Rising Appalachia Releases 'Wider Circles'

With a focus on sustainability and community, the soulful sisters of Rising Appalachia and their band are proud to announce the release of Wider Circles today, Tuesday, April 21st. In synchronicity with Earth Day (April 22nd), the roots-meets-social conscious quartet recently took to traveling by train in an effort to promote their “Slow Music Movement.”… Continue reading Rising Appalachia Releases 'Wider Circles'

Dopapod Rounds Out Impressive Summer Festival Season, Adds West Coast Summer Dates

Having long cultivated a reputation as a go-for-broke live juggernaut, Dopapod is set for their biggest summer yet with performances at Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Electric Forest, the infamous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, and most everywhere else in between.  To cap things off, the band has announced a string of West Coast dates in July. … Continue reading Dopapod Rounds Out Impressive Summer Festival Season, Adds West Coast Summer Dates

Front Country Announce Colorado Tour

Front Country Formed in 2011 as a collective of the Bay Area’s finest young acoustic talent, Adam Roszkiewicz, Jacob Groopman, Jordan Klein, Leif Karlstrom, Melody Walker and Zach Sharpe joined forces to play a monthly gig with friends in San Francisco’s Mission District. They quickly found a musical rapport that was open to challenging arrangements, unique covers… Continue reading Front Country Announce Colorado Tour

OZZFEST JAPAN Returns November 21 & 22

OZZFEST JAPAN–the first major international music festival to ever travel to Japan–will return to Makuhari Messe arena (just outside of Tokyo) Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22.  The two-day festival will feature headlining performances from two OZZFEST veterans: festival namesake Ozzy Osbourne (who will perform as Ozzy & Friends) and Korn.  Evanescence is the… Continue reading OZZFEST JAPAN Returns November 21 & 22

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Announces "You Enjoy My Dicks"

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong has announced a four-day event surrounding Phish‘s three-night stand at Dicks Sporting Goods Park this Labor Day Weekend. The weekend kicks off with a Phish pre-party featuring Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and Spafford at Boulder’s Fox Theatre on Thursday September 3rd. Pigeons will host an after-party at the Bluebird Theatre in Denver on… Continue reading Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Announces "You Enjoy My Dicks"

Random Rab Melts Boulder, CO | 4/3/15

Every time that I have seen Random Rab or saQi it has been an incredible memory. Therefore, when I heard they were both coming to the Fox Theater, amongst other stops in the state, I had to make sure that I was in attendance. The first time that I saw Rab was a special secret… Continue reading Random Rab Melts Boulder, CO | 4/3/15

Taarka | Walnut Room | 3/28/15 | Review

Taarka is a little (although sometimes bigger) indie folk / gypsy-jazz / bluegrass band from Lyons, Colorado. And if you lived here through the tragic floods of 2013, you know that the town of Lyons was ravaged by the unrelenting waters. It has been a long road to rebuild, and David Tiller and Enion Pelta-Tiller,… Continue reading Taarka | Walnut Room | 3/28/15 | Review

Maurice Tani at Freight & Salvage on May 30, 2015

Freight & Salvage presents veteran singer-songwriter Maurice Tani on Saturday, May 30th at 8 pm at the Freight & Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley. Tani is known for his wry-to-romantic songwriting, agile guitar style and expressive singing. Saturday, May 30 Doors 7:00 pm Concert 8:00pm Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 510 644… Continue reading Maurice Tani at Freight & Salvage on May 30, 2015

Dawes Performs On 'The Late Show'

LA rock quartet Dawes took to the Ed Sullivan Theater at the request of David Letterman himself Wednesday, April 22, to perform “Things Happen,” the first single off their highly anticipated forthcoming full-length album titled All Your Favorite Bands (HUB Records, Tuesday, June 2). As a special gift to the show’s parting host, Dawes also… Continue reading Dawes Performs On 'The Late Show'

Dark Star Jubilee 2015 | Preview

The count down for Dark Star Jubilee has begun. In less than one month, deadheads of all ages will gather at Legend Valley, Ohio for a celebration of the Grateful Dead. This festival is over Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24th in Thornville, Ohio, it will be my fourth year covering this festival, and I cannot… Continue reading Dark Star Jubilee 2015 | Preview