Many people love the holidays for different reasons. Christmas means family, friends, giving and receiving. Here in Colorado its usually around when our skiing gets pretty good and things tend to quiet down as students are off of classes and folks get a few days away from their jobs to spend time with those who… Continue reading String Cheese Incident | 1st Bank Center | 12/31/2012 | Review
Third Man Records in conjunction with Columbia Records is proud to announce that Jack White‘s Blunderbuss is the biggest selling vinyl album of 2012 according to Nielsen Soundscan’s vinyl charts with over 33,000 copies sold.Knocking The Beatles‘ Abbey Road” off the top spot (a position it had held the previous three years), Blunderbuss sales are… Continue reading Jack White's Blunderbuss Top Selling Vinyl Album of 2012
Electro-funk artist Eliot Lipp has been touring for over 8 years now, bringing his bass beats, expert melodies and unique live shows to festivals and concert venues all across the United States and beyond (hopefully soon he’ll venture into space!). As electronic music evolves, so does Eliot Lipp.His live shows are well-known as rhythmic, melodic… Continue reading Eliot Lipp @ George's Majestic Lounge | Fayetteville, AR | Preview
If much of the news coming out of the media in recent weeks, months or years has made you sick to your stomach or weakened your faith in humanity, Vusi Mahlasela‘s, Sing to the People, has the cure for much of what may be ailing you. Vusi’s album is a call to celebrate the best… Continue reading Vusi Mahlasela | Sing to the People | New Music Review
As far as ways to start off 2013, you can’t do much better than Yonder Mountain String Band at the Boulder Theater. Mixing a balanced setlist that featured a little bit of everything with the inimitable Darol Anger on the fiddle made for a tasty New Year’s Eve stew. The band began the last night… Continue reading Yonder Mountain String Band | Boulder Theater | 12/31/2012
When Yonder Mountain String Band gets the chance to play in Boulder, Colorado, they don’t pull any punches. The supposed “warm-up” show at the Boulder Theater the night before New Year’s Eve was filled with high-energy performances and dazzling musicianship that left the capacity crowd satisfied and happily exhausted by the time the music stopped… Continue reading Yonder Mountain String Band | Boulder Theater | 12/30/2012
It really has been quite a journey for Colorado’s String Cheese Incident. There are small and humble beginnings for these fellas who have now gone on to influence a solid generation of bluegrass-fusion bands. Michael Kang, Bill Nershi, Michael Travis, and Keith Moseley talk about how in the beginning they would play unplugged next to… Continue reading String Cheese Incident | 1st Bank Center | 12/30/2012 | Review
A New Year’s Eve Party is much like the Super Bowl. A highly anticipated hyped event that rarely lives up to preceding tension. The event must live up to the crowds expectations and tote a larger than expected production. If you don’t end up there, or if game time doesn’t deliver the goods, disappointment is… Continue reading String Cheese Incident | 1st Bank Center | 12/29/2012 | Review
If you’re in Fayetteville, AR on January 6, you can start your 2013 music season with a free show that will blow your pants off – and probably any other clothing you’re wearing that night. When Little Rock’s Flameing Daeth Fearies put on a show, they go all out (and all in). The band’s music… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Little Rock's Flameing Daeth Fearies
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and modern bluegrass artist Conor Mulroy announces more shows for his winter schedule in the southern and midwestern regions. He continues to take music to the masses. He’s touring in support of his fourth independent release Foxfire. Foxfire is currently the #1 ranking college radio album at WERU – FM in East Orland,… Continue reading Conor Mulroy Adds More Shows to Winter Tour
