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We are incredibly proud to announce that the Taj Mahal Trio will take the stage at 8:15 pm Saturday, August 27th for the 18th annual NedFest! With a half-century-long career this 2 time Grammy Award winning (9 times nominated) legend is often cited as a major influence by superstars like Ben Harper and Greg Allman. He has worked with greats like Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Etta James, and the Rolling Stones. He's played on Fallon's Late NIght with The Roots and with Eric Clapton at the Lincoln Center.
Set amidst the towering California Redwoods on the banks of the Eel River sits Northern Nights Music Festival, slated this summer for the weekend of July 15-17, 2016. Labeled as, “Not Your Cookie Cutter Festival,” the 4thyear team behind NNMF has again curated a trendsetting lineup of international, national and local musical talent.
“Oh man, Bill Withers, oooh, he just gets me all over, you know?” a middle-aged woman I’d never met revealed to me as we waited for The New Stew to take the stage last night.
In just the second night of their limited run playing Withers’ classic 1973 album, Live at Carnegie Hall, it was clear that all over feeling is likely to spread.
It was a double whammy of new record releases at the Great American Music Hall for the Dead Winter Carpenters and The Sam Chase and the Untraditional. Both bands dropped highly anticipated new albums, but welcomed Marty O’Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra to get the night going.
The Grateful Dead’s 1977 Spring Tour is considered my many to be one of their best.
Dynamic Philadelphia band The Lawsuits will release Moon Son on May 13th via Randm Records. View the album trailer HERE. The band's second full length album features 11 songs of melodic rock and groove with expressive pop vivacity through lyrics that balance darkness with light. Spiraling with guitar, keys and synth, the album is an atmospheric journey.
All-pro funk and soul ensemble The Nth Power are proud to announce their 2016 summer festival appearances and extended tour dates. The dates come on the heels of a successful New Orleans Jazz Fest run which included shows at Howlin’ Wolf, FIYA Fest, and a sold-out “Earth Wind and Power” performance. The new string of dates will keep The Nth Power closer to home as they journey along the East Coast and into the Midwest for summer festivals including Summer Camp, Electric Forest, Revival Fest, Disc Jam and more.
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood have announced the release of their fourth studio album, Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel, out July 29, 2016 via Robinson's own Silver Arrow Records. The band relocated to northern California for the sessions, recording on the side of a mountain overlooking the foggy Pacific Ocean and channeling the natural majesty of their surroundings into the album's eight sprawling tracks.
Rarely does a jazz guitarist take risks in blending as many different sensibilities as Oz Noy. By his late teens and early twenties in Israel, he was a respected studio guitarist, collaborator and bandleader. He broke onto the New York club scene in 1996 and since has collaborated with the best of cats. In a time where artists are overly cautious about fitting in, Noy’s style is truly like none other. He’s built an impressive following doing his own moves.
Slightly Stoopid and Cloud 9 Adventures have announced the initial artist lineup and event details for the third edition of CLOSER TO THE SUN, a tropical concert vacation held over four nights at an all-inclusive resort located in the beautiful Riviera Maya region of Mexico. After two amazing years, the event returns December 14 –18, 2016 with a stellar lineup to join host band Slightly Stoopid.
