Matt James’ Favorite Albums of 2014

Happy Holidays Neat Beeters! As the ‘Beet comes up on its first full year of existence and I celebrate my first several months as a contributor to the site, I’ve decided to share some of my reflections on the year that was in music. 2014 has given us a wealth of fantastic records to enjoy and […]

Governors Ball Music Festival, Day 3, 6/8/14

Coming off a fantastic Saturday at Governors Ball, I was yet again excited to see what the third and final day at the festival had in store, and not surprisingly, and I wasn’t disappointed. The weather continued to cooperate with sunshine and comfortable temperatures, and the lineups were really good as well. Here’s a look […]

An Account of Maryland’s Sweetlife Festival, 2014

I adventured to Columbia, Maryland last weekend to experience the Sweetlife Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The festival, now in its fifth year, champions local restaurateurs and farmers, which is always an ethic to support. On the musical side, they put up a solid billing of contemporary pop and electronic dance acts. I can confirm […]

Album Releases – Week of March 17, 2014

Cure your St. Patrick’s day hangover with plenty of black coffee and these new albums… Foster The People – Supermodel I saw Foster The People close out last year’s Firefly Festival and during that set they debuted “Fire Escape” from this album. It was so phenomenal live that we’ve been eagerly anticipating the album. The […]