(Nashville, TN)…This September marks the 100th anniversary of Bill Monroe’s birth, and not surprisingly, there have already been plenty of tributes to the Father of Bluegrass Music, with more still to come. But when listeners turn to Old Memories: ...view article
Bill Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead drummer for the band's entire thirty year career, rings in the New Year in the state he calls home - Hawaii. On December 29th and 31st, Kreutzmann is joined on stage in Maui by Austin bluesman Papa Mali, James "Hutch" Hutchinson (bass guitar/Bonnie Raitt Band), and Matt ...view article
The 5th annual Sterling Stage Folkfest once again kicks off the festival season in Upstate NY. Folkfest will feature Stage favorite's Ryan Montbleau Band, Zach Deputy, Natural Breakdown, The Buddhahood, The Family Dawgz, Tim Herron Corporation, and many past performers. New to the lineup this year ...view article
NEW YORK, NY; LOS ANGELES, CA; and LONDON, ENGLAND (JANUARY 19, 2010) – “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,” today announced its lineup of superstar musical performances. The global telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary ...view article
Detroit Lakes, MN (April 22, 2009) – The 10,000 Lakes Festival (10KLF) announces single day tickets will be made available for Saturday, July 25. A limited number of single day 10KLF music-only festival tickets go on sale Friday, April 24, starting at $75 for general admission and $99 for general ...view article
Toni Brown, former owner/publisher of Relix Magazine for more than 20 years, has just released her new book, Relix: The Book, published by BackBeat Books, a division of Hal Leonard Books.
Relix: The Book covers the "greatest hits" of the first twenty seven years of the magazine (1974-2001), and ...view article
Mark's debut album, Walk Through the Fire, will be released by Quacktone Records and DIG Music on June 30, 2009, and will be available at markkaran.com, in stores nationwide, at digital outlets everywhere (including Itunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and Amazon), at Mark Karan & Jemimah Puddleduck shows, and ...view article
After a successful introductory summer ask anyone who was at Gathering of the Vibes! the Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson is returning for a fall of serious work, reclaiming Donna Jean's Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band roots with songs like You Ain't Woman Enough, Franklin's Tower, Eyes ...view article
In a message from Donna Jean and the Tricksters, we have found that Jeff Matson (lead guitar/vocals) has unfortunately suffered a collapsed lung and therefor, the band will not be able to play Gratefulfest at Nelson Ledges as scheduled for the July 4th weekend.
Jeff is expected to fully recover very ...view article
Quintessential Grateful Dead tribute act Dark Star Orchestra used numerology to its advantage last night celebrating its 11th year of performing with by debuting 'The Eleven' during the 2nd set on 11/11/08 at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH. Other highlights included Not Fade Away, Viola ...view article
