It’s that time of the year guys…do you know what you’re wearing yet!? As you know, we’re more than stoked to head to Suwannee Hulaween this year, once again, for the mind-blowing Halloween celebration provided by String Cheese Incident and the incredible team at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park. However, with Widespread Panic in Denver, Phish in Vegas, Primus in NY and plenty of other whacky musical adventures taking place on All Hallows’ Eve, everyone could use a little ins

Suwannee Hulaween has seriously stepped it up this year, with a lineup that can rival Electric Forests depending on your taste. What I thought was a complete lineup has just received a major boost with the addition of Shpongle, Emancipator, Dean Ween Group, Suwannee Bluegrass Surprise (last year it was Leftover Salmon) and more. Furthermore, the Thursday pre-party was announced to feature Electron, Particle and a special guest TBA. Could it be Cheese themselves? Lotus, who sh

AURA Music & Arts Festival has opted for new dates for the 2015 festival. The new weekend will be March 6-8, which is close to when the festival was held in 2012 in St. Cloud, Florida. The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park will be the venue for the festival once again, which is just fine with us. The Suwannee is the illest place on planet earth, and we all know this. The new date will hopefully offer some warmer weather, which is nice because it’s DAMN cold. #conspirator #phish #

Interview and foreword by Thandiwe Ogbonna Debuting in Florida for the first time at AURA Music and Arts Festival 2014, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong are taking off on an exciting tour spanning the East Coast and Midwest. Currently nesting in Baltimore, Md., band members Greg Ormont (vocals, guitar), Jeremy Schon (guitar, vocals), Ben Carrey (bass, vocals), and Dan Schwartz (drums, vocals), are hitting the road to reacquaint some and introduce others to their signature brand of f

Words by Thandiwe Ogbonna Joaquin De Teresa, AURA Music & Arts Festival 2014’s Yoga and Meditation Director Joaquin De Teresa, AURA Music & Arts Festival 2014’s Yoga and Meditation Director, has a passion for yoga and hopes to inspire this year’s AURA family with an impressive lineup of classes and workshops to fit any interest. Fresh out of teacher training, De Teresa was first invited to teach yoga at AURA three years ago, and has since added Boom Festival in Portugal and G

We want to spread the LOVE given the spirit of Valentine’s Day and the festival season on the horizon. So, we are giving away a free 3-day pass to AURA Music & Arts Festival. Here’s how it works: 1. Post a photo of a heart on Instagram, and get CREATIVE with it! Paint it, make it with your body or draw it in the sand. Do WHATEVER! 2. Tag @dub3ra and @auramusicfest along with the hashtag #AURALOVE 3. We will stop taking entries on February 5th and post them to our Facebook

Guys I have good news…AURA is approaching! That’s right gang! Our time away from the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park is coming to an end, thankfully. Today we are going to focus on the one, the only, LOTUS, as we increase your (and our) anticipation for the upcoming AURA Music & Arts Festival. First off, I’d like to say that the band is currently killing it. The setlists have been looking real crunchy as they warm up the  currently freezing United States. Good thing they’re bri

Words by Taylor Cleary [ Image via AURA Music & Arts Festival’s Instagram @auramusicfest ] AURA Music Festival is upon us, and it almost overshadows the other major event of that weekend: Valentine’s Day. But that’s not to say you can’t celebrate both! Here are some V-Day ideas you can take heart in (sorry, had to) with your Suwannee sweetie: Take a nature walk If there’s one thing the Suwannee isn’t short on, it’s nature. Duh. So go enjoy it! Take a break from the whiskey (o

We asked our Facebook following which songs they want to hear Papadosio play at the AURA Music & Arts Festival come Valentine’s weekend. Here’s what we got… “Find Your Cloud” “…because it makes me feel like i’m freaking floating.” – Patrick Griffin “I really hope they play Find your Cloud! It’s one of my all time favorites and last time I saw them they didn’t play it so I would really enjoy hearing it live.” – Liane Robinson “The Sum” “That song hits the soul” – Dre Hernandez

The good folks over at AURA Music & Arts Festival have announced the schedule for their fifth annual festival. Highlights include a Friday night The Revivalists > Heavy Pets > Papadosio > ZOOGMA > Kung Fu > Conspirator > Talking Heads Tribute over about 10 hours. You’ll undoubtably need to strap on a backpack with your evening wear, because there’s very little opportunity to head back to camp without missing dope music. Saturday has late night sets by Lotus (12am – 1:45am) an

Conspirator will return to the Suwannee for this year’s AURA Music & Arts Festival. Fans of the band may be reluctant to remember Hulaween’s torrential downpour that kept the band, along with Big Gigantic, from performing at the festival. Considering these circumstances, Conspirator better be ready to bring it come AURA. Last year, Conspirator was amidst their full-blown EDM experiment. The songs were beginning to sound more like Porter Robinson or Skrillex b-sides than anyth

AURA Music & Arts Festival continues to get bigger and badder for their 5th anniversary. Jamtronica influencers Particle, up-and-comers The Revivalists and New Orleans’ Earphunk lead the pack with their second round of artist additions. Additionally, Stokeswood will be playing twice with one set being a tribute to Hall & Oates. Jacksonville’s Lucky Costello and Tallahassee’s Catfish Alliance will represent Florida in the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park come February. AURA is al

Suwannee Hulaween’s second day saw a bunch of unforgettable performances by The String Cheese Incident, Moon Taxi, The Main Squeeze and more! We highlight our favorite moments below… The Main Squeeze – Whipping Post (Allman Brothers Band Cover) The only downside of Suwannee Hulaween was the rainstorm on Friday night that required us to miss Big Gigantic, Conspirator and some silent disco. However, it did yield us the opportunity to rage an unforgettable ABB cover in the pouri

This is Pimp Your Campsite: Hulaween Edition. The Suwannee is no ordinary campground. People are always pimping out their campsites with tapestries, hammocks and other decorations, so I’m stoked to see what everyone has in store for Hulaween this year. To help you get thinking in the right direction, we’ve put together five freaky campsite decoration ideas: 1. Hanging Balloon Ghosts Brittni Melhof | www.diynetwork.com The easiest way to give your campsite a little Halloween f

Suwannee Hulaween has announced their daily schedule on their official site! The Suwannee Bluegrass Surprise is featured for a total of three sets. The will both open and close Thursday night and play an afternoon set on Saturday. Of course this poses the burning question as to what the Suwannee Bluegrass Surprise is! Big Gigantic and Conspirator will play late-night sets on Friday night while STS9 and Emancipator will handle the overnight shift on Saturday night. Eliot Lipp,

We are extraordinarily stoked to have teamed up with Suwannee Hulaween to bring you guys a chance to win a 3-day pass to the festival. We conjured up a way to bring art and the season together with the festival for a fun competition! Here’s how you can win a free ticket to Hulaween: Carve a Hulaween-related pumpkin! We have provided some stencils below, but anything related to the festival is fair game (artists, venue, Hulaween, etc.) Be as creative as you want to be! Post a

Suwannee Music Park and The String Cheese Incident have teamed up for the sickest Halloween party any of us could have ever dreamed up. Now you can experience said party with the VIP experience. Below are the VIP packages offered by the festival, which can be purchased by clicking here. Mummy VIP: $350 advance/$450 gate 1x VIP ticket (Thurs-Sat) Discounted beverages including beer and liquor drinks VIP indoor bathrooms Designated VIP viewing areas at the main stage VIP campin

Stream and download the entire new Lotus album Monks for free below. The hip-hop album contains reworked beats using samples from older tracks. The results are pretty awesome as handpicked MCs rock the mic over Lotus beats. #conspirator #lotus #furthur #aura #discobiscuits #jazz #umphreysmcgee #hiphop #mc #jam #widespreadpanic #papadosio

We linked up with ZOOGMA at North Coast Music Festival in Chicago to discuss Bar Mitzvahs, Red Rocks and more. Check it out: Tim : This is Tim with Dubera.com and I’m sitting down with Matt from ZOOGMA. Go ahead and introduce yourself and tell us where you’re from and what you play. Matt: I live in Nashville, TN, and I grew up in Memphis, TN. The band started in Oxford, MS and I play drums for ZOOGMA. Tim: Okay so did you go to college at Ole Miss then? Matt: Yes I did. Tim:

Next weekend, the Catskill Chill will take place up in Hancock, New York with a lineup that makes any fan of funk, jam or electronica tickle with anticipation. The three-day festival will begin on September 6th and go through the 8th. Tickets are available starting at just $150 for a three-day pass right here. Three-quarters of the legendary Meters lineup are joined by Phish’s Page McConnell to throw down one of the illest superjams you could ever imagine. These guys have inf