Photoset // Hangout Music Festival, Day 3: 05.20.2012
Flaming Lips + Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros + Cage The Elephant + Michael Franti and Spearhead + Mavis Staples performing in Gulf Shores on May 20, 2012 for the Hangout Music Festival
Photoset // Hangout Music Festival, Day 2: 05.19.2012
String Cheese Incident + Dispatch + Dr. Dog + Gary Clark, Jr. + Heartless Bastards performing in Gulf Shores on May 19, 2012 for the Hangout Music Festival
Hangout Music Festival, Day 3: 05.20.2012
Sunday seems to have been the lightest day of the fest for many people, and maybe that was for the best, because I saw a lot of fatigued faces in the crowd. For those with enough stamina (or maybe just sick curiosity) there was an early set by New Orleans’ own queen diva of sissy [...]
Photoset // Hangout Music Festival, Day 1: 05.18.2012
Wilco + Paul Oakenfold + M.Ward + Dawes + Coheed and Cambria + Alabama Shakes performing in Gulf Shores, Alabama on May 18, 2012 for the Hangout Music Festival
Hangout Music Festival, Day 2: 05.19.2012
It’s a good thing Friday and Sunday are packing somewhat less of a punch, because Saturday knocked me flat on my ass. There was a joyful morning set from Lafayette’s GIVERS to start off the day, followed by the knee-slapping, bluegrass goodness of The Devil Makes Three. Heartless Bastards and Gary Clark Jr. brought some [...]
Hangout Music Festival, Day 1: 05.18.2012
Day one of the third annual Hangout Fest went off without much of a hitch, even if it did feel hotter than low 80s. With the sun high in the sky and blazing, thousands of people funneled themselves into the festival’s secondary stage area to witness Brittany Howard and her Alabama Shakes prove that the [...]
Preview // 2012 Hangout Music Festival
After last year assembling the platonic ideal of an outdoor festival in only their second go ’round – dropping a knockout lineup and perfectly sized crowd onto one of the best conceivable settings for a live music event – The Hangout Music Festival returns to the beautiful beaches of Gulf Shores this weekend. The third edition offers another [...]
Hangout Music Fest 2012 Lineup Announced
Without a doubt, the Hangout Music Fest was the suprise success of 2011. For only it’s second year in existence, concertgoers from all over the country swarmed the Alabama coast town of Gulf Shores – essentially a first for the entire gulf coast region. In retrospect, though, the refreshing swell of alternative vacationers couldn’t have [...]
