Take one little mountain valley, mix in some mandolins, mud, master brewers, musicians, and some local towns named Roseland and Lovingston and what you get is a well organized and highly enjoyable musical event known as The Festy. Greeted with road signs pointing out Walton’s Mountain, the Patrick Henry Highway and Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest… Continue reading The Festy 2013 | Review and Photos
Yesterday’s beautiful weather didn’t last past noon. It wasn’t long before the clouds rolled in and fog began to creep around the campsites. The first beer of the morning was cracked around nine as we made breakfast and waited for more of our friends to arrive. In the meantime, we met a bunch of our… Continue reading Harvest Music Festival 2013: Friday Review
It rained. It didn’t pour and ruin everything, but it rained. As I was walking through the small amount of mud created by the rain I decided to just be thankful for it. So here I am on Saturday morning…thankful for all the great I get to experience this weekend. (And the morning sun.) On… Continue reading Harvest Music Festival 2013: Day 2 on Mulberry Mountain
Yonder Mountain String Band‘s Harvest Music Festival is the best that Mulberry Mountain has to offer. While Wakarusa pulses to the vibrant beat of youth culture and features many of today’s top acts across varying musical genres, Harvest offers an entirely different experience that has a way of twiddling itself into one’s heart. More “yee-haw!”… Continue reading Harvest Music Festival 2013: Day 1 on Mulberry Mountain
Even the most in-depth exploration of Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s Fantasy Records catalog wouldn’t necessarily reveal that they hailed from the Bay Area. Their glorious brand of stripped-down roots rock seemed to emanate straight from the murky swamps of Louisiana and smoky juke joints dotting the outskirts of Memphis, with a fierce musical attack that was… Continue reading Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Boxed' set out Nov. 12
Watch Phish Live from Hampton Coliseum this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at LivePhish.com starting at 7PM EDT. Order a three night pass for $39.99 or buy single night passes for $14.99 each. Webcast+T-Shirt Bundles and Webcast+MP3 Bundles are also available. Watch the shows in your home theater, on your iOS device, or most Android devices… Continue reading Watch Phish this weekend from Hampton Coliseum
Since joining their musical fortunes together in 2006, Elephant Revival have worked hard to create a community of fans for their eclectic, acoustic-based sound. They’ve worked just as hard to grow musically, and with their new album, THESE CHANGING SKIES, they’ve reached a new milestone. West Coast music-lovers will have a chance to hear their… Continue reading Elephant Revival's West Coast Tour Kicks Off Oct. 24
THE ROYS’ GYPSY RUNAWAY TRAIN reigns, taking the #1 spot on Sirius XM Bluegrass Junction’s Most-Played Albums list for October. GRT is the third Rural Rhythm Records’ project for the duo to land in the Top 5 on BILLBOARD’s Bluegrass Album Chart. The “Gypsy Runaway Train” single moves to #25 on this month’s BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED National Bluegrass Survey… Continue reading THE ROYS' GYPSY RUNAWAY TRAIN Takes #1 On Sirius XM Bluegrass Junction
The Seva Foundation, a Berkley-based charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of blindness around the globe, will celebrate their 35th Anniversary with a benefit concert on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA.Hosted by Seva’s charismatic co-founder, humanitarian activist Wavy Gravy, “Sing Out for Seva” will feature performances by five-time Grammy-winners, the… Continue reading Sing Out for Seva @ Fillmore: Benefit Concert Supports Blindess Prevention
For Les Claypool, image has never been an important part of being a god amongst bass players. He is the antithesis of image-orientation in rock music. The Claypool persona is obscurity. For years his live performances muffled any sense of ordinary human interaction. Pig and Ape masks would obscure his face. If not a mask… Continue reading Les Claypool Duo De Twang | Fox Theatre | 10/10/13 | Review
