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
Donna Jean Godchaux, Grateful Dead vocalist in the 1970s, will return to Philadelphia on March 7th to host a table at the annual WXPN Beggar’s Banquet fundraiser to be held at Penn’s Landing Caterers, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd. For more information, go to http://www.xpn.org/support-xpn/2009beggarsbanquet.
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!
Known for their eclectic sound, classically-inclined vibe, and high-energy live performances, East Carolina's own Blount Harvey undoubtedly represent one of the state's most talented underground ensembles. And their biggest fans, Greenville's ECU Pirates, are becoming fully aware that they can't ...view article
Silver Wrapper and Purple Hat Productions have announced the first round of artists for the second annual Suwannee Hulaween, hosted by The String Cheese Incident over Halloween weekend October 31 – November ...view article
NEW YORK - Fans attending the Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary concerts can take home a set of four limited-edition Fare Thee Well postcards, distributed for free in the “Participation Row” area at Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, CA, June 27th & 28th) and Soldier ...view article
Just as summer is heating up, the folks at Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival are already putting the finishing touches on their fall-time event. Set to take place at Mulberry Mountain in the majestic Ozark Mountains, the music and camping experience will span October 17, 18 and 19 in ...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
Fall is in the air and just outside of Austin, TX at Apache Pass in Rockdale, TX the crews are in their last week of preparations to get the annual Art Outside festival underway! Art Outside is a unique three day festival combining visual and interactive art, performance, film, as well as a ...view article