With DSO's lead guitarist John Kadlecik fresh off three debut dates of Furthur, the new band anchored by Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, Dark Star Orchestra has announced their 2010 New Year's run of shows. The NYE mini-tour kicks off with shows at The Norva in Norfolk, VA on December 28 and The National in ...view article
The special recipe of the Grateful Dead was that there were 5 (at times) members of the band with very different musical backgrounds. Jerry had a bluegrass background that came through in his guitar stylings. Currently, John Mayer and Bob Weir both possess the slow blues styling and they are lacking ...view article
Just in time for summer festival season and Earth Day, the new book Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide is now available. Written by industry leader Meegan Jones (sustainability coordinator for Festival Republic - Reading, Leeds, Latitude & Glastonbury Festivals ...view article
Umphrey's McGee launches a one-of-a-kind pre-order campaign for their highly anticipated new studio release, Mantis (January 20, 2009 / SCI Fidelity Records). The pre-order, which offers an MP3 download of the album in addition to the traditional compact disc, also ...view article
Detroit Lakes, MN (June 18, 2009) – Summer is almost here and this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival is just over a month away, taking place July 22-25 in Detroit Lakes, MN. Leading up to this year’s event, two of the 10,000 Lakes Festival’s headliners are releasing highly anticipated new albums ...view article
Rhyne McCormick has recorded with the likes of local musical celebrities, The Badlees, and has produced with Tom “T-Bone” Edmonds, a vet in the music industry, with artists like Lenny Kravitz, Meat Loaf and The Rolling Stones notched on his belt, to name a few. However, on his fifth record, ...view article
June 3, 2022 - Nashville, TN - Elevate, then Resonate, and now, Unify, the guys in GRAMMY-nominated funk sextet Lettuce have been sending not-so-subliminal messages with their music (and album titles) for going on three decades now. Their newest effort, Unify, however, showcases exactly what the band ...view article
My Morning Jacket has unveiled plans for an upcoming US headline tour. The dates begin April 19 at Memphis, TN’s Orpheum Theatre and then continue through September. Special guests throughout the tour will include Madison Cunningham, Indigo de Souza, and Joy Oladokun.
Artist presales begin Wednesday, ...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
Ending a month long European tour in London's Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park, Neil Young encored with 'A Day in a Life'. After performing the first couple of verses alone, Paul McCartney jumped on stage to help sign the song her co-wrote with John Lennon.
