Music Festival News--3.31.12

Barenboim Presides Over Berlin Music Festival New York Times (blog) The 10-day classical music festival Staatsoper Festtage returned to Berlin on Friday with a roster of performances featuring international stars. Even in Berlin's crowded music calendar, the festival stands out with its lineup of high-profile ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Savannah Music Fest: Acollective, Futurebirds thrill Trustees Theater (review) Savannah Morning News Go to www.savannahnow.com/savannah-music-festival for all our 2012 Savannah Music Festival coverage, including dozens of interviews, reviews, updates and photos. On Twitter, follow @DoSavannah for breaking news and concert live tweets. See all stories on this topic »

Have we fallen out of love with the great British music festival? The Guardian Another large UK music festival was cancelled last week, as Sonisphere joined the Big Chill and other smaller events and bowed out of the summer of 2012. Is the British public's love affair with music festivals on the rocks? Or is this year an anomaly, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Brava Hosts Switchboard Music Festival San Francisco Chronicle (blog) By Claudia Escobar On Sunday Brava Theater will host the fifth annual Switchboard Music Festival, an eight-hour event with nonstop music that pushes the boundaries of rock, jazz, classical, hip-hop, world and just about everything. See all stories on this topic »

Big electronic music festival planned for The Weirs in August The Laconia Daily Sun By Michael Kitch LACONIA — This summer, The Weirs will be alive with the sound of music as the first Filterswep Electronic Music Festival is scheduled for August 10 and 11. The festival is the work of Christina Contardo of Laconia, a principal of ... See all stories on this topic »

Warren Haynes Will Play Solo at The Peach Music Festival jambands.com "A day after confirming their initial lineup,": http://www.facebook.com/ThePeachMusicFestival?ref=ts the promoters of The Peach Music Festival have added a special "Wake up with Warren" set. Warren Haynes will play a special Sunday morning solo set on ... See all stories on this topic » jambands.com

Festival International de Louisiane Wins Readers' Choice Award for Best World ... KATC Lafayette News The results are in and Festival International de Louisiane has been selected as the About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Award for best World Music Festival. Now in its fifth year, the About.com Readers' Choice Awards honor the best products, features and ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs

See the CMA Music Festival Free with Jack Daniels' Sweepstakes Are you a country music fan? Jack Daniels is giving you chances to win trips to the CMA Music Festival and other prizes in the Jack Daniel's 2012 CMA Music Festival Sweepstakes. Two grand-prize winners will receive a trip for themselves ... About.com Contests & Sweepstakes

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Chicago Gospel Music Festival The Chicago Gospel Music Festival will take place June 21-24, 2012. Festival locations include Millennium Park, the Chicago Cultural Center, and its new home ... www.explorechicago.org/.../chicago_gospel_music.html