This is Suwannee Resonate. Famously one of the best get-downs of 2023. Ask anyone. And the Suwannee faithful were back and geared up for the needle drop. It’s the return of Pedro la Destructora and her front yard, dumpster fire. It’s a hot biscuit of a mess. Get in line. Take the money. He doesn’t bite, the check’s in the mail and I don’t do this with every guy. Refrain  from chasing after buses or women, you’ll get left behind every time.¹ Welcome to Suwannee Resonate “24: Pedro’s Lost Journal.

The following exerts from Pedro’s Lost journal. Recovered, at great loss of life, from the Garifuna jungles of coastal Honduras, all entries have been recounted verbatim. Believe what you want but some things cannot be unread.

From The the Lost Journal of Pedro la Destructora, “The Book of Forgotten Tomorrows” 2024.

Wait, there’s music at this party?

Clock was erected and chimed correctly each hour. Renegades aplenty. Emma crushed lot. A cute kid even though her parents were first cousins. The KH security team used radios to police the thugs from Jacksonville and keep the flags safe. Honorable mention: Andy Davenport of the Tiny Show.

Once again, the Mississppi blue-ribbon goes to Future Joy for bringing the ultimate A game. Emily and Zack for the win.

Thanks to Karla for including the wranglers and Paul for hosting some of the most ferocious parties in the Orion Cluster. The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park is home to Kamp Happiness and we are proud to be its stewards. Keep up with the wrangler elite as we head to Chillicothe for Solshine Reverie and then to Mountain Music Festival in West Virginia. The festival season is upon us in a most brutal and beautiful way.

Beware the morality police. Do not abide their flimsy whims. And beware the expectation monster. Visit last years gibberish with Resonate “23: A Truly Beautiful Picture and like the wranglers social media sites on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. Thanks for believing in science.

References

¹ Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, directed by Simon Wincer (1991; Los Angeles, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

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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.”

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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 HYPERBEAM, Hamdi, and Max Styler.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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 Flow, Snakes & Stars, Sun Stereo, Old Shoe, TAND, Formerly The Fox, Undercover Organism, Jerm 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 McGee, STS9, Mihali, and Big Something.

The Illumination Stage’s Friday billing will feature performances from genre-bending bass acts such as Wreckno, EPROM, Buku, Levity, A Hundred Drums, Austeria, Black Carl!, Blue Future, Josh Teed, and Phyphr.

Friday’s Campfire Stage lineup will be anchored by Barclay Crenshaw, The Werks, Venbee, Zingara, Maddy O’Neal, Moon Hooch, Jason Leech, and Polyrhythmics.

On Saturday, May 24, the Moonshine Stage will feature performances from GRAMMY-nominated melodic bass duo SLANDER, Orebolo, 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 Menthols, Late Night Radio, Saxsquatch, VCTRE, MZG, Motifv, Mantra Sounds, 20Twenty, Rendr, 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 Focus, Gaspar Benegas & L.A Argentinians, Sunsquabi, DOGMA, Eggy, Allie & The Night Krals, Chicago 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 deadmau5, Big Gigantic, moe., and Vibeline.

The Illumination Stage’s Sunday lineup will be helmed by several smashing sets from Ravenscoon, Vampa, Moody Good, Esseks, Bad Snacks, Thought Process, Artifakts, DJ Logic, and COFRESI.

Closing out the Campfire Stage on Sunday night, the festival will host Philadelphia-bred jamtronica outfit The Disco Biscuits, LP Giobbi (performing her iconic Dead House set), Night Tales, lespecial, Doom Flamingo, Mickman, Alika, Henhouse 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 Orebolo, Mihali, Keller Williams, Big Something, Gaspar Benegas & L.A. Argentinians, lespecial, Sunsquabi, Doom Flamingo, The Werks, Eggy, Moon Hooch, DJ Brownie, Jason Leech, Brainchild, Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes, Formerly The Fox, Polyrhythmics, Steady 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 Blucone, FEVERDREAM, Haize and Company, Half House, Jerm Theory, Keep The Eleven, Mr. Please, Thunderboogie, Undercover Organism, Worst Impressions, Act Casual, Blake Gardner & The Farmers, Float Like A Buffalo, LOA, Mycota, The Original Cyberpunk, Y-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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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 Goose, John Summit, The String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, moe., STS9, deadmau5, Big 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 Teed, Vampa, Venbee, Bad Snacks, Blue Future, DJ Logic, Esseks, Mantra Sounds, Thought Process, Night Tales, and Alika. Summer Camp veteran performers like SunSquabi, Buku, A Hundred Drums, Artifakts, COFRESI, Motifv, 20Twenty, Charlie 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 Woods, Frick 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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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.

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 Machine, Ben 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 Feast, Buena Vida, an Agave spirits interactive cocktail tasting experience, and Wig Out Pig Out, a wig wearing authentic BBQ. Additional offerings include Brie Our Guest, Champagne French Fry, The Gouda Life, Forest Food Tour, and Good Life Brunch with Chef Sarah.

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.

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 Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, 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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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’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’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 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. 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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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.”

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.

“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.

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”.

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.

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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Things are heating up in the south as the Florida Spring Festival Season continues. The Suwannee Spring Reunion takes place Thursday through Sunday, March 21-24 at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP). Set in the midst of 800 acres of majestic Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress trees along the Suwannee River, this family-friendly festival boasts four days and nights of music rooted in Americana, newgrass, bluegrass, folk, blues, and more. Featuring music on multiple stages, with many repeat performers throughout the weekend, “24 Suwannee Spring Reunion Schedule Announced! “Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, would seem the most unlikely of bluegrass epicenters, but legends and new stars alike flock there every spring for an in-the-know festival,” wrote Rolling Stone.

This stellar lineup promises an exciting start to the long weekend’s festivities with Keller Williams’ PettyGrass ft. The HillBenders headlining Thursday night—bringing bluegrass versions of Tom Petty Hits; get ready to sing along at SOSMP’s gorgeous Amphitheater Stage. Prior to PettyGrass the Amphitheater Stage are The Steels Wheels, who are rolling into Florida with a brand new album, Sideways, in hand— they also perform in the Music Hall later that night. Alt-country honky-tonk rebels Town Mountain (also bringing a fresh new release: Dance Me Down Easy: The Woodstock Sessions EP), will close out the night on the Amp Stage with their first set of the weekend (Thu/Fri). Over on the Porch Stage on Thursday we see the first sets of the weekend from Country-soul rocker Leon Timbo & The Family Band (Thu/Fri), the soul-folk of Hattie & Joe Craven Trio (Thur/Fri/Sat), and the first set from The Grass is Dead (Thu/Sun). Sloppy Joe opens the festival at 4pm on the Amphitheater stage and can also be heard throughout the weekend on various stages and in the campground at their own, open call, pickin’ party site—Slopryland. Before the legendary Sam Bush takes center stage on Friday night, Americana blues icon Bettye Lavette makes her stage debut at the Park on the Amphitheater Stage. With their first set of the weekend, Railroad Earth (Fri/Sat) closes up the late night on the Amp Stage. In the midst of all that goodness on Friday—and in between the aforementioned sets—over on The Porch Stage will be Darrell Scott (also playing Sat), Town Mountain, and the first of a few sets from roots rockin’ troubadours Donna the Buffalo (Fri/Sat/Sun). Saturday night is a double dose with Railroad Earth returning The Amp Stage, preceded by what is sure to be a soul-stirring set of mountain music by Steep Canyon Rangers. Donna the Buffalo is sure to keep everybody dancing to the wee hours, closing the stage late-night. Saturday on the Porch Stage we see the first sets of the weekend by Peter Rowan & The Walls of Time Band (Peter Rowan, Chris Henry, David Mansfield III, David Grier, Mike Bub, Larry Atamanuik); and The Mosier Brothers Band (featuring Jeff Mosier’s Scruggs’-style banjo prowess and Johnny Mosier’s rockin guitar chops, founders of Blueground Undergrass—a former Suwannee staple act (Fri/Sat/Sun)). Also on the Porch on Saturday is rising bluegrass star Colby T Helms & The Virginia Creepers. Currently on tour with a new album: Tales of Misfortune, Helms makes his Suwannee debut Friday in the Dance Tent. Sunday, dubbed “Vassar Sunday” by regular attendees and staff, is a musical day of gathering, celebration, and rememberance of those who came and played before (Vassar Clements, Sue Cunninham, Guy Clark, Col. Bruce Hampton, just to name a few) and those who carry on the traditions of what started at the park way back in 1997. Fueled with anticipation, Donna the Buffalo will close out the evening with a special set—bringing up to the stage just about every artist who is left at the fest. Other performances that day leading into the finale include Jim Lauderdale, Verlon Thompson, The Mosier Brothers, and Peter Rowan & The Walls of Time Band. The weekend is jam-packed with multiple sets by many at all of the festival stages (Amphitheater Stage, Porch Stage, Dance Tent Stage, Music Hall, & Music Farmers Stage) Along with some of those mentioned above, there will be multiple sets by Jim Lauderdale (Sat/Sun), Verlon Thompson (Fri/Sat/Sun), Roy Book Binder (Fri/Sat), Shawn Camp (Fri/Sat), Seth Walker (Fri/Sat), Jon Stickley Trio (Fri/Sat),  Fireside Collective (Fri/Sat), David Grier (Fri), Nikki Talley Band (Thu, Sun), Free Range Strange (Sat), Habanero Honeys (Sat), Quartermoon (Fri/Sat and throughout the weekend hosting campground pickin’ at the Bill Monroe Shrine), John Mailander: Artist-at-Large through the weekend, and Magic Moon Traveling Circus. Something special to note about the lineup is that it includes artists with storied histories of epic Suwannee performances over the years. Matching the history on the stage, longtime park hosts, Randy and Beth Judy, are partnered with the Spirit of the Suwannee to make sure that every piece needed to make an epic weekend. It is home to generations of families who have gathered year after year to experience that shared connection to the music and the commitment to the notion of something bigger than ourselves. Festival Director Beth Judy says “From the very beginning, in 1997, with our first festival at SOSMP (SpringFest), 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 Spring Reunion is a new 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.” “There’s this unique, communal spirit here, where it’s homelike for us,” says Sam Bush in an interview with Rolling Stone’s Garret Woodward. “And you find yourself thinking about some of our brethren that aren’t here anymore, but especially Vassar [Clements] — he ruled this place.” “‘It was probably around 2004 [when we first played the park],” Steep Canyon Rangers singer-banjoist Graham Sharp tells Woodward, ‘We’ve been able to trace our band and its evolution through this festival, from being a traditional bluegrass band to being whatever the hell we are now — this place is a natural home for that.’” They say the stars come out at night. And at Suwannee that is not only true in seeing the clear nighttime skies, but also throughout the park. Many of the festival musicians convene in the campgrounds when things light up at night. There are literally dozens of theme camps, many of them with clever fun names, that have their own style and vibe. There will also be daily Umalumina Yoga with Rhonda Bell. The Suwannee Spring Reunion community has something going on around the clock. That said, if sleep is important to you, there are plenty of camping areas where it’s low key, so sleep is a possibility. No recorded or amplified music is permitted in the campground during this festival, so any music happening is live and acoustic. A couple of workshops in the Music Hall to watch out for are The Devil’s Box – A Fiddle Workshop with Joe Craven, John Mailander & Lyndsay Pruett (Fri) and Colby T Helms is leading a workshop on guitar influences and styles (Sat). 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. Multi-day Weekend Tickets include primitive camping. Prices go to the next tier on March 1. Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Military/Student discounts available as well as RV upgrades, golf carts, and other amenities. For complete ticket information, visit www.suwanneespringreunion.com/Tickets. Suwannee Spring Reunion 2024 Lineup & Days Performing: Sam Bush (Fri), Railroad Earth (Fri/Sat), Steep Canyon Rangers (Sat), Peter Rowan Walls of Time Band (Sat/Sun), Donna the Buffalo (Fri/Sat/Sun), Keller Williams’ PettyGrass ft. The HillBenders (Thu), Bettye LaVette (Fri), The Steel Wheels (Thu x 2), Darrell Scott (Fri/Sat), Town Mountain (Thu/Fri), Seth Walker (Fri/Sat), Jon Stickley Trio (Fri/Sat), Fireside Collective (Fri/Sat), Jim Lauderdale (Sat/Sun), Donna the Buffalo with Jim Lauderdale (Sat), Verlon Thomson with Jim Lauderdale (Sat), Verlon Thompson  (Fri/Sat/Sun), Shawn Camp (Fri/Sat), Shawn Camp & Verlon Thompson (Sat), Shawn Camp & Verlon Thompson doing the songs of Guy Clark (Fri), The Mosier Brothers Band (Fri/Sat/Sun), The Grass Is Dead (Thu/Sun), Roy Book Binder (Thu/Fri/Sat), Hattie & Joe Craven Trio (Thu/Fri/Sat), David Grier (Fri), Leon Timbo & The Family Band (Thu/Fri), Colby T Helms & The Virginia Creepers (Fri/Sat), Nikki Talley Band (Thu/Sun), Free Range Strange (Sat x2), Sloppy Joe (all), Quartermoon (all), Habanero Honeys (Sat), John Mailander: Artist At Large (all), Magic Moon Traveling Circus For more information, please visit the Spring Reunion website. Like their Facebook page and be on the look out for the Suwannee Roots Revival lineup announcement. Music Lives Here.

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