Bay Area singer/songwriter/author, David Berkeley has been more than industrious this year in support of his recent album Some Kind Of Cure, as well as his accompanying book, 140 Goats And A Guitar: The Stories Behind Some Kind of Cure. YAHOO! MUSIC named Some Kind Of Cure one of the ‘Albums That Should Be In… Continue reading David Berkeley at TEDxSF & "From The Living Room To The Loft" on SiriusXM
Athens, GA’s Futurebirds are nearing the end of a very busy year. After releasing two well-received EPs and touring nonstop with the likes of Drive-By Truckers, Widespread Panic, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Gary Clark, Jr., and J. Roddy Walston & The Business, the band is ready to head back to the studio to begin… Continue reading Futurebirds 2011 Winter Tour Dates + New Album Coming Soon
The best songs of North Carolina’s Bowerbirds have always seemed eternal. Coruscated by Beth Tacular’s bird song and Phil Moore’s environmentalist empathy, “In Our Talons” (off Bowerbirds’ Hymns for a Dark Horse) was, at its core, a quest for solidarity in a world of closing shadows. Upper Air’s “Northern Lights” painted a pained portrait of… Continue reading Bowerbirds Announce New Album, The Clearing, Out Mar. 6
The Del McCoury Band has garnered critical raves for their latest effort, Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe. This tribute to the man widely considered to be “The Father Of Bluegrass Music” has now also been recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Old Memories was just nominated in the Best Bluegrass… Continue reading Del McCoury Band Scores Grammy Nomination For "Old Memories"
Phil and the Osophers will release a new EP of holiday songs entitled “It’s Christmas Time With Phil and the Osophers” digitally on December 6. The five original songs include “Brutus The Backup Reindeer,” which tells the story of a reindeer named Brutus who’s asked to help pull Santa’s sleigh when another reindeer comes down… Continue reading Phil And The Osophers Release "It's Christmas Time With Phil and the Osophers"
In between east coast NYE shows with the New Deal and Brothers Past (in Baltimore and Richmond, respectively), Eliot Lipp will bounce to Lake Tahoe, CA for a coveted December 30 main stage slot at the inaugural Snowglobe Music Festival. There, Lipp joins a lineup featuring some of the electronic scene’s heaviest hitters including Bassnectar,… Continue reading Eliot Lipp Announces Tour Dates with BoomBox, Also Plays Snowglobe Music Festival
Guitarist Dave Stryker, who got his start working with Jack McDuff and Stanley Turrentine stretches the boundaries of the organ sound while keeping the groove deep on his new CD “Blue Strike” (SteepleChase 31729). Once again Dave teams with young Hammond organ phenom Jared Gold, as well as legendary drummer Billy Hart, and adds to… Continue reading Dave Stryker Upcoming CD Release Gigs for "Blue Strike"
The Felice Brothers will wind down a very busy 2011 in style with two New Year’s shows in the northeast, performing on December 30th at Daniel Street in Milford, CT and on December 31st for a hometown show at Club Helsinki in Hudson, NY. The band, who are currently overseas at the start of a… Continue reading Felice Brothers To Play Two New Year's Shows, European Tour Underway
With a guy like Stephen Stills, an icon of 60s folk rock and roll, you can’t help but wonder how the passing of time might figure in to a live performance. Decades after his heyday, Stills still came in with his A-game at the Ogden Theater in Denver on Sunday. Perhaps he couldn’t hit all… Continue reading Stephen Stills | Ogden Theatre | 11/13/2011 | Review
Otis Taylor held his inaugural Otis Taylor Trance Blues Jam Festival with guitarists Bob Margolin and Mato Nanji; banjo legends Tony Trischka and Don Vappe; and bass players George Porter Jr. and Cassie Taylor over Thanksgiving weekend.The festival was a three-day event of workshops and jams Taylor held at the Boulder Outlook and Boulder Theater. With a rare… Continue reading First Otis Taylor Trance Blues Jam Festival A Success
