The special recipe of the Grateful Dead was that there were 5 (at times) members of the band with very different musical backgrounds. Jerry had a bluegrass background that came through in his guitar stylings. Currently, John Mayer and Bob Weir both possess the slow blues styling and they are lacking ...view article
The New Riders of the Purple Sage’s new album is a beautiful symphony of sounds. As a matter of fact, 7 songs were written by David Nelson and Robert Hunter, so it is pretty obvious their collaboration will bring a unique style. The album begins with both energetic and honest riffs, ...view article
Chicago's Umphrey's McGee enters its second decade together with their hardest, darkest, and most artistically cohesive album to date. The new album hits streets on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, when ...view article
January 17, 2012 Railroad Earth comes blazing into 2012 after a string of sold out New Year’s performances in Denver, CO. The band will ...view article
The 12th annual Summer Camp Music Festival happening May 25-27 in Chillicothe, Illinois has announced another two dozen bands to its already packed artist lineup. Today’s additions include:
Common Michael Franti and Spearhead Galactic Preservation Hall Jazz ...view article
Seminal guitarist Steve Kimock returns to San Francisco this summer with his elevated guitar explorations for a much anticipated show with Steve ...view article
More than 20,000 music fans descended on the idyllic Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan this past weekend for the Sold Out 2012 Electric Forest festival. The second installment of the enormously successful music and camping festival proved - once again - to offer ...view article
RICHIE HAVENS' NEW ALBUM, NOBODY LEFT TO CROWN,
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RICHIE HAVENS ON TOUR THIS SUMMER AND FALL
A sense of timelessness rings throughout Richie Havens' latest release, Nobody Left to Crown, as though the passing years have only strengthened the meaning of his soul-filled ...view article