6 Reasons to attend AURA Festival at Spirit of Suwannee Music Park on March 5-8, 2015

6- Date Change- Anyone that has attended in the past can certainly relate to my excitement that the date has been moved to a much more tropical season. It may not get cold in Florida often, but it tended to only do so during the past Aura’s. This year should be much warmer.

5- BLP- Brotherly Love Productions has impacted the venue with booming success. With their publicity, they have helped in bringing fests such as Hulaween to the park and influencing/aiding most of the others as well. Aura was the catalyst and birth of BLP’s presence at the park and carries that energy as it grows, reflecting and bouncing off of every smile.

4– Kickoff- Aura is the season starter and if you’re like me…it doesn’t make a difference what festival it is; I am just ready to dust off my boogie kicks.

3- Line-up- The line up is supposed to get better every year, but wow. This year is ten fold what it has been in the past and roughly the same ticket price. Bands like Dopapod and Papadosio have been headliners in the past, but the caliber of talent dropped significantly (regarding the descending list of bands on previous flyers)  after them. In the past it was more like a lineup of base runners with one cleanup hitter as opposed to now where it is more of a home run derby! Did I forget to mention the Disco Biscuits? Moe.?

2- God Jam- I can’t praise the lineup without pointing out what may be the God jam set of all God jams. Break Science Live! Break Science members/founders, Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee invite most of their Lettuce friends (Eric “Benny” Bloom, Ryan Zoidis, Adam Smirnoff and Jesus Coomes) proving to be quite a tasty God jam set. Even the supporting acts have stepped up their game, bringing acts like The Motet, Dopapod, Heavy Pets, Kung Fu, Consider the Source and more!

1- Electrorganic-my favorite reason; I like to call it “Electrorganic”. See, most electronically themed/inspired festivals focus more on production and less on quality of performers. It is cheaper to hire one popular/great Dj than it is to hire a decent full size band (circumstantially of course). Whereas Aura prides itself on providing that electronic atmosphere but doing so with the best full size, organic acts in the business. Not just all Dj’s. In fact the headliners may have that electronic sound, but play the music organically. Think of it like The Roots are to hip hop. Whether you’re a fan of the music or not, there is a level of respect that must be given in that the pressures of a live performance are still looming. So hats off to Aura for steadily bringing the best of these acts year after year; and a special thank you for putting them all together in one place this year!

There are 6 excellent reasons for you to get off your computer chair, jump in excitement for a second and then lock down your tickets as you still have time to get them at a discounted price (info found at http://www.auramusicfestival.com/).

Writer- Joey Pye of Staged Right