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Landing a coveted slot between Phil Lesh and Friends and Bob Weir at one of the top musical festivals in the east does not guarantee a band success when it comes to their commercial ventures, but Ohio jamtronica supergroup The Werks have parlayed their April 20th release of their first major self-titled release and their much talked about June performance at

While the crowd at Quixote’s True Blue wasn’t doing the tango on Friday night, they were certainly stomping their boots and spinning in circles, and no doubt throwing back whiskey. Mystical, dreadlock-clad fairies roamed between the two rooms sporting local jam bands, and when standing against the walls stocked with Grateful Dead memorabilia, could be confused with a page out of a “Where’s Waldo” book.

Big Ol' Dirty Bucket's self-titled album is the band's debut studio release and contains eleven pulsating tracks which highlight the unique style of funk that has become the band's trademark sound. Laden with big horns, rippling keys, slick guitar, and soulful vocals atop thumping bass and drums, each track showcases the vast sonic pallet that makes Big Ol Dirty Bucket's sound so modern and unique, while retaining an unmistakably classic funk feel.

The big news keeps coming with Sharon Van Etten. After completing her final U.S.

GRAMMY winning trio Lady Antebellum announced today their new charitable initiative called LadyAID™, a philanthropic effort created to bring awareness to and generate support for children in need locally, nationally and globally.

Phish's new 2-DVD set, Star Lake 98, is in stock now at Phish Dry Goods, and pre-orders have begun shipping. This is the last week to pre-order. On December 11, 2012, Phish will release "Star Lake 98", recorded live on August 11, 1998. Phish Dry Goods is giving away tickets to Phish's sold out Madison Square Garden run.

Improv-rock band Perpetual Groove is excited to announce a very special holiday set to take place on December 15th, 2012 at Crossroads Cafe in Huntsville, AL. For the first set of the night, PGroove will play an intimate, scaled down performance including reworked versions of fan favorites and special covers.

The NYC blues-rock band JD & The Straight Shot will perform at The 12th Annual Holiday Rock & Roll Bash on Thursday, December 6th to benefit The Lustgarten Foundation in the fight against pancreatic cancer.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present The Magic Beans with The Main Squeeze at the Fox Theatre on Friday, March 22nd.  Tickets go on sale Friday, December 7th for $12.00 in advance and $14.00 day of show.

On Saturday, December 1, with Greensky Bluegrass at The Bottleneck and Keller a few blocks away at The Granada, what could have been a competition for fans became something much more friendly.  Greensky's Paul Hoffman and Anders Beck sat in with Keller for "Wine" and "PortaPotty" and Keller returned the favor by joining Greensky on stage for a rendition of the Grateful Dead's "Franklin's Tower".

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