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A breakdown of Lightning in a Bottle’s expansive array of music offerings.
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A breakdown of Lightning in a Bottle’s expansive array of music offerings.

  • Adam Joseph
  • May 21, 2015

It’s a candy-colored world pulsing with several separate and overlapping realities: a steampunk rodeo, a vaudevillian carnival, a Bohemian cir…

Tenth anniversary of Lightning in a Bottle happening in Monterey County, plus lineup announced and tickets on sale now.
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Tenth anniversary of Lightning in a Bottle happening in Monterey County, plus lineup announced and tickets on sale now.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Feb 17, 2015

Lightning in a Bottle made its Monterey County debut last year at San Antonio Lake Recreation Area on Memorial Day weekend. (I described it as…

One Way to Maximize the Epic Music: Aug. 24-25.
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One Way to Maximize the Epic Music: Aug. 24-25.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Aug 22, 2013

Twenty four hours is a long time to listen to great music. And it’s not enough time to soak up the torrential rain of performances at two supe…

The eccentric and elusive Ariel Pink brings his catchy brand of lo-fi, psychedelic pop to Big Sur.
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The eccentric and elusive Ariel Pink brings his catchy brand of lo-fi, psychedelic pop to Big Sur.

  • By Adam Joseph
  • May 16, 2013

Beneath Ariel Pink’s (Ariel Rosenberg) drug-hazed façade and mop of tousled blonde hair – sometimes dyed pink – emanates a beam of persistence…

Gang Gang Dance, Washed Out and Prince Rama lead two days of eclectic and artful psychedelic sounds at Fernwood.
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Gang Gang Dance, Washed Out and Prince Rama lead two days of eclectic and artful psychedelic sounds at Fernwood.

  • By Adam Joseph
  • Oct 6, 2011

There aren’t many places like Big Sur. Or reasons as good as this to call in sick.


MV & EE, The Dodos headline Outdoors in Big Sur as FolkYeah! fun continues.
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MV & EE, The Dodos headline Outdoors in Big Sur as FolkYeah! fun continues.

  • By Adam Joseph
  • Updated May 5, 2015

Local music promoter Britt Govea is following up his groundbreaking, 2008 Festival in the Forest with Outdoors in Big Sur, a two-day, 11-band …

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