The Stanley Hotel and iHeart Radio are pleased to announce its first concert weekend dedicated to bluegrass, friends and family. Stan Jam is a two-day festival event February 23 and 24 featuring a collection of many of the best Colorado musicians set alongside some of the biggest legends including headliners The Del McCoury Band and… Continue reading The Stanley Hotel Announces Bluegrass Weekend
“For Dave’s Picks Vol. 26, we’re heading back to the Fall of 1971, when Pigpen was home resting, and Keith was a month into his tenure with the Grateful Dead, for the complete show on 11/17/71 in Albuquerque. This was the Dead’s first show in New Mexico, and they welcomed the welcoming New Mexican crowd… Continue reading Dave's Picks Vol. 26 And Bonus Disc Revealed!
In their forth outstanding gig at San Rafael’s Terrapin Crossroads this year, The Rock Collection brought an evening of originals, and beloved covers dissimilar to anything fans had seen of them yet. Any act under the jam band umbrella has to keep their shows diverse night to night, but what makes The Rock Collection standalone… Continue reading The Rock Collection | Terrapin Crossroads | 12/15/17 | Review
Jon Stickley Trio is a genre-defying, explosive instrumental trio, who’s deep grooves, innovative flatpicking, and sultry-spacy violin moves the listener’s head, heart, and feet. “Stickley’s Martin churns out a mixture of bluegrass, Chuck Berry, metal, prog, grunge, and assorted other genres – all thoroughly integrated into a personal style,” writes Guitar Player Magazine. Premier Guitar… Continue reading Jon Stickley Trio Announces Winter Tour 2018
The numbers are in! New Jersey based recording artist, Mara Levine landed soundly in the #1 spot for the month of November on the Folk DJ chart with “You Reap What You Sow,” a bluegrass song with a powerful message that is clearly resonating with radio folks and fans alike this holiday season. Co-produced by… Continue reading Mara Levine's "You Reap What You Sow" is #1
A little house, a little blues, a little funk, a little rock, and a whole lot of soul blast through BoomBox. Since first emerging in 2004, founder, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Zion Rock Godchaux has been quietly seasoning this simmering recipe to perfection. However, it reaches a boiling point on his forthcoming 2018 fifth album,… Continue reading BoomBox in Denver – 3 nights for NYE
On February 16, Craft Recordings will release a deluxe edition of one of the most iconic and enduring records in jazz. Celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2017, Way Out West, alongside Saxophone Colossus, cemented Sonny Rollins‘ place as one of the top tenor saxophonists of all-time. This meticulously compiled package pays appropriate tribute to the… Continue reading 60th Anniversary of Sonny Rollins' Iconic Album, 'Way Out West'
Everett Bradley has re-released—re-booted, if you will—his classic 2010 album, with six new tracks. Blending the influences of P-Funk, Sly Stone and other 1970’s and ’80’s funk and soul bands, Holidelic explores the holidays, modern culture and mild family dysfunction in a playful, loving, humorous record that is hardly traditional but a whole lot of… Continue reading Everett Bradley's Holidelic: Rebooty Out Now
Free Dirt Records announces the signing of deeply rooted American songwriter Vivian Leva. Her debut solo record, Time Is Everything (featuring Riley Calcagno), will be released on March 2, 2018. This impressive record spans archaic ballads, classic country and honky-tonk, and contemporary Americana, all charged with a hearty emotional punch from this rising star who’s… Continue reading Vivian Leva to release solo debut, 'Time Is Everything'
If joy were a person, he’d bring both peace and frenzy. He’d be full of music, light, and energy that soothes even as it stirs us up. Eyes closed, wire-rim glasses in place, mandolin pressed against his ribs, joy would be Sam Bush on a stage. “I feel fortunate that when it’s time to play,… Continue reading ST. PATRICK’S DAY RAGER with Sam Bush