Composer and philanthropist Peter Buffett and international star Akon announced today the beginning of their musical collaboration and the launch of a new social action and resource website, IsThereSomethingICanDo.com. Akon added vocals and remixed Buffett’s song “Anything,” from his 2007 album ‘Staring At The Sun.’ Starting today, the track is available for free download at… Continue reading Peter Buffett & Akon Announce Musical Collaboration
Sure, the bands may be old and the music not quite up to date by the standards of today’s young teens and adults, but Chicago and The Doobie Brothers showed that even in the millennium they can still draw in a crowd. Wednesday nights show at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater didn’t quite sell out, though the… Continue reading Chicago and The Doobies Still Smokin It Up
After proving a highlight at Coachella this year, internationally acclaimed Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performs today at Bonnaroo on Saturday, June 14 at 4:00 PM on the Which Stage. Come see why Q Magazine calls Eugene Hutz, “a great performer of our times,” with what the New York Press is calling “a band that everyone… Continue reading Gogol Bordello Gears Up For Bonnaroo
Staggering gas prices curtailing your travel plans? Avoid the pinch and let Road Trips transport you far and wide while safely parked with your favorite listening device. Our latest 2-disc installment takes us to the magical Summer of ’71 with stops in New Haven, Chicago and, for a limited time, sunny Southern California. All in… Continue reading Grateful Dead – Road Trips: Volume One, Number Three
Grateful Web’s Tim Hurley was on hand at this year’s Wakarusa to cover the festival. Tim’s pictures are here! And check back soon for Tim’s write-up of last weekend’s Wakarusa. Enjoy, The Grateful Web
Catch Colorado’s Yonder Mountain String Band on the Main Stage (the ‘What Stage’) this year at Bonnaroo just prior to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss¹s set this Sunday, June 15 at 3:45. Yonder returns to Bonnaroo after a short hiatus having played on the festival in 2003, 2004, and 2005. They return to Bonnaroo with… Continue reading Catch Yonder @ Bonnaroo – Sunday 3:45PM (What Stage)
Due to a scheduling mishap by the Disco Biscuits, they had to play during Day 1, which made the festival’s lineup suffer tremendously on Day 2 (pictures here). The festival’s organizers compensated by making Day 2 free if one held any ticket stub from either Day 1 or any of the late night shows. That… Continue reading Day 2 of Jam on the River 2008
Though Peter Ostroushko’s generosity is well known among other musicians as he quietly sits in the background, adding instrumental support for many solo artists, he is in his own stead an incredibly versatile and sensitive player and composer. He has amassed a legacy of his own original recordings on Red House Records, orchestral compositions, scores… Continue reading A Conversation with Mandolin Virtuoso Peter Ostroushko
