A concert tour organized to encourage voter turnout has taken on a new dimension in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Organizers Magic Hat Brewing Co., CEG Presents and HeadCount announced today that all proceeds from the four city “Participation Tour” will be donated to the Red Cross and other storm relief efforts.The tour begins Friday… Continue reading HeadCount Participation Tour to Become Benefit to Hurricane Sandy
Celebrating Halloween San Francisco style, and for the second year in a row, Greensky Bluegrass visited one of the century’s most musically rich decades: the 1980s.The band performed to a sold out crowd at The Independent offering spirited takes on over 20 different songs from the Golden 80s.A matrix audio recording from their 1st annual… Continue reading Greensky Bluegrass Delivers The 1980s in San Francisco
Z2 Entertainment is proud to present People Under The Stairs at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, December 29th. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 2nd for $20.00.Los Angeles based People Under The Stairs, Double K (Michael) and Thes One (Christopher Portugal) are the most successfully independent hip hop duo in the history of Hip Hop.… Continue reading Just Announced | People Under the Stairs @ Fox Theatre | 12/29
Award-winning artists have recorded a tribute album for Grammy-scooping singer and activist Nanci Griffith, supporting her work against the use of landmines.Trouble in the Fields, set to be released on 6 November 2012, features 14 songs performed by an eclectic array of artists, from 60s folk revivalists, John Stewart and Carolyn Hester, to contemporary folk… Continue reading Fundraising album launched as tribute to Grammy Star
Nu-Blu has embraced the Gospel tradition of bluegrass with their first all-gospel album, Nail by Nail, now available on Pinecastle Records. This special new project includes the recently released first single, “Martha and Mary” that was written by Becky Buller and Nancy Cardwell. The song debuted earlier this month at #8 on the Bluegrass Today… Continue reading Pinecastle Records Releases New Album by Nu-Blu
Booty shaking New Orleans-based funk band, Papa Grows Funk‘s Needle in the Groove, released locally in New Orleans in October 2011 and nationally in January 2012 by Funky Krewe Records, has made it to the final round of voting by the Recording Academy from which the nominees for “Best Regional Roots Album of the Year”… Continue reading Papa Grows Funk's "Needle in the Groove" up for Grammy
Organ and drums duo, Billy Martin & Wil Blades, perform 11 shows this November, including dates in the southern United States and Chicago, Toronto, Canada and Mexico. The pair are touring in support of their acclaimed debut album, Shimmy, released earlier this year by The Royal Potato Family.Listen to tracks from Shimmy here.–Tour Dates:November 3… Continue reading Billy Martin & Wil Blades | November Tour Dates
BLACK SABBATH – the band credited with creating heavy metal and one of the most influential bands of all time – today announced their widely rumored and highly anticipated reunion for their first Australian shows in nearly 40 years.Original band members – the Prince of Darkness himself: Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony… Continue reading Black Sabbath Reunite for First Aussie Shows in nearly 40 Years
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in music rights management, honored its Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year at the 60th annual BMI Country Awards held at the company’s Nashville, TN building. Also saluted were the writers and publishers of the past year’s 50 most-performed songs on radio and TV from BMI’s… Continue reading Tom T. Hall Recognized as Icon @ 60th Annual BMI Country Awards
The ZAPPA FAMILY TRUST is excited to announce a new 2-CD set released via iTunes and UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES Tuesday, October 30. UNDERSTANDING AMERICA is one of only three compilation albums produced and titled by FZ himself. (Ironically, MOTHERMANIA is another and is also on schedule for October 30.) The project comprises by less than… Continue reading Zappa Records Releases Frank Zappa's 'Understanding America' Via iTunes
