Mixmag: DESERT HEARTS IS A STIMULATING AND VIBRANT MARATHON OF MUSIC, LOVE AND RAVE

Near the epicenter of Desert Hearts is a dusty road, flanked by abstract art and psychedelic apparel. Away from the thrashing lights and rumbling sound of the festival stage, Mixmag stumbles upon a tent called The Forgotten Fort. Entry isn't free, but thankfully, money has no place here.

Instead of bouncers, there are two jesters, who demand their choice form of payment: performance. Do a little dance or sing a little song, and you'll be allowed inside to interact with a fortune teller, a DJ dressed in a doctor mask and a slew of other strange and zany characters running around. Suddenly, attention is called to Seith Origitano, a poet, who arrives on stage. He begins a monologue.