Over the past eight years Wakarusa Music Festival has brought together open ears to enjoy a taste of music in the sunshine. In the north western part of the “natural state” of Arkansas, the Ozark mountains made home to thousands ready to enjoy the acoustics of the mountaintop. With recognizable ...view article
The Crystal Ballroom is rife with anticipation. Today's S2 event has left the band as well as the fans ready to rock one of the most infamous venues on the west coast. McMenamin's Crystal has hosted rock shows for over 40 years, everyone from the Grateful Dead to the Roots. The room ...view article
The Heavy Pets kick off their 8th year as a band and close out 2013 with a solid run of shows including three nights with new super group Incidental Animals (Kyle of The String Cheese Incident; Dan, Steve & Dave of ALO; and Jennifer Hartswick of Trey Anastasio Band), three nights with The Revivalists ...view article
After a brisk drive from Chicago to Muncie, Indiana; just outside of Indianapolis, we arrived at The Water Bowl. This land surprised me; it being a subdued area past all the farm fields and tucked away from State Road 3, it was intriguing non the less. You entered through the gates looking over a ...view article
Going to the rolling foothills of the Arkansas countryside is a thrill on its own, even more so when there is bluegrass involve. Yonder Mountain String Band carries on the tradition of collecting their string loving friends for a weekend of knee slapping. Colorful hillside the view from the mountaintop ...view article
The inaugural edition of the North Coast Music Festival, in 2010 was a mixed bag as an experience. The music was excellent but the “festival” had a lot of rough edges, but given that it was the first attempt at this type of festival that was to be expected. The 2011 edition ...view article
With Wakarusa 2012 just two months away, Early Bird priced Full Event Passes are moving quickly! Get your Full Event Passes for Wakarusa today before the next price increase on April 7th at 11:59PM! http://www.wakarusa.com/2012/tickets.asp
Wakarusa is extremely excited to share it's full 2013 line up. Wakarusa will celebrate their 10 year anniversary this summer with an epic lineup that includes: Widespread Panic, Dispatch, Snoop Lion, Gogol Bordello, The Black Crowes, STS9, and breakout electronic artist Amon Tobin along with over 150 ...view article
Imagine my surprise when I put Pale Imperfect Diamond in my CD player expecting a roots country/Bluegrass Record , based solely on the Line up listed on the inner sleeve. John Carter Cash, Ralph Stanley, Marty Stuart, Randy Scruggs, Ron Mcoury, John Cowan, Dennis Crouch, Harry Stinson, and many more. ...view article
We're thrilled to announce Festival 8, a three-day Phish festival which will take place on October 30th, 31st and November 1st at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. ...view article