“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
"Rock and Roll comes from Soul music, and we are tied to that. What we do comes from inside of us. Music is about what you hear and see and feel, but it's also something that is greater than the sum of its parts." - Josh Fairman, bass player for Kinetix.
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
The All Good Festival and Campout today announced that it is releasing a limited number of Friday Arrival 3-Day (Fri-Sat-Sun) and Saturday Arrival 2-Day (Sat & Sun) passes. Festival founder Tim Walther says “There has been quite a ...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
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
The legendary New York based jam band, The Zen Tricksters, celebrates its 30th anniversary on Sunday, October 25th with a rare show at B.B. King Blues Club in New York (237 W. 42 St. 212 997-4144), NY beginning at 7:30 PM. Founder and lead guitarist Jeff Mattson will be joined by veteran ...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
The second-born child of independent music pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frank Zappa first took the stage with his famous father at the tender age of 12. He was entranced by the elder Zappa’s “control over the music [that] almost seemed like a magic trick.” By the ...view article
Today, Bear Creek Music Festival announces the addition of moe. to the festival’s already stellar lineup. They join headliners Umphrey’s McGee on November 12-14 at the legendary Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Also scheduled to perform are Ivan Neville’s ...view article