Nearly one month after the devastation of the Aurora shootings, a community struggles to adjust and heal. In an effort to raise funds for the surviving members of the Aurora shooting, various members of the comics community have joined forces to develop Remember Aurora, a weekend-long series of fundraising benefits and events developed to help… Continue reading Remember Aurora: A Movement To Help, Heal And Remember
After a highly praised 2011 debut, Washington DC’s The Funk Ark surprised the critics with a soon and even tighter follow up album: High Noon. In just a couple of years since the release of From The Rooftops on ESL Music, the world funk ensemble has established itself as one of the strongest players in… Continue reading The Funk Ark 2012 Summer Tour Continues in Chicago
It’s not often that a new album resonates with a sense of history and timeliness. But the 11-song DREAMS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN, to be released September 25, 2012 by independent Blix Street Records, does both. Anchored by its participants’ deep roots in California’s great agricultural region, the album honors the stories and musical styles… Continue reading Blix Street Records Set To Release "Dreams of the San Joaquin"
Melody Walker‘s debut album, GOLD RUSH GODDESS, will be released nationally Aug. 28, but she and partner Jacob Groopman already have reason to celebrate: With their band Front Country, they won the band competition at RockyGrass, the July festival founded 40 years ago by bluegrass icon Bill Monroe. Walker and Groopman are now spreading the… Continue reading Melody Walker Releases 'Gold Rush Goddess' & Announces Tour
Canadian pop-rock icons Tegan and Sara are hitting the road this Fall. Before linking up with The Black Keys for the west coast leg of their arena tour, Tegan and Sara just announced that they’ll be playing a handful of club shows leading into it. They’ll hit Vancouver, Seattle, Boise, and Eugene before playing at… Continue reading Tegan and Sara Add West Coast Tour Dates
Ben Sollee is excited to announce that he will be performing at eTown’s brand new facility, eTown Hall, on August 23rd, 2012 for an intimate evening of music and conversation. The concert will be taped in front of a live audience for future broadcast, and will also feature Australian songstress Missy Higgins. Sollee will perform… Continue reading Ben Sollee at eTown Hall
Rachel Brown will be releasing her debut EP Building Castles on September 18th, 2012.The singer-songwriter, who was born and raised in New York City with Ethiopian, Bermudian and Southern roots, fuses pop, Caribbean, Hawaiian, country, hip-hop and world sounds into Building Castles’ six self-penned songs.The EP’s first single, “Bumblebee,” will be accompanied by a music video… Continue reading Rachel Brown's Debut Album, Building Castles Streets 9/18/12
The award-winning LONESOME RIVER BAND fresh off a Hollywood, CA performance this past weekend, will head back to Nashville today for three Nashville concerts this week. The group will no doubt thrill fans with performances at MUSIC CITY ROOTS Live from the Loveless Barn, SiriusXM Bluegrass Junction STUDIO SPECIAL taping (live audience), and WSM Radio’s… Continue reading Lonesome River Band Schedules 3 Nashville Shows
Anthony’s Pizza & Westword are proud to present The Last Waltz Revisited featuring Polytoxic & The Denver Horns to the Boulder Theater on Friday, November 16th, 2012. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, August, 17th 2012 at 10:00 am for $15.00 in advance & $17.00 day of show.The Annual Last Waltz – Revisited… Continue reading Just Announced: The Last Waltz ft.Polytoxic @ Boulder Theater | 11/16
The campground was filled with the sounds of mandolin and bass into the wee hours before the Rhythms on the Rio festival officially opened. The Scrugglers kept us early campers warm at the huge community fire in the middle of the campground. It had been wet enough that a tall blazing fire was a welcome… Continue reading 2012 Rhythms on the Rio Music Festival | Day 2: Loads of Music
