Hoodstock aims to surpass standards

The Hoodstock Music and Arts Festival, at the Hood Canal Marina in Union on Aug. 19-20, aims to be bigger and better this year, thanks to event organizers Kelli Kohout, Meghan Maes and Shannon Crabb-Stanton.

Each has a role in staging the festival, with Kohout handling promotions, Maes coordinating vendors and managing the Union City Market, and Crabb-Stanton booking concert acts while shouldering her share of marketing.

When asked what this year's more significant upgrades are, Crabb-Stanton touted the concert's sound system, which is "way bigger" than before, enough that "they'll be able to...