No one could have faulted Rodger Pugh if he wanted to kick back for a while. The owner of Devus Designs, the Tempe, AZ-based designer-director had just completed long run with Static-X and Sevendust, when he had a small break in his schedule. Now, a chance to enjoy some time off! But like any eager […]

There is freedom and power in leaving one world and entering another. Ancient philosophers echoed this sentiment in every corner of earth. It is an enduring truth that the polymath Donald Glover wanted to channel for his aptly named “The New World Tour,” earlier this year, for his last run of shows as the Grammy-winning […]

Traditions are funny things. They mark the passage of time and connect us to events and seasons. But they always remain beyond our control. They can’t be bought, they can’t be forced, they can’t be faked, and they never happen overnight… At least almost never! All that changed in 1996, when the late Paul O’Neill […]

Things can be said in colors and shapes that cannot be said any other way, the great Georgia O’Keeffe once observed. The creative team at The Playground summoned the power of this mysterious visual language for Megan Thee Stallion on her recent Hot Girl Summer tour. Wanting to share the story of her creative and […]

‘We’ve got the basic thing the kids want — they want to rock, and that’s it.” AC/DC guitarist Angus Young told an interviewer not long after the band started. He was right, but only partly.  It’s not just “kids,” but fans of all ages, who love being jolted by the band’s straight forward scorched earth […]

Music memories are often made at 628 Divisadero Street in San Francisco. It’s been that way since the 1960s, when the address was home to the Half Note Club, which  hosted shows by jazz legends like Miles Davis  and Thelonious Monk. In the 1990s, 628 Divisadero Street was silent for a few years. But music […]

Victoriaville, Quebec – John Lydgate was an English monk and poet who lived over 600 years ago. By all accounts he never attended a music festival, and certainly never one that had LED lighting fixtures. But he did pen words that any modern-day festival LD can relate to: “You can please some of the people […]

AXTON, VA – With its 150 acres of pastoral meadows dotted by tranquil ponds surround by tall pines and flowering trees, Pops Farm is alive with color throughout the year. At no time though is this celebration of hues as bold and exciting as it is in the early summer, when the farm is home […]

On December 30, 1959  travelers heading  up Las Vegas Boulevard to visit one of the burgeoning city’s new resorts like The Stardust, The Dunes, or The Sands were greeted by a towering 25-foot pole sign that read “Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas.” Although those once glitzy establishments are long gone, replaced by new generations of […]

There is very little that is “typical” about Il Divo, the multi-national quartet that was created and promoted by Simon Cowell of American Idol fame.  First there’s the music! Although the three tenors and a baritone perform many familiar pop and rock songs, they do so in a soaring classical-crossover style that sets them apart. […]

It was a busy summer for I Prevail. The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated band headlined ten European shows in May, followed by festival appearances at the UK, including Slam Dunk. The to top it off, they then went on a 22 city coheadline shed and arena tour with Halestorm. Jeff Maker was with them all the way. […]

During our interview with this Portland, Oregon based designer we wondered how many miles he’s traveled in his successful career. We never got to ask him, but if we had to guess, we’d estimate that it’s probably enough to circle the globe more than a few times. Ever since he started pushing cases around at […]