After kicking off their highly anticipated 2013 Spring Tour in Minneapolis the previous night, the ever evolving, genre defying electronic group Sound Tribe Sector 9 continued onwards to Madison to display their talents in front of a packed house at the Orpheum Theatre. Joining them on the tour was classically trained instrumentalist and bass producer… Continue reading STS9 | Orpheum Theatre | Madison, WI | 4/12/2013 | Review
Past the effulgent cherry red and puke green neon sign delineating Pike Place Market, through a perennial shower of raindrops and mist, and under a vertical column of winking, blinking marquee lights is Seattle’s historic Showbox at the Market. Founded way back in ’39 and still going strong, the Showbox ballroom has draw many of… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra | Showbox at the Market | 4/20/2013 | Review
The veteran cast, all-star group of talent called the Greyboy Allstars is back on the road in support of their newest album entitled, Inland Emperor, which the tour is aptly named after. They started it all off with this two night run at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, which is one of my favorite indoor venues in… Continue reading Greyboy Allstars & Dumpstaphunk | Cervantes | 4/12/2013 | Review
It’s not rare to walk into Macky Auditorium and feel overwhelmed by its elegance, but walking in to School of Rock playing ‘Black Magic Woman’ in all its sultry splendor on April 6th for the Nomad Theater‘s benefit show added a whole new element of allure. These kids could rock it, and seeing such young… Continue reading Songs for the Nomad Theater | 4/6/2013 | Review/Photos
I must admit I was worried that the departure of guitarist John Neff was going to leave a noticeable void in the sound of the Drive-By Truckers last Friday night at the Boulder Theater (Neff split in December of last year). His pedal steel was always on time amidst the guitar-heavy DBT shows, a near… Continue reading Drive-By Truckers | Boulder Theater | 4/12/2013 | Review/Photos
Modern Funk’s native sons are releasing a new album at the end of April and it’s exactly what you would expect, which is a good thing.Dumpstaphunk‘s “Dirty Word” is a solid album from a seasoned group of musicians. The band started as a side project in 2003 and has been grooving ever since, collaborating with… Continue reading Dumpstaphunk | Dirty Word | New Music Review
Introducing a new dynamic duo of sorts in Country music known as Howard Salmon and Deborah Martin-Lemmon who just released their latest effort entitled Old Habits are Hard to Break. Right from the start it might be easy to just categorize these 2 as a straight ahead Country duet types and write them off as… Continue reading Lemmon-Salmon | Old Habits are Hard to Break | Review
Over the years, many great bands have played the stage at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, AR. And many of them have played in Fayetteville year after year. One of those bands is Elephant Revival. If you haven’t seen this band before, just go. I promise you won’t regret it. In the short time I’ve… Continue reading Elephant Revival @ George's Majestic Lounge | Preview
Festivaaal! Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass giants, Leftover Salmon brought the sauce to Fort Collins’ Aggie Theater this April. The Americana, string-based, electric bluegrass band is on Spring Tour in support of the 2012 release Aquatic Hitchhiker (produced by Steve Berlin on Los Records.) Members include: Vince Herman (co-founder, singer, guitarist and washboard player) Drew Emmitt (co-founder,… Continue reading Leftover Salmon | Aggie Theater | 4/13/2013 | Review
Out of the resurging Bluegrass Music movement one of the most seasoned vets around is Jeff Austin. The mandolin-man of Yonder Mountain String Band built his following beside his band-mates based upon a loyal fanbase and always keeping it interesting for them. Yonder lives for their fans, and have made their mark in the community.… Continue reading Jeff Austin & Friends | Fox Theater | 4/12/2013 | Review/Photos
