1. We understand that Sparkle Plenty was a five-year labor of love. How did you celebrate after finally completing your debut album earlier this year?
Like any well-bred, sunshine-loving southern Californian, I went to Disneyland! Spent two days at the happiest place on earth and then had a really ...view article
Los Lobos, the Grammy-winning East L.A. band, is on tour this summer in support of a brand new studio album. The new release, titled Tin Can Trust will hit streets on August 3, 2010. The band’s summer schedule brings them coast to coast, including a run of select shows with John Hiatt ...view article
Today, Electric Forest announces its 2013 artist lineup. Returning to the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan on June 27- June 30, live music pioneers The String Cheese Incident (3 performances), Pretty Lights, Passion Pit, Empire ...view article
Tucked away in the Hill Country just southwest of Austin next to some of the best BBQ in the country, music lovers gathered for a weekend of good camping and great music at The Old Settler’s Music Festival. In it’s 27th year, Old Settler’s is a nationally-known celebration ...view article
John Kadlecik, lead guitarist (the Jerry guy), from the Dark Star Orchestra has decided to resign from the band to pursue other projects. His last show with DSO will be December 5 in Buffalo, NY.
Guitarist Jeff Mattson, lead guitarist for the Zen Tricksters ...view article
Austin, Tx – April 8, 2013 Today, the 5th annual International Music Festival Conference (IMFCON) – happening December 8-10, 2013 in Austin, Texas - unveils its first round of entertainment industry leaders confirmed to participate in ...view article
The EOTO performance scheduled for the Mishawaka this weekend has been moved to the Aggie Theater due to road closures. In light of the recent local disaster, the band has also decided to donate proceeds from the event to assist the local community via the Red Cross.
For details about the band and ...view article
Donna Jean Godchaux will be making three special appearances in the Northeast in January 2012. Two of those will be with her band, The Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson. Jeff Mattson is of course the lead guitarist in Dark Star Orchestra since the departure of John Kadlecik who has joined ...view article
Blind Melon is a band fiercely determined to be more than a footnote in the annals of nineties popular music. They officially broke up in 1999, after an unsuccessful four-year effort to find a replacement for late front man Shannon Hoon. The dynamic lead singer who helped catapult Blind Melon to ...view article
"Rock and Roll comes from Soul music, and we are tied to that. What we do comes from inside of us. Music is about what you hear and see and feel, but it's also something that is greater than the sum of its parts." - Josh Fairman, bass player for Kinetix.
