A Burning Mixtape coming out August 22!


Album artwork by Krusty Wheatfield

A collection of 14 songs from the first half of Burning Man: The Musical will be released online on August 22, 2016. These songs feature the vocal talents of Natalie Weiss, Christina Bianco, Travis Kent, Forest VanDyke, Molly Gallagher, and Colin Buckingham. Check out the 50-second trailer for this song cycle!

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