Greener Grounds announces Spring Into Summer Tour presented by The Untz. The bands second national tour will begin April 2^nd and will span through July, kicking off in Telluride, Colorado with two nights at the legendary Fly Me to the Moon Saloon. The band will head next to Arizona for two performances before a stretch of dates through Iowa and Chicago, en route to Paradise Music & Arts Festival in Ohio.

CoCreate Boulder puts the spotlight on Colorado musicians, artists and brands, bringing fresh life to the artistic scene in Boulder. The evening will feature 2 bands, 1 DJ, an array of visual artists and boutique craft vendors as well as a brewery, distillery, winery, non-alcoholic beverage and food vendor, all local to Colorado. Activities will include classic games, a wooden puzzle and a group craft project to round out a cozy atmosphere.

Umphrey’s McGee late-night set at Wanee Music Festial will feature select mash-up songs interwoven throughout the performance.  The Umphrey’s McGee mashups debuted on Halloween in 2008, and have become a highly anticipated live experience each year.  This marks the first time the band will feature multiple mashups outside the context of Halloween, a special treat for Wanee attendees. 

Check out the videos below for a taste of what’s in store.

Mashup with Another Brick in the Wall/ Thriller

The Gent Jazz Festival is announcing new names for its 15th year. On Friday 8 July, Pat Metheny & Ron Carter, John Scofield – Brad Mehldau – Mark Guiliana and De Beren Gieren are coming to the Bijloke Site in Ghent. Saturday 9 July sees concerts performed by Max Richter: from Sleep & The Blue Notebook and Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra, with Jill Scott, Lianne La Havas and The James Hunter Six on Sunday 14 July. Closing the festival on Saturday 16th July is dEUS ‘Soft Electric’, among others.

The 7th Annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival has announced their official Pre-Party and Late Night Sessions shows featuring Unified Highway, E.N Young, Inna Vision and more May 26th through the 29th. All shows are 21+ at Planet Gemini, located across the street from the Monterey County Fairgrounds.
 

The ARISE Music Festival sets its sights on the 2016 festival season with its most ambitious line-up to date. Featuring over 200 scheduled performances across 7 stages, the festival highlights a diverse lineup of musical performances that spans hip-hop, reggae, bluegrass and a healthy serving of rock, jam and improvisational acts from around the country.

Rising Southern singer/songwriter Nate Currin recently released the official music video for his current single “Midnight Train.” The video premiered exclusively on The Boot and can be seen here. The video was shot on location in southern California’s Joshua Tree State Park and the swamps of central Florida. The juxtaposition of these two distinct locales makes for a compelling and gorgeously made video that only adds to the tension of the song’s narrative.

The New Mastersounds have announced the release of The Nashville Session via Royal Potato Family on April 22. The 10-track collection was multi-tracked live to one-inch tape in a single evening session at Welcome To 1979 studio in Nashville, TN in front of a small studio audience,. Following the performance, the recordings were mixed down to quarter-inch stereo tape and then cut direct to vinyl lacquers. There are no guests and no overdubs—essentially The New Mastersounds—pure and unadulterated.

Glistening beaches, resplendent jungles, and the “pura vida” mantra served as the backdrop for the sixth annual, sold-out Envision Festival as 4,700 international attendees descended upon Rancho La Merced in Uvita, Costa Rica this past February 25 - 28, 2016.Uniquely distinguished from any other festival on the planet, Envisionaries united to partake in the festival’s utopian permaculture community, which inspires self-expression and conscious living through its regenerative infrastructure.

After winning a slew of prestigious awards including the Philadelphia Songwriter’s Project Contest and WSTW’s Folk Song Of The Year, for her track “Home to Me,” fans of the folk/rock singer-songwriter Andrea Nardello, have been anxious to hear more.  Today, the singer is proud to announce the official release of her next EP, titled Fire, which is to be released 4/15/16 through Noble Steed Music.