Santa Barbara, CA – On April 17-18, thousands of communities around the world will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. On the California Central Coast, the community of Santa Barbara, together with regional not-for-profit Community Environmental Council, ...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
I was turned on to these bands by my sons and wife over the years. I didn't know much about them, other than them both being somewhat Indie/Folk type bands. So, I didn't know what to expect when arriving at the venue for the show. I have been to the Merriweather venue many times in the past, seeing ...view article
Stackabones was formed in Austin, Texas by Jim Brighton and Butch Zito. The band managed to find itself in Deadhead circles and now is happily touring around and gearing up for "Festival Season". The songs on this album are written by Jim Brighton, Butch Zito, and Scott Cooper. ...view article
"[Keller's] big-hearted wit is perfectly suited to the songs on Kids, a record that will entertain children of all ages without talking down to them." - All Music Guide
On Tuesday March 29, 2011 the Rex Foundation will release 12 tracks from The Wheel – A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia.Recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco, this special live album features some of Garcia’s oldest cohorts playing some ...view article
Poor Man’s Whiskey has announced that they will play two Darkside of the Moonshine shows in Colorado, both nights will feature Michael Kang of the String Cheese Incident. The band is very excited for first time headlining slots at both The Oriental Theater in Denver(moved from Quixtotes) ...view article
Rothbury, Mich. – Today, Electric Forest announced ticket information and on sale dates for the 5th annual music and camping festival at the legendary Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan. The festival, which will take place on June 25-28, 2015, has been hailed as one of the "20 legendary world festivals ...view article
When I was but a wee little fourth grader in Saint Paul, MN I worked on a group research project about a place that I had never seen and, as far as I was concerned, was too far away and too wild to possibly exist in the same universe. Yosemite National Park in California was about as distant to me ...view article
.jpg "Umphrey's McGee - Las Tortugas Festival, Groveland CA - 10/30/2009 - 10/31/2009")
