Northwestern Illinois in the mid heat of July brought a gathering of music, arts and creativity. For the second year of Whippersnap a new location, bigger bands and more appeal gave crowds a lot to offer. At Lyran Park in the north western area of Rockford Illinois the grounds were shaded and secluded. ...view article
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams recently announced his early winter tour plans, finding Keller in a variety of solo performances and creative collaborations.
First up, Keller performs as part of Phil ...view article
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
This spring, guitarist Brendan Bayliss of the improvisational Chicago band Umphrey’s McGee and mandolinist Jeff Austin of Boulder’s top-flight Americana unit Yonder Mountain String Band join forces as 30db. 30db releases their new album, One Man Show, on ...view article
This past Friday night at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco was definitely way better than being at work. Keep that between us... Colorado band Yonder Mountain String Band hit the stage with an excited audience ready to jam out all night long to the styling's of YMSB. Getting to ...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. ...view article
(LOS ANGELES, CA - April 12, 2011) California's finest, Slightly Stoopid, will host their annual “420” celebration in their home-state this year at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011. The band recently announced they will be donating their ...view article
The forward-thinking band Umphrey’s McGee will carve out new terrain in musical interactivity with their fans at the first "UMBowl," an unprecedented 4-quarter evening-long concert on Saturday, April 24th, at Lincoln Hall in the group’s hometown of Chicago.
CHICAGO - The North Coast Music Festival (NCMF) is set to return Friday, August 29th, through Sunday, August 31st to celebrate it's 5th year anniversary in the beautiful city of Chicago! For the 5th year in a row, NCMF will bring together ...view article