Photos by Dylan Simmons SATURDAY 9/27 Nestled on the shore of Doheny State Beach in Orange County, California lies the annual Ohana Festival. Recently named Pollstar’s 2025 Music Festival of the Year, Ohana Festival — founded by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder in 2016 — provides more than just memorable musical performances. Featuring indigenous and environmental…
ISOKNOCK transformed the quiet lull of finals week on San Diego State University’s campus into an immersive festival experience that left an undeniable mark on all who attended. San Diego 4 EVR, hosted at the new Snapdragon Stadium, celebrated community, music, and the essence of electronic dance culture. With its genre-bending lineup and ISOKNOCK’s powerful…
Cover Photo Courtesy of Keiki Lani-Knudsen – KK — @imkeiki Rain or shine, CRSSD fest knows how to dazzle! Taking over Waterfront Park in beautiful downtown San Dego, CRSSD festival is a celebration of house and techno music. They make great use of the relatively small park, turning it into a complete dance music paradise,…
Cover photo credit: Jamal Eid Amid LA’s summer heat, Hard Summer 2023 delivered on its promise and did indeed go hard. Hard Summer takes place in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, LA Memorial Coliseum, and BMO Stadium. Credit: Keiki-Lani Knudsen [Day 1] After a long and arduous process retrieving my partner’s wristband from Will Call, we…
Cover Photo Credit : DIVISUALS It’s incredibly hard to summarize what Lightning in a Bottle is. The fest wears so many different hats and provides an experience unlike any other. First off, Lightning in a Bottle is long; it’s a five day fest. Its length, while at first seems overwhelming, is a major strength of…
Photos Courtesy of Just Like Heaven Festival 75 degrees, beautiful greenery, and magical music shared with excellent friends — Just Like Heaven lives up to its name. Just Like Heaven is a music festival focused on the 2000s era of indie music. The fest’s headliners include Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Empire of the Sun, and…
Gene Farris closes out his set. DJ Mele faces the crowd and focuses on spinning the decks in front of him. The main stage: at night, all anyone can focus on is the beautiful stage design. DJ Seinfeld takes over for the sunset. House music all damm day is the energy after visiting this festival.…
To me, Coachella has always been an extravagant, elites-only experience that I never imagined I would participate in. Let alone the financial cost of the tickets, food, and lodging, the distance and desert heat were enough for me to rule it out indefinitely. The legendary festival, consequently, was not on my radar when my old…