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Sonic Bloom 2014

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 The Unified Field

 

The 9th annual Sonic Bloom music festival took place over the weekend of July 19-22nd in the airy high desert of South Park, Colorado. The site, fully encompassed by the Rocky Mountains, created a beautiful backdrop of breathtaking sunrises and sunsets that lit up the numerous stages.

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As usual, Bloom offered a plethora of experiences for every attendee. Music was continuously playing at various stages with the highest quality of sound. Workshops covering hooping, massage, dance, yoga, and many others were available and well attended. Outstanding visuals met the eye everywhere you looked, ready to be soaked in and admired, whether it be a performance, installation, or projection.

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 The weekend had much to offer, but you would have to have been a super human to experience it all!

Here are some highlights from throughout the weekend.

1. TWO nights of Tipper!! (not enough)
2. The Three Stages
–The Bloom Stage with the Funktion-One sound system and the massive LED screen backdrop.
–The Hummingbird Stage with the spinning woodcut mandala and unique handcrafted details.
–The CO Dome with its intimate feel and psychedelic projections by Illuminated Dimensions.
3.Surprise sunrise set by Kalya Scintilla and Kaminanda with an epic pink sunrise.
4. OPIOU.
5. Whitebear making everything so dark and weird at only 7PM, when the sun was still shining.
6. Kaminanda playing guitar live for the first and only time in Colorado, then busting out a cover of Grateful Dead-Shakedown Street.
7. The captivating “flower-dance-presentations” by Anthony Ward all weekend.
8. The Gong Experience that vibrates into your soul.
9. Quixotic’s unbelievably talented performers.
10. Looking around and realizing you love everyone and everything you are surrounded by!

Wanderlust Wednesday- The Jam Band of Our Time

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I am pleased to bring back the seven member, mind blowing musical magic that is Eufórquestra. Fusing genres with their funk fed dance vibration, they throw one hell of a party. This, my friends, is the jam band of our time. If your looking to seriously get down and send your ears straight to nirvana, Eufórquestra’s summer shows are where you need to be. They bring an unmatched energy and dynamic instrumentation that throws them into the jam band pot with musicians like Phish and String Cheese Incident. They keep the audience guessing as they transform rock into funk into afrobeat and back again. Don’t believe me? Check out their newly released live album, free for download! HERE she blows.

 

 

MUSIC FOR EVERYONE! (especially if you are in colorado…) Here is the summer lineup of Eufórquestra!

Fri. Jun 22 Love Your Mother Earth Festival Missoula, MT
Sat. Jun 23 Donkey Creek Jazz Festival Gillette, WY
Fri. Jul 13 Camp Euforia Lone Tree, IA
Sat. Jul 14 Camp Euforia Lone Tree, IA
Fri. Jul 20 Take It To The Bridge Festival – State Bridge Bond, CO
Fri. Jul 27 Denver Brew Fest Denver, CO
Sat. Jul 28 Funk Feast Paonia, CO
Sat. Aug 4 LoHi Music Festival Denver, CO
Fri. Aug 10 Bohemian Nights at New West Fest Fort Collins, CO
Sat. Aug 18 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Fri. Aug 24 Camp Barefoot Bartow, WV
Fri. Sep 14 Center for the Arts Crested Butte Crested Butte, CO
Sat. Sep 15 Lake City Uncorked Wine and Music Festival Lake City, CO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canasta

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Canasta Music 

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Canasta, from Chicago, Illinois,  could be he next big pop band out if Chi town!  Their music is moving, and the band is tightly knit together.  It is not as if we are the first to notice this talent, Best of Chicago 2010… loaded with intricate yet accessible orchestral pop music— Huffington Post.  I asked Elizabeth (vocals/violin/percussion) about the
direction of the band and what they strive for, and her articulate reply is as follows… “Living amongst the immense musical talent in a city like Chicago is eternally inspiring. But standing apart from the crowd can be a never-ending challenge. So Canasta came together in early 2002 when six friends joined forces and augmented the standard rock set‐up with piano, violin, keyboard and trombone, in an effort to craft a more ambitious strain of majestic, ultra‐melodic, orchestral pop”.    The band is composed of 6 friends:

Band Members:Photos by Sarah Hadley 40www.sarahhadley.com41

Jeremy Beckford – guitar / vocals
Sarah Kneebone – piano / keyboard / vocals
Elizabeth Lindau – vocals / violin / percussion
Brian Palmieri – drums
Matt Priest – vocals / bass / trombone / percussion
Ryan Tracy – keyboard / piano / bass / vocals

Every member brings their talents and enthusiasm to create a well-rounded, very talented up and coming band.  “Maybe it’s my ability to pester people to help get stuff done. I’m good and networking when I have time to network. I also do a lot of band administration” Says Elizabeth.  The band is connected to all the right places, and in turn, has a strong and growing network of fans across the globe.   I would not be surprised to see Canasta playing at festivals around America within a year, Look Out Sasquatch!  Stay close to the band by following them on Twitter.

Support this band!:

Upcoming | OnTour

  • Friday, August 26th, 2011 @ Monk’s Kaffee Pub (Dubuque, IA)   

     Free Show!  Show – 9:30 PM / Canasta – 9:30 PM / Free / Ages TBA

  • Thursday, September 29th, 2011 @ Darkroom (Chicago, IL)
    “Belle & Sebastian Night”
    Canasta performing as Belle & Sebastian

More Info (see below links):

www.canastamusic.com
www.facebook.com/canastamusic
www.twitter.com/canastamusic

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