Betty Who
Couple Turns Wedding Into Two-Day Camping Music Festival
Planning a wedding is ambitious enough. Now imagine a wedding crossed with a camping music festival. That is precisely what Jamon Deaver and Joey Lawton were able to pull off in Berea, Kentucky. The couple held their event, titled Wonder Woods, on a 40-acre plot owned by Deaver’s family. At first, they expected the idea would be a hard sell. Preparing for pushback, the couple prepared by crafting a pitch deck and formal presentation for Deaver’s family, but in the end they didn’t hesitate to go along with it. “They were 100 percent in from the first second,” Deaver recalled. A story published by the The New York Times notes the couple brought 230 guests to the property and 125 of them camped for two nights. Together, they built a stage and DJ booth ...
Pride In The Park Chicago Announces 2021 Lineup With Tiësto, Gryffin, More
Adding to the exciting event announcements over this past month, Pride In The Park Chicago will return for a second year with a compelling musical lineup. Pride In The Park first debuted as a one-day event in 2019. It will now return as a limited capacity, two-day ticketed fest on Saturday, June 26th and Sunday, June 27th at the historic Grant Park, home to Lollapalooza. The event will feature a wide array of musical artists, with The Queen of Funk and ten-time Grammy winner Chaka Khan headlining. Electronic music lovers should be drawn in by the other headliners, superstars Gryffin and Tiësto. Sprucing up the lineup is Australian singer-songwriter Betty Who, who performed at Pride In The Park’s inaugural edition. Other noteworthy artists incl...
Dashboard Confessional, Julien Baker and More Cover Holiday Classics for Spotify Playlist
Dashboard Confessional, Julien Baker and VÉRITÉ are some of the artists who have contributed tunes for this year’s set of new holiday singles for Spotify’s ever-growing playlist. Going into its third year, Spotify Singles: Holiday Collection sees Dashboard Confessional taking on Elvis Presley’s infamous “Blue Christmas.” “I’ve always loved Christmas songs and I’ve always loved Elvis,” Dashboard Confessional said in a statement. “What better choice could I have made for our Spotify Single than ‘Blue Christmas’. We delved into some seriously dreamy territory for our take on this classic Christmas song.” Meanwhile, Baker put her twist on “A Dreamer’s Holiday” — a ’40s track that was recorded by both Perry Como and Buddy C...
