It was a glorious and sunny weekend for a picnic @ the Bear's Picnic that is, which was held in the scenic rolling hills of central PA. I arrived Thursday night, met my camping neighbors, and set up camp on the site of a small animal husbandry type property complete with grange buildings, animal ...view article

The all-star holiday lineup of Cascadia Yulegrass, brought together by Jason Mastrine, brought it's show to the beautiful McDonald Theatre in Eugene, Oregon. It was an idea that Jason had been orchestrating for years, and had finally come to fruition. The lineup for this inagural even consisted of ...view article

The Everyone Orchestra is pleased to announce the “Carolina Sessions,” a three-day mini-tour in Raleigh and Asheville, N.C., on March 7th through March 9th, 2013. The Everyone Orchestra creates a unique band experience as conductor Matt Butler leads a rotating roster of musicians while ...view article

In Michigan, the first thing that catches your eye is the lush forests that blanket the land. Moving up north into the town of Rothbury, these forests were ever more noticeable. Tucked away in this small town, on Double JJ Ranch a different kind of forest would be lighting up the tree's, sky's and ...view article

EOTO will cap off 2010 in the southeast after logging over 170 national live performances this year. The dynamic duo will conclude their 30+ day winter tour with stops in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida before landing in Colorado for their New Year's Performance at City ...view article

Lifeboat represents a major first in the career of Jimmy Herring, the legendary guitarist who has worked with everyone from Phil Lesh & Friends, The Other Ones and The Aquarium Rescue Unit to The Allman Brothers Band and, most recently, Widespread Panic. Decades into his storied career and, ...view article

Wakarusa just released their daily music schedule featuring a knock-out double-bill headliner performing each night of the 4-day festival including view article

“Summercamp is a marathon, not a sprint” my newly-met young neighbor assures me as I offer him some goldfish crackers.  It is 4:00pm on Thursday afternoon and he is trying to stave off “tipsyness” while his bratwurst are cooking.  We have been on the festival grounds ...view article

Singer/songwriter Richie Booker's Shine the Light is an eclectic debut release that defies categorization. Booker himself has dubbed the music "alternative reggae." This fact comes as no surprise; Booker is the brother of legendary reggae superstar Bob Marley.

Richie Booker grew up in ...view article

Having already seen several shows at the Logan Square Auditorium I pretty much knew what to expect from the place - big room (high school gym-esque), obscure location (3rd floor of an old office building) and marginal acoustics (to say the least). Given the respect Bonobo commands for his intricate ...view article