Thursday at Wakarusa started in the afternoon for me. After the Great Campsite Shuffle of 2012, I headed out to see one of my favorite electronic artists, Phutureprimitive. He has great technique and puts on a generally fun show! Plus, there was a sexy fire dancer lady performing on stage with him – this is… Continue reading Wakarusa: 2012 | Day 1 on Mulberry Mountain
Umphrey’s McGee has just announced a slew of fall tour dates, now on sale through Umphrey’s ticketing. In classic Umphrey’s McGee style, they will hit the pavement hard in September with a smattering of dates throughout the Midwest and down the east coast. This tour also includes a few special firsts for UM, including Austin City Limits Music Festival,… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee Announces Fall Tour
I’m here! I’m here! I’m so excited to finally be here! The first night of the festival was incredible–cooler weather made it feel amazing outside at all the shows, and after wrapping up in blankets or whatever they could find festival-goers seemed to be out in full-force through the night shows. After taking a few… Continue reading Grateful Web's Wakarusa Preview: Day 2
NedFest is an annual three-day outdoor music, arts and microbrew festival with camping located in the mountains of Nederland Colorado, just 17 miles west of (3, 000 ft. above) Boulder. Today NedFest announced their inital line-up, including Keller Williams, Steve Kimock, Kyle Hollingsworth, Melvin Seals, Jimmy Herring, Vince Herman and many more. The music featured… Continue reading NedFest Continues…2012 Line-Up Announced!
Grateful Web’s Angela Gattuso recently had an opportunity to speak to Dan Smyers, from the Nashville-based rock duo, Bonaventure. They spoke about the band’s influences, their debut album, Come Hell or High Water, and what would Dave Grohl do. GW: In the short film made to introduce Bonaventure you both talk about having similar ideas… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Nashville Rockers, Bonaventure
Last night’s rain has cooled down the temperature to the mid 70s, so it’s a beautiful morning for your drive out to the mountain for Wakarusa 2012. The music is scheduled to begin in the early afternoon today and go through Sunday night, and there are so many awesome and unique bands it’s hard to… Continue reading Grateful Web's Wakarusa Preview: Day 1
Citizen Cope (songwriter and producer Clarence Greenwood) is proud to announce the release of his fifth album, ‘One Lovely Day’ (July 17, Rainwater Recordings / MRI / RED). Recorded in Brooklyn and written / produced by Clarence, the sounds on ‘One Lovely Day’ are Southern rural, big sky lonely, concrete urban, and painfully romantic. … Continue reading Citizen Cope Announces New Album & Headlining Tour
I spent my entire weekend at DelFest thinking of a musician who wasn’t even on the lineup: Doc Watson.. I had heard of his declining health just before I departed for the festival. I overheard many at DelFest expressing their own concern. It appears we all had a feeling, sadly. I wish we’d have been… Continue reading DelFest 2012 | Review & Photos
This June, The National Jazz Museum in Harlem continues to offer a wide range of top quality free programming and affordable concerts from jazz’s most celebrated musicians, educators and historians.For Harlem Speaks, our flagship public program of oral histories, we have vocalist Michael Mwenso.Jazz for Curious Listeners is devoted to musical world of Ralph Ellison,… Continue reading National Jazz Museum in Harlem June 2012 Schedule
Sugar Hill Records is excited to announce the July 30th Amazon.com exclusive worldwide release of Storybook from Aussie songstress Kasey Chambers. The fifteen song release is a collection of songs that inspired Kasey to become a musician. In her words, “this album is a collection of songs and tributes to artists who have influenced me… Continue reading Kasey Chambers | New Album + US Tour Dates
