Could today be any more beautiful? I have not seen a cloud in the sky all day. There has just been a warm sun, a light breeze off the water, and a sea of happy concert goers browsing art, bands and beer. What’s on the agenda for...
So hot, I have a frozen lemonade hooked up on IV to my vein. Today's bands have, so far, weighed in with appropriately scorchin' grooves. SOJA just finished on the BofA Stage. The many-piece band from Arlington, VA laid down super-tight reggae-rock grooves, heavy on heavy-duty bass...
I caught only one song of the journeyman rocker's set at the Tire Kingdom Stage last night, but what I saw made it very clear that Paul Rodgers is some sort of prophet. There he was, veteran of Free and Bad Company—two hard-rocking, chart-topping bands...
This Georgia-based trio—two hair farmers and a hairless dude on drums—were yesterday's sweet surprise. There's always more college kids looking for a good time, so there's always more college bands finding an audience, and Graham's Number found it. They blasted through a super-tight 40-minute set...
[caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="Photo By: Chris Salata"][/caption] There were still minutes to go before Boston's pop phenomenon Passion Pit seized the FPL stage, but the crowd, giddy with excitement, could not keep from chanting their name. It was thrilling to discover the synthy quintet would be...
[caption id="attachment_2035" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Before the TGI5K race"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2036" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="TGI5K runners"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2039" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Passion Pit fan"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2040" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Paul Rodgers fans"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2041" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Creed fans"][/caption] All photos by Chris Salata ...
[caption id="attachment_2025" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Photo of Scott Stapp by Chris Salata"][/caption] I'm not a fan, but after last night's headlining set at the BofA Stage, I appreciate what they do. What they did: Delivered a manly, anthemic, 80-minute musical experience that fell exactly between Pearl Jam's righteous...
It's around 10 PM Friday night and I'm standing on the sea wall beside Flagler Avenue, tuning in with both ears to the music of Passion Pit, Paul Rodgers, and Creed swirling around me. A fullish moon shimmers on Intracoastal chop. Turning my head like...
You may not recognize LP's name at first glance, but chances are you are already familiar with her most recent single. Singer/songwriter Laura Pergolizzi's hit "Into The Wild" is currently featured on Citibank's rock-climbing commercial and has left more than a few people scrambling for...
...with a run to the festival? This afternoon, hundreds of race participants streamed down Flagler Boulevard and straight into the festival gates as part of the SunFest TGI5K. Not all of them were hardcore athletes—a posse of runners dressed as giant beer bottles stood at the...