The Infamous Stringdusters’ constant, relentless, revelatory musical evolution is on display throughout the band’s new double disc release Silver Sky-Deluxe Edition (October 16, 2012 / High Country Recordings and SCI Fidelity). Fresh off a hugely ...view article
Two of Chicago’s favorite homegrown bands perform in their hometown this first weekend of April. Performing at the Double Door in Chicago tonight, Friday, April 1, Lubriphonic fuses the roots of rock and blues soul with explosive in-your-face delivery and sensuous upbeat funk ...view article
Today, Bear Creek Music Festival announces the addition of moe. to the festival’s already stellar lineup. They join headliners Umphrey’s McGee on November 12-14 at the legendary Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Also scheduled to perform are Ivan Neville’s ...view article
Monday was a well needed day of rest. After only 4 days of tour but an impressive 1500 miles on the road, the Brians and I were ready to relax a bit in good ol' San Francisco. We made use of the free evening to catch up on some sleep and make some progress on our developing “Terpes” (tour ...view article
In a recent blog post, Kyle Hollingsworth discusses his #4 top influential keyboardist, Brent Mydland, "I remember being freaked out about the name “Grateful Dead,” I always imagined a heavy metal band of sorts, but once I listened to what they were doing, I had more respect for the ...view article
The Rex Foundation is pleased to award the 2010 Ralph J. Gleason Award to Michael Franti. The $10,000 award is in memory of music journalist Ralph J. Gleason, a major ...view article
The cyber-kinetic bass juggernaut EOTO will release their third annual tour compilation K-Turns and U-Turns for download today, May 17th. Featuring ...view article
Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson is proud to announce the release of their debut album, Back Around on February 18, 2014.
The album will be sold for digital download through Heart of Gold Records’ exclusive agreement with The Orchard on ITunes and other digital media ? ...view article
Ahh, Colorado in San Francisco. Couldn’t feel any more comfortable at The Independent last night as famed Boulder, Colorado native band Leftover Salmon took the stage to bring everyone into the realm of Rock and Roll. The Colorado connection running deep and the true pride of the Rockies ...view article
“No Service” Dave Bruzza, frontman for Greensky Bluegrass, proclaimed jubilantly over the intimate Saturday night crowd at Yarmony Grass Festival in early August. Those two words pretty much summed up the feel of this ...view article