Most folks going out to see live music generally seek a familiar favorite band, or at the very least a certain style or genre implied. Rarely can an act draw interest based on anything without these qualities. Matt Butler‘s Everyone Orchestra is the exception. Butler is a fantastic multi-instrumentalist (primarily a drummer) who decided to… Continue reading Everyone Orchestra | Fox Theatre | 3/22/14
Though they characterize their sound as gypsy jazz and titled their latest album Adventures in Vagabondia, David and Enion Pelta-Tiller, the husband-and-wife duo fronting acoustic band Taarka, weren’t planning on becoming full-fledged nomads. Fate forced their hand, however, when they lost their home to Colorado’s devastating fall floods. Undaunted, they spent the winter in Virginia… Continue reading Colorado-Based Taarka Embarks on West Coast Spring Tour
Considering what they’ve done, it’s hard to believe London Grammar released their first album If You Wait a mere six months ago. It featured their already-popular EP Metal & Dust from earlier in the year. Immediately, they were on the radar, hitting the top of the charts in UK and Australia. One more example, last… Continue reading London Grammar @ SXSW | Review
Wakarusa Music Festival is teaming up with several national and local non-profits organizations. The non-profit will have a chance to share materials and their mission on-site at Wakarusa, June 5-8, 2014 on Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, AR. Wakarusa’s BLVD To A Better World is dedicated to helping promote the vision through political, environmental, health and social… Continue reading Wakarusa Music Festival Gives Back: BLVD To A Better World
The 5th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival will take place at the historic Monterey County Fairgrounds from May 23-25, 2014. This year’s impressive lineup combines the best talent from the progressive US Reggae scene with SOJA, Rebelution, 311, and Pepper with Jamaican favorites including Steel Pulse, Ziggy Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, and… Continue reading California Roots Music And Arts Festival Announces 2014 Lineup
Sometimes it’s cool to catch a concert in Boulder that isn’t at Boulder or Fox Theatres. We love both of those venues, but there are so many lesser-appreciated venue spaces attached to bars and restaurants primarily in the downtown area. I include Mountain Sun Brewery Restaurant & Pub, Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, Connor O’Neil’s Irish Pub,… Continue reading JFJO & Mike Dillon | Shine | Boulder, CO | 3/19/14 | Review
PLM’s Paul Basic (http://www.paulbasic.com/) sits down to answer your questions live about the upcoming SnowBall Music Festival in Denver, CO (http://snowballmusicfestival.com/) April 4th-6th. Tweet your questions about the show, his tour, music and what the future holds @PaulBasic Info For Fans: Fans can participate in a live, online Q&A with Snowball Artist, Paul Basic. He… Continue reading SnowBall Festival Virtual Q&A with Paul Basic
GW: Thanks so much for taking the time to answer some questions, you’ve had a whirlwind SXSW week and GW appreciates your time. To get started, give us a little history into the evolution of you as an artist. You’ve been playing for almost a decade, not to mention that music is in your blood… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Ricky Stein
With organic, bass-centric sounds mixing with forward-looking soundscapes, Everbody’s Feelin’ Real finds Freekbass bridging the gap between classic funk and the future of the groove. Aided by the vision of producer and engineer Duane Lundy (My Morning Jacket, Ben Sollee), this album lives in the rawness of the earth while traveling to the future of… Continue reading Freekbass Unleashes Retro-Modern Funktronica Grooves with New CD
Gent Jazz Festival 2014 presents musicians from the new generation on the Garden Stage every day of the festival, while on the main stage a traditional and carefully balanced mix of international top names and recent projects can be heard. Gent Jazz Festival this way offers visitors a broader array of relevant music, both from… Continue reading Gent Jazz Festival Releases 2014 Lineup
