Jakob Nowell Was Born For This

Jakob Nowell Was Born For This

He sounds just like his father, man. It’s eerie.  It’s natural that Jakob Nowell might not want to be told this. If that’s the case, he handles it gracefully, humbly accepting the compliment, but not dwelling on it. To dwell on it one way or another—agreeing or downplaying—might seem like a lose-lose to him. Either…

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Snapped: Desert Hearts is Pure Love (A Photo Essay)

Snapped: Desert Hearts is Pure Love (A Photo Essay)

In its second year at its new location in Northern Arizona’s blissful Playa Ponderosa, Desert Hearts Festival proved yet again why it’s considered one of the tightest knit families in dance music. Nestled within the world’s largest ponderosa pine forest, some of today’s (and tomorrow’s) most notable artists delivered their inspired sets at 7,000 feet…

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