The 21st annual Hot August Blues & Roots Festival will take place on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the familiar site of Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, MD. This year’s event is bigger and better than ever with three stages of live music. ...view article
McNear's Mystic Theater in Petaluma, California was the first sold out show of the west coast tour to my knowledge. With a capacity of 550 and a proximity to San Francisco of some 40 miles, it's easy to understand why. Umphrey's was definitely feeling the energy last night as they proceeded ...view article
Keller Williams releases his first-ever all-covers collection, amusingly titled Thief, on May 25, 2010. Recorded with the Keels—husband and wife duo Larry and Jenny Keel—Thief includes songs originally written and recorded by as wildly diverse an assemblage as anyone’s ...view article
Four decades after the release of his critically-acclaimed self-titled debut, John Prine, the veteran singer/songwriter who once carried mail for a living in his home state of Illinois, is still creating some of the most vibrant material in his extensive discography. On May 25, he released In ...view article
We're sorry to announce that Merl Saunders, at age 74, passed away early yesterday. After Saunders suffered a debilitating stroke in 2002, he lost his ability to speak but continued to sit in on ...view article
Legendary jamband, the Zen Tricksters, have teamed up with ex-Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay to produce an eponymous studio recording with a real live feel. And we’re not simply talking about modern interpretations of classic Grateful Dead songs; Listeners are treated to a dozen ...view article
Over the past few years a musical costume has inspired Lotus’ Halloween performances – ranging from the ’27 Conspiracy’ night featuring songs from artists that passed away at that age as well as full garb of each (Cobain, Morrison, Pig Pen, Hendrix, Brian Jones) – to ...view article
Baltimore's favorite sons The Bridge kick-off a month long U.S. tour this week. After support stints earlier this year with the likes of Trombone Shorty, Galactic and Tea Leaf Green, the band will headline its own dates throughout the southeast into ...view article
Chillicothe, IL - February 27, 2012 - The 12th annual Summer Camp Music Festival added dozens of new artists in this late round of announcements, supplementing the weekend packed with music on seven stages. The Memorial Day event is happening May 25 -27 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois.
.jpg "Umphrey's McGee - 10/28/2009: McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma CA")
