Curated by Fred Fellowes, the founder and creative director behind The U.K’s Secret Garden Party, Escape to New York is a three-day festival/vacation unlike any other in the U.S., and it’s coming to you this weekend. Held on the picturesque Shinnecock Reservation adjacent to Southampton, NY, patrons will be treated to performances by the likes of Patti Smith, Of Montreal, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Best Coast, Mates of State, Chairlift, The Psychedelic Furs, and White Rabbits. In addition to the festival’s musical acts, Escape to New York will also feature dazzling art installations curated by Winkel & Balktick, performance artists, luxury camping (aka. “glamping”) an intimate acoustic stage, speaker tent, dance tent, and the largest brunch on The East Coast, catered by Silkstone.

Guests will be able to enjoy freshly prepared dishes from some of the best restaurants in the country, including seafood from Luke’s Lobster, American BBQ from Brinkley’s, ceviche and hanger steaks from Ofrenda, and traditional tacos with homemade guacamole from the soon-to-open Pulqueria. In addition, attendees will be able to choose among Mediterranean food, innovative sandwiches, Vietnamese cuisine and much more.

Tickets are $275 for the three-day festival and $100 for day tickets. Festival and “glamping” tickets can be purchased HERE. For more information, and to check out the full line-up, click HERE.

Without a doubt, Phoenix has had a great year. With “Lisztomania” and “1901,” Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix certainly rose to the surface to a nice welcome. The group continues to work, updating fans along the way via an online diary – where they open-up their tracks for fans to make and contribute remixes. If you missed Phoenix at Central Park, you’ve missed them for the remainder of the year in the U.S. as they continue their tour in France, their origin.

A Phoenix association to Animal Collective doesn’t come as a surprise. It is typically the camaraderie between artists that unleashes works of astonishment, as in this case. “Love Like a Sunset” is a pleasant track and the remix is refreshing. Animal Collective (from Baltimore, Maryland) accentuates the very essence of musical surprises – as there are many ways to appreciate a song from connotations of how it is heard, delivered, and in form (whether by a mix, at a show, etc.).  Animal Collective creates transgressive music – transforming music from the essence of words and melody to a play on associations and sounds.  They explore on an openness with their music, while putting down walls and letting the sound of their music radiate.

Phoenix is set to release a digital remix album titled Wolfgang Amadeus, on October 20th. The album will feature mixes from YACHT, Passion Pit, Friendly Fires, Alex Metric, Chairlift,  Animal Collective’s “Love Like a Sunset” and others.  Check out the track below and click through for kind words from Deakin of Animal Collective about the remix.

Phoenix – “Love Like a Sunset” (Animal Collective Remix) from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Remix Collection)

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