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ACRN Live Review: Alvvays at Riviera Theatre in Chicago, Oct. 14

[Photo courtesy of Julia Weber] By Julia Weber, Features Editor There aren’t that many bands that I’m willing to trek to Chicago for (on a weekday, nonetheless). The last time I made the trip, it was for Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot anniversary tour in which I traveled both to Chicago and back in 24 hours…

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Preview: Nelsonville Music Festival Arrives this Weekend, Here’s What to Know

By Grace Koennecke, Columns Editor
[Image courtesy of Nelsonville Music Festival]
This weekend, Nelsonville Music Festival (NMF) is back for its 16th year, presented by Stuart’s Opera House, a non-profit historic theater and performing arts center in Nelsonville, Ohio. In the past, Billboard has said the festival is “one of the best-kept secrets of the U.S. music festival circuit.”

Mavis Staples announced as Nelsonville Music Festival Sunday headliner

By Emily DiAlbert, Copy Editor [Photo courtesy of Nelsonville Music Festival] The Nelsonville Music Festival (NMF) announced Mavis Staples, a Kennedy Center honoree and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, as the 15th-annual festival’s Sunday headliner last Wednesday. Staples will join other performers–including Tyler Childers, The Breeders and Death Cab for Cutie–for the four-day event in June. Read more: Nelsonville…

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Nelsonville Music Festival, Archie Fox Live hosting first-ever MELTED Music Festival

By Emily DiAlbert, Copy Editor [Photo courtesy of MELTED Music Festival] The Nelsonville Music Festival and independent events promoter Archie Fox Live are hosting the first MELTED Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday. Read more: Album Review: Cherry Glazerr – Stuffed and Ready The ‘60s-psychedelic-pop-themed festival will feature performances by Ty Segall & White Fence, Black Lips, Kikagaku…

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Nelsonville Music Festival announces Thee Oh Sees to 2019 lineup

By Marvin Dotiyal, Features Editor [Photo courtesy of Thee Oh Sees/Nelsonville Music Festival] San Francisco psychedelic punk outfit Thee Oh Sees will join the 15th annual Nelsonville Music Festival held on June 6-9, 2019 along with headliner Death Cab for Cutie and many more artists. Read More: Nelsonville Music Festival announces Death Cab for Cutie…

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Nelsonville Music Festival announces Death Cab for Cutie as 2019 headliner

By Abby Jeffers, News Editor [Photo courtesy of Eliot Lee Hazel/Nelsonville Music Festival] The 15th annual Nelsonville Music Festival, which will be held on June 6-9, 2019, announced headliner Death Cab for Cutie on Friday, Jan. 18. The alternative rock band is the first of many performers to be announced for the festival. Read more:…

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Nelsonville Music Festival: Four Days With Friends

By Sam Tornow, General Manager Locality is the core ingredient in the cocktail that is Nelsonville Music Festival. It’s the scent that is initially tough to distinguish, although easy to identify once pointed out. Goers treated each like neighbors because many of them are. The gorgeous green foothills that backdrop any and every direction you…

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Nelsonville Music Festival: An Athens County Gem

By Claire Klodell, Staff Writer An endless mirage of cornfields, pro-life billboards and the iconic “Hell is Real” sign is what the typical drive through southern Ohio looks like. For a few days during June, however, there is an ending destination which makes the road trip slightly more eventful. This is a major understatement; Nelsonville…

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Feature: Nelsonville Music Festival, An Authentic Experience

By Sam Tornow, Editorial Director Friends, festival culture is upon us; for better or for worse, every mid-sized city in every mid-sized state is almost guaranteed to have a festival to its name. From Bonnaroo to Shrekfest everyone seems to be cashing in on Coachella crazed kids. Whether this is a positive or negative is entirely dependent on…

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