The renowned Aruba Music Festival kicks off its seventh year this October 10 -11, 2008 at the Aruba Entertainment Centre in the capital city of Oranjestad.

Dates: July  4th-8th 2007
Venues: Melkweg, Paradiso, The Heineken Music Hall (more TBA)
Artists: Daft Punk, Dizzee Rascal, Tiga, DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist, Miss Kitten,  Richie Hawtin, Pendulum, Ricardo Villalobos & Luciano, Goose and Dr. Lektroluv, Trentemøller (live), and more to come…
Ticket Price: Festival pass: EUR 50 (excl. membership)

If you’re not one for large crowds, you may want to avoid Washington, D.C this month. As the Presidential inauguration for Barack Obama gets under way, the celebration is set to bring in millions of supporters, party goers and political aficionados to D.C over the next week. It is the mission of every hotel in the U.S Capital to offer a room to every single person who comes through. How will they do?

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns April 17-19 in Indio, California. We have a listing of musicians scheduled to perform as well as Palm Springs flight and hotel information if you’re heading down from Canada too. Approximately 118 artists are schedule to perform over three days in Empire Polo Field, which is just outside of Palm Springs, California…

Start off in Perugia for one of Europe’s best Jazz Festivals – The Umbria Jazz Festival (July 10th-July 19th). Then stick around for an extended Umbria Vacation to enjoy the Spoleto Festival (June 26 th – July 12 th) and take in all the fine things involving the European art scene.

As in previous years, the Montreal Jazz festival is expanding past the traditional jazz music genre and reaching out to rap (Mos Def) and reggae (Burning Spear) however it still remains one the world’s top Jazz festivals. This year’s lineup includes Branford & Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Al Jarreau and Dave Brubeck. The Montreal Jazz Festival runs from June 30 to July 12. With over 450 free outdoor concerts set to play on 10 outdoor stages, this year’s fest is not to be missed!