Danielle Ate the Sandwich Releases "Like A King" Today

Danielle Anderson, who makes a living writing and performing folk songs as Danielle Ate the Sandwich, today releases her new album, Like a King (June 5, 2012/Youngest Daughter Records). The new music video for the album’s first single – “Faith in a Man” – is posted now on Danielle’s YouTube homepage. Look for Danielle on… Continue reading Danielle Ate the Sandwich Releases "Like A King" Today

Bobby Long's Losing my Brotherhood: Dissipating Youth & Gaining Perspective

There are those things they teach you in school about poetry, things like rhyme schemes and stresses and metrical feet. Things like sonnets and pastoral poetry and the epic. Regardless of all those rules and terms though, poetry can be one of the most free-form arts, allowing the writer to take on a poetic license,… Continue reading Bobby Long's Losing my Brotherhood: Dissipating Youth & Gaining Perspective

elseFest in Philly w/ The Stringdusters, Todd Sheaffer, Andy McKee

The Infamous Stringdusters‘ Silver Sky tour swings through rural Pennsylvania June 22 and 23 at elseFest in Wagontown, Chester County, outside Philadelphia. elseFest is a two-day bluegrass, jamgrass and acoustic music festival. The Dusters headline Saturday, and are supported by Railroad Earth’s Todd Sheaffer with special guest David Mansfield.Friday’s headliner is world renowned acoustic guitarist… Continue reading elseFest in Philly w/ The Stringdusters, Todd Sheaffer, Andy McKee

Sultans Of String Appearing @ The Rochester Jazz Festival

Raucous world-roots string wizards, CFMA winners and JUNO nominees, Sultans of String thrill their audiences with their global sonic tapestry of Spanish Flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban rhythms, and French Manouche Gypsy-jazz, celebrating musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity. Fiery violin dances with rumba-flamenco guitar while a funk bass lays down unstoppable grooves. Acoustic strings meet… Continue reading Sultans Of String Appearing @ The Rochester Jazz Festival

Composer & Multi-Instrumentalist, Conor Mulroy, Releases New CD

Foxfire; Conor Mulroy’s fourth independent release, is a sweet blend of bluegrass and classical music as interpreted through a progressive jazz lens.  Imagine music that blends together elements from each of these styles, but still cannot be categorized into any one of these genres.  The title is an homage to a specific type of algae… Continue reading Composer & Multi-Instrumentalist, Conor Mulroy, Releases New CD

Camp Bisco Announces Label Curated Tents

Camp Bisco has confirmed that the label curated tents introduced at Camp Bisco 10, will return to the annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 12-14, 2012. Hosted by indie record label Ninja Tune, A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs’ Fools Gold Records and Skrillex’s OWSLA, the three tents will showcase the… Continue reading Camp Bisco Announces Label Curated Tents

The Devil Makes Three: Stomp and Smash | New Music Review

The Devil Makes Three live release, Stomp and Smash is more than a title; it’s a review in itself. Recorded over two sold-out nights at the Mystic Theater in Petaluma, CA, these bluegrass Santa Cruzaders’ are hell bent with a raucous punk spirit. Spewing a sound about as smooth as whiskey, this trio of Pete… Continue reading The Devil Makes Three: Stomp and Smash | New Music Review

Xavier Rudd: Spirit Bird | New Album Review

On his seventh studio album, Spirit Bird, Xavier Rudd’s gritty voice rises like dust from underneath the dancing feet along an ancestral Songline. In a modern world of industrial landscapes filled with neon signs, it’s hard to “imagine if the trees could tell us where to go.” Yet, Rudd introduces listeners to Australian Aboriginal mythology… Continue reading Xavier Rudd: Spirit Bird | New Album Review

PHILM: Harmonic | New Music Review

As far as supergroup side projects are concerned, PHILM is a strange beast, and their debut album, Harmonic, follows its creators’ suit like a bipolar demon-child on acid. PHILM, consisting of Gerry Nestler (vocals/guitar, Civil Defiance), Dave Lombardo (drums, Slayer), and Pancho Tomaselli (bass, War) has a rawness to its sound that plays well with… Continue reading PHILM: Harmonic | New Music Review

Lady Antebellum Sets Tour Attendance Record

CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year Lady Antebellum were joined by over 62,000 fans this weekend on their headlining OWN THE NIGHT 2012 WORLD TOUR sponsored by GAC in Cincinnati, OH, Cleveland, OH, Pittsburgh, PA and Rochester, NY. More than 18,600 fans weathered Thursday night’s rainy concert with the trio and special guests… Continue reading Lady Antebellum Sets Tour Attendance Record