{"id":1018,"date":"2015-12-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2015\/2015\/12\/28\/best-of-nys-music-2015-staff-picks-for-out-of-state-festivals\/"},"modified":"2015-12-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T00:00:00","slug":"best-of-nys-music-2015-staff-picks-for-out-of-state-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2015\/2015\/12\/28\/best-of-nys-music-2015-staff-picks-for-out-of-state-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of NYS Music 2015: Staff Picks for Out-of-State Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

While most might dream of tropical getaways when it comes to vacation time, music fans accrue their days to travel across the country\u2014or world\u2014for weekends jam-packed with live performances, indulgent food and experimental fun. From the east to the west coasts to the Midwest, NYSMusic staffers traveled near and far throughout the year to see their favorite groups in action. Here we give you our top picks for out-of-state festivals of 2015.<\/p>\n

\"2015Best Small Festival: <\/strong>Arise Music Festival<\/a>, East Coast Tsunami\u00a0Festival<\/a>, Grand Point North Festival<\/a> and The Werk Out Music and Arts Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

With the growing number of small-scale festivals that seem to pop up each year, it’s no wonder that our team could not pick just one or two as their favorite\u2014so we decided to include the ones we felt deserved an honorable mention. First up is Arise Music Festival<\/a>, an event in Loveland, CO, that according to Andrew Wyatt “offers a spicy jambalaya of multi-cultural live music, electronic performances, art presentations, along with numerous workshops centered around eco-activism, social justice, and spirituality practice.” With nearly 100 musical acts, the three-day festival now in its third year\u00a0featured the likes of the Polish Ambassador,\u00a0Rising Appalachia<\/a>, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds<\/a>, Lukas Nelson<\/a>,\u00a0Turkuaz<\/a>,\u00a0Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad<\/a>, Trevor Hall, Emancipator Ensemble, Ozomatli and Joe Russo\u2019s Almost Dead<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n