A nasty day in February became much brighter when my Treo blew up as texts started flying in informing me that Rothbury 2009 was officially on. After months of speculation and discussion about leases and bankruptcy and rumors of a possible alien abduction of any confirmed artists, this was fabulous news! Here’s the boring stuff…in… Continue reading ROTHBURY: 2009 Preview
On April 10, Indie rockers The Hold Steady played to a packed house at the Fox Theater here in Boulder. Appealing to a mix of the young and hip and the grown-up and mellow, this group of rock and roll storytellers put on quite the high energy, low tech spectacle. Whereas only the night before… Continue reading The Hold Steady Get Sweaty in Boulder
ROTHBURY unveils the “2-Day Sat & Sun Ticket,” a reduced rate ticket that allows access to the show on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. Also announced today, the lineup schedule for ROTHBURY 2009 headliners – The String Cheese Incident (their only 2009 performance) will top the bill on Friday, July 3; The Dead… Continue reading ROTHBURY Announces 2-Day Sat & Sun Ticket & Headliner Schedule
As the last notes of music rang out over the hillside and crews began dismantling stages, preliminary estimates showed that over the festival’s four days more than 70,000 music fans filled the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro for MerleFest 2009, presented by Lowe’s. The weather in western North Carolina felt more like summer… Continue reading MerleFest 2009, Draws Over 70,000 Fans
Spring, 2009 JazzPrezzo proudly announces the release of The Blue Note Years: The Photography Of Francis Wolff and Jimmy Katz in celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Blue Note Records, the most important record label in the history of jazz. This elegant coffee table book, including two CDs of music, spans an incredible seventy years… Continue reading The Blue Note Years: The Photography Of Francis Wolff & Jimmy Katz
