The Mickey Hart Band announces their first tour of 2013 with special guests, The African Showboyz from Ghana. The African Showboyz are four brothers from the northern part of Ghana who fuse a unique blend of West African rhythm, dance, and raw energy. Originally discovered by Grammy-winning virtuoso, Babatunde Olatunji, the African Showboyz have shared… Continue reading Mickey Hart Band w/ Bob Weir @ The Fillmore Free Downloads
Donna the Buffalo will be touring throughout the East this Winter and into the Spring. This February marks their appearance at the 2nd annual Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival in Miami (the 4th in a family of GrassRoots Festivals hosted by Donna the Buffalo). In March, Donna the Buffalo returns, for the 17th year in a… Continue reading Donna the Buffalo Winter and Spring 2013 Tour Announced
Ruf Records announces the signing of Nashville-based blues guitarist/singer Bart Walker and will release his label debut CD, Waiting on Daylight, on March 12. The new album was produced and engineered by multi Grammy-winner Jim Gaines and recorded at his Bessie Blue Studio in Stantonville, Tennessee. Backing Walker on Waiting on Daylight are all-star Memphis… Continue reading Bart Walker Will Release His Label Debut CD On March 12th
After the successful release of their first album together as a duo, San Francisco’s Bay Area-based Meklit and Quinn will be touring Colorado during the month of February. Their self-titled album was released last fall by Porto Franco Records and received rave reviews across the board.Singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero, a Senior TED Fellow and deeply involved… Continue reading Meklit Hadero & Quinn DeVeaux Announce Feb. Colorado Tour
Southern tour-hounds Sol Driven Train are proud to announce the dates for their upcoming Underdog spring tour in support of their upcoming February 5th album release of the same name. The “Lowcountry Roots Rock” band will be bringing their horn-infused songs steeped with Afro-Caribbean rhythms to venues throughout the Southeast and Gulf Coast states including… Continue reading Sol Driven Train bring Lowcountry Rock on the Road
In conversation and in public, Mary Gauthier comes off as a practical, no-nonsense woman. Stoic, even. Which wouldn’t seem unusual, except for the fact that her songs carry so much emotional punch, they can leave you staggering. She has a way of burrowing into that hole so many of us carry inside our souls, and… Continue reading Mary Gauthier's 'Live at Blue Rock' Album Coming Soon
Inspiration comes from the most abstract places, and that statement did not falter in the inspiration behind Jim James’ upcoming solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, out February 5 on ATO Records. James drew inspiration from a vintage book entitled God’s Man, a wordless 1929 woodcut novel by Lynd Ward, for the… Continue reading Jim James Reveals New Track, "A New Life"
From New York comes a4 member Rock band known as “Dog Society” who just released his latest effort Emerge (2012). Dog Society is strongly established in that region and this latest release is a collection of 12 amazing songs. Dog Society are: Band members include Bruce Erik Brauer (guitar), Guerzon (Bass) and Joe Ranieri (Drums… Continue reading Dog Society | Emerge | Review
From the recording studio to the open road, Eric Lambert & Friends (ELF) kicks off a new tour this weekend. The Winter Wallow Tour will take the band through their home states of Indiana and Illinois, providing the opportunity to reconnect with family and friends, and play some well known haunts. The tour unfolds this week,… Continue reading Eric Lambert & Friends Winter Wallow Tour 2013
The Wakarusa Music Festival announced their 2nd round of artists, including Umphrey’s McGee, Karl Denson, The Werks and many more.The Wakarusa Music Festival is a grassroots festival nestled in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas where the beauty of nature synchronizes with the euphoric sounds of live music. Born in 2004, Wakarusa grew its reputation as… Continue reading Wakarusa Announces part 2 of their 2013 Line-up
