I arrived in the small town of Wilkesboro, North Carolina on Saturday morning. Wilkesboro is not the type of town you really notice or generally have any cause to stop in. In some many ways the town’s 10,000 or so residents probably prefer it that way, you don’t live in this kind of town if… Continue reading The Merlefest Experience
The sixth annual 10,000 Lakes Festival (10KLF) held July 23-26 at the Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, MN announces another round of artist confirmations by adding: Deep Banana Blackout Lotus Extra Golden Papa Mali New Primitives God Johnson Lynx Ultraviolet Hippopotamus Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks. For bands looking to… Continue reading 10KLF artist addtions + late night bands
Teeny-boppers made a comeback on Tuesday night at the Fox Theatre in Boulder for Rooney’s 2008 tour, Calling the World. Rooney’s all ages show brought in an eclectic mix of concert-goers: teenagers, college students, parents, and those oh so young pre-teens. Alabama band The Bridges, consisting of four girls and one guy, kicked off the… Continue reading Rooney's Ruffled Call to the World
Boulder loves the jazzy funk, no doubt about it, and at the top of the fan club is Boulder’s college student population. So what better place for a jamfest featuring Medeski, Martin & Wood and the Wood Brothers than in the heart of young hipsterville, right? Well I could think of several better places, but… Continue reading Medeski, Martin & Wood, and the Wood Brothers: Day 1 of my Magical Mystery Weekend
MONOLITH FESTIVAL presented by Esurance returns to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Saturday September 13 and Sunday September 14. The festival, which debuted in 2007 as the first multi-day, multi-stage festival ever held at Colorado’s beloved outdoor venue, was instantly adopted as an indie fan favorite and a staple of the summer festival season. Each year,… Continue reading MONOLITH Announces 2008 Line-Up
Every aspiring musician dreams of the day where everything finally falls perfectly into place. For Canadian electronica wizards The New Deal, it all happened by accident when the band was born during an impromptu performance. The tape recording of that first show is actually there first album, “This Is Live.” If you live in Boston,… Continue reading Grateful Web's Interview with the New Deal
