Current Swell

Megan’s Most Memorable Meltdown Moments With Musicians

September 23, 2012 by megan Leave a Comment

The Silent Comedy on a roller coaster

I have this habit of just hanging out with people when I know I should probably be interviewing them. Awesome for me… not so much for you, our readers. I never record a conversation, the musicians rarely know that I am a writer and I never want to share the full details of our conversations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured BIG, Festivals, Galleries, Interviews Tagged With: 2am Five Alarm Funk, Batman, Current Swell, Dango Rose, Dead Winter Carpenters, Elephant Revival, Frank Vitolo, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Galen Disston, Ghosty Boy, Grateful Dead, Ha Ha Tonka, Jack White, Jeff Leonard, Jeremiah Zimmerman, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Lukas Nelson, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Medium Troy, Miles Davis, Paul Flores, pickwick, Polyrhythmics, Prince, Scott Stanton, Snug Harbor, Stephen Franke, That 1 Guy, the moondoggies, The Silent Comedy, the true spokes, Tom Waits, Vicci Martinez, Weird Al

Recovering From the Meltdown, Day One

August 17, 2012 by megan Leave a Comment

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

This year's Summer Meltdown Festival was nothing short of amazing... and hot. Where do I begin? From the musicians that performed, to the dust-loving, sun-kissed, water-floating attendees, to the deliciously refreshing foods, to the surprises that they had in store for us, to the way that I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured BIG, Festivals, Reviews Tagged With: 2am Five Alarm Funk, bellingham, Brad's Song, Current Swell, Frank Vitolo, Hagar Ben Ari, I Want a Bird, Karl Denson, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Kimo Muraki, Late Night Village Stage, Lenny Kravitz, Pandora, Scarlett Red, Scott Stanton, Snug Harbor, Spotify, Summer Meltdown Festival, Taj Mahal, The Greyboy Allstarts

Gearin’ up for the Summer Meltdown Festival Aug 10-12

August 10, 2012 by megan 1 Comment

summermeltdown

If you are anything like me and have been hiding under a rock until earlier this year, then slap your face and pay attention to the Summer Meltdown Festival that is going down this weekend, Aug 10-12 at the Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheatre in Darrington, WA. With new announcements continually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured BIG, Festivals Tagged With: Agesandages, Beats Antique, Blitzen Trapper, Camp Traction, Capital Hill Block, Current Swell, Darrington, Dead Winter Carpenters, Doe Bay Fest, Elephant Revival, eoto, Fat Kid Rules the World, Flogging Molly, Ha Ha Tonka, hot bodies in motion, Jeremiah Zimmerman, Joshua Zimmerman, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, kay kay and his weathered underground, Lukas Nelson & the Promise fo the Real, Matthew Lillard, MGMT, Mike McCready, Mumford and Sons, pearl jam, Perseid Meteor Shower, pickwick, Sasquatch Festival, Summer Meltdown Festival, Switchfoot, The Acorn Project, The Black Keys, the moondoggies, The Silent Comedy, Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheatre, Zoe Jakes