During August 9th through the 11th, in the year of two thousand and twelve, an event is taking place amongst the oldest mountains on planet Earth. Far beyond the dirty sneakers hidden in the depths of your closet is Eastern America’s highest town, Beech Mountain, North Carolina, and The Festival of Gnarnia.Thursday:Beats Antique, 7 Walkers… Continue reading The Festival of Gnarnia Announces Dates & Initial Line-Up
Denver’s one and only monthly roller disco party is bringin’ the soul back with a 4/20 tribute to the legendary Soul Train host, Don Cornelius. MTV’s Made is filming live at the party, and the suggested dress is soul and flower power, with Don-inspired snazzy suits, ascot knots, and afros with paisley bows. Winners of the Soul… Continue reading Down & Derby Don Cornelius Soul Train Tribute
Marley’s Ghost — a virtuoso aggregation composed of singer/multi-instrumentalists Dan Wheetman, Jon Wilcox, Mike Phelan, Ed Littlefield Jr. and Jerry Fletcher — celebrates its 25th anniversary with the scintillating roots-music tour de force Jubilee (Sage Arts, June 5). The album, produced by legendary Nashville cat Cowboy Jack Clement and recorded at the city’s venerable Sound… Continue reading Marley's Ghost, JUBILEE, Features Jack Clement, Emmylou Harris, John Prine
Severn Records announces a May 15 release date for Damn Good Time, the label debut from seminal American roots music band, The Nighthawks, distributed in the U.S. by City Hall Records. Damn Good Time is the follow-up to The Nighthawks’ Last Train to Bluesville, which garnered the band its first-ever Blues Music Award from the… Continue reading The Nighthawks Are Having A 'DAMN GOOD TIME' On Debut CD
With Wakarusa 2012 just two months away, Early Bird priced Full Event Passes are moving quickly! Get your Full Event Passes for Wakarusa today before the next price increase on April 7th at 11:59PM!The Wakarusa Music Festival is a grassroots festival nestled in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas where the beauty of nature synchronizes with the… Continue reading Wakarusa Early Bird Tickets Almost Gone! Get Them Now!
For his forthcoming album Paul Thorn, who is certainly no slouch as a songwriter himself, turned to some of his favorite songwriters. The new release, titled What the Hell Is Goin’ On? and due out on Perpetual Obscurity/Thirty Tigers on May 8, boasts writers both well-known and less well-known: Lindsey Buckingham, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Allen… Continue reading Paul Thorn turns to top songwriters on 'What The Hell Is Going On?'
Writers need inspiration. Second to inspiration, writers need misery; at least the writers I identify with. Hemingway, Faulkner, Ellison, and Robbins all have followed the light in to its darkest places before finding its brightness again and with them, even that resolution is not guaranteed. Misery makes for good writing. Who wants to read about… Continue reading Keller Williams: The Child Who Would Not Grow-Up | Review
Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce the highly anticipated new album release, LIFE GOES ON by the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer® is now released. This new 2 CD set is now available for purchase at Amazon.com, County Sales, Ernest Tubb Records Shops, the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer website, Rural Rhythm Records, directly through the… Continue reading LIFE GOES ON by the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer
While the West Coast was groovin’ to the sounds of the “Summer of Love” in 1967, Detroit was pumping out a hard-driving, gritty, raw sound that was “Louder Than Love.” At the epicenter of this seminal music scene stood The Grande Ballroom, Detroit’s original rock and roll palace. “LOUDER THAN LOVE: The Grande Ballroom Story,”… Continue reading "LOUDER THAN LOVE | The Grande Ballroom Story"
Announcing the 2012 “ROXY AND ELSEWHERE AND MORE” US Tour! Having just returned from their acclaimed EUROPEAN tour of 14 concerts in 18 days in 7 European countries, the GrandMothers of Invention embark on their premiere tour of the USA. For the first time, audiences in the United States will be witness to the incredible… Continue reading The GrandMothers of Invention Announce 2012 Spring Tour
