Del McCoury was already hard at work in Baltimore’s lively bluegrass music scene when the very first Grammy awards were presented more than 50 years ago, but you couldn’t tell it from the way he bounded up the steps to thank the Grammy voters for honoring his Del McCoury Band’s ...view article
Heading up to the 10,000 Lakes Festival from Chi-town to Detroit Lakes, MN for my 4th straight year I was stoked, to say the least. Excitement was already in the air as I arrived in Madison, WI greeted by the guys from Steez who would be playing their first ‘10KLF’ on the Vitaminwater Sync Stage ...view article
If the first FloydFest ever, 9 years ago, was 'groundbreaking' in its genre-defying globally-infused line-up (not to mention its meteoric rise from the humble one-stoplight-town of 'Floyd' Virginia) FloydFest 9, in 2010, is still "Breaking Ground." FloydFest re-images itself annually, unveiling new ...view article
The promoters of the Hoxeyville Music Festival could easily be accused of false advertising. Their event is not the typical festival and it might be better described as a family reunion (with attendees ranging in age from newborns to at least 72 years of age) with great music. Situated in picturesque ...view article
“The picture on the cover, that’s Broadway in Baltimore, maybe back around the time I started playing in the clubs,” Del McCoury says with a smile. Then he adds, just before breaking into his signature, eyebrow-wiggling laugh, “Back then, you could get anything you needed ...view article
Tomorrow, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons release a sweeping new double album, Happy Book. In conjunction with street date, Response Records re-releases three classic works from the band’s hefty discography - Goodlandia ...view article
The second-born child of independent music pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frank Zappa first took the stage with his famous father at the tender age of 12. He was entranced by the elder Zappa’s “control over the music [that] almost seemed like a magic trick.” By the ...view article
2013 marks the 15th anniversary for independent music label SCI Fidelity Records. Gearing up for the year-long celebration, today the Colorado-based imprint offers up its 2012 SCI Fidelity Records Sampler, featuring 11 songs culled from studio releases and live show recordings by artists on the label’s ...view article
"This album is meant to be listened to loud. Turn it up!" is the proclamation on the back cover of Mark Karan’s first official solo release, Walk Through the Fire, out on June 30th through Quacktone Records/DIG Music. The general consensus ...view article
Mile High Music Festival presented by Kyocera Single Day Tickets are now available to the general public. Beginning July 13 at 10:00 am MDT, fans can purchase Single Day Tickets for $99.50 and Single Day VIP Tickets for $225.00 by visiting www.milehighmusicfestival.com ...view article
.JPG "Hoxeyville 2012 - August 17-19, 2012; Wellston, MI")
