September 2016
Progressive indie-folk quintet Elephant Revival is teaming up with NNIRR to raise awareness and understanding of the current refugee and immigrant crisis happening around the world and in our own country. The group makes a clear statement with the first music video from their acclaimed album Petals with the track “When I Fall.”
All proceeds from the Pay-What-You-Can donation link to download the audio track will be donated directly to NNIRR.
Gary Rossington, the legendary founding member and guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd along with his wife, Dale Krantz-Rossington, whom many call The First Lady of Southern Rock, release the heartfelt, soul-grabbing, bluesy new album Take It On Faith, November 4, 2016 on Loud & Proud Records. The duo has been making beautiful music together for over 35 years beginning when Dale opened for Skynyrd in ’77 while she was singing with 38 Special, then as part of Rossington Collins Band in the ‘80s an
Riot Fest & Carnival Chicago 2016 in its 5th year as a major Chicago festival, second year located in Chicago's near west side Douglas Park, was a smashing success san Morrissey's performance. This festival has garnered a growing reputation and attendance for bringing the best of punk, hard rock, alternative, roots, rap and metal to this multi-stage, three day event.
Two legends of American folk music have reunited for their first album together since the 60s. Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur were original members of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, a band so important that they directly inspired The Grateful Dead (via Bob Weir), The Lovin' Spoonful, Country Joe & The Fish, heck Janis Joplin opened up for them in San Francisco during the summer of love.
Imagine having to follow Neil Young and your sons after they’ve just slayed your own festival crowd with this string of set closers:
Powderfinger
Welfare Mothers
Cowgirl in the Sand
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Cortez the Killer
F*!#in' Up
And you, with only an old, small-bodied, nylon-strung Martin with a hole in it.
