The Doobie Brothers have been announced to join an already massive 2013 concert lineup at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®. The classic rock Hall of Famers responsible for over four decades of American top hits will take the famed motorcycle and music festival stage on Monday, August 5, prior to another American icon, Kid Rock. The… Continue reading Doobie Brothers to Rock Sturgis Buffalo Chip Summer Music Festival
Few musical journeys spanned as long and varied as Jorma and Jack’s. As pioneers of the premier San Francisco electric sound with Jefferson Airplane, something else much bigger was meant to spawn and thrive for decades to come. Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have held the foundations of their lifelong band and partnership Hot Tuna… Continue reading Hot Tuna Acoustic Ft. Steve Kimock | Boulder Theater | Review
Grateful Web’s Michelle Miesse recently caught up with J Bratlie from Shreveport, LA based Dirtfoot. Dirtfoot, who describes their sounds as: Gypsy Punk Country Grumble Boogie. J Bratlie shared some of Dirtfoot‘s wake up norms, an update on their recent Kickstarter campaign, life on the road and plans for their 7th appearance at this year’s… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Dirtfoot
A six-piece ensemble from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Royal Canoe give you everything, but on their own maniacally hybrid terms. It’s one thing to reference a particular style, or even a range of styles. It’s another thing entirely to grab huge handfuls of sounds from pretty much anywhere, throw them all together and come up with something… Continue reading Royal Canoe Announce Summer Tour With Tricky
Filligar is a touring indie rock quartet hailed as “one of the best young bands in America.” The lineup – three Mathias brothers and Casey Gibson – remains unchanged since the band’s early days recording and performing as teenagers in Chicago. Live performance is the band’s lifeblood. They’ve been named one of music’s “Next Big… Continue reading Filligar Announces Tour Dates, New LP In The Fall
Geoff Union and his band will be doing a string of shows in the Midwest on the way to an appearance at the 3rd annual John Hartford Memorial Festival at Bean Blossom in Indiana. He’ll be appearing with a quartet – Chojo Jacques (fiddle), Dave Wilmoth (mandolin), and Steven Crow (upright bass), performing original numbers… Continue reading Geoff Union's Midwest Stomp May Tour Dates
Touring behind their second studio album, Special FX Machine (April 2013), Former Champions are hitting the Southeast this summer for the Journey Tour. The four-piece from Richmond, VA will showcase their vocal-led compositions intermixed with an array of instrumentally driven electronic pieces. A sonic blend of synthesized keys mixed with sub-bass, distorted guitar, harmonized vocals,… Continue reading Former Champions Announce Southeast Journey Tour
When you bring a together a cast of musicians steeped in different backgrounds for the sole purpose of creating on-stage spontaneity, you have an improvisational outfit. The Everyone Orchestra, conducted by ringleader Matt Butler, is exactly that. The difference between your typical jam band and an improvisational outfit is that the latter shows up to… Continue reading Everyone Orchestra | Hodi's Half Note | Fort Collins, CO | Review
Anyone looking for an all-encompassing statement-of-purpose for SOFT, the hyper-caffeinated new record from Rathborne will find it in the first line of the second song when Luke Rathborne – chief songwriter and principle persona – hiccups, “Heard you gotta get it in motion.” From that moment on, SOFT never stops moving bounding from one jagged-edged… Continue reading Rathborne To Release Soft LP On July 2nd
Award-winning singer-songwriter Josh Halverson has been making music for 23 of his 28 years, and with the June 4 release of his new album, One Shot, he stands poised to break onto Austin’s vibrant music scene.Though his sound is based in acoustic roots music, Halverson—who earned Songwriter of the Year honors at the 2011 Native… Continue reading Acoustic Roots Songwriter Josh Halverson To Release New Album
