To start the first official day of Summer Camp, we were treated to a set by Keller Williams in the VIP Tent. The place was packed and “the joint was jumping”. Keller didn’t have a setlist, so he took requests from the audience. He played some fun tunes, such as Kidney in a Cooler, Gatecrashers ...view article
The String Cheese Incident played at the recently refurbished Lyric Opera House in Baltimore last Wednesday, the fifth show in a fourteen show tour. It’s the first real Cheese tour since their hiatus in 2007. They have been performing sporadically at special engagements, like Winter Carnival ...view article
Fresh off of one of their fan directed Stew Art Series (S2) shows at Minglewood Hall in Memphis on Friday, Umphrey’s McGee hit Oklahoma City’s Diamond Ballroom with their full force last night. The Diamond Ballroom is a big dance hall with about 1200 capacity, which was perfect for the UM-phans ...view article
The nonchalant atmosphere of a Monday evening slowly picked up pace at the Vogue as Los Angeles based Kraddy hit the stage. The speaker-shuddering bass drops moved the crowd from the bar onto the dance floor and warmed their bodies for the organic bass beats of EOTO. The DJ’s gear was perched and ...view article
There is something classic about the heart of downtown Chicago, a draw to it that is undeniable. A hop away from the Chicago river, and below the cities attractive skyline; The House of Blues lights up the night. Though the House of Blues is a smaller venue it has an antique design and has a calling ...view article
Kraddy took the stage with much anticipated hype from the ongoing Big Gigantic tour, known to move the masses, with glitched out beats with the rest of the his crew "The Glitch Mob" out of California, he took a step aside from his musical group of DJ Prodigies to put down his own personalized mixes ...view article
The chilly autumn night at the Lawn at White River Amphitheatre, opened by a single hum of Joe Kwon’s cello bow, succeed by Scott Avett’s palatable banjo melody that kicked off the night with “Go to Sleep” a tune off of the Avett Brothers 2007 release Emotionalism. The sold out venue instantly ...view article
Friday evening kicked off the weekend with great music coming to Chicago, Lotus brought a stunning performance to the Vic Theater. Word of mouth has truly spread about this band attracting a large following over the past couple years. Live shows hooking those who attend, Chicago's fall tour ...view article
Well, the final day of the Summer Camp Music Festival was upon us. How fast time flies when you’re having fun. Today, it looked like some of the shows I wanted to see where over at the Starshine Stage, clear on the far side of the park. Another day of intensive walking, and my dogs were killing ...view article
When we woke up at the hotel Sunday morning it was raining hard. It looked like it had been raining all night. When we left the festival the previous evening things were really muddy, and we figured it was going to be even worse today. We checked the schedule and saw that things were getting ...view article