We’re pumped to bring you the latest in our UMLive DVD series, Live from The Pageant: NYE Weekend 2011. Featuring nine and a half hours of video spanning three nights and seven sets of classic Umphrey’s McGee, these performances are raw, live and awesome. Both the video and audio were captured in real time, as it happened –… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee Releases Live from The Pageant: NYE 2011
There is a lot going on in Trace Bundy’s newest studio release, “Elephant King.” Fans of Bundy should instantly recognize his signature style, laced with looping harmonies, percussion on the guitar body, and complex music theories and melodies that could only come from him. This is Bundy’s most diverse and complex effort to date, and… Continue reading Trace Bundy | 'Elephant King' | CD Review
The late Memphis producer Jim Dickinson once called Jimbo Mathus “the singing voice of Huck Finn.” Outside the South, Mathus is likely best known as the ringleader of the defunct hyper-ragtime outfit Squirrel Nut Zippers, or as the catalyst for Buddy Guy’s breakthrough Sweet Tea in 2001 and Guy’s Grammy-winning Blues Singer album.This July, Mathus… Continue reading Jimbo Mathus' 'Blue Light' EP due on Big Legal Mess Records
sonaBLAST! recording artist, Kyle James Hauser headlines Live From UI Sound Studios. Opening up the show is Gothic Folk act, The Changing Colors. Doors open at 7:30pm. The show begins at 8pm. Come be part of a live-recorded performance!Singer-songwriter Kyle James Hauser can make a banjo sing. He’s a seasoned bluegrass player, with songwriting chops… Continue reading Kyle James Hauser | Live From UI Sound Studios
Snarky Puppy is spending an unprecedented 3 consecutive months on the road this winter and spring supporting their brand new DVD/CD “Ground Up”, released officially on February 28th through their own recently-launched record label, GroundUP Music (a sublabel of Ropeadope Records).For the very first time, this tour will take the band all the way to… Continue reading Instrumental Jazz Fusion at the Lazy Dog with Snarky Puppy
The 16th Annual All Good Festival taking place July 19-22 at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio has announced the five artists who will be performing late night slots at the festival. The late night acts include Lotus, Galactic, Shpongle, Lettuce & Papadosio. The All Good Festival continues its tradition of side by side main stages… Continue reading All Good Festival Late Night Acts Announced
We’re waving that flag for Dave’s Picks Volume 2. Now shipping, this individually-numbered limited-edition release features the complete show from Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT, 7/31/74. One of just a handful of three-set shows the Dead played in ’74, this three-disc set features more than three-and-a-half hours of passionate playing and majestic melodies, all piped through… Continue reading Dead.net Now Shipping Dave's Picks Volume 2
Railroad Earth embarks on their journey into the festival season following a wildly successful Spring Tour that reached both coasts and left a trail of venue sell-outs in its wake. After a month long break, the band returns for a summer of performances, including: Mighty High Mountain Fest, DelFest, Wakarusa, High Sierra Music Festival, All Good… Continue reading Railroad Earth Steams Towards Festival Season
For the past decade, Jam Cruise has been delivering a musical experience like no other. Whether it’s listening to a late night pool deck performance while sitting in a hot tub, hanging with 100 of your closest friends on a private tropical beach, delivering pallets of donated shoes to smiling children in need, or chatting… Continue reading Jam Cruise 11 Lineup and Destinations Announced!
Catfood Records announces a June 19 release date for Soul Survivor, the new CD from Blues Music Award–winning singer Johnny Rawls, with national distribution by City Hall Records. Soul Survivor is the follow-up to Johnny’s 2011 CD, Memphis Still Got Soul, which has received three nominations for the upcoming Blues Music Awards to be presented… Continue reading Blues Singer Johnny Rawls Is A Soul Survivor On New CD