Aplenglow – the 10th LP from Minnesota-based Bluegrass sextet Trampled By Turtles – was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.
The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) is thrilled to announce the return of the Suwannee Spring Reunion, set to take place Thursday through Sunday, March 17-20, 2022 at SOSMP in Live Oak, FL.
Now in its third year, the festival promises good times on a pristine white sand beach. Where else can you have your feet in the ocean whilst enjoying a rock show?
Lollapalooza 2012 will always be remembered at The Year of the Evacuation. A massive, quick-moving storm caused an unplanned intermission midway through Saturday’s schedule, but there were still some performances, namely those from Passion Pit and Florence and the Machine, that proved to be just as memorable.
Tramped By Turtles never-ending tour continues this fall.
Jimmy Coulas survived the evacuation and filed this report from Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival.
Would the move to Ohio make entry to All Good Music Festival easier this year? Andrew Bender checks in.
Check out the video for the first single from Trampled By Turtles’ new album.
David Schultz checks in on all the bands he saw on Friday at SXSW.
At a festival with over 2000 bands, you thrive on the good ones to keep you going. At times you begin to feel as if mediocre is par for the course. You realize by the end of the first day, if it hadn’t already occurred to you, how important a good sound guy is and how energy becomes the most important thing in a live performance.
Forget creativity and tight harmonies, you can perfect those on the album. A good voice or some fast fingers? Those will only get you so far. What you need is stage presence and passion. If you can’t hold the attention of a crowd who’s been on their feet for eight hours in the Texas heat, you probably shouldn’t have the spot. SXSW is a natural selection bootcamp for bands and fans alike.
For those of you following our SXSW Scavenger Hunt, here’s what we were able to check off the list so far…
Find an Incredible Bluegrass Band – Trampled by Turtles
There should be at least one bluegrass band tucked away in a back corner or jamming collectively on a late night stage at every festival – especially SXSW. At 1AM on Tuesday, before the official music events even started, Trampled by Turtles stomped on the Bat Bar with a fiddle and acoustic bass. It didn’t hurt that our search for rail tequila started here (note: Cordoniz seems to be everywhere). READ ON for more from 3GM’s first day at SXSW…
