10,000 Lakes Festival on Hiatus

The 10,000 Lakes Festival is off for 2010 and at this point there are no plans to revive it later.

“At the end of the day, not enough people bought tickets,” said Rand Levy, an owner and promoter of the festival that has been held at the Soo Pass Ranch outside of Detroit Lakes. Levy said part of the problem was the start-up of several competing festivals around the country that stole audience from the Minnesota venue.

You can still go to the festival Web site, 10KLF.com, to “relive memories, photos, etc.”

Fugee Reunion of Sorts

Rumor has it that former Fugees Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill are scheduled to perform at the Ragamuffin Music Festival, in Rotorua, New Zealand. The estranged former groupmates are scheduled to perform separate sets at the festival on Jan. 23, marking the first time they've shared a stage in years.

Happy 26th Phaniversary!!

We hear die hard phans were handing out fliers to remind the sold out crowd at MSG that it was the 26th anniversary of Phish's first concert and they should sing Happy Birthday before the 1st set in unison. That didn't seem to catch on... we guess they were just too excited for the band to start their first appearance back at the garden since NYEve '02.

Playing some old favorites like 'Sample in a Jar,' 'Golgi Apparatus' and 'Tweezer' and covering the Beatles 'A Day in the Life' to kick off the encore, the boys did not disappoint with a 4 hour show. The phans are sure excited for tonight, the 2nd of a 3 night run in NYC but clearly the anniversary celebration will have to hold off until next December.

Pocket Sized performances

Starting today, Live Nation and iTunes have partnered together to bring you live performances of your favorite artists for purchase and download. In it's more than 80 'wired' venues, the Studios division of Live Nation has recorded performances and will start to release them this week. Some artists you will see on your iTunes store now are Plain White T's, Duffy, Ziggy Marley and more. And it's a win, win...not only will the fans see the shows they weren't able to attend, the artists and labels have a new stream of revenue. What a great gift to purchase on Black Friday!!

**Happy Thanksgiving everyone**

My Morning Straightjacket

Check out My Morning Jacket guest-voicing as themselves on this week's episode of "American Dad!" when Stan becomes obsessed with the band and decides to become a groupie.

U2 to do Glastonbury

U2 will headline Glastonbury next year--their first festival appearance in more than 25 years! According to festival organizer Michael Eavis,"The 26-year-old rumor has finally come true. At last, the biggest band in the world are going to play the best festival in the world. Nothing could be better for our 40th anniversary party. And there are even more surprises in the pipeline..."

Let it all Hangout

A new music and art festival along the public beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama has been proposed to the Gulf Shores City Council. If approved, the Hangout Music Festival would take place the third weekend of May, 2010 and could draw more than 30-thousand people. Optimal Production Services, the provider of management duties for Bonnaroo and Rothbury, would be behind the development and execution of the three-day event.

Bonnaroo Dates Announced

The 9th Annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is confirmed for June 10- 13, 2010 at Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN. The lineup will be announced late January/early February, according to the official Bonnaroo site. A holiday pre-sale for all tickets will begin next Friday, November 27th at 12:00 PM eastern at bonnaroo.com/tickets/ticket-info.aspx through 11:59 PM eastern on Thursday, December 31st.

There's an App for That

The Voodoo app was custom-designed for Louisiana's Voodoo Experience festival. Festival-goers with enabled phones could get info on a variety of festival elements by pointing their phone cameras at key parts of the festival grounds. For example, when pointed at the concert stages, you received lineups, schedules, artist profiles and links. Point your phone camera at a vendor and you get show menus and pricing. It could even show you the way to restrooms, ATMs, entrances and exits, medical sites and more. Check out a demo at Vimeo.

During the wintery cold, you'll be able to check out your favorite music festivals...in 3D. The film,"Larger than Live..in 3D" will show portions of this summer's headliners, Dave Matthews at Austin City Limits, BHR7 from the Mile High Music Festival near Denver, CO, and Gogol Bordello from All Points West. Make sure you get to the theatre quickly - it's only showing from Dec 11-17th in 3D movie theatres.

So bundle up, get to the movies, and don't worry, festival season is right around the corner!!

Worth Revisiting

Thirteen of the world's leading graphic artists have re-imagined Bob Dylan’s most famous songs in graphic-novel style in a beautifully illustrated new book, Bob Dylan Revisited.

PlayBack

Brooklyn-based PlayBack Clothing has put a unique spin on eco-clothing -- literally. It's a complicated process, but essentially the owners go to recycling plants, buy used plastic, melt it down and re-spin the fiber into yarn to create tees and hoodie sweatshirts. U2, Phish and Wilco have signed on to use PlayBack's line for their own branded merchandise.

eBay Score!

Just found this fantastic tee on eBay. Printed with imagery from Woodstock.

Luxe Wellies

If you've got some money to burn, you'll love these wellies. Jimmy Choo has joined forces with Hunter to create a $395 wellie, embossed with crocodile print and leopard print lining. Jimmy Choo president Tamara Mellon was apparently so impressed by the number of girls wearing wellies at last year’s mud-soaked music festivals, she wanted a piece of the action. To join the waiting list, email purchaseenquiry@jimmychoo.com.

Function and Fashion

It's a t-shirt...no, it's an album...no, it's a track list. Actually it's all in one. Check out the Music Tee which has album related art on the front, the track list on the back and a hang tag with a download code that allows you to get the entire album. Coming soon from The Music Tee is the new album from Monsters of Folk who was rockin' NY this past weekend!

Hedi Slimane's Rock Diary pics are awe-inspiring. Check out his super-cool photos from this year's Coachella festival.

Picture This

Festival Annual '09 is an amazing new book from the team at Lovebox. This glossy new hardcover is "a book about festivals and about you." You'll find 300+ pages of "the people that go to the festivals and their experiences and festival moments." Ordering mine now!

Wellies

There is a world of wellies to choose from when looking for the proper footwear for mud-filled festivals. Hunter wellies are so popular amongst festival-goers, they've dedicated an area of their website to festival fashion. Keep an eye out for Hunter boots at the Gilt Groupe. They offer a great selection at great prices. My personal choice is Sporto. Whichever brand you choose, wellies are a MUST. Don't be fooled by weather forecasts. There is nothing worse than squishing through the festival fields in mud-soaked shoes.

The Essentials

Great video from H&M - Essentials For Your Festival Wardrobe

That Voodoo You Do

Pics from this weekend's Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans.

Soul Power

Soul Power is playing in NY and LA right now. The music festival know as Zaire '74, it's been deemed "the greatest musical festival that you have never seen." Can't wait to check it out.

Tent Schment!

Camp Kerala is offering furnished shikar tents, catering, showers, a Chill Out Lounge and more at Glastonbuy 2010.

Lilith Lives

On Tuesday, the first round of cities for Lilith Fair 2010 were revealed, including stops in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver and for the first time, international locations such as London, with others to be announced.

Coachella

After a weekend in Palm Springs, I'm already thinking about Coachella 2010. Some great shots of the amazing styles displayed at last year's shows.

Ace is the Place

Just back from a weekend stay at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. Fantastic. The rooms, food, art, style and especially the music by the pool. Loved it all. The PERFECT place to stay for Coachella 2010.

Check out Buzzerhut.com

Summer '09 Wrap-Up

A great recap of Summer 2009 festival fashion from the Fashion Curator.

Back in Black

One of my faves.

Lily of the Valley

Lily Aldridge at the All Points West festival wearing an Isabel Marant top, J Brand jeans, Prada shoes, Balenciaga bag and Cartier bracelet. A 2008 pic that is timeless...

The Girls' Guide to Music Festivals

The Brits know a thing or two about music fests. Here's an insightful guide from Videojug.com. The narrator's accent makes it all the more fun to watch.

It's hard work being a girl, especially at a music festival. We show you how to look good and stay clean with the minimum of fuss so you can enjoy the music and still look sexy, just in case you bump into the lead singer of your favourite band! Festival fashion, quick hair fixes and more...have a foxy festival girls!

The White Rose of Texas

Lucky magazine posted a few photos from Austin City Limits, this past month. I love the white Chanel on Elizabeth from El Paso.

And We're Off....

For a while now, my go-to for style inspiration has been the fashion recaps of music festivals. However, it seemed to require a lot of googling to get to the best coverage. I was never able to find a one-stop-shop for all my festival fashion needs. Light bulb! That's when I decided I should try to do it myself, for everyone who might be scouring the web along with me for the chicest chicks (and a few dudes) from the festivals. And Chicival was born. Hope you enjoy!