Illinois-based Cody “Chicago Farmer” Diekhof paired up with Texas’ The Band of Heathens for Flyover Country, independently released February 7. With DJs across the country spinning many of the songs from the album, it is climbing up the Americana and Folk radio charts in an increasingly competitive landscape. In the past few weeks the album… Continue reading Chicago Farmer’s Flyover Country Making Waves on the Radio Charts
The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF), announces its Winter/Spring 2020 schedule of Hallways — the Hall’s official podcast — airing weekly beginning in February. The series includes in depth, personal interviews with Folk, Americana, and Roots artists like Patty Griffin, Ani DiFranco, Tom Rush, Keb’ Mo’, Milk Carton Kids and The Mammals. Listen to… Continue reading Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame's Hallways Podcast Winter/Spring 2020
After their worldwide hugely successful 3-D concert tours, the Electro pioneers Kraftwerk announce North American tour dates for summer 2020. Bringing together music, 3-D visuals and performance art, KRAFTWERK are a true „Gesamtkunstwerk„ a total work of art. The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up… Continue reading Electro Pioneers Kraftwerk Return To North America For a 3-D Concert Tour This Summer
Ike Willis (Frank Zappa) and Marcus Rezak (Shred is Dead, Gateway to the Galaxy) have assembled an all-star cast aka “The Brothers of Invention” featuring David Nolden, Scott Hannay, and Matt Kellen to perform the music of Frank Zappa and more across the Pacific Northwest February 26-29 with an additional Chicago play on March 5th.… Continue reading IKE WILLIS, MARCUS REZAK and THE BROTHERS OF INVENTION EMBARK ON PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOUR
Who influenced who? I wasn’t introduced to The Band until after maybe my fifth Dead show. For me, this was the 90’s, still just a teenager. The popular music at that time, in my opinion, was nowhere near the caliber of the iconic bluegrass, folk, country, psychedelic, classic rock bands. I was diving into my… Continue reading Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band | Review
The Aggie Theatre and the home town crowd of Fort Collins welcomed the second show of Dead Floyd’s Shine On Your Crazy Fingers Tour with open arms last night. The guests were treated to support acts All Night Train (Allman Brothers Tribute) and the Night Shades (Funk and Rock). Soon after the two opening acts… Continue reading Dead Floyd | Aggie Theatre | 2/22/2020
One of Santa Barbara’s most successful homegrown bands returned to touring, playing the first of two sold-out nights at the historic Lobero Theater on January 30th. Toad the Wet Sprocket‘s show was packed with family, friends, and local fans of the band resulting in a sea of shoutouts throughout the evening. Toad began their career as… Continue reading Toad The Wet Sprocket | Lobero Theatre | 1/30/2020
Dead Floyd is a four-piece band based out of Fort Collins Colorado. They formed in 2009 and have been delighting audiences everywhere they perform. They have very successfully combined the music of the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd into a sound and light extravaganza. The highly talented and diverse musicianship in this band enables them… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Stu Crair
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE has released his first new solo album in ten years, the highly anticipated ORDINARY MAN (Epic Records). Get it here. To celebrate the record’s arrival, OZZY made history by launching the largest global tattoo sale and album listening event ever across… Continue reading OZZY OSBOURNE Releases New Album, 'ORDINARY MAN'
Nearly two decades ago, one of the most unlikely supergroups took the stage for their first performance and by the time they finished their set of originals, the jam audience was already asking for more. That request was answered with a single month-long tour over a year later, and with the exception of a single… Continue reading Oysterhead | 1st Bank Center | February 2020
