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The quintessential live band, Pittsburgh’s Rusted Root celebrates their 20th anniversary this year. Formed in the early 90’s by singer/guitarist Michael Glabicki, Rusted Root’s worldly style quickly charmed fans of roots music and world rock. To date they have released 7 albums and sold over 3 million records worldwide.
The Infamous Stringdusters announce the release of their latest studio album, Silver Sky, set for national release on March 13th. The album marks a period of massive change and growth within the band, as well as explosive growth to audiences around the country. This transition is audible on Silver Sky, with many novel approaches for the band including some alternative instrumentation (keys, horns, drums), a new producer, and the move to a five-piece band.
Acclaimed entertainer, musician and songwriter, Mike Scott is proud to announce his third tour of Israel. Mike Scott & The Nashville Band will set out for an eight day tour May 2-8, 2012 that includes a headlining performance at the Jacob’s Ladder 36th Annual Spring Festival at the Nof Ginnosar Hotel in Magda, Israel on May 3-5, 2012. The festival is located on the shores
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Furthur has just announced plans for their 2012 summer tour, kicking off July 5th at McCoy Stadium Pawtucket, RI. Other stops on tour will include Philly, Chicago, Atlanta, GA, Columbia, MD, two nights in Coney Island at MCU Stadium and ending up in July 18th in at Meadowbrook Music Festival, in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Other stops on tour include: Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua, NY, Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC, and the Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center in Bethel, NY.
For 15 years the passionate pursuit of the perfect pint has been practiced at Two Brothers Brewery. In honor of this 15 year milestone being met, an anniversary party with local organic foods featuring a buffet, band and beer will take place at the Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora IL on Friday March 16th, 2012. The buffet will include a house salad, Asian pasta salad, chicken piccata, Puerco Verde and vegan enchiladas along with a brewer’s dip carving station with roast beef, wort jus & crust baguette and a sweets ta
The String Cheese Incident announced their summer tour plans today. The complete list of shows is listed below.
NYC natives Hollis Brown make music that is lush, raw and full of heart. The band recorded Nothing & The Famous No One with producer Adam Landry (Deer Tick, Middle Brother) in Nashville during the summer or 2011. Taking great care to create a warm, vintage sound, the tracks were recorded live, straight to analog tape. The songs on the new EP feature resonant guitars and gritty vocals atop a strong foundation of piano and steady percussion.
97.7 KBCO & Z2 Entertainment are proud to present James Morrison at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 2nd for $20.00 in advance and $23.00 day of show.As the title of James Morrison’s third and by far best album suggests, “The Awakening” is the sound of an artist coming of age.
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In a career of more than two decades, blues guitarist/vocalist Tab Benoit has generated an impressive body of work — every note of it rooted in the rich and centuries-old musical and cultural traditions of his native Louisiana. While his earliest recordings and performances may have established him as a genuine blues musician, his ever-expanding body of work has become even more resonant in the years since Hurricane Katrina and its devastating aftermath in 2005.
