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Christmas in the Smokies announces their 2012 festival with special guest Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. The festival will be December 12-15th, 2012. Enjoy all the bright and colorful Christmas decorations located in downtown Pigeon Forge and help enjoy in the wonderful Christmas spirit. Workshops will be held on all instruments for only $25.
Summer Camp Music Festival has just announced the Trey Anastasio Band will perform 2 full sets at next year's festival. This is just the first announcement of what is likely to be yet another stellar Summer Camp Festival.
Candice Night, who has been delighting audiences around the world for over 15 years as the vocalist for the Renaissance-themed band Blackmore's Night, has released her debut solo album, REFLECTIONS. The new CD, comprising original material written by the multi-talented songwriter and instrumentalist, is available from UDR Records, distributed in the U.S. by EMI.
For the past three years, the Denver based quintet Whiskey Tango has been motivating Colorado crowds to move their feet with their high energy shows and high octane attitude.This Bluegrass band has grass roots, and they recently emerged from their basement studio with their debut album Groggy Mountain Mornings. Capturing the rawness of the band, as well as their tenacious tone and attitude, this album reeks of wild west whiskey fueled thoughts and has a cornucopia of sounds that may surprise you.
Marco Benevento has announced additional winter tour dates for Colorado and the West Coast. The shows are part of an extended headline tour behind his acclaimed new album TigerFace. The pianist heads to Colorado in January for a five-show run that stops in Avon, Breckenridge, Carbondale, Denver and Frisco. A week later he starts up again in Los Angeles for a stretch of dates that also hits Felton, San Francisco, Arcata, Cottage Grove, Portland and Seattle.
Haroula Rose readies her forthcoming 2013 full-length, Here The Blue River, which is being produced by lauded singer-songwriter Jim White and Zac Rae (Pedestrian, Sara Lov, The Early Winters). Rose is currently running a PledgeMusic campaign to raise funds for the release.
Following up the release of Diluvia last month, Freelance Whales' sophomore LP debuted at #1 on Billboard's Heatseeker Charts. They hit college radio at #6 and have been steadily climbing up the CMJ charts. The band just finished a sucessful national headlining tour, including many sold out shows, and are excited to announce more dates this winter.After two years and over a dozen tours, Freelance Whales were feeling road-worn and eager to rediscover their creative process.
The Louis Armstrong House Museum is offering special guided Historic Holiday House Tours beginning December 4th through December 30th with regular museum admission. These house tours will feature rare audio clips from Louis's personal recordings of himself and family celebrations at home including an at-home reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas, A Visit from St.
Paul McCartney announces a very special Christmas treat for fans with the release of Kisses on the Bottom - Complete Kisses exclusively available on the iTunes Store (Hear Music/Concord Music Group) today.The album will feature all of McCartney's hugely acclaimed 2012 album Kisses on the Bottom along side the entire Live From Capitol Studios concert performance and four bonus tracks including a special festive recording of "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)", which Paul recorded at A
