Our society has developed a Chicken Little mentality that leaves lots of folks either glued to their cell phone or computer while waiting for a miracle or cringing that the good old days are gone. Well, there is a flipside to all that known as The Festy Experience which took place over the weekend of… Continue reading The Festy Experience 2014 | Review
Tin Man, our trailer and home, has broken down and we find ourselves on the side of the road in Tupelo, MS. We’re turning to you, our fans, friends and family, to help us get back on the road. Please take a moment to check out our Go Fund Me campaign. We went with Go Fund… Continue reading Under the Willow looks for help from Fans
The final day of Harvest was one of celebration. We managed to have perfect weather, and even Yonder Mountain String Band was singing the praises of clear skies. As usual, some of the best shows happened on Saturday, the day when we all try to cram in as much music and fun as possible…ready-but-not-ready for… Continue reading Harvest Music Festival 2014 | Day 3
Leftover Salmon‘s 2015 Winter Tour will visit the Mountain West region, in the heart of the winter months. Highlights include: Big Sky Big Grass in beautiful Big Sky, MT, with a two night run in Victor, ID in between. Performances in Missoula (with guests Hot Buttered Rum), Boise, and Park City (with guests Hot Buttered Rum) precede another pair… Continue reading Leftover Salmon Announce 2015 Winter Tour
Last June, the genre-defying progressive sextet Umphrey’s McGee released their eighth studio album Similar Skin via their own independent label, Nothing Too Fancy Music. Similar Skin is the band’s most cohesive album to date and was very well received by the band’s ever-expanding and loyal fan base, and the press, including Rolling Stone, American Songwriter… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee Celebrate 2000th Show
With the band’s second leg of their Fall Tour kicking off tomorrow in Des Moines, IA, Greensky Bluegrass announces their first series of dates for 2015. The first leg of the Winter Tour takes them up and down the Eastern US in January and February with highlights including multiple dual-night stands in such venerable venues… Continue reading Greensky Bluegrass Announce Winter Tour 2015
It’s hard to use the term super-group without a couple of obvious stigmas surfacing. It usually constitutes musicians who were sensationalized with other bands coming together to benefit off of the novelty of their collaboration with other already successful players. Often the results are under-inspired, a lucrative opportunity to make a quick buck off of… Continue reading Hardworking Americans | The First Waltz | Review
The Garcia Project and Acoustically Speaking is heading out to bring the experience of classic Jerry Garcia Band to the USA! We love the music that Jerry Garcia created with The Grateful Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band created. All of us in The Garcia Project and Acoustically Speaking are huge fans and are dedicated… Continue reading The Garcia Project Announce Kickstarter
Anna Vogelzang – the multi-instrumentalist, producer and songstress — is set to release Driftless on her own Paper Anchor Music. This is the follow up to 2012’s celebrated Canary in a Coal Mine. Amarillo, the first track from the new EP, premiered on BlackBook Magazine’s website on October 17th. Of Vogelzang, Blackbook raves, “every now… Continue reading Anna Vogelang: Pop-Folk Songstress Set to Release 'Driftless'
Grammy Award-winning musician Brian Setzer donated his signature orange Gretsch guitar to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History during a ceremony Oct. 17. The replica guitar is evocative of Setzer‘s original 1959 Gretsch 6120 “Stray Cat” guitar, for which he raided his Monopoly game for two dice drilled holes in them and attached them… Continue reading Brian Setzer Donates Gretsch Guitar to Smithsonian
