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Blood, Flood, and Spilled Beers: Surviving the First Manchester Music Fest in Manchester, Kentucky

2019-08-11
On: 08/11/2019
In: American Travel, Appalachia, Music

The Manchester Music Fest 2018 celebrated bluegrass, outlaw country, and southern rock in a tiny Appalachian town. And things almost went off without a hitch.

6 Photos: SomerStreets Carnaval in Somerville

2013-06-02
On: 06/02/2013
In: Boston, Photo Essays

Boxers, kids on stilts, clowns and people in giant sun costumes – it was the SomerStreets Carnaval in East Somerville, Mass.

Summary graphic: A collage of images from the 2012 Afropunk Festival including fans, BMX bike stunts, and Janelle Monae performing.

Janelle Monae Channeling James Brown and Other Scenes from the 2012 Afropunk Festival

2012-08-29
On: 08/29/2012
In: Music, New York

Janelle Monae capped off the second day of the festival for the concrete half of the park. Her Red Stage grounds included the FreeCycle BMX quarter-pipe, the skate park, and most of the other interesting parts of the festival.

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