“Wake up. Time to go to church,” urges Bill to his partner Jody the Jedi, my next door neighbors at camp. “I missed the show last year, and it’s not happening again.” The Bowl stage is smaller and closer to the ground, which is convenient when you are in the Pit with no stepladder. It… Continue reading Lockn' Festival 2015 | Day 4 in Virginia
The rain started early Saturday morning, just after the Umphrey’s McGee set closed up shop. That dope encore was legit. The intermittent downpours left over 5 inches of rain in their wake on the fields of Oakridge. Personally, my tent was soaked. The air mattress was now officially a floatation device in the wonderfully glassy… Continue reading Lockn' Festival 2015 | Day 3 in Virginia
“You’re damn right I got the blues,” Buddy Guy sang out as he opened his headlining set at the annual Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival in fiery northern California on Sept. 13. While the so-called 73,000-acre Valley Fire, which burned more than 500 homes, raged as close as 30 miles away, the two-day festival… Continue reading Russian River Festival | Review and Photos
Eagle’s Bonfire Brewing and the musicians of SunSquabi, a Boulder based band on the rise, announced a partnership to promote music and craft beer across Colorado. Recognizing a unique opportunity to unite Colorado’s emerging electro-funk scene with the exploding American craft beer industry, the new partners hope to promote one another in exciting, innovative ways.… Continue reading SunSquabi and Bonfire Brewing: Beats and Beer
Following recent tours with lauded singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov and bluegrass favorites Railroad Earth, Shook Twins return to select Northeast, West Coast, and Mountain markets to perform songs from their latest full-length album, What We Do. Shook Twins appear in NYC and Cambridge with Tall Heights, as well as with backing ensemble the Maine Youth… Continue reading Shook Twins Kicks Off 2015 Fall Tour
Toronto natives The New Deal are set to start a brief fall tour. Starting with a two-day run in Colorado and ending in Chicago, this concise touring schedule suggests a cohesion and maturity to the band. Coming back after an apparent end in 2011, The New Deal’s return in 2014 was surprising and elating. Now… Continue reading The New Deal To Play Colorado's Front Range this Weekend
Acclaimed blues rock band Savoy Brown, led by its seminal guitarist Kim Simmonds, will kick off its 50th anniversary year celebration with a show tomorrow night (15) at B. B. King’s Blues Club in New York City, followed on Friday with the release of a new album of original material called THE DEVIL TO PAY… Continue reading New Savoy Brown Album Comes out Tomorrow
Canvas Sounds are proud to introduce Irish singer-songwriter ‘First Pope‘ via two new videos in their ‘On a Whim’ series. The Dublin-based ‘First Pope’ AKA Fabian Molloy unveils an original track, ‘In the Dark’ and a cover of Miike Snow’s ‘Animal’ filmed at The Famous Crown in Didsbury, Manchester. Malloy has been writing music for… Continue reading Introducing Irish singer-songwriter 'First Pope'
From Trout Steak Revival‘s beginning as an informal jamming unit during treks through the Front Range, this Denver-based roots quintet has evolved into one of Colorado’s most tightly-knit bluegrass bands. Their brand of heartfelt songwriting blends dynamic musicianship with intricately woven harmonies, all tied together with the unmistakable sound of their years of friendship. From sweat-soaked clubs to mountain… Continue reading Trout Steak Revival Returns to Fort Collins This October
Tomorrow, September 18, 2015 via Abstract Logix, the worldwide release of Black Light finds the relentlessly inquisitive, exploratory Guitarist John McLaughlin continuing to uncover new melodic and rhythmic pathways with the fearless zeal that has made him one of modern music’s most admired and influential figures. Black Light includes 8 original McLaughlin compositions, but… Continue reading John McLaughlin Releases Black Light Tomorrow, 9/18
