Cherry (real name Paul Cherewick) completely altered his …

Author: Zach Adams   Before she was Zola Jesus, she was Nika Denilova, a student at UW-Madison and a DJ right here at WSUM. Recording her debut album in her Madison apartment, Zola Jesus has become a whirlwind force of …

Authors: David Heinrich and Jake Walcyzk   Lollapalooza is upon us once again. The premier Chicago festival is back with another stacked lineup of today’s titans and up-and-comers. Lollapalooza has assembled a diverse group of lots of different kinds of …

Author: Jake Walcyzk   White Denim The hometown hero rockers known as White Denim hail from 30 miles down the road in Austin, TX. These guys play a Texan’s take on psychedelic blues rock. They’ve been around since 2006, and …

Author: Jake Walcyzk   Float Fest is a music festival held 30 minutes outside of Austin, TX on July 21st and 22nd. The festival is only in its 5th year, and was originally created to bring Texas an iconic festival …

Author: WSUM Staff Calling Chicago’s Union Park its home since 2006, Pitchfork Music Festival has transformed from a niche indie festival to a star-studded, genre-bending musical experience. Year after year, Pitchfork provides a lineup as exciting as it is eclectic, …

Authors: Maureen Duthie and David Heinrich   Wisconsin’s largest music festival came and went again this year with its usual charm and excitement. It was a wonderful week of engaging community and fun music along the Milwaukee lake shore and …