The story goes something like this' The [latter day] Band "officially" disbanded in 1998, following the death of bassist Rick Danko. At the time, legendary vocalist/drummer/mandolin player/actor Levon Helm was contending with a major crisis of his own; aggressive treatment for throat cancer ...view article
Native Folk Singer-Songwriter Atsiaktonkie (ah-jeeak-doon-gee-ay) will be donating half of the proceeds from all CD sales to the Akwesasne Freedom School, which without funding could result in the Mohawk language and culture diminishing completely.
"The children that attend Freedom School ...view article
The Jam Stampede remembers Pigpen and will do a healthy dose of Pigpen on the day of his birthday, September 8. Plenty of Dead tunes will abound and we do one more spin around the sun for Pig.
Starting a rock band was actually Ron McKernan's idea, and he was its first front man, delivering ...view article
After battling throat cancer for nearly 14 years, Levon Helm has passed away peacefully at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. This what was posted on his website: "Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends ...view article
Greensky Bluegrass has had an incredible summer so far. The Kalamazoo, MI-based ‘newgrass’ quintet tours nationally and were recently featured at the Rockygrass Festival in Lyons, CO, on the main stage at the legendary Grey Fox Festival in upstate New York and performed in front ...view article
June 18, 2012 - Wellston, MI – The 10th annual Hoxeyville Music Festival, held August 17-19 in Wellston, MI is proud to announce Bruce Hornsby & the Noismakers as one of the top additions to this summer’s lineup. view article
Split Lip Rayfield, powerhouse trio from Kansas has announced Winter 2012 tour dates.
Often described as a mix of bluegrass and country with an accent of metal, no other band delivers the experience of the homemade gas-tank bass played by Jeff Eaton, sets the mandolin strings on fire like ...view article
The String Cheese Incident has revealed the rest of their March tour plans with their announcement of the March Madness 2016 tour. With 10 Incidents over 11 days, the tour kicks off on March 10th at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV and culminates with the previously announced 3 night run ...view article
