Ticket sales are underway for this year’s long-awaited SONIC BLOOM. The seventh installment of the nation’s hottest underground electronic music festival is set to return to the majestic settings of Shadows Ranch, Georgetown, CO, from June 21-24, 2012. The four-day event will feature an onslaught of bass provided by some of the world’s top electronic… Continue reading Sonic Bloom 2012 Ticket Sales Are Underway
Despite the title “Locked Down” Dr. John’s new album was released today on Nonesuch Records. Produced by lifelong fan and Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach, this new album travels deep into the Cajun swamp and back out again. Such reflects the life and times of Mac Rebnnack who has been putting his unique blend… Continue reading Dr. John: Locked Down | CD Review
On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 the Rex Foundation will release 15 tracks from Run for the Roses – Celebrating the Music of Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter and The Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco, this special live album features gifted musicians performing new and tribute renditions of long-favorite songs. On December… Continue reading Run for the Roses | New Rex Foundation Benefit CD Released Today
The transformation is complete. I now believe. All hail our extra-terrestrial overlords! The Marquee read “GWAR.” It was dark when I arrived, when I took my place in the line of crust punks and metal heads stretching over fifty feet out from the box office. We who were not already inside were salivating in anticipation… Continue reading GWAR | Fox Theater | Boulder, CO | Review & Photos
There are such things as the cosmic blues. Janis Joplin once recorded a song by that name — she spelled it kosmik. But Chris Smither lives them. Smither’s cosmic blues are on full display in Hundred Dollar Valentine, a brilliant amalgam made of equal parts past, present and future. It is music that traces its… Continue reading Chris Smither's 12th Album is first all-original collection
Nu-Blu is proud to announce the Tuesday, April 3, 2012 launch of a new single, “Family Quilt” to help raise awareness and donations for Duke Children’s Hospital in Durham, NC. This is the first fund raiser of its kind for Duke Children’s,” said Robyn Soffera, director of annual programs. “We’re excited that Nu-Blu chose to… Continue reading "Family Quilt" To Benefit Duke Children's Hospital
In April, four-time Grammy nominee violinist Philippe Quint celebrates two milestones – the release of his recording of concertos by Mendelssohn and Bruch, and Beethoven’s Romances Nos. 1 and 2, with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería led by Carlos Miguel Prieto (US release date: April 24) on the Avanticlassic label, as well as the theatrical… Continue reading Philippe Quint Releases New Album, Stars in New Film
Rusko’s highly anticipated new album SONGS was released just last week on Mad Decent/ Downtown Records and planted itself firmly at #1 on the iTunes Electronic chart in the USA, UK, Canada, France, Ireland and Holland! He’s about to kick off a Spring US Tour in celebration and is giving fans a chance to be… Continue reading Rusko Gives Fans a Chance to Be in His Video
The popular Gamble Rogers Folk Festival returns to St. Augustine for the seventeenth year with an all-star line-up of national and local talent. Scheduled for Friday evening, May 4th and all-day Saturday, May 5th, the Festival will feature The Nouveaux Honkies headlining on Friday night and The Waymores headlining Saturday. Friday night’s festivities will be… Continue reading Gamble Rogers Folk Festival Returns to St. Augustine, FL
Friends and fans come from across the country to dance and enjoy some of the best jambands in the Midwest, honoring and paying tribute to Jerry Garcia.This year’s festival also marks Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday and the 17th Anniversary of his untimely passing. We also honor all Grateful Dead members like Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Keith… Continue reading 9th Annual Grateful Garcia Gathering Announcement
