March 2012

Earl Scruggs, who made famous three-finger banjo-picking, and who in 1945 joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys died yesterday at age 88.  Scruggs born in Shelby, North Carolina played in Monroe's Blue Grass Boys until 1948, when he left the Blue Grass Boys and he & guitarist, Lester Flatt, combined to form Flatt and Scruggs.Scruggs, perhaps best known for his tune 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett,' for the TV Show The Beverly Hillbillies, and the grammy winning 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown' was a pioneer in bluegrass music.

During August 9th through the 11th, in the year of two thousand and twelve, an event is taking place amongst the oldest mountains on planet Earth. Far beyond the dirty sneakers hidden in the depths of your closet is Eastern America’s highest town, Beech Mountain, North Carolina, and The Festival of Gnarnia.Thursday:Beats Antique, 7 Walkers (Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead, Papa Mali, and George Porter Jr.

Denver's one and only monthly roller disco party is bringin' the soul back with a 4/20 tribute to the legendary Soul Train host, Don Cornelius. MTV's Made is filming live at the party, and the suggested dress is soul and flower power, with Don-inspired snazzy suits, ascot knots, and afros with paisley bows.
 

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Marley's Ghost — a virtuoso aggregation composed of singer/multi-instrumentalists Dan Wheetman, Jon Wilcox, Mike Phelan, Ed Littlefield Jr. and Jerry Fletcher — celebrates its 25th anniversary with the scintillating roots-music tour de force Jubilee (Sage Arts, June 5).

Severn Records announces a May 15 release date for Damn Good Time, the label debut from seminal American roots music band, The Nighthawks, distributed in the U.S. by City Hall Records. Damn Good Time is the follow-up to The Nighthawks' Last Train to Bluesville, which garnered the band its first-ever Blues Music Award from the Blues Foundation as Acoustic Blues Album of the Year in May 2011.

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With Wakarusa 2012 just two months away, Early Bird priced Full Event Passes are moving quickly!  Get your Full Event Passes for Wakarusa today before the next price increase on April 7th at 11:59PM!The Wakarusa Music Festival is a grassroots festival nestled in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas where the beauty of nature synchronizes with the euphoric sounds of live music.