With the continuing onslaught of hot weather I’m going to keep this intro brief, cause frankly I’m just tired of sweating and I’m trying just enjoy some frigid AC before
Before Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews took the stage for the 24th Farm Aid in St. Louis, they were in the mood to talk about why they were really in Missouri—to help educate the nation about the family farmer. “I like good food,” said Neil Young. “(And) people need to check out where the food’s from when they go to the market—if you go to Safeway, if you go to Whole Foods, or wherever you go—take a look and try to find food that’s grown locally, and try to find food that’s sustainable—the methods. And also, if you want the best, try to find organic food. You can’t go wrong supporting family farmers who grow organic food. Really, we’ve been saying this for years, and we’re still saying it. And we’re too big to fail”
After a spending three years inhabiting venues across the mighty Northeast, Farm Aid will once again return to its roots with a show in the Midwest at the Gateway City
The power of viral videos seem to have taken over concert announcements, as earlier today the folks behind Outside Lands revealed their initial lineup via a video from Ghost Robot
After years of solo tours and spot projects, Tim Reynolds is not only back in the spotlight with DMB but has revived TR3 (if not former members) in a new configuration.
Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam has been around for 18 years, but was a strictly provincial affair up until the late 90’s. WarrenBase, the side project section of the indispensable MuleBase, reveals that it was still a loose gathering of acoustic and electric sets, local bands, and the appearance of only one or two major acts before it began to mushroom. Later it moved to the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, and finally the main arena in the Asheville Civic Center, where it'll presumably stay.
Jason Mraz would like to be known as Mr.Wordplay, but on his latest album he
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Although the arena setting is rather overbearing on most barstool performances, the acoustic set of Dave Matthews and Friends was quite solid, highlighted by strong readings of
