QUESTION: What happens when you take three of the finest up-and-coming Americana singer/songwriters in Austin, Texas, and put them together in one great band?
ANSWER: You get the 2007 Austin Music Awards "Best New Band" winner, THE BAND OF HEATHENS.17356
Chris Robinson Brotherhood announce today that Tony Leone has joined the band on drums. His first performance with The CRB will be this coming weekend at the Sunshine Music & Blues Festival in Florida followed by a 14-date tour across the Midwest ...view article
Railroad Earth and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers will join forces this summer for a string of dates along both coasts. Being dubbed as the “Noise of the Earth Tour,” both artists are looking forward to these shows and hoping for ...view article
For any band touring over 120 shows a year, life on the road is tough. It’s a rare occasion when they get to put up residence for a week in one place. And, for anyone who knows how to let loose, there is no better town to do this in than the city that never sleeps, New York City. Umphrey’s ...view article
Only Five ARU Shows Remain... Col. Bruce Hampton and the ARU are in the home stretch of their first full-length tour in 26 years!
The influential jam band has only five shows left on their 26th anniversary tour! With Oteil Burbridge, Jimmy Herring, Jeff Sipe, Matt Slocum, ...view article
After a largely successful fall tour, Railroad Earth is wrapping up a momentous 2009 with performances on both coasts before heading to the studio for their forthcoming album. The six-piece Americana outfit is scheduled for a short east coast run before heading to the Pacific Northwest for a four-night ...view article
Cloud 9 Adventures today announces the Mayan Holidaze 2012 – an unparalleled four-night destination music event featuring Umphrey’s McGee, The Disco Biscuits, and STS9, with additional performers still to be announced.Set ...view article
After a summer of much-praised high-profile festival performances, pop prog rockers Umphrey’s McGee heads indoors this fall to play in many of the country’s most beloved theatres. As always, along the way Umphrey’s continues to raise the bar for fan experiences, with their innovative ...view article
Lotus hits the road this winter for a run of shows in the country's southeastern states. The tour comes on the heels of a huge year for Lotus, one that offered widespread exposure for their new album Hammerstrike and massive growth for the band.
The story goes something like this' The [latter day] Band "officially" disbanded in 1998, following the death of bassist Rick Danko. At the time, legendary vocalist/drummer/mandolin player/actor Levon Helm was contending with a major crisis of his own; aggressive treatment for throat cancer ...view article
