2009

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Matthew Barber Gives All

Following in a long line of melancholic singer-songwriters from Canada, Matthew Barber does his fellow countrymen proud with the recent release of an honest album of rootsy rock songs entitled

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Briefly: Ween Northeast Tour Dates

I guess it’s Ween day around here as we’re gonna follow up on our previous post with news that Gener’s main band will bring their brown sound to the Northeast

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Stormy Mondays: Celebrating Soulive

March was the tenth anniversary of Soulive – stunning how time flies – and so to celebrate that noteworthy occasion, this edition of Stormy Mondays features a killer dose of

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Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Frightened Rabbits

When you name your band White Rabbits you’re bound to inadvertently confuse some into thinking you’re a not so cleverly named Jefferson Airplane tribute band and not an up and

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Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week

The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens makes the rounds this week as Yusuf Islam supports his new album, Roadsinger, with appearances on The Tonight Show (Wednesday) and Jimmy Fallon

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McDowell Mountain Music Festival: Westworld, Scottsdale, AZ 4/24 & 4/25/09

Thanks to the good guys at Wespac, they have given the Valley two days of much needed roots music. The past six years of the festival have attracted The Black Crowes, Ratdog, Bruce Hornsby, Solomon Burke, Gov’t Mule and Los Lobos to the mainstage.  Let us hope they keep attracting this kind of low-key talent  to safeguard the McDowell Mountain Music Festival as one of the better kept secrets on the festival scene.

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