Blind Melon is a band fiercely determined to be more than a footnote in the annals of nineties popular music. They officially broke up in 1999, after an unsuccessful four-year effort to find a replacement for late front man Shannon Hoon. The dynamic lead singer who helped catapult Blind Melon to ...view article

On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, the Rex Foundation releases for download the 11 Track Jerry Jams for Rex II. Stellar musicians, including Railroad Earth, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Widespread Panic, The String Cheese Incident ...view article

The bitterness of Chicago in the winter is one of the most dreaded times for a resident here, yet as the beginning of December rolled around the summer festival feeling was brought the the city with the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues festival. As those with cabin fever broke away from their electric ...view article

The cyber-kinetic bass juggernaut EOTO will release their third annual tour compilation K-Turns and U-Turns for download today, May 17^th.  ...view article

The Rootwire Transformational Arts Festival is heading into its fifth year as the ceremonies take place in a new location. Happening at Sunshine Daydream Memorial Park in Terra Alta, WV July 17-20, Rootwire peeks its head into the nexus of nature and culture once again.

An event with ...view article

Portland, Ore. –  Progressive bluegrass group Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB) with special guest Darol Anger will once again anchor the tenth annual Northwest String Summit from Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Hornings Hideout ...view article

String Cheese Incident keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth has continued to hone his chops and develop his songwriting skills since the band's hiatus commenced in 2007. Then There's Now, the much-anticipated second solo album from Hollingsworth, was released on SCI Fidelity Records on September ...view article

On December 31st, the guitar monk meets the best of the funk, for a New Year's blow-out at the Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA.  Seminal guitar wizard, Steve Kimock is joined by friends and family, including funky bassist Bobby Vega (Zero, KVHW, Sly & the ...view article

Getting to Seattle from San Francisco and Minneapolis to see Umphrey’s McGee at the Showbox on Thursday turned out to be a true test. Missed trains, delayed flights, rush hour traffic, even a near traffic ticket (and then some) were the battles we faced as we travelled hundreds of miles ...view article

Umphrey’s McGee’s innovative Stew Art Series (aka, “S2”) – an interactive fan experience where audience members “conduct” the band’s live improvisations - continues to garner industry attention for its ground breaking approach to building the ever-important ...view article