Following the Spring departure of longtime bassist, Kevin Rosen, the Chicago-formed Dark Star Orchestra offered temporary spots to a handful of talented performers. Today, the band announces the formal, permanent bassist role goes to Skip Vangelas who is currently on tour with the band. Vangelas ...view article
Available in stores on September 29th, Rock of Ages: An Unauthorized Story on the Rolling Stones attempts to capsulate into a mere 76 minutes the nearly fifty-year history of one of rock 'n' roll's most beloved and tenured acts. To what degree the film succeeds in this bold claim depends ...view article
The All Good Music Festival and Campout has announced the daily line-up of bands for this year's festival, scheduled for the weekend of July 8 - 11. With a list of bands like this, this year's All Good Festival should be quite the jamfest!
Umphrey's McGee throws a lot of parties during the course of the average touring year, but the throw down of throw downs has always been their New Year's Eve celebration in their home city of Chicago.. Despite stepping down from the grandeur of last year's Auditorium Theatre, the three set ...view article
SAN RAFAEL, CA – Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, will perform with members of Brooklyn, NY-based The National in “The Bridge Session,” a free live concert to be broadcast on Yahoo! Music (http://music.yahoo.com) originating from Weir’s TRI Studios on Saturday, March 24th.
A ...view article
As he begins his first major tour in three years, guitarist Steve Kimock announces seven West Coast dates, taking his new quartet from Sacramento, to Chico, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Hermosa Beach, before heading overseas to play Fuji Rock Fest in Japan.
Kimock has hand picked an ...view article
STS9, 1320 Records and Euphonic Conceptions are pleased to present the Official after parties for their New Years run in Denver, Colorado. The festivities commence each night at Casselman’s (located 1.5 miles from the Fillmore) immediately following STS9’s much anticipated ...view article
The Capitol Theatre has set aside its very best seats for a charitable program to send area schoolteachers to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland for a week of intensive curriculum training. Concertgoers can bid on the coveted Presidential Box—four seats directly overlooking ...view article
As John Kadlecik tours the east coast with Bob Weir and Phil Lesh in Furthur, Jeff Matson, founder of the Zen Tricksters and guitarist for the Donna Jean Godchauz Band, has stepped up to take his place for the Dark Star Orchestra dates he will miss. 17356
.jpg "Umphrey's McGee - 12/31/2009: Aragon Ballroom; Chicago, ILL")
