February 2016
Now in its fifth year, Treefort Music Fest presents new, emerging artists from all over the world. This year continues that tradition. Treefort Music Fest 2016, happening Wednesday, March 23rd through Sunday, March 27th in downtown Boise, rounds out its lineup today with a diverse group of emerging artists alongside established legends.
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The wattage of talent set to shine at the 29th annual Old Settler’s Music Festival just got even brighter with the addition of two-time Grammy-winning Houston native (and 2016 Grammy Nominee) Rodney Crowell, alterna-roots rockers Deer Tick, folk-pop duo HONEYHONEY, psych-folk band The Deer and progressive-acoustic quartet MilkDrive, along with the Jitterbug Vipers performing a tribute to Slim Richey.
In much the same way that iconic southern dishes such as Louisiana gumbo or Brunswick stew can include any number of flavorful ingredients, so too does bluegrass music rely on a recipe that can vary wildly, depending on who's doing the cooking. For Asheville, North Carolina-based bluegrass band Town Mountain, the key ingredient of the musical stew that is their career-defining fifth album, Southern Crescent, is the same confident – yet entirely embraceable – swagger that has distinguished the group since they first formed in 2005.
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Colorado's Head for the Hills and Minnesota's Pert Near Sandstone will join forces for spring tour that visits the Mountain West and Pacific Northwest. The tour stretches through Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Oregon from April 13th - 23rd.
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On Friday March 11th reggae sensation Mighty Mystic will release his highly anticipated third album titled "The Art of Balance". This project will be released through California based Roots Musician Records which is the brainchild of E.N Young (member of Tribal Seeds). This will mark the first time these two reggae entities will be working together thus far.
