Santa came early this year.  I must have been a good girl because Sept 6-9 2013, everything I asked for was left under the trees at Shoe Fest.  I had a taste of Nederland CO here at Camp Shaw in Manteno IL.   I saw some of the best dub stop music all weekend long.

React Presents & Silver Wrapper are thrilled to announce the electro-soul producer GRAMATIK at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on New Year's Eve with trap/electro producer heRobust, five-headed beatsmiths ExMag, and Chicago's own Manic Focu

Magnolia Fest, one of the greatest Americana music festivals in America, is Oct. 17-20 at the beautiful Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Fla.! Are you going? It’s going to be so awesome!Artists include Willie Nelson, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Marley, Drive-By-Truckers, Railroad Earth, Mavis Staples, Donna The Buffalo, Dawes, Keller Williams with the Travelin’ McCourys, The Duhks, Jim Lauderdale, Col. Bruce Hampton, Jeff Mosier, The Rev.

Jeff Austin and his latest project, The Here and Now, will be heading out one more time this year for a few shows in the Northeast in November.  This time around Austin will be joined by long-time friend and collaborator Danny Barnes on banjo and guitar along with Johnny Grubb (formerly of Railroad Earth) on upright bass.  The shows will feature new songs from Austin as well as some favorites from the Yonder Mountain String Band songbook.--November Dates:11/14 - StageOne - Fairfield, CT11/15 - Stafford Palace Theater - Stafford Springs, CT11/16 - Flying Monkey - Plymouth, NH

Slightly Stoopid, the Ocean Beach/San Diego, CA group led by multi-instrumentalists and founding members, Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald, will headline Jungle Jam IV January 16-19, 2014 in Jaco, Costa Rica.Featuring four days of continuous music, this year’s party in the jungle also includes festival newcomers G.