This summer, the Momentary will play host to a remarkable gathering of musical talent as FreshGrass | Bentonville returns to Arkansas on May 17th and 18th. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Ozarks, the festival is now in its fourth year and has rapidly become a beacon for both traditional and innovative roots music.… Continue reading FreshGrass | Bentonville Celebrates Music and History in the Heart of the Ozarks This Summer
Today, with Rhino’s surprise release of From The Mars Hotel: The Angel’s Share, the Grateful Dead vaults have once again been opened. Featuring 16 newly unearthed session recordings, the digital collection brings listeners directly into San Francisco’s Coast Recorders during the spring of 1974, revealing the band’s real-time process as they crafted such eternal staples… Continue reading Grateful Dead Release Newly Unearthed Session Tapes | From The Mars Hotel: The Angel's Share
After a moody meditation on addiction (“I Go”) and a sweetly hopeful ode to lifelong love (“Just Let Me Know”), bluegrass stalwarts The Grascals are back with an energetic portrait of a lovelorn man who just can’t get the woman he’s wooing to reciprocate his feelings. “I had the idea a few years back to… Continue reading The Grascals bring driving bluegrass energy to “Pull The Trigger”
David Villalta, the multi-talented owner and operator of Studio 55 and General Manager of Louisiana Red Hot Records, has launched the official website for Studio 55 and recently dazzled audiences with a spectacular halftime performance at an NBA Phoenix Suns game. The performance featured Villalta shredding on lead guitar alongside Oscar-winner DJ Paul of Three… Continue reading Louisiana Red Hot Records GM David Villalta Debuts Studio 55 Website and Stars in NBA Halftime Show
The Spring tour continued in Harrisburg, PA this week as Spafford made sure to acknowledge the recent passing of legendary musician Dickey Betts in their performance at XL Live. Guitarist Brian Moss started into the Betts written classic “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” before launching into the spacey original “In the Eyes of Thieves.” As… Continue reading Spafford Gives Nod to Dickey Betts with "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" Tease in Harrisburg
Today GRAMMY winning, two-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the year Bronwyn Keith-Hynes announces the release of her sophomore solo album I Built A World out May 24th via Sugar Petunia Records and shares her new video for “Trip Around the Sun.” Long renowned as a prolific instrumentalist and member of Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway,… Continue reading Golden Highway Fiddler Bronywn Keith-Hynes Announces New Solo Record, Shares Video ft. Dierks Bentley
GRAMMY-Award-winning bluegrass, folk, and Americana outfit The Infamous Stringdusters have unveiled their first single of 2024 with a cover of Earl King’s timeless classic “Those Lonely, Lonely Nights” featuring New Orleans-based songwriter and guitarist Anders Osborne on vocals. The track is released to celebrate The Infamous Stringdusters with Anders Osborne performing at House of Blues… Continue reading The Infamous Stringdusters Collaborate with Anders Osborne to Cover Earl King’s “Those Lonely, Lonely Nights”
From the time he began recording with the Velvet Underground in the 1960s until his death in 2013, Lou Reed released nearly 50 original albums. In Sweet, Wild and Vicious: Listening to Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground, out today via Trouser Press Books, Jim Higgins delves into each one, with descriptions, details, analysis and… Continue reading SWEET, WILD AND VICIOUS: LISTENING TO LOU REED AND THE VELVET UNDERGROUND BY JIM HIGGINS
Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Eric Gales, Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, Ally Venable Band, GA-20, Tommy Castro & Deanna Bogart, Taj Farrant, and Toronzo Cannon. The 22nd Annual Blues from the Top Music Festival is presented by the Grand County Blues Society, and takes place at the Rendezvous… Continue reading 22nd Annual Blues From The Top Music Festival, Three Big Days! Presented By The Grand County Blues Society
Last week, The Black Crowes proved once again that rock and roll is still alive and well as they hit The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on Monday, April 8 to give rabid fans a dose of rhythm and blues southern style. Promoting their latest album Happiness Bastards, the octet gave everything they had to a… Continue reading Black Crowes | The Fillmore Auditorium | 4/8/2024
