Saturday at Wakarusa started late due to an overnight near-monsoon (there were actual tornado warnings for the area). But after the rain stopped, the sun came out and my friends and I cooked a delicious breakfast of eggs, beans, chicken sausage, fresh veggies and salsa. It was amazing, and the first real meal I’d eaten… Continue reading Wakarusa 2013: Day 3 on Mulberry Mountain
GRAMMY winning superstar Tim McGraw is at the top of the both the Billboard and Mediabase charts again this week for the smash hit, “Highway Don’t Care” with Taylor Swift, featuring Keith Urban on guitar. In addition, the track has sold over one million downloads and set a record for single week audience impressions with 41.3… Continue reading Tim McGraw's "Highway Don't Care" Hits #1
Saturday, October 12th, React & Live Nation Present Chicago’s own KASKADE at the historic Navy Pier Exhibition Hall! The trailblazing DJ who marked industry milestones with his critically-acclaimed Summer tour last year, has announced plans for his Atmosphere tour to play big rooms on a small tour. Taking him to Miami, New York, his hometown… Continue reading Kaskade's 'Atmosphere Tour' Hits Navy Pier on October 12th
The 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival, happening Friday, July 19-Sunday, July 21 at Chicago’s Union Park, has officially sold out of three-day passes. In its commitment to presenting one of the most exciting, inviting and affordable weekends of music around, in its eighth year, the festival offered the opportunity to purchase more three-day passes than ever before.… Continue reading Pitchfork Music Festival Sells Out Of Three-Day Passes; Single-Day Still Available
KGNU & Z2 Entertainment are proud to present Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, October 10th, 2013. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, June 7th at 2:00 pm for $30.00 general admission. Claypool’s Duo de Twang has been added to the lineup for Jam Cruise 12, January 4th-9th, 2014. LES CLAYPOOL’S DUO DE TWANG Fox Theatre October 10th, 2013 Doors: 8:00 pm | Show: 9:00 pm Leslie Edward “Les” Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the… Continue reading Just Announced: Les Claypool's Duo De Twang @ Fox Theatre
Friday at Wakarusa began with sunshine and high fives. It was an awesome day. Despite the fact I put on sunscreen 5 times, I still got a sunburn. But I got to see a fair amount of music and found a lot of friends I had been hoping to see. Overall, great day! The first… Continue reading Wakarusa: 2013 | Day 2 on Mulberry Mountain
The iconic and Grammy-winning rock band YES have announced their first-ever festival–YESTIVAL, a day-into-night musical adventure in full quadraphonic sound–for Saturday, August 3 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ. The multi-platinum progressive rock titans–performing their classic albums 1971’s THE YES ALBUM and 1972’s CLOSE TO THE EDGE in their entirety and more–will be… Continue reading YES: The Iconic Rock Band Announce First-Ever 'YESTIVAL'
Along the lines of Woody Guthrie‘s this Land Is Your Land, The Hollows came together from a few regions of the United States. Coming together at Hope College in Michigan, the band’s members have roots from the states of Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina. With the mix of folks… Continue reading The Hollows | Neverending Show | Review
I feel the need to offer a disclaimer at the beginning of this review. I do not work for anyone at DelFest. I have nothing to gain regardless of what I write about DelFest, within this review. And it’s also important to note that I’ve been to each and every DelFest, and also happened to… Continue reading DelFest 2013 | Review & Photos
Maura McCoy, eldest daughter of former hippie benefactor Don McCoy, has announced that she will produce a feature-length documentary about Olompali State Historic Park, site of the commune established by her father in 1967. “Olompali: A California Story” will be directed by Gregg Gibbs, whose documentary “The Treasures of Long Gone John” premiered at the… Continue reading 'Olompali: A California Story' Documentary in the Works
