February 02, 2009
High Sierra Music has been producing world-class music festivals since 1991. An independent production company based in Berkeley, CA, the organization was founded with the first High Sierra Music Festival, its cornerstone event that takes place every July 4th weekend in Northern California, and remains committed to its grassroots origins by drawing support from its [...]
February 02, 2009
The Dawson City Music Festival, christened “Canada’s tiny, perfect festival” by Vancouver’s Georgia Straight, has been successfully run by volunteers since its inception in 1979.
Although it takes a little longer to get here, many are drawn by the festival’s vibrant atmosphere and sheer uniqueness. Every year the best names in Canadian music perform for an [...]
February 02, 2009
The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation’s only remaining free, outdoor classical music series. Each summer, the Festival is committed to providing free classical music to all of Chicago in its new venue- the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
The Grant Park Music Festival was conceived by Mayor A. J. Cermak during the Great [...]
February 02, 2009
The 57th season of the Peninsula Music Festival begins on Tuesday, August 4 and concludes on August 22. All nine symphony concerts are performed in the wonderful acoustics of the intimate Door County Auditorium in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. The PMF Orchestra consists of outstanding musicians from around the country and the world, most of whom [...]
February 02, 2009
The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) announces its most artistically diverse lineup to date for the upcoming 2009 festival, including several commissioned works and a wealth of original productions showcasing a wide variety of American and international musical traditions. Now March 18 through April 5, including an opening night concert by Bonnie Raitt with special guest [...]
February 02, 2009
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee every June. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music [...]
January 01, 2009
Hillside began in 1984 as local gathering of musical friends in Guelph, Ontario. Today, it is one of Canada’s best-loved music festivals with over 50 musical performances on five stages over three days during the last weekend in July.
Held at Guelph Lake conservation area on an “island” connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway, [...]