FEATURE
BY JACOB STEINBERG Music festivals are special places. They exist as worlds within themselves, albeit with looser laws and outlandish food prices. What transition into adulthood would be complete without the ritualistic pilgrimage to a previously vacant field filled with like-minded youth? Fewer places offer a more communal experience. Music festivals are cultural meccas where talent and creativity collide in a drug-laced haze to define a place and moment in history. Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Glastonbury, Coachella—music festivals mark their cultural legacy like layers in the earth. We at The Wake love music, and this summer we found ourselves on that old beaten path following the sweet sounds of music to the heartbeat of our cultural moment. Here are our stories.
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