JanSport’s heading to Mountainfilm in Telluride

We’re heading out to the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride this coming Memorial Day weekend for our third straight year, and we couldn’t be more excited! Telluride, Colorado is incredible on a normal weekend, but this weekend in particular is as good as it gets. Mountainfilm in Telluride brings together some of the best and brightest independent film makers from around the world to showcase their latest films focusing on environmental and social justice issues, as well as some jaw-dropping adventure sports films (Including Up On The Wall, which brought maniac free-solo climber Alex Honnold to the masses.) The films range from 15 minute shorts covering interesting people in interesting places, to feature length films covering topics as broad and diverse as melting ice caps, climbing expeditions, and human overpopulation. You can see a full list of the films showing at the festival here. Read More >

If you haven’t heard, we’re giving away a limited edition silk-screen poster from the Palm Springs Bonfire Sessions signed by members of Crystal Antlers, Bleached, Fidlar and Pangea. We asked the question “who do you want to see at the next JanSport Bonfire Sessions” and after reading through some answers we’ve picked our winner: Kadrian, because we would LOVE to have Father John Misty at one of our Bonfire Sessions. We caught JoshTillman at SXSW performing solo and we’ve been listening to the first [...] Read More >

Couldn’t make it to out Palm Springs Bonfire Sessions with Crystal Antlers? That’s ok, you can catch the highlights from out April 21st event in our three part video series. While you’re at it, you can also check out the videos from our event back in March at SXSW with White Denim. We’re going to have some big announcements about our upcoming Toronto Bonfire Sessions really soon including artist announces and info on how you can attend! Read More >

All you need to do to win this poster signed by members of Crytstal Antlers, Bleached, Fidlar, and Pangea is tell us who you would like to see at the next JanSport Bonfire Sessions by leaving a comment on this post right here. We’ll pick a winner on Tuesday, May 15th, just in time to watch the brand new, three-part webisode series featuring Crystal Antlers at the Palm Springs Bonfire Sessions! Read More >

After a bit of a hiatus, Southern California based Silversun Pickups are releasing their new LP, Neck Of the Woods, today on Dangerbird Records. The album features 11 brand new tracks and was produced by Jacknife Lee (U2/Snowpatrol.) If you want to try before you buy, the entire album is streaming on Soundcloud: take a listen!   Read More >

It’s been a rough few weeks for music- first Levon Helm and now this… Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, made up 1/3 of the Beastie Boys. Much like Helm, the contributions that Yauch has made to the American music landscape cannot be understated. The Beasties broke down racial barriers as some of the first white hip-hop stars while helping to bring hip-hop to a mainstream audience. The band also revolutionized the art of sampling with 1989′s Paul’s Boutique (You think Girl Talk is original? [...] Read More >

Our old pals The Broderick are gearing up to release their their new full length EP and they’ve decided to give the world this little sneak peak. The guys won our first JanSport Battle Of the Bands back in 2009 and have been continuing to gain steam with the release of an EP in late 2010 and near constant playing throughout the mid-West. We’re expecting big things for the guys if the rest of this album rocks as hard as this cut. Check out [...] Read More >

We’re giving away a signed copy of the limited edition silk-screen poster from our latest Bonfire Sessions in Palm Springs! The members of Crystal Antlers, Bleached, Fidlar, and Pangea all were nice enough to plant their John Hancock’s on the thing, and now it’s ready for your wall. All you need to do for your chance to win is leave us a comment on this post telling us who you’d like to see at one of our Bonfire Sessions this year! We’ll pick a winner [...] Read More >

Brooklyn avant-indie group Here We Go Magic has a killer new LP due out May 8th, but you can listen to A Different Ship in it’s entirety right here, right now. The band has the vibe of a stripped down Grizzly Bear and a bit of the dancey grooves of  Bear In Heaven. Whatever the parts, the sum is pretty cool. Here We Go Magic is kicking off a three month odyssey that will take the band across three continents for and include sets at Bonnaroo [...] Read More >

We love this song and so will you. The video is even cooler. Make sure to download the free track, “Breatherz (Young As Clouds)” from Rubblebucket’s new live album, Live In Chicago, for free by clicking the album cover at the bottom of the page on the right hand side. Once you see the player on the page, right click and “save as” to save the file on your computer. Read More >