FREAKY DEAKY – The Largest Halloween Event in the Midwest – is thrilled to announce the complete artist lineup for its eighth anniversary! The 3-day festival returns to the expansive Toyota Park just outside of downtown Chicago in Bridgeview, Illinois over Halloween weekend. Featuring 50+ artists spanning multiple genres, Freaky Deaky 2016 promises a chilling… Continue reading Freaky Deaky Releases 2016 Lineup
We are overjoyed to announce Warren Haynes will be playing Jerry Garcia’s beloved “Tiger” guitar at SummerStage in Central Park on August 8th. Built specifically for Garcia by luthier Doug Irwin, Tiger debuted with the Grateful Dead on August 4th, 1979 and remained Garcia’s primary guitar for over a decade. Haynes is the first… Continue reading Jerry Garcia’s Tiget Guitar To Be Played By Warren Haynes At Central Park SummerStage
Irish band, Bell X1, undoubtedly one of Ireland’s most beloved bands, is back with their seventh studio album, ARMS, out October 14, 2016. ARMS is the follow up to their 2013 critically acclaimed album Chop Chop, which became the trio’s third #1 album on the Irish Album Charts and their fourth consecutive album to be… Continue reading One Of Ireland's Most Beloved Bands Returns With ARMS
Brooklyn trio WOLF! featuring guitarist Scott Metzger announce their upcoming 2nd LP, 1-800-WOLF!, due out October 14 on Royal Potato Family. The first single from the new record was premiered via Guitar World Magazine. Check out “Pork n’ Slaw” here. 1-800-WOLF! represents everything that eludes chest-thumping power trios and even many small jazz ensembles. Nobody… Continue reading WOLF! Feat. Scott Metzger Announce LP
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris have premiered a new lyric video for an unreleased alternate version of “Wildflowers.” The Parton-penned track, which was originally released on their 1987 collaboration Trio, is featured on the upcoming three-CD set THE COMPLETE TRIO COLLECTION. The video can be viewed here and the track is also available… Continue reading Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris Debut Lyric Video
To see a performer perform for the first time can be a wild thing. How will they handle the pressure? How will they perform on stage for the first time in front of a roaring crowd? You have to be bold, brave and strong. Fearless in the face of the unknown. You have to put… Continue reading Princess Maya & the Breathing Treatments
Blackfoot, the Southern American rock band who were originally formed in 1970’s by current lead guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rickey Medlock, are back with a new line-up and will release Southern Native on Loud & Proud Records, August 5, 2016. Over the last two years, Medlock wrote, performed on and produced Southern Native. Fans can… Continue reading Blackfoot's Southern Native Out Friday
Grand Point North, the music festival presented by Grace Potter and Higher Ground at Burlington’s Waterfront Park on September 17 and 18, announced the return of Grand Point Weird, a visual arts installation, to the weekend-long party, Grand Point Local, featuring local restaurants and food products, and the Reverb Eco Village, benefiting several local Vermont… Continue reading Grand Point North Announces Art Installations
What a Night! As the crowd quickly filled Red Rocks Amphitheatre in anticipation of Greensky Bluegrass‘ debut as a headliner there was brief rain delay. In what was to be an evening of incredible music, the hometown Jamgrass heroes, Leftover Salmon took the stage, certain not to disappoint. It would be Andy Thorn’s (banjo) and… Continue reading Greensky & Leftover | Red Rocks | Review
I have a moleskine book I keep in my pocket at concerts. My wife gave it to me as a gift years ago. She always gives the best gifts. This tattered little vestige to my musical history is used solely for notes at concerts I am reviewing. Nothing could better embody who I am, not… Continue reading Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2016 | Review
