Music Tastes Good has announced the mega-addition of Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and performer Janelle Monáe as main support on the lineup for day 2, on Sunday, September 30. Known for her groundbreaking sound and daring style, Monáe joins previously announced acts New Order, James Blake, Broken Social Scene, The Black Angels, Joey Bada$$, Santigold, Princess Nokia, Lizzo, Parquet […]

Pilgrimage Festival/Facebook   It was nearly a week ago when myself and my photographer, Nicki made the long-distance road trip down to Franklin, Tennessee to experience the second annual Pilgrimage Festival.  This family-friendly festival was co-founded by Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin and produced by our pop RnB favorite, Justin Timberlake (side note: he […]

George Herrera has been at this festival planning game for several years.  He runs EventSource that is responsible for several other open air festivals, and Festival Cubano is entering its seventh year as a way to bridge Cuban culture into the city of Chicago.  “I’m 100% Cuban, my parents came here in the 70’s.  I […]