Throughout its career, the electronic rock band Future Rock has pioneered and perfected a synthesis of fist-pumping rock with sleek dance club grooves for an infectious aesthetic that has garnered favorable comparisons to Daft Punk, DFA, and The Chemical Brothers. For the group’s latest, Long Ago (1320 Records)—its fifth full length album—the Chicago-based trio distinguishes… Continue reading Future Rock New Album Available Now
Meeting on the Mountain LIVE is a collaborative live broadcast experience, set to kick off its second season of shows. Grant Farm is the house band with Tyler Grant hosting. The rousing live one-hour broadcast includes performances as well as interviews with each act and gives Grant Farm the opportunity to collaborate with some of… Continue reading Tyler Grant to host Meeting on the Mountain Filming
MerleFest, presented by Window World, has wrapped up its 29th year. Early estimates show that from its start on Thursday, April 28, to its close on Sunday, May 1, aggregate participation over the festival’s four days was approximately 74,500 participants. MerleFest, held on the campus of Wilkes Community College, is the primary fundraiser for the… Continue reading MerleFest 2016 Comes to a Triumphant Close!
It’s Almost Time To Create This Year’s Magic Together Deep Within The Trees! And we have never anticipated a lineup as much as this one! We feel very lucky to experience all of this music in a perfect outdoor setting overflowing with creativity. Come create this year’s unique experience that will carry the culture into… Continue reading Emissions Festival Phase 2 Lineup Announcement
The first night of this three-night Dark Star Orchestra run at the Boulder Theater was powerful, exciting, and fun. They played the first night of Red Rocks 1978, which was on August 30th, and it featured the first time ever played “’I Need a Miracle,” “Stagger Lee,” and “If I Had the World to Give.”… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra | Boulder Theater | '16
Nikki Glaspie has been glued to a drum kit for most of her life. With a career that’s seen her back Beyoncé, initiate the beat in Dumpstaphunk, and now heading her own band, The Nth Power, she’s seen all corners of the industry while banging away behind bands of all sizes. Nikki recently spoke with… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Nikki Glaspie
The world’s greatest Pink Floyd show took the stage at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, NJ last weekend, and I was glad to be able to be in the seventh row for it. It was a spectacle of imagery to say the least. Brit Floyd music director and David Gilmour specialist, Damian Darlington did… Continue reading Brit Floyd | Space & Time World Tour | N.J.
On their third album City Painted Gold, San Francisco string-benders The Brothers Comatose have deepened their rocking acoustic prowess to new heights. The musical comradery between banjo and guitar-slinging brothers Alex and Ben Morrison renders authentic each time they step onstage. In a matter of five years the Brothers, backed by Gio Bendetti (bass), Philip… Continue reading The Brothers Comatose | City Painted Gold
Blackbird Presents and Concord Bicycle Music are partnering to distribute three of Blackbird Presents’ most extraordinary concert events. The upcoming releases include “The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac & His Music” to be released via Concord Records and “The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration” and “Dear… Continue reading A Trio of Releases Celebrates Dr. John, Emmylou Harris & Jerry Garcia
Assembly of Dust (AOD) will be releasing their latest offering of live concert cuts in Tales From The Oregon Trail on May 3, a demonstration of when the jamband legends brought their face-melting folk-rock to Portland, Oregon. While the lineup has changed a bit over the years, the current lineup brings the same level a… Continue reading AOD – Tales From The Oregon Trail | Review
