Road Trip Mix
DJ Wynn takes this mix on the road with hiking music from Fleet Foxes, smooth horns from Menahan Street Band, Arcade Fire’s car maintenance tips, and an adrenaline boost from Hudson Mohawke.
Lee Fields
July 15-17 Dour Festival – Dour, Belgium
July 18 Kirjurinluoto Arena – Pori, Finland
July 22 Teatre Barts – Barcelona, Spain
July 23 Teatro Barcelo – Madrid, Spain
Dan Deacon
Aug 07-09 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival – San Francisco, CA
Aug 13 Haldern Pop Festival – Rees, Germany
Aug 14 La Route Du Rock – Saint-Malo, France
Aug 15 John Dee – Oslo, Norway
Hudson Mohawke
July 3 Montreux Jazz Festival – Montreux Switzerland
July 4 Open’er Festival – Gdynia, Poland
July 17-19 Melt! Festival – Grafenhainichen, Germany
July 24-26 Fuji Rock – Niigata, Japan
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