Horn blows for upcoming Joshua Tree

By Kathryn Vercillo

With Coachella coming to a close, many music fans are turning their eyes away from the heat of the Southern California desert. Well, don’t do it! At least not yet anyway, because Joshua Tree Music Festival is just a few short weeks away and it provides a great excuse for packing up the sunscreen and staying in SoCal. Located just an hour north of Coachella, this annual music festival may not draw in quite the same big names but it’s got a lot of good music and plenty of good times to keep the desert festival scene going just a little bit longer.

Joshua Tree Music Festival brings an international music vibe to the laidback attitude of the California desert. Just a few of the countries represented at this event are Venezuela (by Los Amigos Invisibles, Australia (by Ganga Giri), and Japan (by Meltone). California artists aren’t lacking for representation either though with artists from the area including the beats of Heavyweight Dub Champion, the female funk of Hunkamama, and the Spanish-influenced sound of Omar Torrez.

Joshua Tree Music Festival runs from May 18th – May 20th and has much more happening throughout the weekend than just the two alternating stages of music. Lakeside camping, hooping and looping classes, didgeridoo lessons and more should make this all-ages festival a fun place for families from all sorts of divergent backgrounds. Sure, the California sun is getting hot and it’s almost time to start thinking about festivals in other parts of the world. But only almost; Joshua Tree is the place to wind down the spring festivals and get ready for summer!