Life is good® is excited to announce the lineup for the 2011 Life is good Festival. Set to take place September 24-25 in Canton, MA, a suburb of Boston, the multi-faceted fundraiser combines world-class headliners and nationally known musical talent on three stages, including several of today’s most popular children’s performers. This one-of-a-kind festival aims to raise $1 million to benefit the Life is good Playmakers, the action arm of The Life is good Kids Foundation.

The two-day music and fundraising festival is hosted by Life is good®, a Boston-based company that spreads the power of optimism through its colorful collection of apparel and accessories and through its social mission to help kids overcome life-threatening challenges. The annual event will make its return to historic and picturesque Prowse Farm at the foot of the Blue Hills, just minutes from Boston. Once again, Life is good has partnered with Superfly Presents, nationally-recognized producers of the iconic Bonnaroo and Outside Lands festivals to assure a first-class festival experience for all ages.

The 2011 Life is good Festival will feature national headlining artists Ray LaMontagne, The Avett Brothers, Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Levon Helm Band, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Brandi Carlile, Martin Sexton, Raphael Saadiq, Ingrid Michaelson and The Hold Steady as well as

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Maceo Parker, Tristan Prettyman, The Ryan Montbleau Band, Zee Avi, Dwight and Nicole, and Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents. Kindie rock superstars Imagination Movers and The Laurie Berkner Band will headline the Good Kids Stage alongside special kids performances from Keller Williams and local favorite Ben Rudnick and Friends. The full talent line-up is listed below and complete festival information can be found at www.lifeisgood.com.

While the festival features great music, an array of games and activities, diverse local food, and hands-on art projects, the goal of the weekend is to create a community of fundraisers.  Each ticket buyer will be directed to a personal fundraising page that supports The Life is good Playmakers.  Festival-goers who raise funds will be rewarded with exclusive backstage hospitality, preferred concert viewing, artist meet and greets and other prizes. These fundraisers will be called VGPs – Very Good People – and will have a truly amazing concert experience.

Tickets for the 2011 Life is good Festival go on sale on June 16, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Visit http://www.lifeisgood.com to purchase tickets and register to fundraise for the event.   Adult single-day tickets are $65, and $120 two-day tickets are also available.  Tickets for children ages 2-12 are available for $20 for a single day tickets and $35 for a two-day ticket. Children under 2 are admitted free of charge.  

“The 2010 Life is good Festival set a new standard for all-ages entertainment while raising significant funds for the Life is good Kids Foundation. In 2011, we are looking to build on this success by raising even more funds to help kids in need,” said Bert Jacobs, chief executive optimist for Life is good. “We are so excited about the line-up and look forward to everyone engaging in the fundraising effort to make this the most successful Life is good festival to date.”

Life is good has raised over $6.5 million for kids in need since 2003. The Life is good Kids Foundation is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit committed to helping children overcome life-threatening challenges such as violence, illness and extreme poverty.  Its Playmakers initiative provides innovative training and support to the frontline child care professionals dedicated to helping these children so that all involved lead healthier, more joyful lives. To date, the Life is good Playmakers have trained more than 2,500 Playmakers across the country who have provided joyful, healing play to over 130,000 kids.   

The site for the festival, Prowse Farm in Canton, is a historic 44-acre property managed by the Friends of Prowse Farm, a non-profit volunteer organization. The property is located at the gateway of the Blue Hills Reservation, public parkland that has been set aside for recreational use. Prowse Farm is fully accessible via public transportation, with all-day shuttles to and from the nearby Rte. 128/University Avenue train station. A large number of free parking spots are also available.  

For more information on The Life is good Company, the Life is good Kids Foundation and the Life is good Festival, please visit www.lifeisgood.com/festivals.

Slightly Stoopid, the Ocean Beach/San Diego, CA group led by multi-instrumentalists and founding members, Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald, will headline Jungle Jam IV January 16-19, 2014 in Jaco, Costa Rica.Featuring four days of continuous music, this year’s party in the jungle also includes festival newcomers G. Love & Friends, Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe,The Expendables, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, Kung Fu and dopapod, as well as Jungle Jam veterans Max Creek, Oteil Burbridge, bassist for the Allman Brothers Band, Zach Deputy and Ryan Montbleau Band.The one-of-a-kind music and camping festival in Jaco, Costa Rica is hosted by the beautiful DoceLunas Resort Hotel and includes concerts at multiple locations in the area, including beach front venues, late night clubs and local theatres, all designed to create an up-close and personal concert experience.  It is not unusual for bands to play multiple days at Jungle Jam. Nor is it unusual for sets to turn into big jam sessions. “We are stoked to have some of the best touring bands in America come ROCK JACO once again,’ said Eric Freitas, event producer for Jungle Jam IV. “This year’s line-up represents a mix of genres and styles that fit in perfect harmony with the culture, surroundings and the vibe of Costa Rica.  Roots Reggae, Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Fusion, Americana, Jam and Electronic it's all here.” A limited number of early bird tickets are available while supplies last starting at just $149 for a four day festival pass and $299 for a six day camping and festival pass.  Camping packages include the full access to Jungle Jam IV as well as camping in a secure area and round trip airport transfers.  All the amenities of a top notch camping and music festival will be available including showers, food vendors as well as a General Store. The campground will open on January 15, 2014 and close on January 21, 2014. Once the early bird packages are gone, Jungle Jam camping and festival packages will be available starting at $199 per person for the four day pass and $349 per person for a 6 day camping pass.All-inclusive hotel packages are still available at the Best Western Jaco Beach Resort. Condo packages are available at a number of the best resorts along Jaco Beach including the La Paloma Blanca, Bahia Azul, Bahia Encantada, The Palms and Diamante Del Sol.All camping, hotel and condo packages include festival tickets and ground transportation transfers to and from San Jose Airport.The DoceLunas Resort has been the home for Jungle Jam since 2011 and is truly one of the gems of all Central America.  Located among the towering jungle shade trees, the DoceLunas Resort is a three minute drive or a one mile walk from the beach. Wild life abounds and scarlet macaws, monkeys, geckos and anteaters all can be seen on the grounds at DoceLunas. DoceLunas offers all the amenities expected of a four-star hotel, including a full service gourmet restaurant, high speed wireless internet, a spectacular waterfall cave mosaic swimming pool, yoga studio, a full spa and beauty salon and more.Most Jungle Jam IV performances will take place during the evenings allowing attendees the opportunity to take advantage of all that Costa Rica has to offer from zip line adventures across the rain forest, boat cruises to see crocodiles, surfing lessons, day trips to Manuel Antonio National Park and much more.For tickets and information visit www.junglejam.com

Slightly Stoopid, the Ocean Beach/San Diego, CA group will be joined by special guest reggae superstar Don Carlos at  Jungle Jam IV January 16-19, 2014 in Jaco, Costa Rica. Ojo de Buey, Florian Droids, Thicker than Thieves, Dastardly Bastards and Fusion Funk San Jose have also been added to the Jungle Jam IV lineup. Featuring four days of continuous music, this year’s party in the jungle, the festival also includes newcomers G. Love & Friends, Dumpstaphunk, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, The Expendables, dopapod, and, Kung Fu as well as Jungle Jam veterans Max Creek, Oteil Burbridge, bassist for the Allman Brothers Band, Zach Deputy and Ryan Montbleau Band. The one-of-a-kind music and camping festival in Jaco, Costa Rica is hosted by the beautiful DoceLunas Resort Hotel and includes concerts at multiple locations in the area, including beach front venues, late night clubs and local theatres, all designed to create an up-close and personal concert experience.  The main stage schedule at the DoceLunas Resort is now available on the Jungle Jam IV website. Additional stage schedules will be announced the week of January 6.And this year, the party continues late night with a number of shows and one of a kind experiences including Headphone Disco, one of the most exciting dance party experiences to emerge in years. Where else can you witness one half of a crowd go wild to tough electro beats while the other half get down to some floor-shaking rock n' roll?  All at the same late night Jungle Jam Party. Festival tickets start at just $149 for a four day festival pass and $299 for a six day camping and festival pass.  Camping packages include the full access to Jungle Jam IV as well as camping in a secure area and round trip airport transfers.  All the amenities of a top notch camping and music festival will be available including showers, food vendors as well as a General Store. The campground will open on January 15, 2014 and close on January 21, 2014.A limited number of all-inclusive hotel packages are still available at the Best Western Jaco Beach Resort. Condo packages are available at a number of the best resorts along Jaco Beach including the La Paloma Blanca, Bahia Azul, Bahia Encantada, The Palms and Diamante Del Sol.  All camping, hotel and condo packages include festival tickets and ground transportation transfers to and from San Jose Airport.The DoceLunas Resort has been the home for Jungle Jam since 2011 and is truly one of the gems of all Central America.  Located among the towering jungle shade trees, the DoceLunas Resort is a three minute drive or a one mile walk from the beach. Wild life abounds and scarlet macaws, monkeys, geckos and anteaters all can be seen on the grounds at DoceLunas.Most Jungle Jam IV performances will take place during the evenings allowing attendees the opportunity to take advantage of all that Costa Rica has to offer from zip line adventures across the rain forest, boat cruises to see crocodiles, surfing lessons, day trips to Manuel Antonio National Park and much more.

GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS along with Higher Ground Presents are pleased to announce the lineup for the 4th annual Grand Point North Music Festival taking place on Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at Burlington, Vermont’s Waterfront Park.In addition to Grace Potter & the Nocturnals playing both nights, the main stage line-up for the 2014 festival will include Lake Street Dive, Trampled By Turtles, The Devil Makes Three, Dr. John, The War On Drugs, Lucius, Rayland Baxter, and Debo Band. Also featured on this year’s bill are some of Burlington's finest local talent, including Caroline Rose, Swale, Villanelles, Anders Parker, Lowell Thompson, Gold Town, and The High Breaks."The Nocturnals and I are thrilled to roll out our 4th annual Grand Point North Fest. We've taken great joy in handcrafting this celebration of music, food, art and the glorious outdoors. This year's lineup both local and national is really more eclectic than ever; featuring some of the most exciting new music to hit the scene in years. I hope to see you all down at the breathtaking Burlington Waterfront this September so that we can all ring in the Autumn with a bang!” – Grace PotterTickets for the Grand Point North Music Festival are currently on sale. Tickets are available online at www.highergroundmusic.com. Tickets can also be purchased by phone at 888-512-SHOW or in person at the Higher Ground box office, located at 1214 Williston Road in South Burlington.Two-day festival tickets are currently $69 and will increase to $79 at a later date. Single day tickets are $49 in advance. Children 12 and under are free.Time: Saturday, Gates at 3pm. Sunday, Gates at 2pm. Set Times TBDDates: Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th, 2014Location: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VTAges: All ages. Children 12 and under are free.Tickets:          $69 Regular 2 Day (while tickets last)                        $79 Regular 2 day (while tickets last)                        $49 Advance Saturday                        $49 Advance Sunday Tickets on sale nowPurchase:Online: www.highergroundmusic.comCharge by phone: 888-512-7469In person: Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington

Near capacity crowds flocked to Waterfront Park in Burlington, Vermont on September 13^th and 14^th for the 4th annual Grand Point North Music Festival presented by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. Grand Point North Festival featured two full days of continuous music on side-by-side stages along with Grand Point Local, a celebration of local restaurants and food purveyors, and Grand Point Weird,  the artistic component to the festival curated by Charlotte Potter.

Saturday, September 13 bands included Dwight & Nicole, Villanelles, Swale, Caroline Rose, Rayland Baxter, Lucius, The War on Drugs, Lake Street Dive and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. Highlights of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals set included Rayland Baxter joining Grace for Elton John’s Rocket Man. Grace and the band brought all the performers on stage for a finale  performing “With a Little Help From My Friends.”

Sunday, September 14 bands included The High Breaks, Gold Town, Anders Parker & Cloud Badge, Lowell Thompson, Debo Band,  Dr. John & The Nite Trippers, The Devil Makes Three, Trampled by Turtles and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. Grace and the band brought all the performs on stage for a finale performing Sly & The Family Stone’s "I Want To Take You Higher."

Grand Point Weird: Grand Point Weird, the artistic sister to Grand Point North curated by Charlotte Potter with Brett Day Windam and Hannah Kirkpatrick,  returned to the festival this year. This year’s Grand Point Weird was a watery homage to the inner tube in all its visual and cultural permutations. Sound intriguing? Attendee’s visited the ‘Tent of Weird’ and became immersed in an underwater artwork.  And it was inner tubes everywhere throughout Waterfront Park. These artistic endeavors were the perfect complement to Burlington’s favorite festival.

Grand Point Local:  For the third year in a row, Grand Point North offered Grand Point Local, a collection of local restaurants and local food products for sale, curated by The Skinny Pancake. Grand Point local was created to celebrate local food by highlighting some of Vermont’s best purveyors including Bluebird BBQ, Southern Smoke, Open Hearth Pizza, Pingala Café, Duino Duende, Lazy Farmer, The Hind Quarter, Vermont Kettle Korn, Brio Coffee Works, SOYO, Queen City Pops and Shaker Maple Farm..

Hey friends - head over to the Grand Point North Facebook page for your chance to win a pair of Weekend VIP Passes. GPN is coming up in just three weeks at Waterfront Park in Burlington, VT and should be a great weekend of music with Grace Potter, Flaming Lips, Mike Gordon, Greensky Bluegrass, Odessa, Amy Helm, Spirit Family Reunion, Shakey Graves, Marco Benevento and a bunch of great Vermont bands on the rise.

No matter what you should be making your plans to hit the festival.
 

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Grace Potter announced today the lineup for the 2016 Grand Point North music festival, scheduled for September 17 and 18 at Burlington, Vermont’s Waterfront Park. Potter will headline both nights and will be joined by Old Crow Medicine Show, Guster, The Wood Brothers, Kaleo, Blind Pilot, The Record Company, Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band and Eliza Hardy Jones, who also plays in Potter’s backing band.  Two day passes are currently on-sale; single day tickets go on-sale Friday, April 22 at 11am.

Continuing its tradition of showcasing homegrown talent, this year's lineup will also include a strong representation of  acts from around New England making their mark on the Burlington, Vermont music scene. Local and regional bands performing this year include: And The Kids, Steady Betty, Smooth Antics, Blue Button, Billy Dean & The Honor Roll, and Iron Eyes Cody.

For the fourth year in a row, Grace Potter has partnered with Seven Days, Vermont's free, alternative newsweekly, to give fans a chance to choose one lucky Vermont musician or band to kick off this year's Grand Point North festival. The nomination period begins May 2nd, with voting to follow May 9 - 15. All fans that vote will also have the chance to win two weekend passes to this year’s Grand Point North festival.

"I'm THRILLED to be able to FINALLY announce the official lineup for my festival, Grand Point North! This year’s lineup will include hand-picked local faves, regional and national bands as well as expertly curated best-of-Vermont-Food, drink, dance, performance, art, and mayhem” said Potter. “I hope you will all join me this September for another iconic weekend in the mountains of Vermont on the Burlington Waterfront. If you’ve never been, I DARE you to come. Be prepared to fall in love. This place is pure magic."

“Collaborating with Grace on Grand Point North is one of the favorite things I do every year," said Alex Crothers, Grace's long-time partner on the festival. "This lineup is without a doubt one of the most exciting bills we’ve put together — and with no overlapping sets I love how easy it is to catch all 8 bands each day. Combine that with the waterfront park setting, wonderful local food vendors sourced from our friends at the Skinny Pancake, and the weirdness that Charlotte Potter manifests each year for Grand Point Weird and you’ve got one of the highlights of the year. "

Dates: Saturday, September 17^th and Sunday, September 18^th, 2016

Time: Saturday, Gates at 3pm. Sunday, Gates at 2pm (Box Office opens each day at 11am)

Location: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT

Two-day festival tickets are currently $79 while supplies last. Single day tickets go on sale on Friday, April 22nd at 11am and are $59.  Children 12 and under are free. Festival is rain or shine.

Tickets are available online at  www.highergroundmusic.com, by phone at 802-652-0777 or in person at the Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington

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Slightly Stoopid, the Reggae Rock group from Ocean Beach/San Diego along with International Artists Thievery Corporation return to the resort city of Jaco, Costa Rica to headline the Seventh Annual Jungle Jam March 9-12, 2017.  Featuring four days of continuous music and activities, this year’s line-up also includes Stick Figure, Twiddle, Fortunate Youth, Hirie, Mike Love, Rob Garza (DJ set,) Congo Sanchez, Organically Good Trio, Sonombulo, Santos Y Zurdo. Matt Carey, and Selecta Coco.

From daytime beachfront venue performances to late night shows, music will fill the town beginning on Thursday March 9, as the festival kicks off with an intimate artist showcase and traditional Costa Rican barbeque for VIP ticket holders. Main-stage performances run Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The one-of-a-kind music and camping festival is set to take place in the heart of downtown Jaco, the popular Costa Rican surf town.   “Jungle Jam has a lot more going for it than your everyday music festival,” said festival producer Eric Freitas.  “Picture gorgeous sun-drenched beaches, stunning sunrises and sunsets.  Add in lush jungles filled with a colorful variety of wildlife, from capuchin monkeys to scarlet macaws. Jungle Jam operates on the guiding principles of ‘Pura Vida,’ that life is damn good, so let's get out there and enjoy all that it has to offer!”

Each day at Jungle Jam starts with live music yoga on the beach.  Then, attendees are encouraged to engage in one of the spectacular eco tours, sport adventures and excursions available, from zip line adventures across the rain forest to a boat cruises to see crocodiles.  Attendees can take surfing lessons or a trip to Manuel Antonio National Park. There is simply no better way to experience Costa Rica up close, often with the festival performers right next to you. 

Early bird tickets are sale now through December 21 with weekend passes starting at just $150 and includes weekend entry to the festival grounds and general camping. VIP packages start at just $300 and includes exclusive access to select after-hours concerts and other special events along with a variety of perks. Lodging, ground transportation, and meals can all be added on to all VIP packages.

New to Jungle Jam this year is the opportunity to purchase festival tickets on layaway.  The innovative Payment Plans, powered by Universe, allows Jungle Jam ticket buyers the option to break the overall ticket price into a series of low-cost payments. Universe has been working with Jungle Jam to provide another way to create access, reduce costs and provide fans everywhere with a magical concert experience with the most affordable, fan-friendly ticketing experience.

For more information, and to purchase Jungle Jam tickets and VIP packages, please visit: www.junglejam.com.

Grace Potter & Higher Ground announced that the Grand Point North music festival, presented by the Point & VPR, will return to Waterfront Park in Burlington, VT on Sept. 16th & 17th, 2017. This marks the seventh year of the festival.

Early Bird two-day tickets and VIP Passes go on sale this Friday, Feb. 10th at 11am. Early Bird tickets are just $69. VIP Passes are $159 and include early entry to the festival grounds each day, exclusive VIP viewing area at the sound board, commemorative VIP laminate, festival poster signed by Grace Potter, and access to VIP hospitality tent with discounted beverages and light food provided.

Grand Point North, now a staple of the thriving Vermont music scene, features a lineup that Potter personally curates. "This year will include local favorites, regional and national bands, as well as expertly crafted local food, drink, performance, art, and mayhem,” said Potter, who will return as the featured performer of the festival. Mixing in some Grace Potter & the Nocturnals’ classics like “Stars” and “Paris (Ooh La La)” alongside tracks from her debut solo album Midnight on the set list, Grace’s enthusiastic and energetic performances will get both old and new fans on their feet. Past performers include artists such as The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Flaming Lips, Guster, Fitz & The Tantrums, and many more. The full lineup for this year’s festival will be announced in the spring.

Dates: Saturday, September 16th and Sunday, September 17th, 2017

Time: Saturday, Gates at 3pm. Sunday, Gates at 2pm (Box Office opens each day at 11am)

Location: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT

Tickets will be available online at www.highergroundmusic.com, by phone at 802-652-0777 or in person at the Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington. Presented by the Point & VPR.

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Jungle Jam organizers today announced that the 2017 festival will be moving to new festival grounds right along the beach in downtown Jaco, Costa Rica. The festival which is headlined by Slightly Stoopid, the Reggae Rock group from Ocean Beach/San Diego and Thievery Corporation returns to the resort city March 9-12, 2017.

Featuring four days of continuous music and activities, this year’s line-up also includes Stick Figure, Twiddle, Fortunate Youth, Hirie, Mike Love, Rob Garza (DJ set,) Congo Sanchez, Organically Good Trio, Sonombulo, Santos Y Zurdo. Matt Carey, and Selecta Coco.  The lineup has been rounded out with the recent additions of Ryan Montbleau solo and with Hayley Jane, Roots of Creation, Talawa. FEATherWOLF, Matos, Selecta Coco. Docta Rhythm Selecta and Cypher One.

Located next to the Best Western on Jaco Beach, the new Jungle Jam Festival Grounds will offer ample space for fans and performers alike. The festival will also include artists, artisan food vendors, fire dancers and more. The festival grounds will also include a secure VIP Camping area. Other VIP accommodations and camping facilities are just a short walk away.

“We’re very excited to bring Jungle Jam to the beach and downtown Jaco,” said festival producer Eric Freitas. “Jungle Jam will still have the same high quality production values. We’ll have more room and we will be in the heart of Jaco. The new grounds will be much easier for people to enjoy everything that Jaco offers.”

Music will fill Jaco beginning Thursday March 9 with an intimate artist showcase and traditional Costa Rican barbeque for VIP ticket holders. Main-stage performances run Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Each day at Jungle Jam starts with live music yoga on the beach.  Then, attendees are encouraged to engage in one of the spectacular eco tours, sport adventures and excursions available, from zip line adventures across the rain forest to boat cruises to see crocodiles.  Attendees can take surfing lessons or a trip to Manuel Antonio National Park. There is simply no better way to experience Costa Rica up close, often with the festival performers right next to you.

New to Jungle Jam this year is the opportunity to purchase festival tickets on layaway.  The innovative Payment Plans, powered by Universe, allows Jungle Jam ticket buyers the option to break the overall ticket price into a series of low-cost payments. Universe has been working with Jungle Jam to provide another way to create access, reduce costs and provide fans everywhere with a magical concert experience with the most affordable, fan-friendly ticketing experience.

Festival passes start at just $175 and include weekend entry to the festival grounds and general camping. VIP packages start at $300 and include exclusive access to select after-hours concerts and other special events along with a variety of perks. Lodging, ground transportation, and meals can all be added on to all VIP packages. Early Bird Tico Passes are available  starting at just $60 (*Cedula/ID required for admission.) Tico VIP packages start at just $199.

For more information, and to purchase Jungle Jam tickets and VIP packages, please visit: www.junglejam.com

Six Chair Productions announced today that the 2nd annual Festival at the Farm will return to Prowse Farm in Canton this fall. Presented by New Hampshire-based Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, the 2017 festival will take place September 16-17, 2017.

Festival at the Farm is a weekend-long celebration of community, with live music and a focus on great food and unique experiences for all ages. The festival will feature two stages of nationally-known artists alongside some of Boston’s best local acts. In addition to the music, Festival at the Farm will host locally-sourced and inspired food vendors, culinary workshops from local chefs, an onsite farmers market, backyard games and a craft vendor marketplace. Inspired by Pete and Gerry’s free range hens, who have ample room to roam on green pasture, the Free Range Kids Zone will feature kid’s entertainers, hands-on games, activities and music geared towards the 10 and under crowd.

“With a stunning view of the Blue Hills and its proximity to Boston, Festival at the Farm gives music fans of all ages the chance to escape the everyday, to enjoy a weekend of live music, delicious food and drink, and experiences focused on simple pleasures and good times,” said James Macdonald, founder of Six Chair Productions and producer of Festival at the Farm.  “In addition to the music, fans can have some fun engaging with a host of other activities provided by our onsite partners, including many provided by our lead sponsor Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs . We can’t wait to see everyone at the festival and we are thrilled to have Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs onboard."

Six Chair Productions is a Boston-based entertainment company founded in 2016 by music business veteran James Macdonald that specializes in festival development, artist management and musically-minded brand experiences.  Before founding Six Chair, Macdonald spent two decades in music and live events including roles at Virgin Records/EMI Music, 525 Worldwide Music and The Life is Good Company.  It was Macdonald’s experience managing the much-loved  Life is Good Festival at Prowse Farm that brought him back to the location to develop Festival at the Farm.  

Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs is a fourth generation family farm in the foothills of the White Mountains in Monroe, N.H. Today, all of Pete and Gerry’s Certified Humane Free Range Organic eggs come from other small family farmers in New England who follow the strictest standards of humane animal treatment, safety, and environmental sustainability. Pete and Gerry’s believes hens deserve a safe, comfortable place to live a happy, healthy life – and that our family farmers deserve the right to keep their lands and livelihoods without having to resort to unhealthy factory-farm practices.

“As a local company, we jumped at the chance to be a part of The Festival at the Farm,” said Jesse Laflamme, Chief Executive Farmer of Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs. “ This event aligns so well with who we are as a company - family-led, a focus on local, organic and humane food provided by real family farms - and we look forward to sharing our eggs with everyone at the festival.”

Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs will be showcased throughout the weekend of activities, including all-day breakfast featuring their eggs.  Festival at the Farm takes place at historic Prowse Farm in Canton, a 44-acre property managed by the Friends of Prowse Farm, a non-profit volunteer organization.  The property is located at the gateways of the Blue Hills Reservation, public parkland that has been set aside for recreational use.  Free parking is available on the Prowse Farm grounds.

The lineup for the 2017 Festival at the Farm will be announced May 3, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. and tickets will go on sale at that time. Adult single-day tickets are $45, Adult Two-Day Tickets are $75, VIP Tickets are $110,  Kids age 5 and under will be admitted free of charge and tickets for Kids Ages 6-12 are $15. For more information and tickets, visit www.festivalatthefarm.com

Grammy-nominated musician Grace Potter announced today the lineup for the 2017 Grand Point North music festival. The Trey Anastasio Band will join Potter, Dawes, Mondo Cozmo, Joseph, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Low Cut Connie, Son Little, and Tank & The Bangas for the annual festival, scheduled for September 16 and 17 at Burlington, Vermont’s Waterfront Park. Two day passes are currently on-sale; single day tickets go on-sale Friday, May 5 at 11am at www.highergroundmusic.com, by phone at 802-652-0777 or in person at the Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington

In years past, Potter has headlined both Saturday and Sunday night at the Festival. This year, Potter will perform both nights, headlining Saturday night while Trey Anastasio Band (TAB) will headline Sunday’s lineup. This will be the first show for TAB in Burlington since in October, 2011. Potter has performed on several bills with Anastasio over the years.

"This is a very special year for Grand Point North,” said Grace Potter. “Growing up, I went to countless Phish concerts and the band was synonymous with the vibrant Vermont music scene. It's truly humbling to come full circle and have Trey headline Sunday at the Waterfront. I have a feeling this year is going to be one for the books."

The Trey Anastasio Band was born in Burlington, VT. In addition to Anastasio, TAB features several musicians with Burlington roots, including drummer Russ Lawton, bassist Tony Markellis, keyboardist Ray Paczkowski and trumpeter/vocalist Jennifer Hartswick. The band recently kicked of its 2017 tour, behind Anastasio’s 10th solo full-length album Paper Wheels.   In addition to Lawton, Markellis, Paczkowski and Hartswick, Paper Wheels features trombonist/vocalist Natalie Cressman, multi-instrumentalist James Casey and percussionist Cyro Baptista.

Continuing its tradition of showcasing homegrown talent, this year's lineup at Grand Point North will also include a strong representation of acts from Vermont making their mark on the local music scene. Local acts performing this year include smalltalker, Lake Superior, SnakeFoot, Henry Jamison, Barika, The Welterweights and Eastern Mountain Time.

For the fifth year in a row, Grace Potter has partnered with Seven Days, Vermont's free, alternative newsweekly, to give fans a chance to choose one lucky Vermont musician or band to kick off this year's Grand Point North festival. The nomination period runs May 1-2, with voting to follow May 8 - 14. All fans that vote will have the chance to win two weekend passes to this year’s Grand Point North festival.

“After the tremendous success of last year it was hard to imagine how we might top it this year. The addition of Trey to the lineup resolved that challenge. We’re thrilled to have TAB headline on Sunday and play a two hour set to close out the festival. Vermont’s enduring spirit of collaboration and community will be on display with two of the state's biggest musical artists on one stage at Grand Point North this September, “ said Alex Crothers, the festival promoter.

Dates: Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17, 2017

Time: Saturday, Gates at 3pm. Sunday, Gates at 2pm (Box Office opens each day at 11am)

Location: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT

Two-day festival tickets are currently available for just $89. Single day tickets go on sale on Friday, May 5th at 11am and are $59. Children 12 and under are free. Festival is rain or shine. Lineup is subject to change.

Twenty-five years ago, a group of college students first performed onstage at Tufts University.  In 2017, Guster is celebrating this 25th anniversary with a series of signature events and concerts. Following sold-out shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City and a four-night run at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club, the Guster 25 celebration moves to Portland, Maine in August, with a full weekend of activities, highlighted by an August 12 concert at Thompson’s Point.  Tickets go on sale Friday, May 5 at 10:00AM by calling 1-800-745-3000, in person at the Port City Music Hall Box Office Wednesdays - Fridays from 10am-5pm and online at www.statetheatreportland.com

Guster On The Ocean kicks off on Friday, August 11th aboard a ferry that will cruise around Portland’s Casco Bay while Guster performs for 200 fans.

On Saturday, August 12th Guster will take to the stage at Thompson Point for a full show, supported by local Portland artists Ghost of Paul Revere and Spencer Albee.  Following a tradition of sharing the stage with orchestras such as the Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony and most recently, the Dallas Symphony, the Maine Youth Rock Orchestra will join Guster for a portion of their set.  The weekend concludes on Sunday, August 13th with a kayaking trip from the Portland waterfront to a secluded location on the Casco Bay where Guster will perform an intimate acoustic set.  

“I am excited for Guster fans to play in my backyard (well, maybe not literally) of Portland.  We’ve put together a weekend of activities that showcases what makes Portland in its prime of summer so ridiculously awesome,” said Guster’s Adam Gardner. “Thompson’s Point is such a sweet location for a summertime show, right on the banks of the Fore River.”    

Tickets for the harbor cruise and the kayaking trip are very limited and will be available by lottery exclusively to individuals who purchase tickets to the Thompson's Point show by Friday June 30, 2017.  

For fans wishing to travel from Boston to Portland for the show on Saturday night, the band has teamed up with AMTRAK to create the Guster Express, a private rail car filled with Guster Fans.  A $84 ticket includes round trip passage on the Guster Express and a concert ticket. Tickets for the Guster Express also go on sale Wednesday May 3rd at 10:00 AM. Get tickets and more info at: www.downeasterpackages.com/gusterexpress  

Guster On the Ocean  Concert at Thompson’s Point, Portland, ME

Dates: Saturday, August 12, 2017

Time: Gates at 5:00PM. Concert begins at 6:00PM.

All tickets are general admission and are just $40. Ages (children under the age of 3 are free)

Tickets to Guster On the Ocean Concert at Thompson’s Point go on sale Friday, May 5 at 10:00AM and are available by calling 1-800-745-3000, in person at the Port City Music Hall Box Office Wednesdays - Fridays from 10am-5pm and online at www.statetheatreportland.com

For more information about Guster on the Ocean visit www.ontheoceanfest.com

Six Chair Productions has announced the line-up for the 2017 Festival at the Farm, taking place at Prowse Farm in Canton, Mass. on September 16 and 17, 2017.

Lettuce and Brett Dennen will top the line-up on Saturday, September 16, along with Lee Fields and the Expressions, The Ballroom Thieves, Julie Rhodes, Matthew Stubbs and the Antiguas, LuxDeluxe, and Dwight and Nicole.  On Sunday, the festival will feature The Wood Brothers and Martin Sexton, along with Ryan Montbleau, The Marcus King Band, Kat Wright, Session Americana Twisted Pine and Sean McConnell. Family-favorite Josh and the Jamtones will perform on both Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets for the festival are currently on sale at www.festivalatthefarm.com.  Tickets are priced affordably at $45 per day and $75 for two-day passes.  Kids under five are admitted free of charge. Tickets for kids aged 6-12 are $15 for a single day pass and $20 for a two-day pass.

A limited number of VIP passes will be available for $110 for a single day ticket and $200 for a two-day pass.  VIP ticket holders will enjoy preferred concert viewing, a private bar and lounge along with other amenities and an exclusive dinner, created by Nookie Postal, owner/chef of the award-winning Commonwealth Cambridge. Postal, a finalist in the Bravo network shows Around the World in 80 Plates, was also the executive chef at Boston’s landmark Fenway Park.

“With Festival at the Farm, our goal is to give music fans of all ages the chance to escape the everyday, to enjoy a weekend of live music, and experiences focused on simple pleasures and good times,” said James Macdonald, founder of Six Chair Productions.  “It’s going to be another amazing weekend at Prowse Farm and we can’t wait to see everyone there.”

Festival at the Farm is a weekend-long celebration, with live music and a focus on great food and unique experiences for all ages. In addition to the music, Festival at the Farm will host locally-sourced and inspired food vendors, culinary workshops and demos from local chefs including Chef Postal, an onsite farmers market featuring local farmers and non-profits connected with the farm-to-table and organic food movements, backyard games and a craft vendor marketplace.

Inspired by Pete and Gerry’s free range hens, who have ample room to roam on green pasture, the Free Range Kids Zone will feature kid’s entertainers, hands-on games, magic shows, storytelling with Big Joe the Storyteller, animal shows, a pop-up bookstore and much more.

Six Chair Productions is a Boston-based entertainment company founded in 2016 by music business veteran James Macdonald that specializes in festival development, artist management and musically-minded brand experiences. It was Macdonald’s previous experience managing the much-loved Life is Good Festival at Prowse Farm that brought him back to the location to develop Festival at the Farm.

Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs is a fourth-generation family farm in the foothills of the White Mountains in Monroe, N.H. Today, all of Pete and Gerry’s Certified Humane Free Range Organic eggs come from other small family farmers in New England who follow the strictest standards of humane animal treatment, safety, and environmental sustainability. Pete and Gerry’s believes hens deserve a safe, comfortable place to live a happy, healthy life – and that our family farmers deserve the right to keep their lands and livelihoods without having to resort to unhealthy factory-farm practices.

“As a local company, we jumped at the chance to be a part of The Festival at the Farm,” said Jesse Laflamme, Chief Executive Farmer of Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs. “This event aligns so well with who we are as a company - family-led, a focus on local, organic and humane food provided by real family farms - and we look forward to sharing our eggs with everyone at the festival.”

Festival at the Farm takes place at historic Prowse Farm in Canton, a 44-acre property managed by the Friends of Prowse Farm, a non-profit volunteer organization. The property is located at the gateway of the Blue Hills Reservation, public parkland that has been set aside for recreational use. Free parking is available on the Prowse Farm grounds.

For more information and tickets, visit www.festivalatthefarm.com

After channeling the elemental energy of their ever-swelling fanbase to carry out what's undoubtedly the band's most ambitious musical mission to date, Adam Ezra Group is poised to unleash the full force of their 15th album "Hurricane Wind," which will be released, free of charge for two weeks, through NoiseTrade on Sunday, May 21st.

"Hurricane Wind," which has been not only fan-funded but also fan-produced, is the sonic manifestation of Adam Ezra Group's intrinsic dedication to that fan community they love so dearly. Together, they've long-shared a crucial, galvanizing belief: that making music together is itself a form of grassroots organizing, capable of nothing less than changing the world.

For the Boston-based rockers, such an innovative, inclusive approach to releasing music is right on target. This roots-steeped, road-trippin' collective of musicians has been powering past expectations and breaking down barriers for over a decade now, all the while staying true to their belief in the importance of crafting rawly truthful music, giving back to the world around them, and building an unwavering, unaffected community of listeners.

Recently, the group's songwriting and activism caught the eye of John Oates, of Hall & Oates fame. For the past year and a half, Ezra and Oates have been regular writing partners, meeting up in Nashville between tours. Three of their co-writes are featured on "Hurricane Wind," and Oates himself joined Ezra in the studio to sing and play on the album. They performed their first co-written song, "All I Am", live in-studio as an acoustic duet, a process also shared with fans, who were invited along for a virtual tour of the studio as well as granted access to unreleased studio performances.

Last December, AEG galvanized their community partnership by releasing 23 studio demos to fans, including multiple collaborations with Oates. Ezra established an innovative framework through which fans could follow the process of song arrangement and studio tracking, help whittle the album down to just 11 polished final cuts, steer artwork creation, and assist in naming the project itself.

The now-cemented title, "Hurricane Wind," speaks to an elemental, overpowering force of nature, a quality AEG believes exists in every human being and can be magnified when infused with music and community.  From foot-stomping sing-along "Steal Your Daughter" to life-affirming anthem "I Believe" and tender "You Speak Girl," "Hurricane Wind" is a truly communal experience, its songs as aw ash in big-hearted, full-throated storytelling as they are anchored by exhilarating instrumentation and frontman Adam Ezra's warm, earnest vocals.

"Hurricane Wind" will be available for download for free from May 21st to June 2nd through NoiseTrade from the Adam Ezra Group website. and at www.noisetrade.com/adamezragroup/hurricane-wind

On August 1st, Jerry Garcia would be turning 75 years old. Five dynamic acts come will come together at historic Club Passim, joining musicians and fans around the world to celebrate  and remember the legacy of Jerry Garcia as a songwriter, guitarist, and roots music explorer– with the Grateful Dead and beyond.

JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERS, grand prize winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine, will perform with his duo partner Wendy Sassafras Ramsay. Rodgers interviewed both Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir and is the author of a Homespun video series teaching acoustic arrangements of Grateful Dead songs.

CELIA WOODSMITH is a Grammy– nominated singer and songwriter known for her work in the bluegrass band Della Mae. She will be accompanied by guitarist Chris Hersh, her bandmate in the roots-rock band Say Darling.

GREG KLYMA is a prolific songwriter, multi– instrumentalist, and seasoned performer. His birth date puts him squarely in the middle of generation X, but Klyma is an old-school troubadour.

RYAN FITZSIMMONS, in the words of Boston’s Red Line Roots, is “a brutal force of nature on acoustic guitar. Often breaking multiple strings during a performance, he plays with a fire and fierceness that cannot be tamed, or faked for that matter. There is no doubt that Ryan is as enticing a musician as they come.”

SPOTTED TIGER is the Boston– based band led by violist Laurence Scudder and guitarist Erik White, of the Brothers McCann. Together they play an eclectic mix of originals and hand-picked covers.

About Passim

The mission of Passim is to provide truly exceptional and interactive live musical experiences for both per-formers and audiences, to nurture artists at all stages of their career, and to build a vibrant music commu-nity. We do so through our legendary listening venue, music school, artist grants and outreach programs. As a nonprofit since 1994, Passim carries on the heritage of our predecessors-the historic Club 47 (1958—1968) and for-profit Passim (1969—1994). We cultivate a diverse mix of musical traditions, where the emphasis is on the relationship between performers and audience and teachers and students. Located in Harvard Square, Passim serves Cambridge and the broader region by featuring local, national and international artists. Our ultimate goal is to help the performance arts flourish and thereby enrich the lives of members of our community. For a complete schedule, visit www.passim.org

ALT 92.9, Boston’s Alternative Radio announces The Revivalists, American Authors and New Politics will headline ALT Rocks Boston 2017.

The radio station’s free summer concert series, presented by RCN, will include two shows at Copley Square Park on August 17^th and August 31^st as well as a first time performance at the SoWa Art & Design District Market on September 9^th, 2017.

“We’re thrilled to bring ALT Rocks Boston 2017 back to the city this summer,” said Ken West, ALT 92.9 Program Director.  “This year’s lineup is one of the best yet, with The Revivalists, American Authors and New Politics all riding the success of some incredible music.  Each of these concerts is guaranteed to be amazing!”

• Thursday, August 17, 2017, 5:00PM - The Revivalists

Copley Square Park, Boston

Since forming in 2007, this seven-piece New Orleans roots-driven rock band has logged countless miles on the road, cultivating a high octane live show and a studio presence equally steeped in instrumental virtuosity and charismatic vocal magnetism Following two independent releases, 2010’s Vital Signs and 2014’s City of Sound, that time and dedication came to a head on the group’s third full-length album, Men Amongst Mountains [Wind-Up Records]. The Revivalists continue their rise with their hit single "Wish I Knew You,” which reached #1 at Alternative Radio in May with the support of Alt 92.9’s airplay, setting a new record for most single week spins ever at the format. The song is now a hit at Adult Alternative Radio, and breaking within the Hot AC format.

• Thursday, August 31, 2017 5:00PM - American Authors

Copley Square Park, Boston

This New York-based band has Boston roots, having first formed at Berklee College in 2006. They signed to Mercury Records in early 2013 and their debut single garnered attention through alternative rock radio before their second single,

• Saturday, September 9, 2017 11:00AM - New Politics

SoWa Open Market, 530 Harrison Ave, Boston

Consisting of Danish-born, Brooklyn-based David Boyd and Søren Hansen as well as New York native Louis Vecchio, New Politics exploded onto the scene in 2013 with their smash hit "Harlem," with more than 29 million Spotify streams and reaching the top 5 of Alternative Radio. The band first performed for Alt 92.9 in 2014, on the heels of the hit, West End Kids.  The band has since released three studio albums featuring a slew of hit singles, including Everywhere I Go and Tonight You're Perfect.  The band’s latest single One of Us is currently in heavy rotation on Alt 92.9

Alt Rocks Boston 2017 is presented by RCN.  Opening acts for all three concerts will be announced in early August.  For more information on Alt Rocks Boston 2017, visit http://alt929boston.com

About Alt Rocks Boston

In 2016, ALT 92.9 hosted three concerts on City Hall Plaza, featuring Blue October, PVRIS and the Wombats.   More than 20,000 people turned out for the free shows, enjoying music and live interactive experiences from the radio station and community partners. 

Grand Point North, the music festival presented by Grace Potter and Higher Ground at Burlington’s Waterfront Park on September 16 and 17, released set times for the festival today.

Grand Point North offers music on two side-by-side stages with alternating performances, enabling festivals goers to catch every note. The opening bands are hand-picked by Grace and are always an amazing addition to the headline talent. Set times are as follows:

Saturday, September 16 – Gates open at 3:00PM

Grace Potter 8:45PM-10:45PM

Dawes 7:35PM-8:35PM

Mondo Cozmo 6:45PM-7:30PM

Hurray for the Riff Raff 5:55PM-6:40PM

Tank & The Bangas 5:10PM-5:50PM

Smalltalker 4:40PM-5:10PM

Lake Superior 4:10PM-4:40PM

Snakefoot 3:40PM-4:10PM

Troy Millette & Dylan Gombas 3:15PM-3:40PM

Sunday, September 17 – Gates open at 2:00PM

Trey Anastasio Band 8:00PM-10:00PM

Grace Potter 6:35PM-7:50PM

Joseph 5:45PM-6:30PM

Low Cut Connie 5:00PM-5:40PM

Son Little 4:15PM-4:55PM

Henry Jamison 3:45PM-4:15PM

Barika 3:15PM-3:45PM

The Welterweights   2:45PM-3:15PM

Eastern Mountain Time 2:15PM-2:45PM

In addition, Potter and Higher Ground announced the return of Grand Point Weird, a visual arts installation, Grand Point Local, featuring local restaurants and food products, and the REVERB Eco Village, supporting several Vermont non-profits.

Organizers also announced that the Skinny Pancake will host Official All Ages Festival After Parties featuring Session Americana on Saturday, September 16th at 11:00PM (tickets $10) and Annie in the Water on Sunday, September 17th at 10:00PM (free).

Grand Point Weird, the art installation on the festival grounds founded by Grace’s sister Charlotte, will feature performances and pieces based on the theme of levitation and defying gravity, curated for the first time by Lee Anderson, owner of local Burlington music venue Radio Bean. The project will include contributions from students at the Vermont Governor’s Institute for the Arts. “I’m honored to be taking the reins from the amazing Charlotte Potter this year,” said Anderson, “leading this fantastical circus of the absurd known as Grand Point Weird."

Grand Point Local will showcase some of Vermont’s best purveyors including A Maizing Kettle Corn, Scout & Co, Farmers & Foragers, Open Hearth, Pingala, Duino Duende, Shaker Maple, The Skinny Pancake, Southern Smoke, Bluebird BBQ, Miso Hungry, and Starbird. In addition, SILO Distillery will be serving hand crafted cocktails.

Grand Point North welcomes the return of the REVERB Eco Village. Founded in 2004 by environmentalist Lauren Sullivan and her husband Adam Gardner of Guster, REVERB creates sustainable practices across the music industry and will promote environmental awareness at the festival. REVERB will be joined on-site by CarShare Vermont, Lake Champlain Land Trust and Vermont Community Garden Network.

Tickets for Grand Point North and the ticketed after party are on sale now at www.GrandPointNorth.com, by phone at 877-987-6487, or in person at the Higher Ground box office, located at 1214 Williston Road in South Burlington.  Two-day festival passes are currently $89. Single-day tickets are $59 in advance. Children 12 and under are free.  Grand Point North is rain or shine. All dates, acts, and ticket prices subject to change without notice.

Festival at the Farm, the music festival on September 16th and 17th at Prowse Farm in Canton, Massachusetts, announced set times, Kids Zone Activities and charity partners. Presented on alternating stages, the weekend-long celebration features live music from Lettuce, Brett Dennen, The Wood Brothers, Martin Sexton, Lee Fields and the Expressions, The Marcus King Band, and much more. Family-favorite Josh and the Jamtones will perform on both Saturday and Sunday.  Set times are as follows:

SATURDAY

Josh and the Jamtones 1:15–2:15PM

LuxDeluxe 2:15-3:15PM

Julie Rhodes 3:00-3:45PM

The Ballroom Thieves 3:45 –4:45PM

Dwight and Nicole 4:45–5:45PM

Brett Dennen  5:45–7:00PM

Lee Fields and the Expressions 7:00-8:00PM

Lettuce 8:00–9:30 PM

Matthew Stubbs and the Antiguas 9:30-10:30PM

SUNDAY

Josh and the Jamtones 1:15–2:15PM

Sean Mcconnell 2:15–3:00PM

Twisted Pine 3:00–3:45PM

Session Americana 3:45–4:45PM

Kat Wright 4:45–5:45PM

Martin Sexton Trio 5:45-7:00PM

Ryan Montbleau 7:00-8:00PM

The Wood Brothers 8:00-9:30PM

The Marcus King Band 9:30-10:30PM

(Set times are subject to change.)

The Free Range Kids Zone will feature kid’s entertainment including storytelling with Big Joe the Storyteller, magic with Awesome Robb, and  Amazing Animal Ambassadors, hands-on games, A Pop-Up Bookstore will be set up in conjunction with the non-profit More Than Words to bring a mini version of a kids bookstore to Festival at the Farm!  In addition, there will be Family-Friendly Festival Yoga, a Hoopla Zone with Hula-Hooping Fun from Bring the Hoopla, Performer Josh and the Jamtones will open up the festival both days.

Community partners at the 2017 festival focus largely on bringing healthy, organic or humanely farmed food to the community and stewardship of the environment.  This year’s partners include National Young Farmers, Certified Humane, B Lab, The Carrot Project, ChopChop Kids, Friends of Blue Hills and Brookwood Community Farm.

In addition, Festival at the Farm will host locally-sourced and inspired food vendors, culinary workshops and demos from ChopChop Kids, a farmers market featuring local farmers and food products, and a marketplace supporting talented area artists, crafters and vendors selling handmade items and a variety of interesting goods.

Festival at the Farm takes place at historic Prowse Farm in Canton, a 44-acre property managed by the Friends of Prowse Farm, a non-profit volunteer organization. The property is located at the gateway of the Blue Hills Reservation, public parkland that has been set aside for recreational use. Free parking is available on the Prowse Farm grounds.

Tickets for the festival are currently on sale at www.festivalatthefarm.com.  Tickets are priced affordably at $45 per day and $75 for two-day passes.  Kids under five are admitted free of charge. Tickets for kids aged 6-12 are $15 for a single day pass and $20 for a two-day pass.

A limited number of two-day VIP passes are still available for $200 for a two-day pass.  VIP ticket holders will enjoy preferred concert viewing, a private bar and lounge along with other amenities and an exclusive dinner, created by Nookie Postal, owner/chef of the award-winning Commonwealth Cambridge. Postal, a finalist in the Bravo network shows Around the World in 80 Plates, was also the executive chef at Boston’s landmark Fenway Park.

For more information and tickets, visit www.festivalatthefarm.com

Trey Anastasio Band closed out Grace Potter’s Grand Point North festival in Burlington, Vermont last night. In years past, Potter has headlined both Saturday and Sunday night at the Festival. This year, Potter headlined Saturday night while turning over that spot to Trey Anastasio Band (TAB) on Sunday. (Grace performed a full set immediately before Trey.) This was the first show for TAB in Burlington since in October, 2011. Potter has performed on several bills with Anastasio over the years.

Grace Potter & Higher Ground announced that the Grand Point North music festival will return to Waterfront Park in Burlington, VT on Saturday, September 15th and Sunday, September 16th, 2018. A limited number of Early Bird two-day passes and VIP tickets go on sale this Thursday, March 8th at 11:00AM.

Marking the eighth year of the festival, Grand Point North will feature a lineup personally curated by Potter. “One of my highlights of every year is putting together the line-up for Grand Point North.  It’s an opportunity to bring together national acts that I have worked with and admired along with emerging local and regional bands, many of whom end up being the highlight of the festival,” said Potter, who will return as a featured headliner for the festival.  “And once again, we’ll be featuring some of the best locally sourced food and craft beverages, as well as the unique art installations that make up Grand Point Weird. It's a great honor to have the opportunity to share this rare slice of Vermont life with the world. I can't wait to join you all in celebration of music, food & art this coming September!"

Past performers at Grand Point North include The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Flaming Lips, Guster, Fitz & The Tantrums, Trey Anastasio Band and many more. The full lineup for this year’s festival will be announced later this spring.

Early Bird two-day passes are just $69. VIP Tickets are $159 and include early entry to the festival grounds each day, exclusive VIP viewing area at the sound board, commemorative VIP laminate, a festival poster signed by Grace Potter, and access to VIP hospitality tent with discounted beverages and light food provided.

GRAND POINT NORTH featuring GRACE POTTER

Dates: Saturday, September 15th and Sunday, September 16th, 2018

Time: Saturday: Gates open at 3PM; Sunday: Gates open at 2PM (Box Office opens each day at Noon)

Location: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT

All ages.  Children 12 & Under are Free

Tickets will be available online at www.highergroundmusic.com, by phone at 802-652-0777 or in person at the Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, VT

The third annual Festival at the Farm, presented by Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, will return to Prowse Farm in Canton, MA  this fall. Produced by Six Chair Productions, the festival will take place September 15-16, 2018. Early Bird tickets  go on sale this Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 10 AM at www.festivalatthefarm.com. 

Festival at the Farm is a one-of-a-kind event bringing all ages together for live music, local food and drink, backyard games and an on-site farmers market featuring local farmers, non-profits and inspired craft vendors. The festival will feature two stages of nationally-known artists alongside some of Boston’s best local acts. Amos Lee and Dawes top the line-up for the weekend-long event along with Mandolin Orange, Amy Helm, The Wild Reeds, The Suitcase Junket, Caitlyn Smith, Update Rubdown, Will Dailey, Jesse Dee, The Silks, and Ali McGuirk.  Additional acts will be announced in May. 

Festival at the Farm has also teamed up with Kids Really Rock to present a very special kids concert each day.  The Kids Really Rock All-Star Jam will feature Karen K. and the Jitterbugs alongside a who’s who of New England Kids musical artists. 

“Festival at the Farm just keeps getting better every year!  We are incredibly excited about this year’s musical line-up and our partnership with Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs to bring fans of all ages together for a weekend of great live music and local food.” said James Macdonald, founder of Six Chair Productions. “We can’t wait for the weekend to begin!”

Inspired by Pete and Gerry’s free range hens, who have ample room to roam on the farm, the Free Range Kids Zone will feature a host of interactive games and activities including face-painting, storytelling, and magic shows, as well as hen petting with Pete and Gerry’s Organic hens and Meet-A-Farmer, providing families the opportunity to interact with a Pete and Gerry’s Organic farmer.  

Six Chair Productions also announced that they have set a goal to help provide 100,000 meals to those in need through support of the Greater Boston Food Bank.    As a part of this effort, a portion of every ticket sold will be donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank and Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs will donate one dozen eggs for every ticket sold. Fans will be able to take part in the fundraising by making online donations at ticketing checkout as well as through select activities at the festival.

“Festival at the Farm is in perfect alignment with the core values and identity of Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs - a family-led organization that prioritizes local, organic and humane food,” said Jesse Laflamme, CEO of Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs. “We had such an amazing time last year and are excited to be joining forces with Festival at the Farm again, while also supporting the Greater Boston Food Bank in the fight against hunger in the Boston community.”

Commonwealth Cambridge owner and chef Nookie Postal will return to Festival at the Farm in 2018 to create a farm-to-table dining experience in the festival’s VIP area.  VIP ticket holders will also enjoy preferred concert viewing and a private bar and lounge along with other amenities.

Early Bird tickets for the festival will go on sale on April 12, 2018 at www.festivalatthefarm.com.  Early Bird general admission two-day passes are priced affordably at $75 and Early Bird VIP Passes are $175 for the weekend.   During the Early Bird ticketing, tickets for kids aged 3-12 are free.  Infants and toddlers aged 2 and under will not need a ticket for the event.  Ticket prices will increase in May after the entire festival talent lineup is revealed.

Festival at the Farm takes place at historic Prowse Farm in Canton, a 44-acre property managed by the Friends of Prowse Farm, a non-profit volunteer organization. The property is located at the gateway of the Blue Hills Reservation, public parkland that has been set aside for recreational use. Free parking is available on the Prowse Farm grounds.

Six Chair Productions announced the addition of Trampled by Turtles, Martin Sexton, Joseph, and The Ghost of Paul Revere to the lineup for the third annual Festival at the Farm, presented by Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs at Prowse Farm in Canton, MA  September 15-16, 2018.

Festival at the Farm will feature two stages of nationally-known artists alongside some of Boston’s best local acts. Amos Lee is set to headline on Saturday and Dawes will headline on Sunday, topping a line-up which also includes Mandolin Orange, Amy Helm, The Wild Reeds, The Suitcase Junket, Caitlyn Smith, Update Rubdown, Will Dailey, Jesse Dee, The Silks, and Ali McGuirk. Complete daily lineups are now available at www.festivalatthefarm.com.

Single day tickets go on sale this Thursday, May 17th at 10:00AM.  A limited number of single day Early Bird tickets will be available for just $45. There will also be a limited number of free tickets for kids ages 3-12. Two-day tickets and Two-day VIP Passes are already on sale. Tickets may be purchased at www.festivalatthefarm.com.

“Festival at the Farm just keeps getting better!  The addition of Trampled by Turtles, Martin Sexton, Joseph and The Ghost of Paul Revere adds depth to what was already a stellar line-up,” said James Macdonald, founder of Six Chair Productions.  “We are so pleased to partner with Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs to bring this family-friendly festival to Greater Boston and we can’t wait for the weekend to begin.

Festival at the Farm is a one-of-a-kind event bringing all ages together for live music, local food and drink, backyard games and an on-site farmers market featuring local farmers, non-profits and inspired craft vendors.

The festival has been designed with families in mind, teaming up with Kids Really Rock to present a very special kids concert each day.  The Kids Really Rock All-Star Jam will feature Karen K. and the Jitterbugs alongside a who’s who of New England Kids musical artists. Artists for the Kids Really Rock All-Star Jam will be announced next month.

The Free Range Kids Zone, inspired by Pete and Gerry’s free range hens who have ample room to roam on the farm, will feature a host of interactive games and activities including face-painting, storytelling, and magic shows, as well as hen petting with Pete and Gerry’s Organic hens and Meet-A-Farmer, providing families the opportunity to interact with a Pete and Gerry’s Organic farmer.

Commonwealth Cambridge owner and chef Nookie Postal will return to Festival at the Farm in 2018 to create a farm-to-table dining experience in the festival’s VIP area.  VIP ticket holders will also enjoy preferred concert viewing and a private bar and lounge along with other amenities.

In addition to enjoying great music and activities onsite, attendees will help provide 100,000 meals to those in need.  A portion of every ticket sold will be donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank and Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs will donate one dozen eggs for every ticket sold. Fans will be able to take part in the fundraising by making online donations at ticketing checkout as well as through select activities at the festival.

Festival at the Farm takes place at historic Prowse Farm in Canton, a 44-acre property managed by the Friends of Prowse Farm, a non-profit volunteer organization. The property is located at the gateway of the Blue Hills Reservation, public parkland that has been set aside for recreational use. Free parking is available on the Prowse Farm grounds.

Grammy-nominated musician Grace Potter announced today the lineup for the 2018 Grand Point North music festival set to take place September 15 and 16 at Burlington, Vermont’s Waterfront Park. Joining Potter on this year’s lineup are Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The Magpie Salute, Caroline Rose, Darlingside, Mt. Joy, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds and Greg Holden.

Continuing its tradition of showcasing homegrown talent, this year's lineup will also include a strong representation of acts making their mark on the Burlington, Vermont music scene. Local and regional bands performing this year include Seth Yacovone Band, West End Blend, Harsh Armadillo, Clever Girls, JUPTR, Julia Caesar and Miku Daza.

"I've been looking forward to announcing this years lineup! I learn so much every year as we continue to explore musical corners we haven't covered yet,” said Potter.  “This year came together so beautifully. I can't wait to share in this with everyone."

For the sixth year in a row, Grace Potter will  partner  with Seven Days, Vermont's free, alternative newsweekly, to give fans a chance to choose one lucky Vermont musician or band to kick off this year's Grand Point North festival. The nomination period and voting are set to take place in July. All fans that vote will have the chance to win two weekend passes to this year’s Grand Point North festival.

"We are thrilled to have Nathaniel Rateliff  & The Night Sweats return to Vermont after their sold out show at the Shelburne Museum,” said Alex Crothers of Higher Ground Presents. "Everyone should keep their eyes peeled to our website and social media. We'll be announcing one more artist very soon."

Dates: Saturday, September 15  and Sunday, September 16, 2018

Time: Saturday, Gates at 3pm. Sunday, Gates at 2pm (Box Office opens each day at 12Noon)

Location: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT

Two-day festival tickets are currently available for just $89 at www.highergroundmusic.com, by phone at 802-652-0777 or in person at the Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington. Single day tickets will go on-sale soon.  Children 12 and under are free. Festival is rain or shine.  Lineup is subject to change.

Grace Potter and Higher Ground Music announced today that Jackson Browne and Ani DiFranco have been added to the lineup for the 2018 Grand Point North music festival, set to take place September 15th and 16th at Burlington, Vermont’s Waterfront Park.  Single day tickets are now on sale for $59.  Two-day passes remain available for just $89.

In addition, the daily lineups for Grand Point North, which features two stages of nationally-known artists alongside regional bands making their mark on the Burlington music scene, were also announced.

On Saturday, Potter will be joined by Jackson Browne, Ani DiFranco, Mt Joy, Darlingside, Clever Girls, West End Blend, and Miku Daza. The festival opens with an act selected via the annual Seven Days  fan-voted contest.

Joining Potter on Sunday will be Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, The Magpie Salute, Caroline Rose, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Seth Yacovone Band, Harsh Armadillo, JUPTR and Julia Caesar.

For the sixth consecutive year,  Grand Point North will partner with Seven Days, Vermont's free, alternative newsweekly, to give fans a chance to choose one lucky Vermont musician or band to kick off this year's Grand Point North. The nomination period runs July 9- 15, with voting from July 16- 22.  All fans who vote will have the chance to win two weekend passes to this year’s festival.  

Dates: Saturday, September 15  and Sunday, September 16, 2018

Time: Saturday, Gates at 3pm. Sunday, Gates at 2pm (Box Office opens each day at 12Noon)

Location: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT.

Two-day festival tickets are currently available for $89 and single-day passes for $59 at www.highergroundmusic.com, by phone at 802-652-0777 or in person at the Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington.  Children 12 and under are free. Festival is rain or shine.  Lineup is subject to change. 

Sponsors for the 2018 Grand Point North include Lagunitas, Dealer.com, Citizen Cider, The Point!, Redstone, Ceres, and Ben & Jerry’s.

In honor of their second annual On The Ocean weekend, renowned rock band Guster is partnering with Mast Landing Brewing Company to produce ‘On The Ocean’ Pale Ale.  The beer will officially be launched at Guster’s concert at the State Theatre on Friday, August 3rd, and will be available at select bars and restaurants throughout the Portland area.

Mast Landing Brewing Company opened in early 2016 and quickly became one of Maine’s top breweries. With a mainly hop-forward lineup of beers, Mast Landing also brews one of the most sought-after milk stouts in New England. In only 2 and half years, the brewery has gone through two large production expansions and was the fastest growing Maine Brewery in 2017.

“I fell in love with Mast Landing's ‘Green To Green’ IPA and happened to meet the owners at a concert,” said Guster’s Adam Gardner, who will be at the Westbrook, Maine brewery on July 17th to help make the first batch of On The Ocean Pale Ale.   “It turns out they're Guster fans - though I think I was even more excited to meet them than they were me!  The conversation very quickly shifted into how we could collaborate on a special ‘On The Ocean’ beer.  After tasting everything they’ve been making, we came up with a very flavorful and tropical, easy drinking pale ale. We think it will pair great with a summer weekend on the ocean in Maine!”

On Saturday, August 4th, Mast Landing will host a special release party at the brewery for fans who participate in that morning’s Reverb service project.  Reverb, the environmental organization founded by Gardner and his wife, Lauren Sullivan, engages with concertgoers to take action for the environment.  10% of the proceeds from each can of ‘On The Ocean’ Pale Ale will benefit Reverb.

“As Guster fans since high school, we’re beyond excited to be able to collaborate with the band to brew such an awesome beer and be part of such an amazing weekend in Portland,’ said Ian Dorsey, president and founder of Mast Landing Brewing Company. “It’s been great to work with Adam and the rest of Guster through every part of the brewing process, and we all think both Guster fans and beer fans alike will really enjoy it!”

On The Ocean weekend also includes Guster’s return to Thompson’s Point with  Kishi Bashi, The Secret Sisters and Rest Assured, the winners of the Maine Academy of Modern Music’s 2018 MAMM SLAM: Maine's High School Rock Off. The weekend wraps up on Sunday with Guster Day at Hadlock Field, the home of minor league baseball’s Portland Sea Dogs.

Guster On The Ocean Concert at the State Theatre

with Caroline Rose

Date: Friday, August 3, 2018

Time: Doors at 7:00PM, Show at 8:00PM

All tickets are general admission and are just $46. All ages (children under the age of 3 are free).

Guster On the Ocean Concert at Thompson’s Point, Portland, ME

with Kishi Bashi, Kishi Bashi, The Secret Sisters and Rest Assured, the winners of the Maine Academy of Modern Music’s 2018 MAMM SLAM: Maine's High School Rock Off.

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2018

Time: Gates at 5:00PM.  Show at 6:00PM.

All tickets are general admission and are just $46. All ages (children under the age of 3 are free)

Guster Day at Hadlock Field, home of the Portland Sea Dogs

Date: Sunday, August 5, 2018

Time: Game starts at 1:00PM; Guster activities on the field beginning at 10:00AM

General Admission Tickets - $9 for adults; $6 for children

For tickets and more information about Guster On The Ocean, visit www.ontheoceanfest.com

Be sure and follow Guster on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for On The Ocean updates and last minute weekend announcements.

Pepper Rodgers, the founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine, has not only produced a video series teaching Grateful Dead songs on acoustic guitar but has interviewed both Garcia and fellow Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir.

This celebration of Garcia’s birthday is particularly appropriate given the recent Round Records release of, “Before the Dead,” a collection of the artist’s work with his Grateful Dead predecessors as well as folk duets with his first wife under the stage name, Jerry & Sara. Round Records was originally formed in tandem with Grateful Dead records during the 1970’s as a conduit for band members’ solo projects and after a long hiatus has recently been resurrected in conjunction with the Garcia Estate.

Tickets for Jerry Garcia Birthday Tribute Night at Club Passim are $20 ($18 for members) and are available at www.clubpassim.org, by calling 617-492-7679 (9:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday) or at the Club Passim box office sixty minutes before the show begins. Club Passim is located in Harvard Square at 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA 02138.

About Passim

Passim, a nonprofit arts organization, creates an inspiring and interactive music experience for all, building a vibrant community for artists, students and audience members through its legendary listening venue and school of music. Established in Harvard Square as the Club 47 in 1958 and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1994, Passim has been a cornerstone of the arts community in New England, fostering both performers and audiences alike.

Boston’s Independent Radio, WXRV/92.5 the River announced that long-time station favorites Barenaked Ladies will headline their 17th Annual Newburyport Riverfront Music Festival on Saturday, September 1st at Waterfront Park. Phillip Phillips, Anderson East and The Aldous Collins Band round out the bill for the free festival which runs from 12PM to 6:30PM.  The announcement was made as part of “The Big Reveal,” a special hour long show with morning host Dana Marshall.

Canadian rockers Barenaked Ladies were recently awarded Canada’s highest musical honor with their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2018 Juno Awards. The event celebrated the band’s impressive achievements over their 30-year career including Juno Award wins, Grammy nominations, 15 million albums sold worldwide and a long string of hit songs like “If I had $1,000,000,” “One Week,” “Brian Wilson,” “The Old Apartment,” and more.  The band’s 15th studio album, “Fake Nudes,” was released last fall.

“We’re thrilled to have Barenaked Ladies celebrate their 30th year together with us in Newburyport. The group has been beloved by River listeners since we signed on-air,” said Marshall.  “With Barenaked Ladies, Phillip Phillips, Anderson East and The Aldous Collins Band, we are going to have a festival filled with really talented musicians performing incredibly great songs.”

Phillip Phillips, winner of the 11th season of “American Idol” and the owner of the biggest selling single in “Idol” history, “Home,” is currently touring in support of his third album, “Collateral,” which was released in January.  The Georgia native has often drawn comparisons to Dave Matthews.

Eclectic southern soul and roots rocker Anderson East is a River rising star; his song “All On My Mind” rose to the top of the Adult Rock radio chart.  Known for his songwriting collaborations with people like Chris Stapleton, Natalie Hemby, Ed Sheeran and Johnny McDaid, his most recent single, “Girlfriend,” was co-written with producer David Cobb, Aaron Raitiere and Avicii.

Hailing from the South Shore, The Aldous Collins Band will open the festival.  Known for their explosive live show filled with fun and high energy filled music, the strength of the band lies in its uncanny ability to connect with the audience through infectious songs and the dynamic front man Aldous Collins.

Presented by 92.5 the River, with the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Bud Light, the Newburyport Riverfront Music Festival has become a summer staple for River listeners arriving early to spend the day.  In addition to the music, attendees can sample delicious goodies from local food vendors along Merrimac Street, and enjoy a cold beverage in the Bud Light Beer Garden.  Previous performers of the festival have included Matt Nathanson, Eric Hutchinson, Fastball, They Might Be Giants, Toad the Wet Sprocket, English Beat, Matt Kearny, Blind Melon, The Lemonheads, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Kaleo, The Revivalists, Rhett Miller, and more.

Since 1995, WXRV/92.5 the River has been Boston’s independent radio choice playing a mix of alternative, acoustic, blues, folk, reggae, and other genres of music.  The station’s playlist combines current releases from today’s artists, in addition to favorites from the '80s and '90s, and even a few deep album cuts from the '60s and '70s.

For more information on 92.5 the River’s 17th Annual Newburyport Riverfront Music Festival visit https://theriverboston.com/attend/riverfront-music-festival

About WXRV/92.5 the River: 

Music and people — both are best when they aren’t confined by labels. And a radio station that connects the two should be independent, intelligent, and diverse, like the minds of its listeners. At 92.5 the River, we celebrate that diversity every day, playing music that weaves a rock-and-roll tapestry across time and genres. Our playlist includes elements of alternative, acoustic, blues, folk, reggae, and other forms of music. You’ll hear a blend of current releases from today’s artists, your favorites from the '80s and '90s, and a few deep album cuts from the '60s and '70s. You’ll also hear artists and songs that have never been played on the radio before, because we believe that discovering new music is one of life’s simple joys, and we love to share that joy with our listeners.  If your relationship with music runs deep, and you enjoy a playlist that’s just as deep, tune in to 92.5 the River -Boston’s Independent Radio!

Porter Productions announced the lineup for the first-ever The Town and The City Festival to be held in Lowell, MA on October 19th and 20th.  The festival, which will be held in multiple venues in downtown Lowell, will celebrate the adventurous spirit of Lowell native, Jack Kerouac, in an event which features both locally based and national touring acts.  Named for the title of his first major published work, The Town and City Festival offers Early Bird Two-Day Passes that will be available for just $35 for two weeks while supplies last.  They will be available tomorrow, Tuesday, August 14th, at 12 Noon @ www.thetownandthecityfestival.com.

Attendees will have access to music across a multitude of venues in Lowell to see artists including Abbie Barrett, Ali McGuirk, Andrea Gibson, Anjimile, Arlen, Bat House, Billy Wylder, Bong Wish, Chris Freeman (from Parsonfield), D-Tension with DJ Emoh Betta, daisybones, Damon & Naomi, Dan and the Wildfire, DJ Myth, Ed “Moose” Savage, Edo G, Evan Goodrow Band, EXP, Frank Morey, Gary Hoey, Horse Mode, Idle Pilot, Janaka Stucky, Jireh Calo Group, Kingsley Flood, Kristin Hersh, Luna Collective featuring Cara Campanelli, Melvern Taylor, oldsoul, Phil Cambra and The Space Cadets, Scarlett Sabet, Scott Pittman, Sechion, Sugar Blood Jinx, Surprise Party, The Droimlins, The Natty D’s, The Party Band, The Shirts And Shoes, Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, Will Dailey, and Wreckless Eric.  Additional acts are expected to be added to the lineup soon.

“I am devoted to Lowell and love the idea of adding a significant event that heightens Lowell’s reputation as a major arts and music community in the vibrant New England landscape,” said festival promoter, Chris Porter, a Lowell native. “Bringing a unique and diverse festival event to a region that has a relatively limited number of festivals is a true labor of love for me.  To have this event stand alongside the Lowell Folk Festival, the Lowell Summer Music Series at Boarding House Park, and other great area events will be an honor.”

Venues across downtown Lowell will be hosting the festival including The Luna Theater, Coffee and Cotton, Christ Church United, Gallery Z, and the Parker Gallery at the Whistler House Museum of Art which will host all ages performances.  Other participating venues will be Zorba Music Hall, Uncharted Gallery, Warp & Weft, The Old Court, and Dudley’s which will host 21+ shows.

Special two-day passes for The Town and The City Festival go on sale Tuesday, August 14th.  A limited number of Early Bird Two-Day Passes are available through August 27th for just $35 at www.thetownandthecityfestival.com. Regularly priced Weekend Passes are $45 in advance and $55 once the festival begins. Tickets to individual shows will be announced at a later date. 

About Porter Productions: Chris Porter has over 30 years of experience in the concert industry. Over 20 years of that experience has been focused on programming and producing festivals and special events. Some notable events include Bumbershoot (Seattle, WA), the LoDo Music Festival (Denver, CO), The Nines Festival (Ft. Devens, MA), and the Macefield Music Festival (Seattle, WA).  After working on Bumbershoot for 18 years, in 2015 Porter started his own company, Porter Productions, which offers talent buying, booking management, consulting, and production coordination for various events and venues in the United States.  Porter currently oversees the booking at ONCE Somerville in Somerville, MA as well as a number of festival projects including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (San Francisco, CA), WERS’ Wicked Good Festival (Boston, MA), South Lake Union Block Party (Seattle, WA) and The Town and The City Festival (Lowell, MA).

Grand Point North, the music festival presented by Grace Potter and Higher Ground at Burlington’s Waterfront Park on September 15 and 16, released set times for the festival today.  In addition, Potter and Higher Ground announced the return of Grand Point Weird, a visual arts installation, Grand Point Local, featuring local restaurants and food products, and the REVERB Eco Village, supporting several Vermont nonprofits.

Grand Point North offers music on side-by-side stages with alternating performances, enabling festivals goers to catch every note.  The opening bands are hand-picked by Grace and are always an amazing addition to the headline talent.   Set times are as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 15 (3pm gates)

Grace Potter 8:45

Jackson Browne 7:35

Ani DiFranco  6:45

Mt Joy 5:55

Darlingside 5:10

Clever Girls  4:40

West End Blend 4:10

Miku Daza 3:40

Nina’s Brew (Seven Days Contest Winner) 3:15

Sunday, September 16 (2pm gates)

Grace Potter 8:00

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats  6:35

The Magpie Salute  5:45

Caroline Rose 5:00

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds  4:15

Seth Yacavone Band 3:45

Harsh Armadillo  3:15

JUPTR    2:45

Julia Caesar 2:15

Higher Ground also announced that Lagunitas Brewing Company will host the official Grand Point North Afterparty with Fever Dolls and a host of special guests at Higher Ground following Day One of the festival at Waterfront Park. Doors open for the free show at 11:00PM.

Grand Point Weird, the art installation on the festival grounds founded by Grace’s sister Charlotte. Both of the Potter Sisters have recently become new mothers, which has changed their perception of the world. This year’s Grand Point Weird  theme is “seeing through new eyes.” Much like how a kid might look at a patch of moss and imagine it to be a microscopic forest, the innocence and wonder that come with discovery is ever present on the Grand Point North grounds. Featuring interactive inflatable play-scapes developed by the artists collective Pneuhaus, giant sculptures expand and grow - swelling like a mother’s womb to become toy like. Scale changes and you are immersed in the soft architecture, suddenly small again like a child.

Grand Point Local will showcase some of Vermont’s best purveyors including Ben & Jerry's, Skinny Pancake, Pingala Café, Farmers & Foragers, Caja Madera, Bluebird Barbecue, Shaker Maple Farm, Carte Blanche (Burlington’s new international street food/yakitori cart), Artsriot, Bobber's Seafood and Miso Hungry.

Grand Point North welcomes the return of the REVERB Eco Village. Uniting around the music we love, tackling the environmental and social issues we face, REVERB is a nonprofit  dedicated to empowering millions of individuals to take action toward a better future for people and the planet. Since 2004, REVERB has worked with scores of artists (Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Maroon 5, P!nk, Harry Styles and many more) and millions of fans to take direct action for a better world at concerts and beyond.  REVERB will be joined on-site by CarShare Vermont, Lake Champlain Land Trust and  Vermont Community Garden Network.

Two-day festival tickets are currently available for $89 and single-day passes for $59 at www.highergroundmusic.com, by phone at 802-652-0777 or in person at the Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington.  Children 12 and under are free. Festival is rain or shine.  Lineup is subject to change.

Sponsors for the 2018 Grand Point North include Lagunitas, Dealer.com, Citizen Cider, The Point!, Redstone, Ceres, and Ben & Jerry’s.

Presented by Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs, Festival at the Farm returns to Prowse Farm in Canton, MA for its third edition September 15-16, 2018. Festival at the Farm will feature two stages of nationally known artists including Dawes, Amos Lee, Mandolin Orange, Martin Sexton, Joseph and more along side Boston’s  best acts plus the “Kids Really Rock” All-Star Jams. The festival also features Craft Beer Tavern, Farmers Market, Local Food & Beverage Vendors, a Kid’s Zone and more. Gates open each day at 1:00 pm.  The complete breakdown of set times is in the attached document along with other festival information. Set times can also be found online at https://www.festivalatthefarm.com/entertainment.

Tickets are available now at www.festivalatthefarm.com.

Chris Trapper, Caitlin Canty, PNDB, Ryan Lee Crosby, Analog Heart, Ill Supreme, and a special music performance inspired by Jack Kerouac have been added to the lineup for the inaugural The Town and The City Festival. Produced by Porter Productions with support from the Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, the 2-day music and arts festival will feature both locally-based and national touring acts on Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th in event spaces, bars, cafes and galleries throughout downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. Advance Two-day and Single-Day Passes, as well as individual tickets, are on sale now at www.thetownandthecityfestival.com.

Named after the title of Jack Kerouac's first major published work, The Town and The City Festival is inspired by the creativity and exploration for which Kerouac was so famously known. The diverse mix of musical genres and artistic disciplines represented in the festival will inspire discovery and celebrate the love of life.

Venues hosting The Town and The City Festival include The Luna Theater, Coffee and Cotton, Christ Church United, Gallery Z, Uncharted Gallery, and the Parker Gallery at the Whistler House Museum of Art for all-ages performances. Other participating venues, which will host 21+ shows, include Zorba Music Hall, Warp & Weft, The Old Court, and Dudley’s.  Attendees who purchase single-day or two-day passes will have access to music across all the participating venues (per any age restrictions and capacity allowance.)

In addition, The Town and The City Festival announced the daily breakout of artists and venues:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

Christ Church United: Andrea Gibson, Scarlett Sabet, Janaka Stucky

Dudley’s: The Party Band, Ed Balloon

Zorba Music Hall: Gary Hoey, Ryan Lee Crosby

Parker Gallery at the Whistler Museum of Art: Caitlin Canty, Ali McGuirk

Warp & Weft: Will Dailey, Chris Freeman (from Parsonsfield)

Gallery Z: Wreckless Eric, Scott Pittman

Uncharted Gallery: Bat House, Idle Pilot, Horse Mode, oldsoul

The Old Court: Edo G, D-Tension w/DJ Emoh Betta,  Ill Supreme, Sechion, EXP, DJ Myth

The Luna Theater: Billy Wylder, Dan and The Wildfire

Coffee & Cotton: Evan Goodrow, Anjimile, Bong Wish

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

Christ Church United: Kristin Hersh, Damon & Naomi

Dudley’s: Walter Sickert and The Army of Broken Toys, The Droimlins

Warp & Weft: Kingsley Flood, Abbie Barrett

Gallery Z: Melvern Taylor, Sugar Blood Jinx, Ed “Moose” Savage

Uncharted Gallery: The Shirts and Shoes, Analog Heart, The Natty D’s, Arlen, PNDB

The Old Court: Surprise Party, daisybones, Phil Cambra and The Space Cadets

The Luna Theater: Chris Trapper, Frank Morey

Coffee & Cotton: Luna Collective featuring Cara Campanelli, Jireh Calo

Parker Gallery at the Whistler Museum of Art: “The Only Truth Is Music: An Evening of Songs Inspired by Jack Kerouac” with Boston String Ensemble and other special guests

Advance Single-Day Passes are $32; Advance Two-Day passes are $45. Individual show tickets vary in price. Set times and individual show ticket prices are available on the festival website. Tickets are on sale now at www.thetownandthecityfestival.com.

Grace Potter & Higher Ground announced that the Grand Point North music festival will return to Waterfront Park in Burlington, VT on Saturday, September 14th and Sunday, September 15th, 2019. A limited number of Early Bird two-day passes and VIP tickets go on sale this Friday, March 1st at 11:00AM.

Past performers at Grand Point North include Jackson Browne, The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Flaming Lips, Guster, Fitz & The Tantrums, Trey Anastasio Band, Nathaniel Rateliff and many more. The full lineup for this year’s festival will be announced later this spring.

Early Bird two-day passes are just $74. Weekend VIP Tickets are $164 and include early entry to the festival grounds each day, commemorative VIP laminate, a festival poster signed by Grace Potter, and access to VIP hospitality tent with discounted beverages and light food provided.

GRAND POINT NORTH featuring GRACE POTTER

Dates: Saturday, September 14th and Sunday, September 15th, 2019

Time: Saturday: Gates open at 3PM; Sunday: Gates open at 2PM (Box Office opens each day at Noon)

Location: Waterfront Park, Burlington, VT

All ages.  Children 12 & Under are Free

Tickets will be available online at www.highergroundmusic.com, by phone at 802-652-0777 or in person at the Higher Ground Box Office, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, VT

Guster will return to Portland, Maine August 9-11, 2019 for the band’s third annual On The Ocean Weekend.

With three days of activities, On the Ocean Weekend celebrates Guster and the band’s fans, highlighted by a day-long festival at Thompson’s Point on Saturday August 10th.  The concert will feature two sets from the band, including a live performance of the full album Lost And Gone Forever, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album’s release.

Guster will be joined at Thompson’s Point by Rubblebucket, Kat Wright, Tall Heights and Portland’s Weakened Friends. The festival will also include   Joe’s Place, a second stage featuring performances from former band member Joe Pisapia as well as Spicy V’s Hot Sauce Contest, presented in partnership with Vermont’s Butterfly Bakery.  In addition, there will also be a lobster bake, food trucks, family games and much more.

Saturday night’s festivities will be capped off with an afterparty at Portland’s Halo at the Point, featuring the EDM supergroup PIPPI,  who will be making their first ever public appearance.

On the Ocean Weekend kicks off on Friday August 9th with an intimate acoustic performance from Guster at Portland’s First Parish at 425 Congress Street in downtown Portland.  A host of fan-friendly activities are scheduled for Sunday, August 11th, including a Reverb service project, an island bike ride, and a special Moth-style storytellers’ event featuring Guster drummer Brian Rosenworcel.

Following on the success of 2018’s Big Friendly Pale Ale, Guster will be teaming up once again with Maine-based brewery Mast Landing for a limited edition On The Ocean beer. The custom brew will launch on Friday August 9th and be available throughout Portland all weekend.

Want to make the trek to On The Ocean, but don’t have anyone to go with? Connect with fellow Guster fans who will also be there in the Official Guster Fan2Fan Reboot on Facebook.

Tickets for Guster’s show on August 9th at the First Parish are $59. Doors open at 7:00PM; show at 8:00PM.  Tickets for Saturday, August 10th are $46 in advance; $51 day of show. Gates open at 2:00PM. Both events are all ages and go on sale Friday April 19th at 10AM EST on Ticketmaster.  Stay tuned to ontheoceanfest.com for On The Ocean Weekend updates.