This Friday, Aug. 8 marks the seventh annual Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. For all the fun festivals Humboldt offers, we don’t have anything like this — which means you and your friends are likely headed down to what is the closest major fest offering rock, hip hop and indie acts. […]
Nick Savage-Wright
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The Inside Scoop on Outside Lands
Outside Lands 2013, a San Francisco music festival that focuses on art and entertainment, starts today and is gearing up to be one of the best weekends of the year. But with everything packed into three days, it’s hard deciding who to see. And you’ll have more fun if you prepare. Never fear. We’ve got […]
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Distant Relatives
Listening to Distant Relatives, it’s easy to imagine Damian Marley and Nas being related — they perform as though they’ve spent a lifetime playing together. No wonder. They’re both internationally successful and respected artists who celebrate their African heritage, especially on this latest effort. Damian Marley, of course, is also known for being Bob Marley’s […]
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Outside Lands
The heat was killing us. The walk through Golden Gate Park lasted forever. But finally, my mom, brother and I reached Outside Lands, the festival we’d been looking forward to for months. After cooling off with strawberries and ice cream, we scoped a spot for The Duke Spirit. People crowded forward as the band appeared […]