Portland, Ore. – Progressive bluegrass group Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB) with special guest Darol Anger will once again anchor the tenth annual Northwest String Summit from Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Hornings Hideout ...view article
The Disco Biscuits have announced a four-night run in Colorado, Thursday January 13 through Sunday January 16 2011. The band will spend two nights at the Boulder Theater, Thursday and Friday January 13-14, before heading to Denver to close out the long weekend at the Ogden Theatre on Saturday and ...view article
Chris Smither has spent the past four decades writing songs and crafting albums that, by all rights, should make him a household name. Instead, he continues to reside just below the public's radar, garnering high praise from well-known contemporaries like Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris, and earning ...view article
It was 30 years ago today that the world was robbed of one of the most prolific and influencial musicians of all time. John Lennon was murdered in front of his New York City apartment by Mark David Chapman on 12/8/1980 but his music lives on and continues to inspire new generations.
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Swarme of Beese
Backwoods of My Mind
2022 Backwoods Modern Recordings BWM 1670
Out of the vibrant, diverse and fertile music community of Austin, Texas, comes BACKWOODS OF MY MIND, the full-length debut of indie-folk trio, Swarme of Beese.
“Lately, I’ve been knowin’ ...view article
Music festivals come in all shapes, sizes and genres, but, in the end, there are really only two types; the musical buffet, where the patron is free to choose their own experience from the vast and varied menu of bands, and the guided musical menu, where the promoter sets out the courses and the ...view article
Today the Rex Foundation releases A Buck Dancer’s Choice. The 19-songlive compilation, culled from a very special December 1, 2012 performance at The Fillmore in San Francisco, features choice selections from that evening’s three sets ...view article
Early bird tickets and VIP packages are now on sale for the 2nd annual Railroad Earth’s Hangtown Halloween Ball, October 26 – 28, 2012. Together with Pet Projekt Presents and their new partners at High Sierra Music, they will return to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, CA for yet ...view article
Roughly two thirds through his massive "What the Funk" Tour, Keller Williams dropped in on the fine folks of Lincoln, NE. for a Sunday night show at The Bourbon Theatre. Opening act for the night was John Wayne and the Pain, a Minneapolis based raggae/rock band. A welcomed treat of their ...view article
Slightly Stoopid today announce the first leg of their Seedless Summer 2011 Tour bringing their California-born music to sheds around the country this summer with Rebelution and Shwayze & Cisco Adler also on the bill. ...view article