The 11th Annual Nolafunk Mardi Gras Ball & Tour presents Voodoo Dead on the East Coast, a band that has only ever performed in New Orleans as part of Jazz Fest late-nights in 2015 and 2016. This lineup features Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene [Black Crowes, Phil & Friends], Oteil Burbridge [Dead & Co, Allman Bros.],… Continue reading Just Announced! Voodoo Dead
Very excited to announce that ZERO will reunite for one special evening on December 29, 2016 at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA. Surviving members of ZERO will bring their explosive dynamic of jazz-rock-electric and psychedelic improvisation to the stage once again. The show features co-founders Steve Kimock & Greg Anton with Bobby… Continue reading Zero Returns for One Special Night in CA
This past Monday, Brooklyn’s Lucius captured the hearts and minds of their audience at Boulder’s Fox Theater with their powerfully emotive set showcasing their sophomore album, Good Grief. I was able to chat with half of the band’s frontwomen duo, Holly Laessig, before their performance to learn more about the new album and tour, and… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Lucius
Personally speaking, this new album of Canadian banjo roots has been helping us feel better. The full-band arrangements of banjo-rooted music are just joyful in nature and even somewhat innocent. It’s hard not to get swept up in the spirit of this album, and we think it’ll lift your spirits too! The banjo moves through… Continue reading Daniel Koulack's Winnipeg Banjo Roots
Presented by WBEZ, LIVE WIRE RADIO, the independent public radio variety show hosted by LUKE BURBANK is making its way from Portland, Oregon eastward for its first-ever Chicago taping on December 2nd at Lincoln Hall. Tickets are now on sale at Clubtix.com. The show airs on 120 stations nationwide including WBEZ (Saturday at 8pm), it… Continue reading Live Wire Radio with Luke Burbank
You need to be made of stone to brave the open road as a touring musician. One not so precious stone is ruby. Scottish singer-songwriter Lesley Rankine is ruby. After beginning her career as the lead singer/provocateur of seminal UK noise-band Silverfish, where she coined the now infamous slrubogan – “Hips Tits Lips Power” and… Continue reading Lesley Rankine aka ruby Returns w/ New EP
What began in 2012 as an intimate gathering of 50 guitarists and music lovers at a loft in New York City, Guitar Mash has emerged as a platform for participatory events large and small, from flash mobs to the annual jam at New York’s City Winery. The Fifth Anniversary Guitar Mash at City Winery will… Continue reading 5th Annual Guitar Mash @ NYC City Winery
After nearly a decade of taking over the east coast in a reggae fashion, Dubbest releases their premier live album, Dubbest Live At The Belly Up. This recording exemplifies the recent progress of Dubbest since their west coast relocation. This will be the first of many live releases to come for the five piece. Recorded… Continue reading Dubbest set to release Live At The Belly Up
The Austin-based ten-piece collective of musicians known as Hard Proof is set to release their new album Stinger on January 13th, 2017 via Modern Outsider Records. This highly anticipated album arrives on the heels of Hard Proof’s 100% analog 45rpm LP produced by Jim Eno (Spoon) for his Public Hi-Fi imprint earlier this year. Stinger… Continue reading Hard Proof Announces New Album Stinger
