The inaugural edition of the North Coast Music Festival, in 2010 was a mixed bag as an experience. The music was excellent but the “festival” had a lot of rough edges, but given that it was the first attempt at this type of festival that was to be expected. The 2011 edition ...view article
The Omega Moos came back to Chicago, bringing the 1980’s with them. This eighties dance party was unlike any you’ve ever heard of. Starting with an IPad DJ set, performed by Darren Shearer in appropriate 1980’s nerd-gear, loosened the crowd up while waiting for Moos. ...view article
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Swarme of Beese
Backwoods of My Mind
2022 Backwoods Modern Recordings BWM 1670
Out of the vibrant, diverse and fertile music community of Austin, Texas, comes BACKWOODS OF MY MIND, the full-length debut of indie-folk trio, Swarme of Beese.
“Lately, I’ve been knowin’ ...view article
Phish will play two shows at the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The band will play a full two-set performance as well as an additional late-evening set. The eighth annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 11 - 14 in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. ...view article
The ever-prolific Keller Williams heads back on the road this spring and summer performing solo - accompanied on stage by only a slew of instruments and musical gadgets, and with some of his many projects, including Keller withThe ...view article
It was a glorious and sunny weekend for a picnic @ the Bear's Picnic that is, which was held in the scenic rolling hills of central PA. I arrived Thursday night, met my camping neighbors, and set up camp on the site of a small animal husbandry type property complete with grange buildings, animal ...view article
This spring, guitarist Brendan Bayliss of the improvisational Chicago band Umphrey’s McGee and mandolinist Jeff Austin of Boulder’s top-flight Americana unit Yonder Mountain String Band join forces as 30db. 30db releases their new album, One Man Show, on ...view article
Phish has announce a 2015 summer tour, along with another 3-day festival at Watkin's Glen Speedway in NY. Magnaball at Watkin's Glen will be Phish's second stop here for a festival. KindWeb was at SuperBall and the set up is great for another festival! Here is the announcement on ...view article