James Rainis reviews the hipster-baiting, obscurity-indulging Pitchfork Festival.

Three days of reggae at the Trumansburg Fair. 

Three days of reggae at the Trumansburg Fair. 

The Sun swung by Lollapalooza's 20th anniversary.

Ruby Perlmutter gives us the lowdown on this summer's Bonnaroo. 

The Sun tells you what's what with this summer's music festivals.

Miami's Ultra Music Festival features some of today's hottest electronic artists. The Sun reports on the bumping bass, crazy light shows and rambunctious ravers.

Every March, thousands of bands convene in Austin, Texas for the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Running parallel to sister festivals for film and technology, it’s an idiosyncratic event in that performances are scattered throughout not only every music club in the city, but nearly every restaurant, coffee shop and even a few private homes as well.

Some of you may remember my column last Friday when I waxed eloquent about the myriad of musical big-wigs who are en route to our humble town. You may also recall that included in that extra-ordinary line-up were two bands known respectively as The Hold Steady and Deer Tick, and that I gave a shout out to man-of-the-hour Dan Smalls, founder of Dan Smalls Presents, Inc. Well, this weekend, Dan Small Presents … the Positive Jam. Drawing a blank? Please, allow me to explain.

NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL

This article was originally published online on July 8 in a different format.

The Newport Folk Festival — having endured Dylan’s controversial ’65 burst of electricity, financial turmoil and an addiction to corporate sponsorship — has come a long way from its folksy, populist incarnation of 1959. But at this 50-year benchmark, Newport’s architects have struck gold in grafting the Festival’s roots to anachronisitc, serene Fleet Foxes and progressive-folk-rock showmen The Decemberists. Seeger’s even leading a sing-along at age 90, for Pete’s sake.