While last weekend’s news was justifiably dominated by the grand return of Phish in Hampton, another jam stalwart used the same weekend and locale to trot out his own new
The members of the NYC-Freaks mailing list throw an incredible party/concert each year called the Freaks Ball. This year’s ball didn’t turn a profit, so the members of the board
With the 2009 festival season right around the corner, it’s time to get the investigative reporters at the Fox 2 Problem Solvers on the horn and talk about an issue that has been drawing more attention lately. Inevitably, everybody has noticed at one point or another the so-called “talent searches” that come with the announcements of festival lineups each spring.
These talent searches are generally responsible for rounding out the smaller stages at the festivals and comprise many of those bands that you may have heard of, but never actually heard. You know, the ones tend to get added to the lineup a month or so after the initial release?
Here’s the thing; after hearing complaints on multiple occasions about the way these searches get conducted, I contacted six different bands to assess their thoughts. The results were alarmingly similar and the reviews were all mixed… and definitely less than glowing.
As three of the bands requested to comment off the record due to the fact that they are still participating in these searches for the upcoming festival season, I decided to keep all of the band’s names off the record, so as not to throw anybody under the bus. Regardless, the results were pretty interesting.
READ ON for more of Ryan’s editorial on festival talent searches…
The folks behind the High Sierra Music Festival have always been ahead of the pack when it comes to creativity, so we’re not surprised they came up with an innovative way to announce the lineup…
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The 19th installment of High Sierra kicks off on July 2 in Quincy, CA and runs through the 5th. READ ON for the text version of the initial lineup…
Tomorrow, I’m headed down to Austin, TX for four days to attend SXSW – the music industry orgy of booze, BBQ, Tex-Mex and list of bands that rivals the thickness
Once again Livenation.com has put up an event listing for a Phish show before the band has had the chance to announce the whole tour. An event page for a
When guitarist Bill Nershi of the String Cheese Incident announced he’d be leaving the band after their 2007 Summer Tour, we all knew it was just a matter of time before the group known for their eclectic blend of sounds, hula hooping fans and group hoots would return to the scene. It turns out their breakup didn’t even last two years, as the Colorado-based band will stage their comeback at the second annual Rothbury Festival in Michigan.
[Photo by Jennifer Kirk]
Scheduled for July 2 – 5 at the Double JJ Ranch just north of Muskegon, this year’s Rothbury Festival lineup features a solid base of jambands with a number of artists from various genres thrown in for good measure. The Dead, which kicks off their reunion tour in Greensboro on April 12, have been tapped to headline the festie along with String Cheese, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and the Black Crowes.
Tickets for Rothbury 2009 are currently onsale for $229.50 until Friday when the price rises to $249.50. VIP packages of varying degrees of comfort and price ranges including multiple lodging options are available once again this year. As with most other ’09 festivals, a layaway plan is available for those who want to spread the cost out. READ ON for a full list of performers…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, one of the most underappreciated bands of the last 30 years, are the subjects of Runnin’ Down a Dream airing on the Sundance Channel on
With the recent boom of female singer-songwriters in the past few years, there is reason to believe that there is room for all the talent in the world, even if you’re not the second coming of Lucinda Williams—you don’t have to write the next Car Wheels on a Gravel Road to make a decent living. But, the truth is simple for McCarley: if her first offering, Love, Save the Empty, gives us any hint about what is to come, it’s that her musical pulse is not to be denied.
It's little wonder that M Ward has collected so many favorable associations (Bright Eyes, MMJ’s Jim James) and even more au courant accolades. As displayed on his new album Hold Time, he writes sings and plays as if inhabiting his own peculiar universe.
