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Any worries about a sophomore slump seemed to be misplaced for the eclectic Rothbury music festival, a four-day stew of tunes, camping and outdoors partying held on the Double JJ Ranch in the tiny town of Rothbury, about 30 miles north of Muskegon.

The last four sunny, cool, adrenaline-soaked days at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury have been a musical and cultural bonanza.

Holding a rock festival has proved to be an efficient way to attract thousands of people to Michigan.

For the curator of the Thu., July 9 installment of CP Remixed -- the quarterly local-music showcase sponsored by City Paper -- we tapped columnist and contributor Manny Theiner, whose expertise includes years as a tireless concert promoter at Garfield Artworks and numerous other venues throughout the city.

This year's Treasure Island Music Festival should be another one for the weekender history books, if the early leaked acts booked to perform are any indication.

As part of an issue on creativity, business magazine Fast Company has named the 'The 100 Most Creative People In Business" and it's '10 Most Creative People In The Music Business" are: 
 DeAndre 'Soulja Boy Tell'em" Way , 18 year old rapper/producer 
 Tim Westergren , Chief Strategy Officer & Founder, Pandora 
 
 Gregg Gillis , aka ...

Sonya Kitchell Wanderlust is a new music festival that takes the destination festival experience to new heights .

My personal Bonnaroo setlist this year has taken a turn for the electronic. Last year's experience was steeped in folk and good ole' guitar rock, but so far, it's been a non-stop dance party this time around.

Phish, which played a reunion show in March, will headline a diverse program at the Bonnaroo music festival.

String Cheese Incident is one of many jam bands set to perform at Rothbury this year.

Ludacris performs at UCSB's 30th Extravaganza. The concert was held at Harder Stadium and lasted until 11:30 p.m. Harder Stadium drew a crowd of thousands Saturday for the 30th annual Extravaganza concert, featuring headliner Ludacris.

Gregg Gillis is best known as his DJ pseudonym, Girl Talk. The popular mash-up act is currently on the road on a college tour, which will bring the artist to UCSB for May 15th's Extravaganza.

When it comes to remix culture, copyfight and crowd-sourcing, Brett Gaylor walks the walk.

By the time Crystal Castles' set in the Sahara tent ended early Friday evening, my muscles were sore, my skin was covered in other people's sweat and one of the lenses from my prescription glasses had gone missing.

'A learning series that will change your life forever.' Nothing short of that is in store at the 'Women's Living Well Series- I Can Do Anything' event set for April 24- 26, 2009 in Charlotte.

Gregg Gillis, better known as mash-up artist Girl Talk, will be playing at the Tavern on Saturday.

Gregg Gillis, better known as mash-up artist Girl Talk, will be playing at the Tavern on Saturday.

So far I've had the opportunity to check out three films at The AFI Dallas Int. Film Festival; Prom Night in Mississippi, Rip- A Remix Manifesto and Yori: The Samurai Zombie.

While the Tavern can get crazy in its own right, the chaos rarely breaks out into a genuine riot.

Security concerns about the Girl Talk show on Saturday have some worried about the state of affairs during the mash-up artist's set, which have a tendency to descend into a certain amount of chaos, sometimes leading to injury.