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Umphrey's McGee is thrilled to once again headline the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre this summer on Friday, June 7th, joined by Dr. Dog and Delta Spirit. Rounding out the weekend is their debut at the historic Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder on Saturday, June 8th.
Chart toppers Elvis Presley and Robbie Williams get the comic book treatment this week in two new releases, “The Elvis Presley Experience” & “Fame: Robbie Williams.”“The Elvis Presley Experience” is both scholarly and dramatic in its graphic recreation of the King's remarkable life story.
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Plan now to be part of the big weekend March 1-2 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Fla where the first annual Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Party will be held March 1 and Clay Brooker and the Bandits will entertain March 2!At the first annual Pre-St.
Legendary Southern Rock guitarist Dan Toler died this morning, February 25th 2013, at his home in Sarasota Florida. Dan passed away after a long battle against (ALS) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Dan Toler was celebrated in the late 1970s for his astonishing guitar work as a member of the Dickey Betts & Great Southern band. He was featured on the two albums with Dickey Betts & Great Southern and later become a member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1979 and remained until 1982.
Furthur Spring 2013! Furthur will play an 8 night run at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on April 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, & 25, and a show at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ on April 27. Tickets for the Capitol Theatre shows are on sale now, and Atlantic City tickets go on sale next week. Go to www.furthur.net for complete ticketing information.
It’s official! Winners of the solo category for the Suwannee River Jam Audition at the Steinhatchee Crab Festival Feb. 15-17 are Crystal Black, Emily Brooke and Ken Walker!
Described as High-Octane Rocky Mountain DanceGrass, Whitewater Ramble (WWR) uses a simple recipe to craft its sound: start with bluegrass instrumentation, add drums, and finish with a boundary-less approach to grassing-up everything from disco house grooves to roots to Americana. For over ten years, WWR has been captivating audiences across the U.S. with an engaging stage presence and insightful and poignant lyrics.
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Acclaimed Oregon troubadour Tim Hardin is one of the most influential and respected singer-songwriters of all time, not that the man himself cared much for the title. "My songs aren't personal," he insisted before his death in 1980.
Any list of seminal 1960s electric blues albums is incomplete without Albert King’s Born Under a Bad Sign positioned near the top. The Indianola, Mississippi-born “King of the Blues Guitar,” who cut his professional teeth as a resident of the St. Louis suburb of Lovejoy, Ill., cemented his legacy with his Stax Records debut album.
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The annual "Brothers' Midnight Concert Series" continues Saturday, March 9 when Flannel Church hits the stage at Lucille's Grill, located inside the B.B. King Blues Club, at midnight following the Allman Brothers concert at the Beacon Theatre.Flannel Church debuted in January 2012 when a few former Col. Bruce Hampton proteges (led by tenured Pharaoh Gummit drummer Duane Trucks) completed their rite of passage with Bruce and started their own band in Atlanta, GA.