About 40 years after joining the original Jerry Garcia Band, Melvin Seals & JGB delivered on December 20 two solid sets at a private, socially distanced performance. The gathering of a few dozen folks, mostly masked, took place on a bright, sunny afternoon in the small Sierra Nevada foothill community of Auburn, Calif. That the… Continue reading Melvin Seals & JGB | Auburn, CA | 12/20/2020
Marble Eyes is a fresh new band that has formed amidst the pandemic. The band is a collection of national artists which include Eric Gould from Pink Talking Fish and Adrian Tramontano from Kung Fu. Based in Portsmouth NH, the group has made an impact during this challenging year with its soulful sound and brought… Continue reading Marble Eyes 2021 Livestream Series – Marble Eyes Mondays
Today, Nathaniel Rateliff and Elle King debut a surprise holiday tune commemorating 2020. “Xmas to Forget” was written by Rateliff and recorded five days ago in Denver with his band The Night Sweats and King. Fans can listen to/purchase the track here: https://found.ee/NRXmasToForget Of the track, Rateliff remarks, “Elle and I had been talking about working… Continue reading Nathaniel Rateliff and Elle King debut latest Marigold Single “Xmas to Forget” to benefit Food Research & Action Center
Leslie Mendelson has shared a studio performance of “Happy New Year” (watch/share). Initially released as a single at the end of 2018 by the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter, Leslie was compelled to revisit the song as a send off to 2020, undeniably one of the most trying years in modern history. “Back in October I was taking… Continue reading Leslie Mendelson Shares "Happy New Year" Video Performance
Emerging artist Izzy Pollak has released It’s Never Too Early, an eclectic 5-song holiday charity EP. All proceeds from downloads and streams will be donated to CASA of Los Angeles to provide abused and neglected children in LA County’s child welfare system with a stable adult mentor. PRESS HERE to listen. It’s Never Too Early,… Continue reading Izzy Pollak Releases Debut Holiday EP 'It's Never Too Early'
Join the Bearded Banjo Santas Holiday Hang with Messrs. Béla Fleck, Alan Munde, and Tony Trischka. From the North Pole, 15 strings will resound and conversation propels across great distances. Be sure not to miss the tintinnabulation as picks click strings on Wednesday, December 23, 8pm ET for an hour of fun and frolic. Tune… Continue reading Béla Fleck, Alan Munde & Tony Trischka…Bearded Banjo Santas!
Travis Book, songwriter and bass player for Grammy Award-winning bluegrass quintet the Infamous Stringdusters, is pleased to roll out a series of Travis Book Happy Hour dates beginning in January 2021, presented by newly launched record label, Americana Vibes. Travis debuted his ‘Happy Hour’ concept back in June with longtime collaborator Sarah Siskind and has… Continue reading The Infamous Stringdusters' Travis Book Announces 2021 "Happy Hour" Dates
When The MilBillies set out to record their debut album, their goal was to capture the energy and drive of the stage performances that have made them a mainstay of the music scene in and around Milwaukee. The plan was simple. The string band’s five members worked with sound engineers at Milwaukee’s Silver City Studios… Continue reading MILWAUKEE’S MILBILLIES ‘DO IT LIVE’ IN STUDIO FOR SELF-TITLED DEBUT
The ZAPPA TRUST and San Diego-based Duckfoot Brewery Co have teamed up to launch a new FRANK ZAPPA tribute beer, Why Does It Hurt When IPA? It’s set to debut on ZAPPA’s birthday, December 21. It’s a wild, improvisational jam of an IPA, brewed with ZAPPA hops, Simcoe and Cascade. The West Coast-style IPA has notes of… Continue reading New FRANK ZAPPA Tribute Beer, “Why Does It Hurt When IPA?”
It’s not the holiday season without the Brian Setzer Orchestra’s legendary shows, and FanTracks Digital is bringing their concert film Christmas Rocks! Live to its streaming network service starting today, December 19 at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET– the first time it has ever been available on video-on-demand (VOD). But Christmas comes but once a… Continue reading The Brian Setzer Orchestra’s “Christmas Rocks! Live” available for first time on VOD via FanTracks
