wook wranglers https://wookwranglers.com/ Online magazine devoted to music festivals, lifestyles, fusion recipes, original art and all manner of wookish delights. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:27:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i0.wp.com/wookwranglers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screenshot-2020-10-22-at-10.00.48-PM-e1603722888544.png?fit=27%2C32&ssl=1 wook wranglers https://wookwranglers.com/ 32 32 171121953 Suwannee Roots Revival Announces “24 Lineup https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-roots-revival-announces-24-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suwannee-roots-revival-announces-24-lineup https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-roots-revival-announces-24-lineup/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:25:27 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=6250 Reviving and carrying on the longtime tradition of hosting some of the most prominent names...

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Reviving and carrying on the longtime tradition of hosting some of the most prominent names in American roots music and beyond, the 8th Suwannee Roots Revival takes place Thursday, October 10 – Sunday, October 13 at the renowned Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida. The Suwannee Roots Revival initial lineup for 2024 includes Old Crow Medicine Show, Yonder Mountain String Band, Donna the Buffalo (4 days), Peter Rowan Band, Della Mae, Henhouse Prowlers, The Ain’t Sisters, Kaleta & Super Yamba Band, Blair Crimmins & The Hookers, Snake Oil Medicine Show, Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, Sloppy Joe, Quartermoon, Kamp Happiness, Magic Moon Traveling Circus, and more artists to be announced soon!
Jam-packed with stellar music and dance on multiple stages, this family-friendly festival includes four days of music, camping, yoga, music workshops, a Kids Tent, and more. Suwannee Roots Revival focuses on showcasing established as well as up-and-coming roots musicians throughout the weekend, often with some one-of-a -kind collaborations among the artists performing—you never know who will give a surprise sit-in on stage (or in the campgrounds for that matter). There’s an open call to play in the many campground pickin’ party sites throughout the weekend including Kamp Happiness, Slopryland and the Bill Monroe Shrine.
Stay tuned for further news about a wide range of hand-on workshops on the Music Farmers Stage, sponsored by the festival’s nonprofit arm, Live Oak Music and Arts Foundation (LOMAF). There will be a raffle to raise money for LOMAF, which is earmarked for music and arts programs locally in North Florida schools and includes the Suwannee Spirit Kids Music Camp.
Placing a strong emphasis on embracing the traditions that have made the park a national treasure, there will be a wide array of arts & crafts as well as culinary delights ranging from healthy to decadent in the Vending Village. The park itself is a place where kids of all ages can remember why they fell in love with the magic mixture of sights, sounds, and sensations that constitutes a weekend of paradise that is the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.

When asked for a quote about Suwannee Roots Revival 2024, Festival Director Beth Judy said that she would say many things about the festivals but this email to her from Annah Garrett with Henhouse Prowlers says what she hears often from others. Annah says “Witnessing what you and Randy built from a unique perspective is an experience I hold near and dear to my heart. Even coming in so many years down the road, I became immediately enveloped in the love and community unlike any other I have experienced in the many festivals and events I have been a part of. There is a sense of belonging and passion that permeates the magical grounds, especially during your shows. Both the band and I are very excited to return.”
Donna the Buffalo, who has performed each spring and fall event since the early days in the late 1990’s Spoke with Florida Music Blog at this past year’s Suwannee Spring Reunion. Tara Nevins said, “this is basically our family here,” and Jeb Puryear continues, “We’re really grateful to Beth Judy and Randy for keeping this really good for a long time. People might take that for granted but it is really more of a challenge than people might think.”
Festival Director Beth Judy says “From the very beginning, in 1997, with our first festival at SOSMP, we set an intention of a community of love and healing and music and positive impact on the lives of the people who were there. And we attracted those people who needed that in their lives, and many of them are still coming. The Suwannee Roots Revival is a current version of the events we began so long ago when music festivals were just starting to pop up again after Jerry’s passing. SpringFest and MagFest had changed and evolved over the years and now we are gathering everyone together for the big Reunion and Revival of what commenced during those early years.”
Set in the midst of 800 acres of Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress trees along the Suwannee River, the venue is a playground and the festival celebrates community based fun, growing friendships, laughing families, and that feel-good feeling you get from hanging out in such a beautiful natural setting. This is the place to make new memories with friends old and new while gathering in a picturesque setting breathing in the songs that fill the air… as they say at SOSMP: “Music Lives Here.”
Tickets are on sale now. Suwannee Roots Revival offers a multi-day Weekend Ticket that includes festival admission for four days of music, as well as primitive camping on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Early Bird Tier 3 Tickets are $175 (includes fees and taxes); Student / Military Early Bird Tier 3 are $160 (with a valid ID). Early Bird pricing ends June 20th. An additional event car pass is required to bring a car into the campground. Advance Car Pass: $15 or $20 at the Gate. For complete ticket information and to purchase tickets, visit suwanneerootsrevival.com/tickets/.
SOSMP offers guest comforts including a general store, full service restaurant, free showers, indoor bathrooms, and water stations. Upgraded camping, including RV hook ups and cabin rentals, as well as golf cart rentals are currently on sale. Reservations may be made by calling the Park office at (386) 364­-1683. SOSMP is located between Jacksonville, Florida & Tallahassee, Florida about 30 minutes south of the Georgia State line, about 45 minutes north of Gainesville and is host to a variety of events. Please visit the park’s web site at www.musicliveshere.com for further information.
Suwannee Roots Revival 2024 Initial Lineup: Old Crow Medicine Show, Yonder Mountain String Band, Donna the Buffalo (4 days), Peter Rowan Band, Della Mae, Henhouse Prowlers, The Ain’t Sisters, Kaleta & Super Yamba Band, Blair Crimmins & The Hookers, Snake Oil Medicine Show, Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, Sloppy Joe, Kamp Happiness, Quartermoon, Poohville, Magic Moon Traveling Circus and more artists to be announced soon!
For more information, tickets, and to reserve camping, visit the Roots website and like their social media channels on Facebook and Instagram. Revisit some of the vibrations of Suwannee Spring Reunion “24. Free yourself from the firmament.

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Elements Music & Arts Festival Announces Phase Two Additions https://wookwranglers.com/elements-music-arts-festival-announces-phase-two-additions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elements-music-arts-festival-announces-phase-two-additions https://wookwranglers.com/elements-music-arts-festival-announces-phase-two-additions/#respond Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:43:33 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=6223 Welcome back to the darkened eclipse of the mind where the possibilities are endless.  You...

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Welcome back to the darkened eclipse of the mind where the possibilities are endless.  You have been judged and found wanting. Elements Music & Arts Festival, the premier immersive electronic festival of the Northeast, has announced its phase two additions ahead of its 2024 edition in Long Pond, Pennsylvania on August 9-11. Elements is the ultimate arena of exploration, where music, community, art, camping, and adventure coalesce in perfect unison. Best described as an escape unlike any other, the festival is co-created by those who embark on the journey, fostering a home for childlike wonder and a creative space for like-minded individuals. Welcome to Elements Music & Arts Festival Announces Phase Two Additions. Truth.

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Lineup additions include standout back to backs from Late Checkout party starter Chris Lorenzo and Night Bass label head AC Slater as Fly With Us, plus seasoned house favorites Green Velvet B2B Patrick Topping. Fans will also be treated to two unique sets from bass behemoth Subtronics, live jam band stalwarts The Disco Biscuits, unifying dance figure The Blessed Madonna, high priestess of hard techno Sara Landry, enigmatic production mastermind G Jones, and live electronic duo Kasablanca. Additional highlights include in demand next generation risers like Odd Mob & OMNOM present HYPERBEAMHamdi, and Max Styler.

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Speaking on the new round of additions, Elements Co-Founder Timothy Monkiewicz says, “We tried to go out of the box and worked hard to bring fans some fresh house & techno artists as well as some rare b2b sets for phase two. We are excited to add your most requested Jam band and Pennsylvania royalty, The Disco Biscuits! This well-rounded lineup gives something for everyone and we can’t wait for you all to enjoy it.”

These additions join an initial lineup that already featured some of the most electrifying names in dance music, from chart-topping stadium-filling superstar Illenium, to a Redux set from pioneering GRAMMY-nominated DJ and producer Kaskade, the darker shades of forward thinking producers Liquid Stranger and LSDREAM, and the head-splitting sounds of Excision.

The depth continues with GRAMMY-nominated melodic bass pioneers Slander, a back to back from Black Book Records head Chris Lake and Hellbent Records boss Cloonee, hard hitting versatile trap producer TroyBoi, a back to back throwdown from Sullivan King and Kayzo, plus D&B favorites like Sub Focus and Dimension. Heavier leaning sonics will also be well represented by the likes of Claude VonStroke’s iconic Barclay Crenshaw project, multi-talented French artist and Odyzey Music label head CloZee, bass producer Of The Trees, and multi-faceted rapper and producer Wreckno.

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The four primary stages at Elements are aptly named to each represent one of the key elements that define not only the event’s experience, but the very fabric of the natural world it celebrates. Fire is the home for thrill-seekers who thrive off moments of spontaneous fun, while Earth presents a psychedelic paradise of neon trees, galactic mushrooms, and airborne jellyfish. Air offers a temple of melodies tucked deep in the forest, while the sunshine playground known as Water is where acrobats, pirates, and clowns are ever abounding and swimsuits are heavily encouraged.

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Festivarians can also explore a magical playground complete with Burning Man style art cars and rows of Vibe Villages, which are decorated theme camps created by guests. Elements will additionally showcase 3D video projection mapping, interactive performances, and large-scale art installations, plus a Health & Wellness lineup with yoga, aromatherapy, dance, comedy, sound baths, and multidisciplinary workshops.

The yearly Art of Change program is a key facet of the festival’s community driven ethos, which was created to amplify marginalized voices. The 2023 edition focused on the LGBTQIA+ community while featuring workshops on Queer history, sexual orientation, and the essence of Drag, onwards to a Pride Parade. The festival’s Drag Brunch event donated funds from each drink sold to The Trevor Project, who provide crisis support for the community. More details and applications for The Art of Change program will be shared closer to the festival, while applications for Vibe Villages, Art & Visual Artists, Performers, and more are available now.

Elements has grown rapidly into an immersive multi-day camping experience, along the way becoming a staple of the festival circuit. The move to Long Pond has aided in this growth, with Elements now hosted in the woodlands adjacent to the raceway. The venue is powered by an onsite solar farm, further assisting Elements in its long-term sustainability goals.

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Tier Three GA and VIP passes are currently on sale through the official Elements Festival website. Elements also offers a variety of options related to accommodations, which range from car camping to on-site glamping, nearby hotels, and preset RVs and tents for those seeking an elevated experience. Shuttle passes will also be available for those looking to avoid driving, which provide rides from a variety of major cities throughout the Northeast.

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Elements Music & Arts Festival 2024 – Phase Two Lineup
AIMMIA, Fly, Fly With Us (AC Slater & Chris Lorenzo), G Jones, Green Velvet B2B Patrick Topping, Hamdi, Kasablanca, LYNY, Max Styler, NHII, Night Tales, ODD MOB & OMNOM: HYPERBEAM, Player Dave, Sara Landry, Space Bacon, Splintered Sunlight, Subtronics (Performing Two Sets), The Blessed Madonna, The Disco Biscuits, The Illustrious Blacks

Regional Acts
BB808, Bendito, Berger & Beezy, Cuppa T, DCal, Eddie Propane, isded B2B Nnämba, Krook, Lhor, Oba & Flip, Raudra and Sky So Young.

Elements Music & Arts Festival 2024 – Phase One Lineup
5am Trio, Ahadadream, Austeria, Azzecca, Barclay Crenshaw, Blanke: ÆON MODE, BLOND:ISH, Bob Moses (Club Set), Boogie T, Boogie T.Rio, Canabliss, Chris Lake b2b Cloonee, CloZee, Cool Customer, Desert Hearts, Dimension, Disco Lines (Sunset Set), Dr. Fresch, Eli Fola (Hybrid Set), Excision, Golden Pony, Illenium, INZO, It’s murph, Justin Martin, Kaskade (Redux Sunset Set), Lee Reynolds, Lespecial, Lightcode, Liquid Stranger, LSDREAM, Marbs, Marvel Years, Matroda (Sunset Set), Mikey Lion, Of The Trees, Porky, Rome in Silver, Saka, Slander, Slander Presents: Before Dawn, Space Wizard, Sub Focus, Sullivan King b2b Kayzo, SunSquabi, Tape B, The Floozies, Township Rebellion, TroyBoi, TVBOO, VNSSA b2b Nala, Walker & Royce, Wreckno, Zingara, Regional Acts, 9B49, Dice Man, Earth Signs, Koopmusik, Lady Harley, Lauchness, Max & Dana, Milan, Miller and Papyon, Ziata.

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About Elements Music & Arts Festival

Elements is best described as an escape unlike any other, a four-day music, art and camping festival and creative getaway designed for all those who wonder. What started as a humble one-day event in 2013 on the Brooklyn waterfront has grown into an immersive camping experience and staple of the North American festival circuit.

Now moving into its seventh year, growing into its new prodigal home of Long Pond, PA, the fiercely independent event has remained true to its ethos of interactivity and connection, showcasing world-class electronic music amongst mind-blowing stage designs, large-scale art, roaming performers, culture and wellness forward programming, and boundless surprises. It is this creative spirit and forward-thinking experiential curation that fuels the brand’s ethos of consistent progress and evolution. Visit the Elements website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and YouTube. Visit the Believers of Elements “23 from the wrangler archives.

Keep up with the wranglers as we head to Shaky Knees in Atlanta, down to Rockville in Daytona, sliding over to Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores and then, the beast, Solshine Reverie in Chillicothe, Illinois. It’s coming fast now. Welcome to the portal.

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Solshine Presents Daily Schedules https://wookwranglers.com/solshine-presents-daily-schedules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solshine-presents-daily-schedules https://wookwranglers.com/solshine-presents-daily-schedules/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:16:59 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=6198 Welcome back festivarians to the coming assault on Chillicothe and another chapter in the tattered...

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Welcome back festivarians to the coming assault on Chillicothe and another chapter in the tattered volume of the unwashed heathen. With just a few months remaining until the debut of Summer Camp Music Festival’s new festival concept, Solshine: A Music and Arts Reverie, the festival has unveiled a preview of the eagerly anticipated daily stage lineups for the MoonshineIllumination, and Campfire stages, along with the release of two-day passes for Saturday and Sunday, as well as single-day passes.

The event’s inaugural edition will take place at Summer Camp’s beloved venue of Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois from Friday, May 24 – Sunday, May 26, 2024, with a pre-party on Thursday, May 23. This is one of most action-filled parties of the year. Follow Kamp Happiness to the Twerk Church. Solshine Presents Daily Schedules.

Solshine Reverie will kick off the weekend on Thursday, May 23, with an eclectic array of acts gracing the Moonshine Stage, including renowned jam bands The String Cheese Incident (performing two sets) and moe., along with sets from Manic Focus and Maddy O’Neal. Thursday will continue with a special takeover titled A La Léemba with ‘A Night In Tulum’ on the Illumination Stage.

The Campfire Stage will host a bevy of jam acts on Thursday, including Steady FlowSnakes & StarsSun StereoOld ShoeTANDFormerly The FoxUndercover OrganismJerm Theory, and Blucone.

On Friday, May 24, global party starter John Summit will close out the Moonshine Stage, preceded by performances from The String Cheese Incident (two sets), Umphrey’s McGeeSTS9Mihali, and Big Something.

The Illumination Stage’s Friday billing will feature performances from genre-bending bass acts such as WrecknoEPROMBukuLevityA Hundred DrumsAusteriaBlack Carl!Blue FutureJosh Teed, and Phyphr.

Friday’s Campfire Stage lineup will be anchored by Barclay CrenshawThe WerksVenbeeZingaraMaddy O’NealMoon HoochJason Leech, and Polyrhythmics.

On Saturday, May 24, the Moonshine Stage will feature performances from GRAMMY-nominated melodic bass duo SLANDEROrebolo, and Keller Williams. Festival co-hosts moe. and Umphrey’s McGee will perform a rare collaborative set, in addition to their individual sets on Saturday.

Over at the Illumination Stage, Saturday will feature sets from DJ Marb MentholsLate Night RadioSaxsquatchVCTREMZGMotifvMantra Sounds20TwentyRendr, and The Original Cyberpunk.

Saturday’s stacked roster welcomes a collection of wide-ranging acts on the Campfire Stage, including the highly-anticipated linkup Kill Safari (Kill The Noise b2b Bro Safari), Manic FocusGaspar Benegas & L.A ArgentiniansSunsquabiDOGMAEggyAllie & The Night KralsChicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes, as well as Brainchild.

On Sunday, May 25, Solshine Reverie’s marathon weekend will be rounded out by Goose, who will be playing two sets on the Moonshine Stage, in addition to performances by deadmau5Big Giganticmoe., and Vibeline.

The Illumination Stage’s Sunday lineup will be helmed by several smashing sets from RavenscoonVampaMoody GoodEsseksBad SnacksThought ProcessArtifaktsDJ Logic, and COFRESI.

Closing out the Campfire Stage on Sunday night, the festival will host Philadelphia-bred jamtronica outfit The Disco BiscuitsLP Giobbi (performing her iconic Dead House set), Night TaleslespecialDoom FlamingoMickmanAlikaHenhouse Prowlers, and Armchair Boogie.

Solshine Reverie attendees with VIP tickets also gain access to the exclusive VIP Lounge that offers intimate performances from artists like OreboloMihaliKeller WilliamsBig SomethingGaspar Benegas & L.A. ArgentinianslespecialSunsquabiDoom FlamingoThe WerksEggyMoon HoochDJ BrownieJason LeechBrainchildChicago Farmer & The FieldnotesFormerly The FoxPolyrhythmicsSteady Flow, and TAND, in addition to more special sets that are yet to be announced.

In February, Solshine Reverie embarked on their 20-date ‘On The Road’ tour, stopping in cities in the Midwest and beyond, where emerging local acts had the opportunity to compete in a ‘Battle Of The Bands’ for a spot on the Solshine Reverie lineup. Up-and-coming bands who won their local ‘Battle Of The Bands,’ and will be showcasing their talent at Solshine are BluconeFEVERDREAMHaize and CompanyHalf HouseJerm TheoryKeep The ElevenMr. PleaseThunderboogieUndercover OrganismWorst ImpressionsAct CasualBlake Gardner & The FarmersFloat Like A BuffaloLOAMycotaThe Original CyberpunkY-Not, and Zack Fedor & The Long Goodbyes.

As Summer Camp transitions into the Solshine Reverie era, the festival is staying true to its new identity by revamping its layout to evoke an experience akin to entering a reverie – a dreamlike state. The streamlined festival navigation will be reflected in the event’s increased intentionality; while Solshine will preserve the essence of Summer Camp, the refurbished festival will come with meaningful updates.

Solshine Reverie has updated Summer Camp’s previous stage layout to create a more fruitful, efficient experience for guests. Notably, the festival transitions from three main stages to two, bidding farewell to the Sunshine and Starshine Mainstages. By removing the two stages, Solshine Reverie is fostering a greater emphasis on the Moonshine Stage and the Campfire Stage (which is being elevated to the size of the previous Starshine Stage). This consolidation allows for a seamless transition between genres on both stages, and allows for less overall overlap so attendees can see exactly who they want.

In other exciting news, the festival’s official mainstage curfew is now being extended from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. This additional time will allow guests to experience even more music at Solshine’s biggest hub, before heading back to their campgrounds.

The Summer Camp Music Festival Community Contribution Fund will be a vital part of the new festival concept as well. For every full-price admission ticket purchased for Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie, $1.50 is set aside and put into the Community Fund to directly benefit the City of Chillicothe and surrounding cities. A committee consisting of local Chillicothe area residents will recommend how the funds will be distributed.

There are a plethora of ways to get involved with Solshine Reverie. Applications and information on how to get involved as a volunteer are available on the Solshine website here.

The inaugural Solshine will continue the brand’s longstanding Memorial Day Weekend affair at the breathtaking Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. The private park provides a natural amphitheater and a stunning landscape that creates the perfect scenic playground for festival goers to explore. Attendees can also camp within the festival grounds, further elevating the festival’s community-oriented make-up.

All Solshine tickets will have camping included. There are a variety of additional add-ons available including VIP upgrades as well as RV and car camping spots. The VIP upgrade includes exclusive amenities, access to the Thursday pre-party, VIP camping and viewing areas, VIP lounge, air-conditioned bathrooms, and more. Solshine attendees now have the chance to purchase two-day GA and VIP passes for Saturday and Sunday, as well as GA and VIP single-day passes for Sunday here.

Watch for the Kamp Happiness Illumination Bar Takeover every single night as the Wook wranglers take over the cantina. Make sure to visit for all your suds and cordials. Open every day from early afternoon until fourish in the morning. How is that possible? you may say. Amazing people doing amazing things. Look for the White Knight, JBfly, Brocoleah and more. Visit Pedro and Lucy at the Twerk Church for more Illumination. Gentlemen start your engines. The summer festival season is about to be in full gear.

Follow the wranglers as we head to SolFest, Mountain Music Festival, Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain, FloydFest, Electric Forest and more. Things are certainly getting sporting.

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Welcome back to the slipperiest slope. Summer Camp Music Festival Presents… Solshine Reverie; A Memorial Day Weekend celebration with music, art, and gratitude. Tickets still available here. Don’t miss out. So that’s it. This party is on and it absolutely promises to be a complete banger. If you know, you know. Three Sisters Park is the place. Memorial Day weekend is the time. This will be third year for the wrangler elite and all signs point to low-bar, high scum line. Follow Kamp Happiness to Shakedown St. in the heart of the forest. Be wary, something ridiculous this way comes. What would be the recipe for Chillicothe Coffee?

The Chillicothe Indians were part of a loose confederacy within the Shawnee tribe. And speaking of loose confederacies, this year’s Hobo Kamp promises some highlights from the archives, including the Iceman, Bfly, The Soul Fisherman, salmon fishermen and the incomparable Brocoleah. Who knows, there may even be a sighting from Rockford’s own Señior Bitchell. Be a part of the Fallout Shelter. Join the fray.

What to Expect at Solshine:

  • Once you’re in, you’re in. They make it so easy to have a good time. It’s a safe place for adult children and childish adults. Go ahead and get lost. If you come to soybeans to the west or the Illinois River to the east, you’ve gone to far. Turn around and get back at it.
  • Leave on-take one blankets. Everywhere one turns in the forest there is another blanket littered with hippy treasures. Visit Kamp Happiness and find Pedro’s Circle K? Trading Post of Assorted Delights.
  • How about that lineup? Always a winner at Chillicothe, headliners this year are Goose, String Cheese, Umphrey’s McGee, Moe., Disco Biscuits, John Summit and the hits keep on coming. Remember the year it was Billy into Umph into Billy into Umph. Or the Moe. and Umph double date. You can be sure to see the folks from Mi Kulture come out from their tent once the Umph love gets going.
  • Thursday Pre-Party: A popular misconception is that you are going to arrive early and get some sleep Wednesday night. Sleep will find you later, not Wednesday night. There’s just too much tingle in the air.
  • Solshine Reverie Kamp Happiness Wook Trap “24  This is the yoga tent you’ve been looking for. It’s high time you made it to twerch. The Twerk Church. (https://fb.me/e/4UIApESlt)

Soulpatch exists to support a vision of strong communities engaged in the social and economic health of local biodegradable good culture. We are an interactive educational garden located at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL with activities, workshops, and more throughout the duration of the Solshine Reverie. We openly collaborate with educators, organizations and businesses to demonstrate a variety of growing methods, natural building techniques, and permaculture systems. Initiated as a part of Summer Camp Music Festival in 2016, the space is transforming to host workshops throughout the spring, summer, and autumn.

Dust or mud? Like most festivals, you’ve got to pick one. You make your bed, you sleep in it. Dust or mud? Best case scenario, you don’t actually care and will be a steward of the festival no matter what happens. Remember We Are the Mummies in the mud? This is the exfoliation station. Or the Lemonade Merchant’s impromptu trading blanket involving precious keepsakes. The forest will be alive with industry.

The creators behind Summer Camp Music Festival have just released the star-studded Phase 2 lineup for their new festival concept: Solshine: A Music and Arts Reverie.

The event’s inaugural edition will take place at Summer Camp’s beloved venue of Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois from Friday, May 24 – Sunday, May 26, 2024, with a pre-party on Thursday, May 23.

Solshine Reverie’s Phase 2 lineup will welcome acts such as Philadelphia-bred jamtronica outfit The Disco Biscuits, who are returning to the festival following their electrifying 2023 performance, as well as the festival debuts of Femme House-boss LP Giobbi (performing a Dead House set), and Gaspar Benegas & L.A Argentinians from Indio Solari.

These additional acts join previously-announced headliners GooseJohn SummitThe String Cheese IncidentUmphrey’s McGeemoe.STS9deadmau5Big Gigantic, and SLANDER.

Continuing Summer Camp’s long-standing tradition, Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie will feature a collaborative set from the festival co-hosts legendary jam rock band moe. and iconic genre-melding progressive rock band Umphrey’s McGee.

Solshine Reverie has also added a bevy of support talent, including debut festival performances from Josh TeedVampaVenbeeBad SnacksBlue FutureDJ LogicEsseksMantra SoundsThought ProcessNight Tales, and Alika.

Summer Camp veteran performers like SunSquabiBukuA Hundred DrumsArtifaktsCOFRESIMotifv20TwentyCharlie Otto + His Gear and Henhouse Prowlers also join Solshine’s Phase 2 lineup.

As Summer Camp transitions into the Solshine Reverie era, the festival is staying true to its new name by updating its layout to create an experience akin to entering a reverie –  a dreamlike state. The streamlined festival navigation will be reflected in the event’s increased intentionality; while Solshine will maintain the central spirit of Summer Camp, the refurbished festival will come with a few meaningful changes.

Solshine Reverie has updated Summer Camp’s previous stage layout to create a more fruitful, efficient experience for guests. For example, instead of three mainstages, there will only be two; by removing the Sunshine and Starshine Mainstages, Solshine Reverie is fostering a greater emphasis on the Moonshine Stage and the Campfire Stage (which is being elevated to the size of the previous Starshine Stage). This consolidation allows for a seamless transition between genres on both stages, and allows for less overall overlap so attendees can see exactly who they want.

Additionally, all workshops will now take place at the SOULPATCH – the festival’s interactive garden space and natural amphitheater. By committing this area to the event’s non-music programming, festival-goers will have a familiar, centralized space to attend various offerings and activities before heading back to the stages to check out more music.

In other exciting news, the festival’s official mainstage curfew is now being extended from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. This additional time will allow guests to experience even more music at Solshine’s biggest hub, before heading back to their campgrounds.

Despite these changes, Solshine will ultimately retain Summer Camp’s core ethos of building an inclusive community around music. Through its mission of sustainability, the festival will aim to inspire attendees to live a life of intention and purpose in order to create a positive impact on the world. To capture this spirit, the festival will host the coveted experiential art area The Illumination Woods and the aforementioned permanent garden SOULPATCH as a dedicated area to increase knowledge of permaculture and sustainability.

Located in The Illumination WoodsFrick Frack Blackjack will return to Three Sisters Park for Solshine’s debut edition. The no-cash, no-limit game has become a fan-favorite across the festival landscape for its unique gambling experience.

In addition to its music programming, Solshine will offer a variety of workshops, food and craft vendors, community-building initiatives, and activities – the heart and soul of what made Summer Camp a ‘home away from home’ for attendees who returned year after year.

Solshine’s programming will include Summer Camp’s beloved Field Day, which will take place on Saturday afternoon for the 14th installment. The Color Wars-style games will include four teams participating in games such as tug of war, giant twister, dodgeball, donut eating contest, and more.

The Summer Camp Music Festival Community Contribution Fund will be a vital part of the new festival concept as well. For every full-price admission ticket purchased for Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie, $1.50 is set aside and put into the Community Fund to directly benefit the City of Chillicothe and surrounding cities. A committee consisting of local Chillicothe area residents will recommend how the funds will be distributed.

There are a plethora of ways to get involved with Solshine Reverie. Applications are now open for anyone who would like to volunteer, become a vendor or performer, set up a workshop, create an art installation, or work with SOULPATCH. There will also be future applications for those who would like to partner their non-profit with the festival or create a live art gallery. Applications and information on how to get involved is available on the Solshine website here.

The inaugural Solshine will continue the brand’s longstanding Memorial Day Weekend affair at the breathtaking Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. The private park provides a natural amphitheater and a stunning landscape that creates the perfect scenic playground for festival goers to explore. Attendees can also camp within the festival grounds, further elevating the festival’s community-oriented make-up.

All Solshine tickets will have camping included. There are a variety of additional add-ons available including VIP upgrades as well as RV and car camping spots. The VIP upgrade includes exclusive amenities, access to the Thursday pre-party, VIP camping and viewing areas, VIP lounge, air-conditioned bathrooms, and more.

Visit the Soulshine Reverie website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. This is it baby. Revisit these Summer Camp hits from the wranglers archives. Believe what you want.

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Parkway Bakery and Tavern: A New Orleans Original https://wookwranglers.com/parkway-bakery-and-tavern-a-new-orleans-original/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parkway-bakery-and-tavern-a-new-orleans-original https://wookwranglers.com/parkway-bakery-and-tavern-a-new-orleans-original/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:04:59 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=6019 Lucy had been using third-person scheduling apps to compliment her hustle while she was in...

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Lucy had been using third-person scheduling apps to compliment her hustle while she was in New Orleans. She filled in days off with temporary jobs of all types. While working at the Marriot on Canal St. a local resident recommended she visit Parkway Bakery and Tavern for one of the best shrimp po-boys around. It took Lucy out of the French Quarter but she figured she’d have to adventure if she wanted to find the real deal. It wouldn’t be some place on Frenchmen St. with white tablecloths. It would be further from the parade of tourists visitors weaving up and down the close streets. Welcome to Parkway Bakery and Tavern: A New Orleans Original and the birth of the poor boy.

Tamiami Sammy had spent the better part of his life searching for the world’s best grouper sandwich. Lucy had taken up the mantle and had parlayed that mandate into the hunt for the pinnacle of shrimp po boys. From the Florida Keys to Gulf Shores and New Orleans, she’d eaten them all over the south and she was proud to have taken up the cause. Her time in New Orleans had been entirely spent looking for good food and cheap beer.

Parkway Bakery and Tavern first opened for business in 1911, and it has been a New Orleans icon ever since. Charles Goering, Sr., a German baker, built Parkway on the corner of Hagan and Toulouse in Mid-City New Orleans and ran it until 1922, when Henry Timothy, Sr. purchased it with the intent of continuing to run it as a neighborhood bakeshop.

Back in those days, every neighborhood in NOLA had a bakery on the corner. Over the next seven years, Timothy, Sr. established Parkway’s reputation for delicious and fresh bread, donuts, and his famous Seven Sisters sweet rolls. But this was just the beginning of Parkway’s innovative and historic legacy.

Fried shrimp Po boy, Parkway Bakery and Tavern 2024. Photo by J.Nail

In 1929, the poor boy was created by Bennie and Clovis Martin (read the full history of the poor boy), two brothers who owned Martin Bros restaurant and were former streetcar operators. The Martin brothers came up with the simple but hearty sandwich when the Amalgamated Association of Electric Street Railway Employees, Division 194, went on strike, sending 1,800 unionized streetcar drivers and motormen off the job and onto the picket line.

The Martin brothers gave away sandwiches to the strikers and the story goes that when a striking union member walked into their restaurant, Benny would call to Clovis, “Here comes another poor boy!”

In solidarity, Timothy, Sr. added the “Poor Boy” shop to Parkway that year and fed union members and conductors French fry poor boys for free. Meanwhile, Parkway was also selling the recently invented “Poor Boy” sandwich to the workers at the American Can Company. They operated twenty-four hours a day, with the addition of the poor boy, so did Parkway.

Rachel and Eric, Parkway Bakery and Tavern 2024. Photo by J.Nail

This Parkway po-boy could easily be the best, but honestly, such comparisons are beneath us. This particular specimen was prepared in a simple, delicious way common to the region. No nonsense with shaved lettuce, pickles and tomatoes on a French sandwich bun with tartar sauce. The one Lucy had was particularly long with perfectly seasoned fried shrimp pouring out onto the paper which she gladly lapped them up like baby sea turtles on the beach.

The entire meal consisted of a poor boy with fresh french bread, flash-fried Louisiana wild caught Gulf shrimp, chicken and sausage gumbo, french fries and a Frozen Porch Swing Vodka Lemonade. Checkmate.

Parkway now serves on average 1,000 people per day. Some are locals and their families, and others are travelers from all parts of the world. Jay, Justin, and other Parkway team members have been featured on television and in various media projects that have told the story of Parkway one way or the other.

Visit the Parkway website and like their social media sites on Facebook and Instagram,

Thanks to Justin for hosting and Rachel and Eric for taking us in. Keep up with the wranglers as we send forth Dispatches from the Quarter from a break in the festival season. Support those who support the wranglers and find your way to Parkway Bakery and Tavern next time you’re in New Orleans. Sit in the upstairs bar to avoid the wait.

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Electric Forest “24 Adds to the Lineup https://wookwranglers.com/electric-forest-24-adds-to-the-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electric-forest-24-adds-to-the-lineup https://wookwranglers.com/electric-forest-24-adds-to-the-lineup/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:55:47 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=6103 Electric Forest announces 40+ additional artists joining the lineup for its sold out 2024 edition....

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Electric Forest announces 40+ additional artists joining the lineup for its sold out 2024 edition. Taking place June 20-23 in Rothbury, Michigan, Electric Forest remains one of the world’s most interactive festivals, fostering an immersive atmosphere of connection and discovery upheld by the pillars of community, creation, and inclusion. That’s right, Electric Forest “24 Adds to the Lineup. There’s lots to unpack here.

Electric Forest, photo by Alive Coverage.

Electric Forest’s new lineup additions include melodic bass maestro Seven Lions, experimental bass veteran G Jones, high priestess of hard techno Sara Landry, and Grammy-nominated band Hiatus Kaiyote. The billing expands with techno new school selector Layton Giordani, post-punk revivalists Emo Nite, Nashville’s Brandi Cyrus, Kiwi brother-duo Chaos in the CBD, multi-instrumentalist live legend Boogie T,  Chicago’s rising electronic trio Levity, and the new collaborative project of tech house sensations ODD MOB & OMNOM present HYPERBEAM.

Electric Forest’s latest additions join a stacked roster of headliners including Forest favorite Pretty Lights, the bone-rattling sounds of Excision, and Cyclops Recordings founder Subtronics. A variety of rare collaborative artist sets are also on deck, including EVERYTHING ALWAYS (Dom Dolla + John Summit)LSZEE (CloZee + LSDREAM), and Big Gigantic and NGHTMRE teaming up for their Gigantic NGHTMRE project.

Electric Forest, photo by Alive Coverage.

Jam fans can rejoice as The String Cheese Incident returns to perform two Incidents, plus sets from fellow torchbearers of the genre The Disco Biscuits and Umphrey’s McGee. Some of the more unexpected names on the lineup include Grammy-winning singer Nelly Furtado and famed Atlanta hip-hop artist Ludacris, each bringing their iconic sounds to the forest. The list of headliners is rounded out by Belgian techno queen Charlotte de Witte, a solo set from John Summit, and performances by Black Tiger Sex MachineBen Böhmer, and Knock2.

This year, Electric Forest will continue its offering of elevated culinary experience add-ons. Highlights include breakfast with a side of sass at the Drag Brunch, a four course meal inspired by the Forest, seasonal produce, and mystical creatures at Forest FeastBuena Vida, an Agave spirits interactive cocktail tasting experience, and Wig Out Pig Out, a wig wearing authentic BBQ. Additional offerings include Brie Our GuestChampagne French FryThe Gouda LifeForest Food Tour, and Good Life Brunch with Chef Sarah.

Electric Forest, photo by Alive Coverage.

Fans will also be able to purchase exclusive guided tour experiences, allowing them to explore Sherwood Forest or experience the Dream Emporium before festival gates officially open. The exclusive tours will give fans an exclusive sneak peek at the new art, installations, and surprises the Forest has to offer while learning about the artists, history, and production process of the festival directly from the Electric Forest team. Sherwood Forest tours will conclude at The Woodlands Bar for happy hour and are extremely limited capacity.

Electric Forest also recently announced the full programming for its beloved Plug In Programs, offering fans the unique opportunity to contribute and collaborate directly with the festival’s production teams. Highlights include the Art Installation Sponsorship Program, allowing artists to bring their creations to life in the forest, The Brainery which offers educational workshops and classes, The Wish Machine which grants a wish in exchange for inspirational and charitable deeds done in the community, and the Electric Forest Radio On Air ExtraordinAIRE Program for aspiring radio personalities, show hosts, behind-the-scenes technicians, fan interviewers, and more.

Electric Forest, photo by Alive Coverage.

Since 2011, Electric Forest has remained committed to the constant reimagination of what a festival experience can be. It’s this thoughtful and innovative approach to production and programming that has helped foster one of the world’s most dedicated festival communities. It’s a place where acceptance, safety, and self-expression are the most valuable currency, surprise and wonder hide around every corner, and no two journeys are the same.

Wristbands for Electric Forest 2024 are currently sold-out, but limited wristbands will go back on sale this Friday, March 29 at 12pm EST. More information can be found at ElectricForest.com.  Add-Ons, Vehicle Passes, Early Arrival, Group Camping, Shuttles, Lockers, and more can be found here.

To stay up to date on all Electric Forest news, please visit www.electricforest.com and the official FacebookInstagramTikTokTwitter, and YouTube pages. Science is real.

Keep up with the wranglers as we celebrate a #girlpower Kamp Happiness at Suwannee Resonate. Pedro “24. It appears as if this festival season could quickly get out of hand. Close your eyes.

 

 

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Dispatches from the Quarter https://wookwranglers.com/dispatches-from-the-quarter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dispatches-from-the-quarter Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:06:50 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=5996 Once more, Emma Jay for the win!  Again the friend and wook queen, la reina...

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Once more, Emma Jay for the win!  Again the friend and wook queen, la reina bohiemea, Lucienda needed when the chips were down. Passing along the skinny on where to park, free and extended, in the bowels of the French Quarter, New Orleans. This was usually privileged “local” information and invaluable when it came to car camping, for the duration of her work vacation in the middle of town. What’s a wook to do? She was was here to make money and the hotel was just not in the budget. She owed almost two-thousand to her luthier for the repair on Ferdy’s guitar and he’d already made it clear that he’d “been patient”. The doomsday clock was ticking. She needed money and some of it was surely in New Orleans. It’s time to strike when the hustle is on? Hold on tight to your dream.

Of course she was still living in the front seat of the Oldsmobuick but this was nothing knew. It had come down to choices, mostly bad ones and while she’d certainly made her bed, she was now crumpled up in the front seat of the car, missing hers. The chickens had come home to roost. When it came to work destinations the last few years, she’d used this vehicle surgically, finding her way into the heart of the city, only to disappear into the sea of soccer moms and street cleaners. Now she was buried deep the heart of New Orleans, nestled inside a constant hum of activity and potential. Laissez les bons temps rouler. Throw me something mister. For Lent, she’d given up self-control and guilt. Thanks to Pig Out BBQ and The Saddle Bar for welcoming the wranglers into their house. Relax. This is “Sans Souci”. Dispatches from the Quarter.

New Orleans Azaleas. photo by jnail, 2024.

Things were going finer than frog’s hair as she’d found her parking/living spot a few blocks from one of the several dive bars open twenty-four hours. Except for a few errant drunks falling into the hood and someone crashing into the front bumper, amidst a hasty parallel parking exit, things were coming up roses. She had it better than most hippies on the block just because she could sleep in the wagon, as borderline miserable as it was, it was better than the sidewalk. Everywhere she looked, people were falling down drunk. If her vehicle was going to break down, this was as good a place as any. Sure, everyone knew about Sarah Fortier and her ground glitter, (the dirt/moss blend that could be found in her hair at Suwannee), but here in the womb of the French Quarter they had something called gutter glitter and while she wasn’t sure what it was, she knew she’d worn the scent.

Rib plate at Pig Out BBQ, New Orleans, jnail 2024.

Lucy understood there wouldn’t be enough days or money to get to all of the food she wanted to embrace. Red beans and rice, shrimp po boys, etouffee, gumbo filé. It was Mexican Monday in Boone but how could she eat that here with all the Creole fare? By the time it was over, she would alone, consume a metric ton of beignets. Relax Mr. stage manager, I can assure you this is powdered sugar all over me. The Veux Carre was alive with all manner of tourists, homeless, hustlers and an army of patrons waiting to take the order. For days, she’d been planning on taking a shower at the nearest truck stop but life and continued questionable choices had kept that from happening…and things were going south. She was definitely dirty but it didn’t appear as if anyone else noticed. She wondered if she smelled like a goat and was just unaware. Wherever she went, a swarm of fruit flies circled her vaginal area. Occasionally she would “wipe up” in a restroom or anoint herself with groundscored medicated powder from Hulaween and Dollar Tree deodorant. Indeed, these were the times to be thrifty.

The Saddle Bar looking toward Bourbon St. New Orleans. j.nail, 2024.

There were always lots of people carrying guitars in this town. And how is it homeless folks always run with dogs? That seems like a expensive hassle. She definitely understood the idea of companionship but dogs, like kids, women and potted plants required attention and money. She always felt like a noob when it came to the ways of the street. How savage could she be when she’d never even hopped a train?

As usual, Lucy was making money just about as fast as it took to spend it. But she was on the skreets and it took money to make money. And it took money to buy oysters and draft beer but from 2-5pm daily the Desire Bar made it easy. Just take it all.

She was close to the edge and for a while she considered busking. After watching how much the hippies made panhandling in Boone, she figured a few hours of busking would hopefully pay for some cheap whiskey and absinthe. But the truth was, almost every back in town appeared to be hauling a guitar. She stayed on the hustle, working when she could and exploring the Quarter when she was loose.

Go Navy. The Saddle Bar, New Orleans. Photo by j.nail 2024

What kind of establishment makes deals with the wranglers? Innovators to be sure. Merchandise for promotional consideration? Networking had replaced traditional commercials and now they were presented as friends to the audience. The worm had finally turned for Lucy.

The Saddle Bar. 715 Bienville St.: With 2 stories of country fun, Saddle Bar is located in New Orlean’s French Quarter, just 60 paces from Bourbon St. With our upscale downstairs bar serving up classic favorites and premium whiskeys, have a seat in the special VIP area, or hang out on the dance floor while the DJ churns up country gold on the speakers! Venture upstairs to play games, visit our rustic bar, check out the extra-large balcony or Ride Randy, the biggest cock in New Orleans! Like a mechanical bull, but it’s a #bigassrooster.

Pig Out BBQ. 537 Toulouse St. (504) 224-2434. Fall off the bone ribs, duck and andouille gumbo was the bill of fare. Served up with slaw, smokin’ macaroni and cheese, pickled vegetables and more duck gumbo? Christ on a popsicle stick, things were finally going Lucienda’s way. This would be a regular stop on all her future trips to the Crescent City. Right down the street from Molly’s and Toulouse Dive Bar, two of her favorite night spots. Like their Instagram page and let Johnathan take care of you the next time you’re in town.

Her mother had warned her about visiting New Orleans. She received all of national information from Fox News so to listen to her explain it, all major cities were rearing from unchecked and rampant waves of criminals, homeless folks and immigrants and a very real combination of all three. Lucy, once again, did not find the hyperbole to be true. #fearmongers?

Usually when one actually visits these locales, the threat is very much exaggerated and otherwise unfounded. And naturally, like any other place, there are hard areas of town, neighborhoods best avoided. Don’t believe the fear-mongers. Don’t support the war-mongers. Hang out with fishmongers.

Monger in fish, not fear.

Enter Welmon Sharlhorn, New Orleans artist with works hanging in the Smithsonian, Collection de l’Art Brut,  and the American Visionary Art Museum. Wrongfully imprisoned in Angola for twenty-six years, it was there he honed his skills at ink art. He and Lucy visited several times at Igor’s, where he imparted his amazing story. Visit this article from Prospect New Orleans for more information.

By the time it was all over she just about broke even, ending up about where she started. Her guitar was still sitting in Salesury, North Carolina but she she still had a few hustles in mind. The hard weather had broken and the irises and morels were close to popping up. It was time to head back to the high country.

Welmon Sharlhorn, New Orleans. j.nail 2024.

Ratonita Frita and Gutter Glitter. She’d seen about half a dozen mice in the last twenty-four hours. The first was in a trap in the kitchen of the Marriot. “Someone should get rid of that”, he said to no one in particular but no one gave any indication of hearing her or much less caring. She saw the rest after the all-night downpour. Two had been drowned, washed out from their gutters and the rest were noticed scurrying from overturned garbage cans. At five am she was headed back to Check Point Charlies. At the early hour, the mice seemed to exhibit a pronounced and eerily aggressive posture.

She was sitting in the bar at about 9am when the bartender broke out the Red Rider BB gun. His quary, a medium-sized mouse edging across the brass railing above the beer taps. Time froze as he proceeded to take aim and plug the varmint midsection. Nary a sound could be heard as the patrons watched the beast fall into the vat of hot grease below. The television broadcast “Invasion of the Bee Girls” as the bartender walked past the bubbling vermin and carefully hung up the wooden sign. “Kitchen Closed”.

Follow the wranglers as we roll south to the Florida spring festival season already under way with Suwannee Spring Reunion and a slew of furry, forest animals in Live Oak. Check out the schedule here. Look for the Kamp Happiness Wook Trap at your next feral adventure.   namaste y’all.

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Backwoods Music Festival Releases 2024 Lineup https://wookwranglers.com/backwoods-music-festival-releases-2024-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=backwoods-music-festival-releases-2024-lineup Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:08:16 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=6022 Welcome back to wranglitos to the 2024 festival season where we are gearing up for...

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Welcome back to wranglitos to the 2024 festival season where we are gearing up for what is sure to be a colorful year it’s going to be. Things are coming up roses as we are filling in the slots of our festival dance card calendar for the upcoming, epic journey. June will be here before the blush is on the bloom and Kamp Happiness promises to be fixed inside the eyewall of the party.

Backwoods Music Festival held at Mulberry Mountain this coming year June 6th through June 9th, 2024, released its largest lineup to date. Headliners include Illenium, STS9, Thievery Corporation, The Disco Biscuits, Tycho, Jai Wolf and the debut of the brand new LSDream + CloZee collaboration LSZee. Backwoods 2024 also is featuring one of a kind, never-before seen LIVE performances from Opiuo and San Holo’s Extensional Dance Music plus many other top national touring acts. Backwoods Music Festival Releases 2024 Lineup.

Other artists on the bill include EDM classics The Crystal Method & Rabbit In The Moon, bass heavy Emancipator & Wreckno, soulful and funky Artifakts & Late Night Radio, as well as psychedelic jam from the likes of Papadosio. With 9 headliners, more than 30 Tier 1 and 80 Tier 2 acts announced, Backwoods 2024 will have 4 stages full of amazing talent. The Vibeline (Probcause + Chrishira) collaboration is one of Griz’s new side projects that will also play at the festival.

Backwoods Music Festival also announced LSDream’s Lightcode, bringing consciousness and healing to the festival and rave community. Their event also includes 3 days of retreat-quality workshops including multiple yoga classes, meditation, breathwork, flow arts, and different mind-expanding philosophy workshops.

Special additions to the 4-day event include a Tycho Taco Party, an Odyzey Stage Takeover, Bonfire Sessions, and Sunrise Sets. The lineup release for the 2024 Backwoods Music Festival at Mulberry Mountain marks the 16-year anniversary for the event.

You can purchase tickets, view the entire lineup, and apply for vending spots, visual art installations, and other artistic visual performances at the festival’s website.

Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain is a music and arts camping festival located in Ozark, AR. The festival, since its inception in 2008 has grown over the years into one of the midwest’s top destination camping festivals.

Visit the Backwoods website and like their social media channels at Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Science is real. Visit the wrangler archives for recaps of Backwoods of years past with Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain “23 Compendium and 2021: Year of the Goat.

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Sol Fest Music & Arts Festival 2024 Phase 2 Lineup https://wookwranglers.com/sol-fest-music-arts-festival-2024-phase-2-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sol-fest-music-arts-festival-2024-phase-2-lineup Fri, 01 Mar 2024 18:39:29 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=5970 Welcome to the vortex. Sol Fest Music & Arts Festival has unveiled its star-studded Phase 2...

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Welcome to the vortex. Sol Fest Music & Arts Festival has unveiled its star-studded Phase 2 lineup for the 2024 edition, taking place from Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the event’s new venue Vortex Spring in Ponce de Leon, Florida. Join Kamp Happiness and it’s busload of wooklings as we venture to our first Sol Fest for a weekend of debaucherous, silly fun.

Sol Fest. Photo by DIVISUALS 2023.

The third edition of Sol Fest will feature multiple stages but no overlapping sets, allowing attendees to catch every single performance without potential scheduling conflicts

The event will also host a plethora of expertly-curated back-to-back sets, including the first-ever b2b set from Dirt Monkey and Smoakland.

Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Vortex Spring in Ponce de Leon, FL
Sol Fest invites early arrival pass-holders to enjoy a ‘Welcome Party at the Waterpark’ on Wednesday, May 1, which will be hosted by regional bass label/collective Wubaholics

 

Sol Fest’s Phase 2 lineup announcement welcomes the addition of three new headliners making their festival debuts; electronic-funk duo Big Gigantic, high-octane bass maestro NGHTMRE, and experimental bass virtuoso Peekaboo. These Phase 2 heavy-hitters join the ranks of previously-announced headliners REZZ, CloZee (two sets), LSDREAM, Bob Moses (club set), Dabin, Dr. Fresch, Elderbrook, G Jones, Lettuce, Of The Trees, and Barclay Crenshaw, setting the scene for Sol Fest to deliver their most impressive lineup to date.The Phase 2 billing also boasts debut festival performances from talented support acts like Subsidia Records favorite Jantsen, as well as progressive rock/livetronica pioneers Papadosio who will mesmerize fans during their special sunset set.To celebrate its third annual edition, Sol Fest will feature multiple stages but no overlapping sets, allowing attendees to catch every single performance without potential scheduling conflicts. Revelers will enjoy a seamless experience of world-class music from start to finish, free from the typical festival conundrum of picking and choosing between simultaneous sets.

Sol Fest: Photo by First Photo 2023.

Sol Fest’s robust lineup showcases the festival’s continued commitment to curating dynamic musical experiences, helmed by a plethora of expertly curated back-to-back performances. The festival is excited to host the first-ever b2b set from dubstep star Dirt Monkey and Bay Area bass duo Smoakland, as well as debut US joint performances from drum n’ bass pioneer Netsky and Australian selector Luude; experimental bass producer IMANU and California-based beatmaker Machinedrum; and Perth-based producer Skeler and trap virtuoso Deadcrow.On top of his two solo performances, London-based grime MC and record producer Flowdan will also make special appearances during Claude VonStroke’s bass alias Barclay Crenshaw’s set, as well as Peekaboo’s rip-roaring set.

In addition to Sol Fest’s four stacked days of music programming, the festival will also be throwing a Welcome Party at the Waterpark pre-party on Wednesday for anyone who purchases a Wednesday early arrival pass. The soiree will be hosted by local bass label/collective Wubaholics, and will feature a b2b performance from ALLEYCVT alongside a yet-to-be-revealed artist, plus captivating sets by Superfuture, STVSH, Meduso, OkayJake, Lumasi, and Raaket.Beyond LSDREAM’s headlining performance, the innovative artist will also showcase a special Lightcode set: an immersive sonic healing experience featuring original music, guided meditations, and sound baths.

Sol Fest. Photo by DIVISUALS 2023.

Sol Fest welcomes attendees to get wet and wild at the daily waterpark parties, which will be hosted by acts like singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Two Feet (Thursday), Canadian glitch-hop duo The Funk Hunters/CloZee’s Odyzey imprint (Friday), Dr. Fresch’s House Call Records (Saturday), and Smoakland (Sunday).Standout acts from the festival’s Phase 1 lineup include; genre-blending keyboard/drummer duo Break Science, Atlanta electro-soul artist Daily Bread, bass experimentalist Eprom, boundary-pushing producer/guitarist Emancipator, Denver-based electro-soul artist Manic Focus, heady bass master Opiuo, British producer/singer-songwriter Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ Set), sound design-oriented bass producer Yheti, and joyful bass queen Maddy O’Neal.

The festival’s new home of Vortex Spring in Ponce De Leon, Florida, will offer attendees a 500+ acre recreational paradise The magic of Sol Fest is rounded out by Sol Sunday: the festival’s annual memorial segment that pays homage to their dear friend Quentin “Sol” Rupp, a passionate festival-goer who passed away at the age of 26. Sol Sunday includes, amongst other things, a special interactive sun lantern effigy burn and slideshow, where attendees can honor those in their own lives who have passed. The spirit of Sol Sunday reflects the ethos that Sol Fest has made its identity: an inclusive, close-knit event that from top to bottom represents community, equality, and diversity – including for women and LGBTQ rights.

Sol Fest will also feature live and digital art installations, murals, hologram water screen shows, therapeutic workshops such as breathwork, yoga, and sound healing, as well as other daytime activities and games such as Frick Frack Blackjack, Sonic Portal, disc golf, tie-dying, and body marbling – a list that further highlights the festival’s dedication to emotional and social wellness. Additionally, there will be 40+ food, merch, and craft vendors onsite for camping, snorkeling, and diving. The venue boasts six water slides, beachfront relaxation, and opportunities for activities like cave diving and tubing, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boarding. Amenities include a dive shop and general store, where you can get scuba and snorkeling gear.

Sol Fest. Photo by DIVISUALS 2023.

The Vortex Spring campground will include shaded pine forest glamping and camping options, in addition to on-site showers, restrooms, and housing. The standard 4-Day GA Ticket grants access to festival attractions like waterslides, swimming, and the river float zone, along with amenities such as the general store and tube rental shop.VIP ticket holders enjoy elevated privileges. The 4-Day VIP Ticket includes access to an exclusive indoor lounge with secret sets, VIP viewing at the main stage, and VIP-only restrooms and bar, among other perks. Meanwhile, the 5-Day VIP+ Ticket extends benefits with catering, balcony access, daily drink tickets, and early waterpark entry.For camping, options range from basic to luxurious. Primitive GA Car Camping offers four nights in a 20×20 space, while VIP Celestial Camping provides premium placement, air-conditioned facilities, showers, and beauty vendors near the festival entrance.Sol Fest offers various RV and Glamping options for attendees. While all options provide a 20×50 space, Primitive RV Camping is without utilities, while the Power RV pass includes a power hookup. The Shaded Power/Water RV pass offers a shaded space with power and water hookups near the festival entrance.For Glamping, the VIP Glamping Package includes (2) VIP 4-day passes, (2) Wednesday early arrival passes, parking for 1 vehicle, and (4) nights in a pre-set bell tent with amenities. The Celestial Campground VIP+ Glamping Package upgrades to VIP+ passes with the aforementioned VIP+ amenities.Additionally, a Group Camping option provides a 4,000 sq ft area for 10 vehicles, ideal for larger groups.

Visit the Sol Fest website and like their social media pages on Facebook, Instagram and X. The science checks out. Visit the wook wranglers archives and revisit our Sol Fest preview article. See you in the back to the left.                                                       Namaste y’all.

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Vibrations of Suwannee Spring Reunion “24 https://wookwranglers.com/vibrations-of-suwannee-spring-reunion-24/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vibrations-of-suwannee-spring-reunion-24 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:00:01 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=6094 “Everything in Life is Vibration” – Albert Einstein Welcome back to Spirit of Suwannee Music Park...

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“Everything in Life is Vibration” – Albert Einstein

Welcome back to Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in beautiful Live Oak, Florida and the sixth annual Suwannee Spring Reunion. On March 21-24, 2024 the old guard answered the call, reported for duty and got all the way down for another perfect weekend of friends, folk, Americana and the bluest of grasses. Headliners Sam Bush, Railroad Earth, Steep Canyon Rangers, Peter Rowan, Donna the Buffalo, Keller and the Hillbenders and more got the wheels rolling in a party steeped with home grown music and family reunion fun. Some of this year’s favorites included the Ain’t Sisters, Nikki Talley, Verlon Thomspon and the always incomparable Free Range Strange. The musical vibrations throughout the forest were absolutely nonstop and the collection of parties lingered long into night.

For many, the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park is home base and where the festival journey began. Lucy and Moonshine had been coming since 2002 and as many new people continued to join the party, there were aspects of it that would always remain the same. It’s a blessed reminder as to why many of us work in the festival business at all. In a world where the gears of industry and the machine of man grind forth in a nonstop march, this place is the acorn that becomes and remains the oak. The alpha and the omega. It’s a frequency realignment. It’s the Vibrations of Suwannee Spring Reunion “24.

Why Spring Reunion at Suwannee? Same as it ever was. Hippies still washed in the cold Suwannee River and lounged on the sand hill. Fruitcakes with golf carts still made laps with their dogs. Musicians still came together and provided the heartbeat and backdrop of a forest party frameworked by home grown music. It was still Vassar Sunday and all was right with the world. Even Pepe Greybraids managed to arrive and park without getting stuck in some lost mud hole while trying to shear his arm from the bone.

The Music: Some takeaways from the weekend were the Habanero Honeys, John Stickley Trio, Dr. Thermometer’s Sunday brunch Grateful Dead set live from the Palmetto Room Holiday Inn Surfside, Kamp Happiness West. How about the Ain’t Sisters? They seemed to be everywhere, playing with everyone. Light on their feet, swift and sure footed. Blowing in like a light breeze and leaving the space filled with harmonies and smiles.

It’s high time you got a frequency realignment. There’s some silly stuff happening here. Someone is throwing tomatoes at the hippies and just in time for a hot plate breakfast. Did someone say sausage heated up to 140 degrees and beignet crumbs in your mustache? I’ll have what she’s having.

The Family: Immerse yourself in the Jason waterfall. Theyometer, The Sgt., the Savage, Rikkki, Shanaenae, Pedro, Bfly, Spacebug, Farmer Brown, the Mooses, Tera and David the Spinner. They came from all over for the amalgamation at the lake. A sacred space where the celebrations include the ghosts of those who danced here before.

The Park: From the Loop to the Farm Field, from the river to the waterfall. The painted bridge to the playground. Even Moonshine slept under a real roof for the first time ever. Moving on up to where the beans do not burn. The call of the owls ringing through the early morning just as the last of the R&D team decides to push through sunrise and find some Tia Maria for the coffee.

Suwannee River Pirates: Bfly scored her first booty somewhere down Hippy Road only to have it harvested by the River Pirates. They apparently moved in sometime before sunrise and pillaged both of the Jolly Rogers in the middle of the family jam. Needless to say, the camp security team has recent openings. Their effort and security net could best be described as “porous”. Watch for rusty bear traps at our next event. Is there any such thing as a reverse pirating? Or the triple cross? Now there is.

Any noise one hears is simply a vibration that excites the air. With a vibration that is random, the noise tends to be confused or unmusical. We live and learn. Vibrationally, it might be as high as 963 Hz to get to 369 Hz, but it’s experimental at this point.

The Law of Vibration states that anything that exists in our universe, whether seen or unseen, consists of pure energy or light and exists as a vibrational frequency or pattern.

 

Thanks to all who contributed to the KH Family Jam. The minions who brought the almost nonstop jams throughout the weekend. And then it was The Ain’t Sisters closing things out with Donna the Buffalo. Sunday slid into the shadows as Lucy’s condition deteriorated until she needed a satellite map to find the nearest water closet. Welcome to the meltdown.

She was hoping for a verbal warning, but if a written one has to go on file, she understood. Low vibration is the mind-killer.

Real Questions: Nate, never one to shy away from the hard questions asked, “How many chuga-chugas go before the choo choo?” How many squirrels would it take to detain a raccoon? Boots on the ground, this is where original data is collected. Next up, synthesis, analysis and publication.

Thanks to Banjovi from Poohville for lending his sultry banjo stylings to the family jam. It’s good to work with professionals for a change. Like the lustrous Lady Bailey for her continued, stellar effort and constant patience. It’s good to see her up and about. And the rash is almost completely gone.

Vibration can also be either harmonic or random, just like people. He’d worked hard his whole life to arrive at this very point. His radio wasn’t charged and his megaphone had no batteries, yet he appeared perfectly professional. Welcome to the pocket. “Get Jesus on the main line and tell him what you want.”

Their Strangeness (FRS) Suwannee Spring Reunion 2024. Photo by the Wranglers.

The good news. As band members continued to go hoarse from the dust and the squawking, fresh meat would show up daily with a fresh set of pipes. Even when it seemed as if someone was about to go mute, their mutant power of prolonged volume would naturally kick back in. Stamina is key.

Hattie Craven, Suwannee Spring Reunion 2024. Photo by Laurie Dyer.

“We’ve got to shine that penny.”

This is Kamp Happiness and we can help you with that vibration. Stagnant? Pallypesthesia? Only at the Fallout Shelter can you heed the matchup of the year and the finals of the Twerk Off Invitational, Dr. T versus Ka’aoli the Innocent. The sacrifice and training all lead to this.The winner gets a free moonlight charging of the perineum and a pint of bear grease for the beard braids. Or maybe you need to be charged by the sun. It’s time to join the old man’s club and don tactical suspenders. The Rose Moon does not tolerate the low vibration. It’s a frequency alignment. Just sit back and let it happen.

A vibrating motion can be oscillating, reciprocating, or periodic.

Vassar Sunday: Sunday’s energy was a glistening display of Suwannee at its best. Beautiful weather and beautiful souls graced the terra firma. Hammocks and lawn chairs scattered hither and yon. Children scurrying about, old people kissing. The Amphitheater Stage at Suwannee is a special place to play and bear witness.

SRP, Suwannee Spring Reunion 2024. Photo by Jaime Bfly.

 

Vibración Entero. The prophecy is coming true. The innocent will become the guilty. They will apologize for they see that their behavior is not becoming. Beware the the vibe kill.

It’s true. Sometimes new friends are made in strange ways.

Hit up the Suwannee Spring Reunion website and revisit the glorious poster art by Marci Davis. Visit the Suwannee Roots Revival website for the fall lineup and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, and X. The science checks out.

Thanks to Randy and Beth for creating a space for the magik to happen and Erin at Dreamspider for letting the wranglers help spread the word. This is where we learned to dot the Ts and cross the Is.

Shanks to Laurie Dyer for allowing us to use her photographs and being a cornerstone of love and style in the forest. David the Spinner, Lightnin’ and Sarah, Mateo, this park has many stewards. So many pieces that make up the mosaic of gossamer eloquence. After seeing many of the camping/music venues around the country, it remains true that the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park is one of the finest places to experience the festival. Believe what you want. This is the cradle.

Beware the expectation monster. He is not a certified advanced salvage-diver. By now you must know what to do. All of the answers are within you. Visit the portal that is Roadtrip Mojo and find out why their brand of traveling is ever “contagious”.

Suwannee Spring Reunion 2024. Photo by Laurie Dyer.

Keep up with the wranglers as Pedro leads the Kamp Happiness squad into Suwannee Resonate right back into the heart of the forest. #girlpower The summer is filling up quickly with world-famous destinations like Sol Fest, Mountain Music Festival, Solshine Reverie, Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain, FloydFest and Electric Forest. Tightening the screws on life.

Suwannee Spring Reunion 2024. Photo by Laurie Dyer.

This festival season is bursting forth into a turbid froth of unfettered gibberish. Really? Where are the clouds converging in this maelstrom? Anywhere? Maybe it’s all just sand castles at low tide but there is certainly a tingle in the air. See you out there.

Run that baby.

#myhandsareup #dontshoot

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