It’s official! Winners of the solo category for the Suwannee River Jam Audition at the Steinhatchee Crab Festival Feb. 15-17 are Crystal Black, Emily Brooke and Ken Walker! Winning the band competition and a pass straight to the Suwannee River Jam to perform was Stephanie Renae and Wreckless.Crystal Black, 26, Emily Brooke, 14, and Ken… Continue reading Crystal Black, Emily Brooke & Ken Walker win at Steinhatchee Jam Audition
Described as High-Octane Rocky Mountain DanceGrass, Whitewater Ramble (WWR) uses a simple recipe to craft its sound: start with bluegrass instrumentation, add drums, and finish with a boundary-less approach to grassing-up everything from disco house grooves to roots to Americana. For over ten years, WWR has been captivating audiences across the U.S. with an engaging… Continue reading Whitewater Ramble CD Release Party in Lyons
Acclaimed Oregon troubadour Tim Hardin is one of the most influential and respected singer-songwriters of all time, not that the man himself cared much for the title. “My songs aren’t personal,” he insisted before his death in 1980. “They sound it ‘cos it was me who revealed them, but it was my head that got the lightning shot… Continue reading New track from Okkervil River "It'll Never Happen Again"
GW: When did you discover that you wanted to play music and how did that come about? Was that in India or Switzerland? AM: My love for music is probably part of my DNA. There are several musicians in my large, extended Indian family. When I was a teenager in India, we used to literally… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Ajay Mathur
Any list of seminal 1960s electric blues albums is incomplete without Albert King‘s Born Under a Bad Sign positioned near the top. The Indianola, Mississippi-born “King of the Blues Guitar,” who cut his professional teeth as a resident of the St. Louis suburb of Lovejoy, Ill., cemented his legacy with his Stax Records debut album.… Continue reading Albert King's 'Born Under a Bad Sign' reissued on Stax Records
The annual “Brothers’ Midnight Concert Series” continues Saturday, March 9 when Flannel Church hits the stage at Lucille’s Grill, located inside the B.B. King Blues Club, at midnight following the Allman Brothers concert at the Beacon Theatre.Flannel Church debuted in January 2012 when a few former Col. Bruce Hampton proteges (led by tenured Pharaoh Gummit… Continue reading Allman Afterparty: Duane Trucks' Flannel Church @ BB Kings
Coming off their biggest year yet, the NYC-based rock/fusion band TAUK announces today they will make their triumphant return to the Summer Camp Music Festival lineup. The 13th annual festival will take place on Memorial Day Weekend, Mar 24-26, 2013 in Chillicothe, Illinois. Thrilled to join such an incredible lineup, TAUK’s bassist Charlie Dolan commented, “Were pumped… Continue reading Summer Camp Music Festival Adds TAUK to Lineup
Who doesn’t appreciate a great Christmas song?A well-crafted Christmas song is akin to a present to the world from the artist who created it. I’m not referring to the type of warmed over, watered down holiday schmaltz that artists rush into the studio to re-record to cash in on their celebrity (Especially now that we… Continue reading Hiding From Andy | 'You Can Go Home Tomorrow' | Review
On the heels of two headlining sets at AURA Music & Arts Festival, The Heavy Pets have announced an East Coast Spring 2013 tour hitting Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Illinois, Ohio, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Complete list of dates below. The Pets will also join longtime friends, Perpetual Groove, for three of… Continue reading The Heavy Pets Announce 2013 Spring Tour
Magic Slim, a revered and towering figure in the field of traditional Chicago blues, died today in a Philadelphia hospital at the age of 75. Born Morris Holt in Torrance, Mississippi in 1937, the guitarist performer, bandleader, and recording artist went on to enjoy a career that launched him to national and international recognition and… Continue reading Magic Slim, Blues Icon, Dies at 75
