This is more of an acknowledgment than a review. Having attended many festivals in the northeastern US since 1996, I still consider A Bears Picnic one of the best. Its the reason that I went to the first one in West Milton, PA back in 2006 and why I flew from FL in 2012 to attend yet again. Located ...view article

The Summer Camp Pre-Party kicked off yesterday with a bang, definitely not a wimper.  The weather was nice, a little cool and no rain.  However, there was a little evidence of previous showers; small puddles and a little mud.  Checking in at the festival was super easy, and very well organized.  ...view article

An evening filled with fantastic rhythm, beats inducing dance and phenomenal stage performance is one that doesn't go unappreciated. Ending the short month of February at the Kinetic playground, several bands livened up the joint with music flowing into the early morning. A collaboration of bass, ...view article

Umphrey's McGee will be among the first group of bands to offer songs at the just-launched (beta testing period) Rock Band Network.

The much buzzed-about video game platform works with Xbox video game systems to allow bands to Xbox users, and to offer fans a way dig into their favorite ...view article

Yonder Mountain String Band continued their West Coast tour tonight passing through Petaluma, CA.  The show sold out the Mystic Theater, packing the little venue all the way down the aisles.  This kind of intimate setting gets the fans going even more, ready to dance their asses off to some fast ...view article

I have been fortunate to see Umphrey’s McGee in 16 states across this great nation. Living on the west coast I have not had the opportunity to see many shows on the eastern shore of the United States. Luckily I have met a whole host of fellow Umphfreaks in my travels and was able to find some friends ...view article

The past 30 days have been pretty exciting for Nicki Bluhm.  First was the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, AL, playing alongside of artists like Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder and Trey Anastasio.  This was followed by a couple of CBS This Morning spots highlighting the Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers ...view article

Saturday night at the Granada brought the long awaited visit to Dallas by the new Warren Haynes Band.  The last time Warren had performed in the DFW area was early in 2010 with Gov’t Mule.  This time he brought his new band, featuring Nigel Hall on the keys, Terence Higgins on the drums, Ron ...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