Sam Bush is like a fine red wine, maturity brings out the best in his music. Now 57 years old, and a veteran of Bluegrass, Newgrass, Jazzgrass, rock and Jug Band music styles, Sam has been a major influence on traditional and progressive acoustic music since the 1970's.17356

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Umphrey's McGee throws a lot of parties during the course of the average touring year, but the throw down of throw downs has always been their New Year's Eve celebration in their home city of Chicago..  Despite stepping down from the grandeur of last year's Auditorium Theatre, the three set ...view article

The Aragon Ballroom in Chicago was a storm of rock and roll energy on the second to last day of 2009 as hometown heroes Umphrey's McGee laid musical carnage on a few thousand lucky ears.  This New Year's run marks the 12th anniversary of the momentous three days of fury that is to Umphrey's fans ...view article

Umphrey’s McGee New Year’s Eve concerts have been a Chicago tradition for the past ten years.  Every year they try to outdo themselves, playing at bigger and bigger venues with more pomp and circumstance each time.  Their journey has taken them from playing the Cubby Bear in 2000, to three ...view article

The all-star holiday lineup of Cascadia Yulegrass, brought together by Jason Mastrine, brought it's show to the beautiful McDonald Theatre in Eugene, Oregon. It was an idea that Jason had been orchestrating for years, and had finally come to fruition. The lineup for this inagural even consisted of ...view article

Classified as an American rock band, Boombox breaks barriers musically and draws crowds from the electronic to jazz scenes and more. This band knows how to get up on stage and bust out the rhythms. Impressive instrumentals incorporated with modern music making creates a different feel for this band. ...view article

The Mother Hips have spent the past eighteen years becoming, quite possibly, the best rock and roll band that you never heard in your life. Unless you were fortunate enough to be indoctrinated into the Hips culture through their predominantly West Coast regional touring, rabid internet fan-base, ...view article

Autumn came late this year to San Diego, "America's Finest City." But the damp, chilly sea air belied the rising temperature inside the Gaslamp District's House of Blues, where Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (GPN) heated things up with their scorching stew of roots-inspired rock that included liberal ...view article

The Saturday following Thanksgiving was certainly one to be grateful for as Cornmeal gathered their devoted fans in the windy city. The city being home base for this band for they have grown over the past years, touring cities east to west. The band still brings it back home for the family, the close ...view article