Billy Strings plays hard and he lives hard, picking so fast and intensely that he’s known to break multiple strings per song, and basing the songs he writes on the hard lives he grew up around in the abandoned rural communities of America. His new album, Turmoil & Tinfoil, taps into a deep vein of… Continue reading Billy Strings unleashes his debut Album
Art is always about reinvention, about taking the elements of the past and reimagining them. In today’s vast network of ideas, sounds, and media, the way new life and energy comes to older artistic forms is in flux–and in the hands of young artists worldwide. OneBeat, a public-private cultural diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department… Continue reading Bang on a Can's Found Sound Nation
Kansas, one of the most successful American rock bands to come out of the 1970’s, brought their progressive rock jam sounds to the opulent Thousand Oaks Civic Center, Wednesday, September, 13th. The marathon performance featured no less than 24 songs in a nonstop show that stretched nearly three hours into the late summer evening. Kansas… Continue reading Kansas | Thousand Oaks Civic Center
Four young Nashville based musicians brought their new band, Nightly to an excited crowd of mostly college-age music fans, at Velvet Jones nightclub last week. The group was formed by cousins Jonathan Capeci and Joey Beretta originally from Philadelphia. The pair had early success in a former band “Dinner And A Suit.” The two cousins… Continue reading Nightly Brings Alternative Rock Sounds to Velvet Jones
The world premiere of the 13th annual Adventure Film Festival & Street Fair at the Boulder Theater is two weeks away! Presented by Intrepid Travel and Patagonia, this three-day, community-driven event showcases a diverse collection of the year’s most groundbreaking independent films from serious exploration to environmental heroism to gripping tales from the edge of… Continue reading 2017 Adventure Film Festival in Boulder
For guitar aficionados, Steve Morse needs no introduction, and his place in the pantheon of guitar greats is certain. But in fact, his career started with the Dixie Dregs. And now beginning March 2018, with much anticipation and in response to demand from devoted fans, the original lineup announces a return to live performance for… Continue reading Dixie Dregs 'Dawn of the Dregs' 2018 Tour
On her ninth studio album, Cindy Alexander reflects back on the days when musicians went into the studio and recorded albums live, with vocals and instruments performed simultaneously in one room, with no click track. “It’s definitely “old school” and hardly ever done these days, basically because it’s not easy!” says Cindy, “the artist literally… Continue reading Cindy Alexander Set to Release Ninth Album
After dropping a first phase lineup which boasted two nights of STS9, two nights of Lettuce and nearly 40 additional artists, Gem & Jam Festival continues to surpass the lofty levels set last year. Returning to Pima County Fairgrounds for a second straight year- January 25 – 28, 2018, the four-day music and camping festival… Continue reading Gem & Jam Announce Phase 2 Lineup
Nancy Wilson, one of the founding members of the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart, has teamed up with former Prince’s New Power Generation band member and R&B singer Liv Warfield to form the soulful, rock super group, Roadcase Royale. The band will release their debut album, First Things First, this Friday,… Continue reading Nancy Wilson's Roadcase Royale Release
The Bluegrass scene has been exploding over the past few years, and since the Bill Monroe days, south-central PA has been at the heart of it. In the middle of this hotspot of up and coming bluegrass bands, is Mountain Ride, an original bluegrass band that seamlessly comingles both traditional and progressive bluegrass styles. Lead… Continue reading Mountain Ride | Reid's Winery | 9/17/17
