April 2012

Coinciding with the evenings & weekends of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the inaugural Nolafunk Jazzfest Series 2012 lineup is now complete with the addition of Daptone Records’ Budos Band who, along with Hairy Apes BMX and special guests, will be a part of the Oddity Faire After-Party at Republic. (The Oddity Faire features headliner Primus at the nearby Sugarmill.)

Sometimes, the most unique and special sounds are the most organic.  For singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd, connecting land and heart isn't a matter of conscious art but a humble understanding that everything before us will remain long after we are gone.  Crossing cultural lines from the modern world to that of the Aborigines, Rudd continues his journey to become one of Australia's most iconic voices today with the release of his seventh album (and first for Si

The 29th edition of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival will be held from June 1-10, 2012.

After a much anticipated success of the first year, the Boulder Roots & Blues Summit is bringing Boulder another great line up of Roots & Blues greatest artists for two days between two nationally renowned venues.  The second annual Boulder Roots & Blues Summit will take place May 18th and 19th, in historic Boulder, Colorado.

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The Mimi Fishman Foundation auction to benefit Rock the Earth concludes in a few days (Monday, April 23).  The auction includes many Festival VIP ticket packages (Gathering of the Vibes, Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, Summer Camp, Electric Forest, Outside Lands, All Good, etc),  plus a VERY special Phish print from David Welker!

C3 Presents and MCP Presents have joined forces to bring CounterPoint, a new two-day music and arts festival, to Atlanta, Georgia this September 28 and 29, 2012. The multi-stage festival with camping options will be held at the location of 2007's The Echo Project, a 350-acre, scenic Chattahoochee river front property just south of metropolitan Atlanta. Partnering with local businesses, restaurants, artists and more, CounterPoint is expanding upon the format of its pr