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Non-social distanced music festival: Festival Republic

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For more than a year, the explosive experience of attending a music festival has been an elusive and distant memory. Due to the pandemic, most live music venues have been unable to host shows at all. The experience of attending concerts has been missed by all music lovers.. Including music blogger and travel enthusiast, Devon Alexis . But, in the UK, the music festival is back!  That is, by scientific experimentation of sorts… Sound scary?  Well, that’s because it kind of is… While there won’t be any intentional poking or prodding at the music festival, the distance between festival goers will be… well, a whole lot like it used to be!  In collaboration with the British government and Culture Liverpool, Festival Republic will neither require social distancing nor the wearing of masks.  After a year of shielding our faces from the public to hide from the virus that has run rampant throughout the entire world, both of these concepts sound foreign…  Nevertheless, a...

New live music venue proposed on Nicholson

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  It’s been a while since Devon Alexis has been to a live concert…The soundtrack of social distancing has traded live shows for live streams. But in Big Raggedy, the show simply must go on; and soon, it will, at an all-new live music venue on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, LA. Louisiana’s ties to soulful music and lively performance is no secret.  As Devon Alexis previously covered, the Birthplace of Jazz has solidified its mark on the music map.  But even outside of New Orleans, there’s still a music scene to be enjoyed!  Of course, the pandemic has paused the livelihood of live music for a bit… But Devon Alexis has some great news:   there’s a new live music venue coming to Baton Rouge! The recently proposed live music venue will also feature a bar and lounge.  A 6,200 sq ft. space, this new presently unnamed venue will be located on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana .  Devon Alexis looks forward to checking out a show at the new location! ...