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Halloween is upon us, and the band has been vigorously rehearsing musical mash-ups and putting the finalizing touches on production for our weekend-long extravaganza in Milwaukee. Thursday night, Halloween proper, is the "Official Mash-up Night," where fans and the band alike are encouraged to descend upon the historic Riverside Theater in costume. The London Souls, Cosby Sweater and Boombox lend support over the weekend, adding their diverse musical stylings to the stage.Partake in our annual Pumpkin Carving Contest, and bring your submission to the Riverside between 5-6pm on the 31st.

Beginning Thursday on Halloween night, Phish will offer live webcasts of their 3-night sold out run from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ at LivePhish.com.Fans can tune in on their large screen TVs via HDMI-equipped PCs or Macs, Apple TV via AirPlay, as well as on Android devices and iOS platforms (iPad, iPhone).Pre-Order the 3 Night Atlantic City, NJ Webcast pass for $44.99 now at LivePhish.com. You may also purchase individual night webcasts.To pre-order, visit http://livephi.sh/16wGsEl

The phone rings at the Oxford, Miss.-based label Big Legal Mess. An intern tells the caller, “Oh, we don’t really do blues here anymore.” One of the company’s principals overhears this and grabs the phone. On the other end of the line is one 81-year-old Leo “Bud” Welch from Mississippi’s Calhoun County.

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The ever-prolific Keller Williams recently announced a massive winter tour in support of his exciting new release with his latest musical muse, a 6-piece funk band dubbed ‘More Than A Little’. The “What The FUNK Tour” takes Keller and this cast of hard-hitting funk players through major markets throughout the Midwest and West in early 2014.  The full list of dates is included below.

Half The City (Single Lock/Thirty Tigers) the full-length debut from the explosive Birmingham, AL soul sextet St. Paul & The Broken Bones is set for release on February 18. St. Paul & The Broken Bones has already garnered much attention due to their high-energy live performances, led by charismatic front man Paul Janeway. The group’s sweat-soaked, take-no-prisoners style has converted many, including Paste Magazine, who named St.

The Go-Go Brass Funk band Brass-A-Holics release their new album I AM A BRASS-A-HOLIC today, October 29th!

The peak at this weekend’s Hangtown Halloween Ball came during Saturday’s late-night set when Greensky Bluegrass hit the stage, as the festival hosts, Railroad Earth.Music and costumes blended when Railroad Earth drummer Carey Harmon appeared behind the kit with the costumed Michigan quintet as they kicked things off with the RRE classic “Long Way to Go”.  Fans were treated to a set of Greensky Bluegrass completely and fantastically donned with Railroad Earth’s members’ trademark garb.

Muse - Live at Rome Olympic Stadium is the first concert film ever to be presented in 4K, a format soon to be adopted by Hollywood as standard for all blockbuster films. Now becoming widely known as Ultra High Definition, 4K means more pixels - to be precise 8.8 million of them - bursting off the screen in every frame, 4 times more than we’re used to seeing in the cinema.For fans of the band, more pixels mean an unrivalled opportunity to experience the full visual spectrum of their Rome stadium show shot in July this year.

SpectiCast is pleased to announce the theatrical release of The Rolling Stones ‘Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live’ premiering worldwide (excluding the UK, Canada, and Japan) on 6 November 2013‘Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live’ chronicles The Rolling Stones’ historic and triumphant return to London’s Hyde Park with a 2-hour live concert film.In July 2013, over 100,000 ecstatic fans packed into Hyde Park for two spectacular outdoor concerts to see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronn

Rooted in old-school R&B and soul, re-imagined for today, Australian band CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES will bring their unique indie soul back to the U.S. next month for a nationwide trek from October through December (dates below, more to be announced).