Volume 29
Image by: Gabriela Colletta
For the devout music fans out there, many know that this past and forthcoming weekends mark the annual pilgrimage to Indio, California – otherwise known as Coachella. Coachella lures musicians, sponsors, and ravenous music-goers in one place to explore, share, and celebrate the latest tunes that are shaping popular culture. But this is just one of the many destination festivals that have sprouted over the years. In lieu of the festivals on summer’s horizon, we thought we’d share some discoveries in the music sphere. Check em out:
Rythmical Potties – musical potties
Let’s be honest, porta-potties at festivals capture the essence of an unpleasant experience. With over 75,000 folks who most likely need to relieve themselves in the span of a weekend, you can imagine waiting for bathrooms can be a mundane and anxious endeavor. TBWA Buenos Aires sought to add some amusement to the necessary bathroom excursion with Rythmical Potties. Just as you may have presumed, a line of portable toilets was transformed into an interactive installation – and thus stood seven musical toilets.
Learn more here.
Timbre – the localized concert-finder
For those live show seekers, meet Timbre – a geo-location app that helps you find bands playing near you. The app enables exploration and discovery as the user can tap on a band or artist to preview a sample of a song via iTunes. Find one that resonates? Well, Timbre is also linked to SeatGeek, which allows the user to purchase a ticket to the show on the spot.
Learn more here.
Spectacle: The Music Video – a melodic exhibition
Many will say music videos were the fad of the 90’s, but Meg Wells co-curator at the exhibition “Spectacle: The Music Video,” argues that “the music video is not dead.” As an ode to work that was often overlooked as an accessory to the musician or a supplement to a song, the music video is now brought into primary focus. Exhibited at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York from April 3 to June 16 you can find over 300 videos and interactive installations that tell the shifting story of the music video.
Learn more here.
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Concert Vault – for when the concert comes to you
Interested in hearing live music? Concert Vault houses the largest database of live concert files. Wish you could relive Pink Floyd in ’97 or the happenings of Coachella last weekend? Well it may sound like an oxymoron to have live music in the comfort of home, or maybe we can just call it VIP treatment, but this app does just that. And of course it comes packaged with the requisites for music apps these days – allowing users to create playlists, discover similar artists, and stream tunes.
Learn more here.
Written by: Gabriela Colletta @gabolletta
