It has been my pleasure to watch Minneapolis band Enchanted Ape develop from a gathering of players who got together to have a good time and occasionally write a clever tune to a road-honed band that is producing intelligent songs with tight instrumentation. It is no wonder that they have been repeatedly asked back to Minnesota’s… Continue reading Enchanted Ape Digs Deeper with 'Off the Ground'
Last weekend, the electrofunk duo BoomBox stopped by the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO to dish out their unique brand of dance worthy club rock to a packed house of Saturday night revelers. Before the show, Grateful Web’s Sam Holloway had an opportunity to go backstage and catch up with Zion and Russ about life… Continue reading Backstage at the Fox Theater with BoomBox
Grateful Web’s Sam Holloway had a chance to catch up with Boots Factor, drummer/mandolin/banjo for Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers who answered a few questions during their recent stop at the Fox Theater in Boulder, Colorado. Grateful Web: You guys are only a few weeks into your “Celebrating Five Years” tour. How big a milestone is five years for you? Boots: It’s a milestone… Continue reading Grateful Web's Interview w/ Boots Factor of Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
Recently Grateful Web’s Alex Borosody had the opportunity to talk with Matt Butler, the musician and conductor behind the Everyone Orchestra, who we also discovered can add, “great orator” to his list of talents. Never one to shy away from leadership, you could say Matt conducted the interview, as he energetically and expressively weaved eloquent science… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview w/ Everyone Orchestra's Matt Butler
Once upon a time, in a holler far, far away, a music revolution was born when the cries of Hasil “The Haze” Adkins, the last of ten Adkins children, first echoed across Appalachia. No one knows the exact date of the event. Though it was recorded in a family Bible, the Bible was lost. At… Continue reading Hunchin' at the Crossroads
On the 25th of July, BoomBox played the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. Their music is a unique blend of electronica, funk, and southern rock, the likes of which I’ve never quite seen before. Bringing in crowds of both rock and electronica fans, BoomBox is getting bigger all the time. Zion Godchaux, son of former… Continue reading Backstage with BoomBox
One of the interesting twists to this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival is the inclusion of two new bands with some screeching metal influences. One is Dub Trio out of Brooklyn, bringing hip-hop and hard core with a peaceful message, and the other is The Hue, out of Chicago. The Hue has been together about a… Continue reading The Hue Bringing New Color to 10KLF
Musical siblings, the Wood Brothers, will be returning to the 10,000 Lakes Festival this year, touting their latest CD, Loaded. Two years ago, in 90+ heat, festival fans packed the Barn Stage to see this mix of southern backroads and big city boulevards. In their own version of country mouse and city mouse, Oliver Wood,… Continue reading Wood Brothers Creating Quite a Fire
Whenever any loosely-based bluegrassy band comes to Chicago, Cornmeal is always called upon to make the touring band feel welcome, usually by whipping up the audience into a frenzy before they take the stage. They’ve shared a bill with Yonder Mountain String Band, Blueground Undergrass, and the wildly innovative and popular band, Railroad Earth. “We’ve… Continue reading Cooking with Cornmeal
One of the most unusual acts at this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival is Minneapolis artist, Heatbox. Aaron Heaton, performing as Heatbox for the past five years, has created a one-man show that has to be seen to be believed. He’s not a comedian, and he’s not a singer or a rapper, though there is some… Continue reading Heatbox Lights a Fire
