Courtesy of M3F Fest / Angela Rose Courtesy of M3F Fest / Neil Schwartz The Jungle Giants got the crowd moving by leaning into disco-inspired beats while duo Neil Frances launched into all their hits. Other honorable mentions in the DJ realm were Purple Disco Machine, who made the crowd collectively lose their minds with dance-ready remixes.
An expert at live mixing, Jamie xx seamlessly transitioned from one song to the next, keeping the energy high as a proper send-off for an all-around great weekend. Speaking of Jamie xx, the UK musician closed out the festival by giving the crowd a full-body experience with his bass-heavy music. Though her music is on the softer side compared to acts like Polo & Pan or Jamie xx, she put on such a spectacular performance that even the bass heads were captivated by her. Rogers herself was a highlight of the weekend. Del Water Gap wow’d the early afternoon crowd by bringing headliner and previous bandmate Maggie Rogers to the stage - who he opened for on a recent tour run - to perform a new song together. Peach Pit created perfect upbeat melodies to serenade the crowd into the sunset.
Toro Y Moi dug up a set consisting mostly of their older hits from albums like 2019’s Outer Peace and 2013’s Anything In Return to appease the dance music fans in the crowd. Now, M3F is a mostly electronic-focused festival that also brought in several indie pop staples. They asked themselves: “How do we capture this feeling and help bring it to the masses?” So, M3F was born and their mission to spread good vibes and benefit their community was put into motion. Nearly 20 years ago, he and Largay were walking back from a California music festival and riding the high of the collective joy and connection they had just experienced. When asked why he helped start the festival alongside M3F founder John Largay, Ron Colone described a certain feeling that live music lovers will know all too well. Since its inception, M3F Fest has always been focused on doing the right thing. These charities operate both locally within Phoenix: donations from M3F Fest were used to purchase laptops and technology for underserved communities through the organization Elevate Phoenix, while funds from M3F Fest also supported national organizations like Backline, a charity that connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources. To date, organizers have been able to raise a whopping $4.4 million to benefit charities that operate in the arts, community, education, and environmental sectors. M3F is a non-profit festival, meaning 100 percent of proceeds from the weekend are donated to charity. Not only does it take place in March, trading scorching summer temperatures in favor of temperate light jacket weather, but M3F Fest prides itself on having a good cause. M3F Fest - short for McDowell Mountain Music Festival - sets itself apart from other music festivals.
And they managed to deliver on both promises. The first, was to raise money for charity. Surrounded by palm trees and cacti, the three-stage festival held its nineteenth iteration March 3rd and 4th with two goals in mind. Hance Park over the weekend of March 3, 2023. The conversation about live music over the past year-and-a-half has begged the question: Aren’t festivals supposed to be fun?Įnter M3F Fest, the Phoenix, Arizona two-day event nestled in a sunny, sizeable downtown Margaret T. Post-pandemic festivals seem to have extremely lofty expectations to live up to, and many people think some are falling short. More recently, of course, Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show was knocked for not being exciting enough. Influencers flooded TikTok when they were turned away from a clothing brand’s event at last year’s Coachella, apparently ruining the entire weekend for many. Log onto Twitter any given weekend and you’ll find a list of reasons why a certain festival or concert didn’t live up to expectations.
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