In Tune: SunFest 2012

SunFest was founded in 1982 and since then, it has gone on to become Florida’s largest waterfront music and art festival. This year’s festivities will be taking place May 2-6, so it’s the perfect way to kick off the summer and shake off all that stress from finals week.

In Tune: Art Basel Saturday Music Recommendations

Music may not be the first thing you think of when you hear the word art, but the two are definitely intertwined. Music is art projected; through sounds, rhythm and words, artists create something that has the power to inspire, influence and stimulate conversation. The Art Basel music scene has grown tremendously in the last few years, and this weekend, you can expect to see proof of that.

In Tune: Orlando Calling deserves an encore

It’s no easy feat to organize a music festival. I think that’s something everyone can agree on. When you’re a music promoter from the UK organizing a new experience that has to live up to the expectations and hype associated with festivals like Reading, Leeds and Glastonbury on foreign soil, your job becomes a little harder. But this was the task that the folks at Festival Republic undertook and embraced wholeheartedly. With a determined spirit and passion for music, they organized Orlando Calling, and they ultimately delivered it.

In Tune: Orlando Calling

Orlando Calling is upon us. It’s presented by Festival Republic, the same group that puts together a few things you may have heard of in Europe: Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds.

In Tune: Jack’s Mannequin

Many people believe the kind of music someone listens to says a lot about them. That theory makes some sense. Music, though universal, is also very personal. Songs tell a story, not just the one of the person who sings or writes it, but that of everyone who is eventually affected by it. In its grand tribute to life, music emulates its movement in a process that captures who we are, where we’re going and how we’ll get there.

Soundcheck

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get this post started for a few days now. I’ve gone over some corny opening sentences, but I figured that might be a little too much for our first encounter. Because yeah, we’re not there yet. But don’t worry, we will be soon enough. Hey, there! My name is Kathy Paz and as you may have already guessed, this is the first ever blog from the Life! section of “The Beacon.” Since it is a new feature, I guess you could say that I’m a guinea pig on this. However, I have been writing for the paper for over a year now, and my focus has tended to be on arts…