Moogfest is the annual event in Asheville, NC that honors Robert Moog and his inventions which changed the course of music. This year’s festival took place during October 28-30, 2011.

Alan Palomo started his solo project Neon Indian out of the ashes of two different bands, Ghosthustler and Vega (the latter still exists). It was a natural move for the synth-wielding Texan, who had come to better understand what he wanted in songwriting and production through the band experiences. Then when Psychic Chasms exploded on [...]

Whether your thing is knob-twiddling IDMers, dance, funk bands or psych-rock, MoogFest has you covered. And, wisely, they’ve programmed it so that fans will have to make some hard decisions. Girl Talk or Panda Bear? Thievery Corporation or Jonsi? Here are 10 artists we don’t want to miss. MGMT and Kuroma Okay, technically two bands. [...]

[Leanne Macomber of Neon Indian. Photo: Laura Dart] Neon Indian, Thursday 8:30 p.m., That Tent Much like the MGMT performance on Thursday night of Bonnaroo 2008, Neon Indian’s show on the opening night of this year’s festival felt like something on the verge of exploding. And the past year of Alan Palomo’s life must have [...]

Thursday night shows at Bonnaroo included those by Neon Indian and The Temper Trap.

[pictured above: jj] Every year the biggest lesson learned at SXSW: you can’t do it all. No matter how well you script out your day–using the SXSW.com online planner or printed festival guides; Sched.org (which turned out to be horribly inadequate this year); Austinist.com’s sxswist iPhone app–it’s a highly volatile environment to try to control. [...]

The 2010 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced its line-up Tuesday, featuring artists ranging from John Fogerty to Weezer to Jay-Z. The festival, which takes place June 10-13 in Manchester, Tennessee, will also include perennial crowd favorites, The Flaming Lips, who will be performing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. Other [...]