In a recent blog post, Kyle Hollingsworth discusses his #4 top influential keyboardist, Brent Mydland, "I remember being freaked out about the name “Grateful Dead,” I always imagined a heavy metal band of sorts, but once I listened to what they were doing, I had more respect for the ...view article
"Rock and Roll comes from Soul music, and we are tied to that. What we do comes from inside of us. Music is about what you hear and see and feel, but it's also something that is greater than the sum of its parts." - Josh Fairman, bass player for Kinetix.
Planning is underway for Yonder Mountain String Band’s 8th annual Harvest Festival, set to take place at the majestic Mulberry Mountain from October 17-19th in Ozark, Arkansas. Featuring a stellar string-centric lineup, the festival will feature two full performances with event hosts ...view article
Based in South Central Pennsylvania, Jud Conway is a singer-songwriter/guitarist whose debut album SOUTHERN BOUND will thrill fans of the alt-country genre. With a nod toward classic country-rock influences, including Gram Parsons, Neil Young, and ...view article
Rare Blend has garnered an undisputable reputation for creating unique multi-genre progressive instrumental music that dates back to the release of their independent debut, Cinefusion, in 1993. The past fifteen years have seen the band expand from core duo Vic Samalot (electric/acoustic guitar) and ...view article
What happens when you put African grooves born in the ghettos of Zimbabwe with the ground breaking guitar work of San Francisco’s scene and combine it with New York City’s urban electronica? The west coast is about to find out.
Joining together for their first multi-night tour, and performing ...view article
If the first FloydFest ever, 9 years ago, was 'groundbreaking' in its genre-defying globally-infused line-up (not to mention its meteoric rise from the humble one-stoplight-town of 'Floyd' Virginia) FloydFest 9, in 2010, is still "Breaking Ground." FloydFest re-images itself annually, unveiling new ...view article
Going to the rolling foothills of the Arkansas countryside is a thrill on its own, even more so when there is bluegrass involve. Yonder Mountain String Band carries on the tradition of collecting their string loving friends for a weekend of knee slapping. Colorful hillside the view from the mountaintop ...view article
Los Lobos, the Grammy-winning East L.A. band, announces the release of their brand new studio album, Tin Can Trust, to hit streets on August 3, 2010. With Tin Can Trust—Los Lobos’ first release for Shout! Factory and first collection of new original material in four years— the venerable ...view article
The Dump Truck pulled into Austin on Friday after playing Dallas the night before and they came ready to jam! Just a week after their epic Wanee Festival all Zepplin set, Tony Hall (guitar, bass), Ivan Neville (keys), Ian Neville (guitar), Nikki Glaspie (beats) and Nick Daniels (bass) brought ...view article
