It’s the end of summer. Labor Day weekend – arguably one of the best times of the year to be a Chicago resident. The de facto end to summer is a time that Chicagoans tend to embrace, as a sort of reminder that we do have a bit of time before the tundra-like conditions of… Continue reading North Coast Music Festival 2014 | Review
All I heard on the streets of Seattle this summer was how great the Bumbershoot lineup looked and that this was one of the best years in recent memory. While 2014 marked only my second year at the music and arts festival that takes over Seattle Center on Labor Day weekend, when I compared this… Continue reading Bumbershoot 2014 | Review and Photos
There is a small unincorporated lil “town” called Hoxeyville in the northern Michigan mitten and once a year the population exponentially grows when they open the gates to one of my all time favorite fests. The drive north winds through quick moving clouds and green rolling fields that inspire but not quite as much as… Continue reading Hoxeyville Festival 2014 | Review | Photos
With only six weeks to go before the ninth annual Harvest Music Festival, organizers just announced the daily music lineup schedule for the 2014 festival. Harvest Music Festival will take place on the majestic Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Arkansas on October 16-18, 2014 and will feature 4 stages, nearly 100 sets of music, workshops, outdoor activities including plentiful kid-friendly programs… Continue reading Harvest Music Festival Announces Daily Schedule
So many years after the disbandment of Grateful Dead that in turn relocated tens of thousands of devoted tour followers to various other acts and bigger life purposes, folks still crave that familiar feeling that kept them on tour. It didn’t only come from the music that Garcia and the gang connected with so many… Continue reading Lockn' Festival 2014 | Day 3 in Virginia
From the beginnings of the large scale festival, dating back to gargantuan events such as the 1969 Woodstock Music & Arts Festival or the Watkins Glen Summer Jam of 1973, it was apparent that hosting tens of thousands and creating a safe environment with proper amenities and resources was a challenge that needed some trial… Continue reading Lockn' Festival 2014 | Day 2 in Virginia
While one could marvel at the amount of choices in music festival concepts that now exist, one effortlessly rules over them all. Last year David Frey and Peter Shapiro took their extensive collective promotion experience in creating the ultimate festival concept. A festival where the main driving force is the necessity of collaboration. From there… Continue reading Lockn' Festival 2014 | Day 1 in Virginia
Hard Working Americans, featuring Todd Snider, Dave Schools, Neal Casal, Duane Trucks, Chad Staehly and Jesse Aycock, has announced the release of The First Waltz on October 28. The First Waltz is both a live album and live concert rockumentary film, which will be sold together in a special two-disc package via Melvin Records/Thirty Tigers.… Continue reading Hard Working Americans To Release The First Waltz Rockumentary
Today, The String Cheese Incident announced the first leg of their national headline tour. They will be playing several dates this fall and winter beginning November 4, 2014 in Washington DC. The second leg of the tour will be announced soon. Tickets are available Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 1:00pm EST/Noon CST/11:00am MST/10:00am PST through the band’s website – www.stringcheeseincident.com. The String Cheese Incident also has some… Continue reading The String Cheese Incident Announce 2014 Fall Tour Dates
Ambassadors of funk Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band are proud to announce plans to release a new studio album chock full of rump-shaking tunes inspired by the classic funk era. Funk Life, the quintet’s follow-up to 2013’s Onward! is set to be released next spring. As the band’s fourth full-length album, Funk Life will… Continue reading Booty Band Funky Fall Tour and Album Announce
