Monthly Archives: August 2017

The RIDE (and Fall) of Desert Hearts [Tour Announced]

Unless you’ve been living off the grid for the last year, you’ve probably noticed Desert Hearts has taken over the festival scene. And, even then, you probably still got to witness the collective cause a legendary dust storm at Global Eclipse Gathering. So no- there really isn’t a way to escape the magic that is […]

Troyboi Slays the Trap Game [Album Drop]

co-written with Michael Talavera  Fresh off of a phenomenal performance at the Oregon Eclipse Gathering, Troyboi has finally dropped his long-awaited debut album, Left is Right. Recent releases ‘What You Know’ and ‘Hooper ft. Healthy Chill’ left fans eager for more and we were not disappointed to discover an expansive 20 song selection on the […]

The Many Stops of Insomniac’s Boo!

Insomniac is back again for the third year to put on the highly anticipated traveling Halloween festival, BOO! The great news is that there is not 1, not 2, but 3 different BOO! events this year in 3 different states. Each lineup is unique from the other, giving you a variety of DJs for your […]

The 13 Best Totems Found At Shambhala Music Festival

According to Urban Dictionary, the word totem means “An item that only you know of that helps you determine whether you are in the dream world or in reality. Only you should know it’s characteristics, anybody else knowing would defeat the purpose.” Perhaps this is the reason that so many festival goers choose to have […]

The Ultimate Headliners: Porter Robinson and Deadmau5 for Countdown NYE

Happy New Year to Porter Robinson and Deadmau5 fans! What’s a better way to ring in the new year then to see these two amazing DJ’s perform at Insomniac Countdown New Years Eve 2017?! We thought Insomniac blew us out of the water with their incredible lineup last year with Steve Aoki, Zedd, W&W, Showtek […]

The “Next Big Thing” For Florida Is A “Big Ticket Fest”

photo by Brad Moore Over the weekend, we Florida folks got a little surprise: 97x’s Next Big Thing got an upgrade. The one day music event is now taking place over the course of two days at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater (where my very first music festival ever, Big Guava Music Fest, was held […]

Where You Can Catch Grammy Artists This Festival Season Part II

Earlier this year I wrote an article highlighting some Grammy award winners and Grammy award nominees who will be at a number of festivals this season. Grammy artists are busy this year helping keep music outlets afloat, headlining festivals, and more. Of the list I compiled, I have been lucky enough to see over ten […]

III Reasons Why We’re Excited For III Points

III Points Music, Arts, and Technology Festival in Miami, Florida already has a pretty good rep for being the only Gorillaz performance in Florida, but that’s not all that has me all excited for this fest in October. As hard as it was, I narrowed it down to three reasons why I’m excited for III […]

HATIM HEARD: TOP NEWS STORIES 8/17-8/24

Porter Robinson & Deadmau5 set to headline Countdown NYE 2017 Yahtzel releases song, Someone Else on the Foreign Family Label RL Grime teases unreleased song in 2017 tour documentary Flume teases new music in interview Coldplay refuses to cancel show despite hurricane warning Avicii releases lyric video for Otherworldly Skrillex releases music video for Would […]