Following the Spring departure of longtime bassist, Kevin Rosen, the Chicago-formed Dark Star Orchestra offered temporary spots to a handful of talented performers. Today, the band announces the formal, permanent bassist role goes to Skip Vangelas who is currently on tour with the band. Vangelas ...view article

Roughly two thirds through his massive "What the Funk" Tour, Keller Williams dropped in on the fine folks of Lincoln, NE. for a Sunday night show at The Bourbon Theatre.  Opening act for the night was John Wayne and the Pain, a Minneapolis based raggae/rock band.  A welcomed treat of their ...view article

As the cold December air blew into the Chicagoland region, SCI came through to close out their tour. The Roots Run Deep tour was a schedule of sold out performances showing the East Coast some cheesy SCI love along with a few Midwest cities. The band rocked out attendees in 14 cities in just 16 days. ...view article

Silver Wrapper and Purple Hat Productions have added new artists to the lineup for the second annual Suwannee Hulaween including electronic producers, Shpongle (Simon Posford DJ set) & Emancipator, legendary ...view article

The West Hollywood show at the House of Blues seemed different than any of the other west coast shows. It was the first show we didn't drive to; we flew down via Virgin Airlines. This show also had a large population of Phish heads in attendance due to the imminent Festival 8 in Indio Valley; ...view article

EOTO will kick off their national fall tour with the release their 500^th live recorded show  for FREE download on Wednesday, ...view article

Camp Euforia will once again be held at the beautiful Hotz farmstead, located in Lone Tree, IA, just outside of Iowa City, on July 16th and 17th.  Gates open at noon on Friday. Eufórquestra's Camp Euforia will be the biggest production to date. This year's lineup includes Kyle Hollingsworth ...view article

Concord Records is proud to announce the release of Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters, an incredible collection of newly discovered Ray Charles recordings.  The tracks embody the remarkable breadth of musical styles that were synonymous with this classic American ...view article

Chris Smither has spent the past four decades writing songs and crafting albums that, by all rights, should make him a household name. Instead, he continues to reside just below the public's radar, garnering high praise from well-known contemporaries like Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris, and earning ...view article

The cyber-kinetic bass juggernaut EOTO will release their third annual tour compilation K-Turns and U-Turns for download today, May 17^th. Featuring ...view article