You’re listening to Threace, and you’re smoking a hand-rolled tobacco joint and drinking mescal from a vintage mason jar and proclaiming it the True Agave Spirit of the South; your record player was bought used and old, you tell anyone who’ll listen; you’re bemoaning the death of the open road in modern times while you… Continue reading CAVE | Threace | New Music Review
I met Mark “The Shark” Stevens a little over a year ago through mutual friends in Boston. What immediately comes to mind when I think of those first nights out at the bars is that—for better or worse—the kid was always right in the mix of things. One of those guys who knows everyone; always… Continue reading Judy Kerns Breast Cancer Fundraiser Show (Hosted by Mark "The Shark" Stevens)
Beginning with an Infamous Stringdusters show in August, 2009 at the Brew Ridge Music Festival located at Devils Backbone Brewery in Nelson County, The Festy was born. The Stringdusters and Friends created a festival of their own design located just south of the village of Nellysford in Nelson County, Virginia. The event takes place at… Continue reading The Festy 2013 | Preview
The only thing frightening about this Halloween would be missing The String Cheese Incident‘s epic Suwanee Hulaween festival Thursday, October 31st-Saturday Nov. 2nd. These are the last SCI shows until New Years 2013! SCI has made a brilliant venue selection for this year’s Hulaween- the Spirit of Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. For… Continue reading Suwanee Hulaween 2013 | Preview
Following the Spring departure of longtime bassist, Kevin Rosen, the Chicago-formed Dark Star Orchestra offered temporary spots to a handful of talented performers. Today, the band announces the formal, permanent bassist role goes to Skip Vangelas who is currently on tour with the band. Vangelas previously played with Dark Star Orchestra guitarist/vocalist Rob Eaton in… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra Announces New Bassist for Permanent Role
Gather your tribe and deck yourself out in Voodoo flavor because Suwannee Hulaween has unveiled its spooktacular schedule for the inaugural festival taking place October 31 – November 2, 2013 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. Featuring no overlapping sets, fans won’t have to miss a single moment of music, also giving… Continue reading Suwannee Hulaween | Schedule with No Overlapping Sets
Colorado quartet Head for the Hills will celebrate Halloween night in Denver, CO at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom on October 31st. Special guests Gangstagrass, known for their Emmy nominated theme song for the FX television series “Justified,” will support the evening. The show comes as part Head for the Hills’ 2013 Fall Tour and follows a… Continue reading Head for the Hills Announces Halloween Show in Denver
What was once an anomaly is now a standard. Many lovers of classic Bay Area rock, blues, bluegrass, and beyond are investing in live archival releases above studio albums. Thanks to accessibility through vault discoveries and painstaking restoration, live recordings that are forty-plus years old are being heard by the band and fans alike for… Continue reading Old & In The Way | The Complete Boarding House Tapes | Review
All new 3-CD set recorded live on December 7, 1995 at Niagara Falls Convention Center in Niagara Falls, NY. December 1995 was a universally recognized high point for Phish. The band found themselves at Niagara Falls – straddling the border between the United States and Canada beside the fastest flowing, highest, most powerful waterfall in… Continue reading Pre-Order Niagara Falls | Listen to Reba
Santa came early this year. I must have been a good girl because Sept 6-9 2013, everything I asked for was left under the trees at Shoe Fest. I had a taste of Nederland CO here at Camp Shaw in Manteno IL. I saw some of the best dub stop music all weekend long. I had… Continue reading Fan-Fiddle-Tastic! Shoe Fest 2013 | Review & Photos