The sky over southern Ohio is gray and pensive as we arrive early for the Everwild Music Festival. A new art piece, depicting a spider spinning a web that reads "Forever Everwild," echoes the sentiment of the attendees. Now is the time to be Forever Wild. In just four short years, Everwild has evolved from an intimate gathering hosted by Tropidelic into the Midwest’s preeminent reggae event. As a devoted attendee myself, I wanted to understand what makes this festival so special.