Tucked away between cornfields, off of the Illinois river, a gathering of sweet vibes and phenomenal music took place Memorial Day weekend. Several hours away from Chicago across from the scenic yet then flooded river bank, Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe Illinois held home to this festival. Summer ...view article
The 3rd annual Head Jamz Music Festival began at the same time a massive heat wave rolled through the States with temperatures soaring over 100 degrees. The humidity that accompanied the opprobrious heat wave was beastly and for those who have been to music festivals in Tennessee, you’ll ...view article
Nashville, Tenn. – Set for release on October 27, 2009 through Signature Sounds, Caroline Herring’s fourth album Golden Apples of the Sun is her most intimate and mature to date. Combining haunting originals with some surprising new takes on old standards, Herring has created an album that ...view article
A studio album from a band that thrives on live performances can cut both ways. On the one hand, they’re chock-full of tight, compact songs that benefit (for good or bad) from multi-layered studio production values. (What would the Grateful Dead’s “Terrapin Station” be without its eerie, ...view article
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals rolled into Dallas on what seems to be the never-ending tour. They're on a 200+ show-a-year pace, and have been for the past year or so. Having recently appeared on Leno, Letterman and most of the other late-night shows, their popularity has skyrocketed. Tonight's ...view article
After a 72 hour breather between shows, Widespread Panic arrived in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex to start winding down their Fall Tour. The tour has taken them from the East Coast to the West Coast, to the Southwest, and will culminate in a three night Halloween run at the UNO Lakefront Arena ...view article
With festival season right around the corner, EOTO closed off their spring tour with a two night run in Chicago. They are making appearances at many known festivals over the summer including Wakarusa and Summer Camp. They closed out their spring tour with a bang. Sixty shows performed in 64 days ...view article
The Mickey Hart Band is currently on tour in support of their new album, Mysterium Tremendum, which was released on April 10. The band’s most recent effort is an interesting mix of cosmic sound waves from around our galaxy and Robert Hunter poetry. Most people know Mickey as half of ...view article
Last Thursday brought a little bit of New Orleans to the Kessler Theater in Dallas, TX. Three bands, all from The Big Easy, got the crowd moving at the historic art- deco venue in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. Opening up the evening were The Revivalists, who wrapped up their short set ...view article
Wrapping up a short 10 day run which took the band from South Carolina, to Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, Umphrey’s McGee ended up in Dallas at the House of Blues. Every time I see these guys they seem to ratchet things up. Saturday night didn’t change that trend. The ...view article