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IN’s Guide to Hangout Fest ’13
The third time might have been the charm, but we’re pretty convinced this fourth year of Hangout Music Fest will be even more legendary. How could it not be with both Tom Petty and Stevie Wonder headlining? Inside this special edition, ...
Hangout ’13: Angels on the Main Stages
Looking at the year’s lineup, it struck certain members of the IN staff, or maybe just one, that there were several examples of male vocalists capable of inducing goose bumps and heart pangs just [...]
Hangout ’13: NOLA at Hangout
By Jessica Forbes Being a cradle of American music and less than 200 miles west of Gulf Shores, New Orleans is a favorite getaway among Gulf Coast residents. Likewise, many NOLA artists enjoy a [...]
Outtakes 5/16/13
Mean Streets of Pensacola By Rick Outzen In 2009, Orlando was named the “meanest city” by National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty and the National Coalition for the Homeless in regard [...]
Happenings 5/16/13
THURSDAY 5.16 PUMP-A-PINT BLOOD DRIVE 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Downtown law offices and business once again will host the annual Pump-A-Pint blood drives. Beginning in 2005, law firms, legal groups and [...]
Hangout ’13: Kickoff the Party With Lotus
By Brett Hutchins Lotus is the rare band that can do funk festivals and electronic music festivals in consecutive weekends. They are as at home at 10,000-seat amphitheaters as they are in [...]
Hangout ’13: Projections on Love
By Hana Frenette Just when the Dirty Projectors were on the cusp of being defined as an abstract, intricately arranged band, they released an album that discusses love as openly and as easy as a [...]
Hangout ’13: Less Ra Ra, More Riot
By Sarah McCartan Ra Ra Riot is perhaps best known for their chamber pop sound and sprawling stage performances. Unlike some bands who quickly rise only to all too soon disappear, the band has [...]
Hangout ’13: Sound the Alarm—Bloc Party is Back
By Sarah McCartan If there is anywhere in the world that is rightly deserving of a standing ovation for continuously crafting some of the finest musicianship, it is the United Kingdom. British [...]
Ears & Fingers 5/16/13
by Jason Leger Vampire Weekend – ‘Modern Vampires of the City’ I love Vampire Weekend. There, I said it. I think this has been a fact that a lot of people don’t expect from me. Based [...]
Hangout ’13: One Last Splash
By Hana Frenette What originally started as Kim Deal’s side project from the Pixies turned into one of the most important and iconic bands of the early ‘90s. After several lineup changes and [...]
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