Nashville, Tenn. — Every so often an artist comes along whose style, abilities and personality not only capture the true essence of a particular music genre, but also propel that genre forward in new directions. Nora Jane Struthers is such an artist. After taking top honors in this weekend’s ...view article
Kyle Hollingsworth, the keyboard player for the String Cheese Incident, was out on a short, three show run with his own band, the Kyle Hollingsworth Band. Their stops were New Orleans at the Howlin’ Wolf, Houston at the Last Concert Café and the Art Outside festival in Rockdale, TX. I caught ...view article
The past 30 days have been pretty exciting for Nicki Bluhm. First was the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, AL, playing alongside of artists like Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder and Trey Anastasio. This was followed by a couple of CBS This Morning spots highlighting the Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers ...view article
Promoting their new studio album, Tin Can Trust, Los Lobos hit the stage at the Granada Theater in Dallas on Wednesday. The setlist was a fun mix of new and old, original and covers and English and Spanish. The band has had a little rest since their last show and this gig was the start ...view article
Celebrating one of the best times of year with a stomping bluegrass lineup was achieved this performance at the Vic Theater in Chicago. With spring popping up a cool breeze for the evening the music was blown in by welcoming attendees. Cornmeal always bringing their best back home as they performed ...view article
Sam Bush is like a fine red wine, maturity brings out the best in his music. Now 57 years old, and a veteran of Bluegrass, Newgrass, Jazzgrass, rock and Jug Band music styles, Sam has been a major influence on traditional and progressive acoustic music since the 1970's.17356
Tucked away between cornfields, off of the Illinois river, a gathering of sweet vibes and phenomenal music took place Memorial Day weekend. Several hours away from Chicago across from the scenic yet then flooded river bank, Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe Illinois held home to this festival. Summer ...view article
Yesterday was the opening day of the Summer Camp Music Festival. After a great pre-party on Thursday, our expectations were high for the kick-off moe. set at 12:30pm. We were not disappointed, opening up with Not Coming Down into Wormwood. Other highlights were Queen of ...view article
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals rolled into Dallas on what seems to be the never-ending tour. They're on a 200+ show-a-year pace, and have been for the past year or so. Having recently appeared on Leno, Letterman and most of the other late-night shows, their popularity has skyrocketed. Tonight's ...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
