Tag: MoogFest

Electronic Bliss at Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit.

Three nights of electronic music blazed forth the weekend of October 25-27 at the Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit in Asheville, North Carolina.  Scattered across Asheville’s compact downtown in five different venues ranging from a bar to an arena, musicians plugged in with a range of electronic dreams.  One musician was 77 years old with…

Tangerine Dream Live at Moogfest

Is It Safe To Listen To Tangerine Dream Again? This might come a bit late but I’ve come across very  little coverage about it since Moogfest 2011 at the end of October.  Tangerine Dream headlined the festival and did a 2 hour show.  Like many fans, I’ve become a bit inurred to the band.  You…

Moby @ Moogfest 2011

Moby has just been added to the already impressive line-up of Moogfest 2011.  He’ll be playing with a full band.  His shows in 2009 were stunning.  (See review)  In addition, they’ve added the Lunz Project, which is the ambient chamber music collaboration between Tim Story and Hans-Joachim Roedelius who is already on the bill with…

Tangerine Dream Headlines Moogfest 2011.

MOOGFEST 2011, OCTOBER 28-30 IN ASHEVILLE, NC, ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP! THE FLAMING LIPS, PASSION PIT, STS9, GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY, CRYSTAL CASTLES, CHROMEO, BATTLES, UMPHREY’S MCGEE, MAYER HAWTHORNE & THE COUNTY, M83, TIM HECKER, TORO Y MOI, AUSTRA, MATTHEW DEAR, GOLD PANDA & more to play this year’s festival. In a battle of diametrically opposed electronics, German…

Ten Best New Music Concerts of 2010.

No one can possibly see every concert of the year so this is really the 10 best concerts that I saw in 2010.  And I saw a lot of shows and some astounding performances.  Here’s the list. John Diliberto’s Ten Best Concerts of 2010 1  Jonsi at Electric Factory, Philadelphia Jonsi gave a performance that…

MoogFest Final Take

https://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/audio/MoogFest2010EchoesFeature.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThree Days of Plugged in Sound (except Mountain Man): An Echoes Perspective MoogFest 2010 wasn’t the first MoogFest, but it was the first of a new era of MoogFests that follows the programming pattern of alternative rock music festivals like Coachella, Bonaroo and the Pitchfork Music Festival.  There…

#MoogFest Day 2: A Massive Night with Massive Attack

An Echoes Take on MoogFest 2010 Day 2:  Massive Attack assaults, Thievery Corporation raps, Jon Hopkins up-dates Techno. It was Halloween Eve at MoogFest and there were many treats, no tricks, and some disappointments.   Unfortunately, an interview commitment prevented me from seeing several acts including Jonsi, Caribou and Mountain Man. But I have reports on…

MoogFest Day 1: No Devo, MGMTdoes Karaoke

Devo Cancels.  MGMT does Karaoke. King Britt travels the Spaceways. Mutemath does Back-Flips The first day of MoogFest consisted of tough choices made easy by disappointment.   The disappointment was the late-news that Devo would not be performing. They canceled their entire US tour after guitarist Bob Mothersbaugh sliced his thumb to the bone.  But disappointment…