Jazz Middelheim, 12th to 15th AUGUST 2016 in Antwerp’s Den Brandt Park, today announced its full programme. Ludovico Einaudi, Melanie De Biasio, Pharoah Sanders/Zakir Hussain/Joachim Kühn, STUFF. Hybrid Love, Liberation Music Orchestra and Avishai Cohen are just some of the names in the line-up. Friday 12th August 2016, the opening day of Jazz Middelheim 2016,… Continue reading Jazz Middelheim with Ludovico Einaudi, Melanie De Biasio, Pharoah Sanders, an ode to Ornette
Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley sails to the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart this week with “Somewhere On A Beach.” The momentum builds as Bentley preps to release his eighth studio album BLACK (Capitol Records Nashville) on May 27. The steamy single earns the top position while continuing to notch its way up the… Continue reading Dierks Bentley's "Beach" is #1 Hot Country Song
Purple Hat Productions has added Jerry Garcia Band founding member and longtime collaborator Melvin Seals and JGB, New Orleans’ prog-funk five-piece Earphunk, the ethereal funk fusion of Flat Land, Miami’s horn driven producer DJ duo Bedside, and roots rock artists Heather Gillis Band, to the ninth annual Purple Hatter’s Ball. It has also been announced… Continue reading Purple Hatter's Ball adds Melvin Seals
Today, Cloud 9 Adventures announces the artist lineup and full event details for the return of bluegrass-centric concert vacation, Strings & Sol, held at Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun in Puerto Morelos, Mexico from December 9 -13, 2016. For the 5th year of the annual destination music event, the lineup features multiple performances by Yonder Mountain… Continue reading Strings & Sol Announces 2016 Artist Lineup
It is with deep consideration and much regret that we must cancel the Raleigh show in North Carolina on April 20th. This will be upsetting to those who have tickets and you can be assured that we are equally frustrated by the situation. The HB2 law that was recently passed is a despicable piece of… Continue reading Pearl Jam Cancels 4/20 Raleigh, NC Show
With only one week until the start of MerleFest 2016, presented by Window World, the town of Wilkesboro, N.C. is buzzing with activity. Starting next Thursday, April 28, at 2:30 p.m., and running through Sunday, May 1, approximately 75,000 participants will gather at this annual homecoming of musicians and music lovers at Wilkes Community College… Continue reading One Week to MerleFest 2016!
Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, aka Hot Tuna and founding members of Jefferson Airplane, will perform two of their Jefferson Airplane hits on the GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, a special being filmed for the landmark “Great Performances” series on PBS on Saturday, April 23. The following day the GRAMMY Museum welcomes Jorma and Jack… Continue reading Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady to be honored at two GRAMMY events
Internationally acclaimed New York guitarist and composer Oz Noy follows his provocative two-volume exploration and reinvention of his blues roots (Twisted Blues) with Who Gives a Funk, due out April 15th – a examination of classic funk and R&B grooves, spiked with his uniquely unhinged improvisational instincts. “Simple, funky music – but soulful,” is how… Continue reading Oz Noy at Yoshi's April 28/29 + New Album
We’re not only headed back to the Bay Area with the release of July 17, 1976, the 5th of a phenomenal six-night run at the Orpheum Theatre, but back to the basics – smaller venues, lighter loads (post-Wall of Sound) – and the results are electric! While the operations may have been stripped down, the… Continue reading Dead.net Announce Dave's Picks Volume 18
Looking back over the past 25 years of rootsy, string-based music, the impact of Leftover Salmon is impossible to deny. Formed in Boulder at the end of 1989, the Colorado slamgrass pioneers were one of the first bluegrass bands to add drums and tour rock & roll bars, helping Salmon become a pillar of the… Continue reading Leftover Salmon's Blue Ridge Jam takes over Asheville
