Why Music Midtown Should Be In Your Near Future

Music Midtown, a large-scale festival located in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia will be taking place September 17th & 18th at the beautiful Piedmont Park. The annual event originally took place from 1994 - 2005 and went on a six year hiatus returning in 2011 with a renowned festival known to the southeast as one of the best weekends in music.

Just taking a look at this year's lineup is setting an example on the culture Atlanta continues to offer to it's locals and tourists alike. This year's headliners include major artists such as Deadmau5, Twenty One Pilots, Beck, and The Killers. These artists alone are all worth the very low price this festival is putting on the table of $125 for the entire weekend.

Here's just a few reasons why this year's event is an absolute necessity with heavy hitting acts including Alabama Shakes, The Lumineers, Band of Horses, G-Eazy, Logic, Collegrove (Lil Wayne + 2 Chainz), Big Boi of Outkast, Kesha, City and Colour, Peter Bjorn and John along with many many more. View the epic lineup in it's entirety below.

This unique festival takes pride in their exceptional choice of date; being in the middle of September provides the perfect weather conditions along with an easy transition leading into your new Fall schedule. According to Atlanta Magazine, the festival can reach upwards to 100,000 attendees averaging 50,000 concertgoers per day. This is a great opportunity to get your festival on for a low price and set an example on how you want the rest of your year to look.

Music Midtown is all around a must go-to event and a great introduction to how special music festivals can be with your new friends, loved ones, or even by yourself. Join the party for a sensational experience with outstanding music, remarkable crowds, and a lifetime worth of memories. You can find all of your ticketing information including general admission, VIP, Super VIP, and nearby hotels here.

In the meantime, vibe to these videos and get an idea of what is about to go down at Music Midtown this year. This is a huge one people. Mark your calendars!

Beck @ V Festival:

Twenty One Pilots @ Fox Theater:

The Killers @ T In The Park:

Big Gigantic Drops Single With Logic And Rozes

Boulder, Colorado based funk electronic duo Big Gigantic just dropped a new single titled "All Of Me" off their upcoming album 'Brighter Future'. The new track features rhymes from hip hop artist Logic along with vocals from singer/songwriter Rozes. The new album is due for release next Friday August 26th which you can pre-order now on iTunes here.

Big Gigantic has made their way all across the U.S. from major festivals to their annual weekend residency at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre titled Rowdytown. You can catch Big Gigantic this Fall at the beautiful Suwannee Hulaween in Live Oak, Florida. Logic will also be performing at this year's Hulaween, can you say COLLAB?! Check out the new single and the full list of Fall tour dates below.

Big Gigantic:

10-18 - Columbia, SC @ Music Farm
10-19 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
10-20 - Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
10-22 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
10-23 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
10-26 - Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
10-27 - Savannah, GA @ Elan
10-28 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
10-29 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
10-30 - Live Oak, FL @ Suwannee Hulaween
10-31 - New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theater
11-02 - Columbus, OH @ Bluestone
11-03 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
11-04 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11-05 - Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
11-06 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre
11-07 - State College, PA @ The State Theatre
11-09 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
11-10 - Knoxville, TN @ The International
11-11 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
11-12 - Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre

Earl Sweatshirt Teams Up With Knxwledge

Adult Swim's Single Program is a special segment where new music is debuted once a week for 25 weeks straight. This time around we've been blessed with a new Earl Sweatshirt track featuring Jersey based Knxwledge titled "Balance". 

This is a short song only running 79 seconds and is primarily Earl spitting over an instrumental made by Knxwledge. Adult Swim has also premiered music from artists such as Against Me, DJ Paypal, and Ryan Hemsworth during this year's single program.

We can expect new tunes in the upcoming weeks from artists including Vince Staples, Run The Jewels, Flying Lotus, Rae Sremmurd and many more. You can now listen to Earl and Knxwledge's "Balance" below.

Corona Capital Reveals 2016 Lineup

Mexico City's very own Corona Capital Festival has just released their spectacular 2016 lineup for this year's extravaganza. The annual two-day festival will be taking place November 19th and 20th at the enormous Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

The lineup alone for this massive event seems somewhat of a dream with headliners The Killers, LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Rey, and Air. The support for this ultimate Fall festival is so great, you may have to go ahead and hop on a plane to Mexico come November.

Just to name a few of our absolute favorites, artists performing include Animal Collective, Haim, Galantis, Band of Horses, Tegan and Sara, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Alunageorge, Dashboard Confessional, The Struts, Allah-Las and so many more!

View the full lineup which includes a DJ battle from Tame Impala's Keven Parker and legendary producer Mark Ronson below. Check out all of your possible ticketing and travel information for this extraordinary holiday of music here.

The Shins New Album Coming Next Year

Founder and singer/songwriter of The Shins, James Mercer, has spoken about the release plans on their new album with a Portland community radio station KBOO 90.7. The upcoming record will be The Shins' fifth studio LP and is set for an epic promotional release via Sup Pop Records.

The frontman goes into detail about how important major festivals are in the success of upcoming artists and new music. Mercer states, “Coachella was a factor in my label wanting to postpone the release of the (new) record. Because Coachella is such a powerful influencer, it’s such a high profile festival that we want to get as good a placement as we can in it. And I guess apparently when you release your record has some sort of influence on that.”

You can now listen to the full interview where Mercer talks about how the album "looks like it will be coming out next year. Early next year, like January, hopefully, 2017." and how the band is putting their finishing touches on the anticipated release right here.