SAN LUIS REY, CA: With testimonials coming in from such radio station celebrities as Michael Damian, the award winning song "You and I" has been gaining global attention on the internet and is currently poised for commercial success.
"’You and I’ from World5 is set to become one of the biggest ...view article
A little over a year ago, myself and 30,000 other lucky festival goers witnessed the one and only official Incident of 2009. I know that for me this only wetted my appetite for more Cheese and in February of 2010 when summer Incidents where announced I began jumping for joy! Now a full five months ...view article
This is more of an acknowledgment than a review. Having attended many festivals in the northeastern US since 1996, I still consider A Bears Picnic one of the best. Its the reason that I went to the first one in West Milton, PA back in 2006 and why I flew from FL in 2012 to attend yet again. Located ...view article
Umphrey’s McGee stopped by the House of Blues in Dallas on Friday on their way to Austin for their annual 4/20 show at Stubb’s BBQ. The Dallas gig also has become an annual event, either coming the day before or the day after the Austin show. I’ve been seeing UM in Dallas for several years ...view article
This year marked the tenth anniversary of the North West String Summit at Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, Oregon. And, for the first time, the event included music playing on the main stage on Thursday night.  Thursday music, matched with a stellar line-up, made this Strummit one of the ...view article
Grammy-award winning singleer/songwriter/guitarist Peter Rowan has been a well-known figure in bluegrass and roots music circles since his early days as lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys, in the mid 1960’s. Rowan’s impressive musical resume also includes stints ...view article
Bluegrass in my mind is envisioned as a small town gathered together to enjoy a knee slap and a yee- haw as well as to enjoy the simple subtleties of the strings while letting the worries of everyday life be lifted with the steps and spins of dancing. Hot Buttered Rum with the Coop opening at Clearwater ...view article
Umphrey's McGee descended on Colorado with all the fury of an intense winter storm this February. With two sold out nights at the legendary Belly Up in Aspen, the second of the two featuring an outstanding sit in by John Oates of Hall & Oates. This was followed by a S2 which only ...view article
With toils and trouble all through Chicago, there was only one concert that could spook like no other. Down in the loop there brewed chaos as witches, zombies, ghosts, ghouls and even Max (from Where the Wild Things Are) s wormed the Auditorium Theater looking for life in the night. Antsy, wide eyed ...view article
