When I first heard of The Contribution and who was in the band, I nearly wet myself with excitement. How could such a band made up of members of The String Cheese Incident, Railroad Earth and New Monsoon be anything except absolutely stellar? Featuring Tim Carbone, one of the best fiddle players ...view article

Kraddy took the stage with much anticipated hype from the ongoing Big Gigantic tour, known to move the masses,  with glitched out beats with the rest of the his crew "The Glitch Mob" out of California, he took a step aside from his musical group of DJ Prodigies to put down his own personalized mixes ...view article

Although the newest offering from Del McCoury offers a few surprises in the songlist, it offers a treasure trove of   flawless musicianship from one the world’s tightest and  most talented groups.  At this point in history The Del McCoury Band is, and has been for quite some time, the benchmark ...view article

Yonder back at the Fillmore, and I’m here to see it.  I must have done something right in a previous life.  The crowds intensity was on the verge of exploding, and the music hadn’t even started yet.  Jeff Austin, Adam Aijala, Dave Johnston, and Ben Kaufmann have been on fire this entire West ...view article

Bursting beats from the Congress theater in late June was the dynamic duo populating the band Thievery Corporatio. Livening up the Logan Square district of Chicago, a flare of universal elements was brought to the stage with this group whose live performances bring astounding theatrics. A passion ...view article

Yesterday was the opening day of the Summer Camp Music Festival.  After a great pre-party on Thursday, our expectations were high for the kick-off moe. set at 12:30pm.  We were not disappointed, opening up with Not Coming Down into Wormwood.  Other highlights were Queen of ...view article