Melvin Seals and JGB played a rocking set on Friday evening at the Catskill Chill Music Festival.

It’s no secret that Boulder is a hotbed for bluegrass music. The area has spawned popular bands like Leftover Salmon and Yonder Mountain String Band, who might not be considered bluegrass in the traditional sense but certainly share an appreciation and admiration for the genre that undoubtedly influenced them.

So let’s get one thing straight. I am not a 20-something hipster tapping in to live twitter feeds from garage bands in Prague. I am not an old-school rocker with high off-road mileage and a septum tattered by blow. I am, like most of my middle-aged friends, a victim of an embarrassing epidemic that’s sweeping the nation. Musical Impotence.

7 Walkers regretfully announces that they will not be able to perform their scheduled shows on Oct 12 at the NY Harvest Fest & Freedom Fair and Oct 13 at the Family Roots Fall Festival. On the most recent tour, Bill suffered through recurrent severe lateral epicondylitis of his left arm that has been resistant to treatment.The condition will prevent his ability to perform as a drummer for the next several months. He has been resting back home and is doing well.

One of the most interesting musical pairings of the year, Steve Kimock with funk legend Bernie Worrell hit the road this Fall, once again joined by the monstrous rhythm section of Wally Ingram and Andy Hess. No doubt this team of musicians create music of a higher order each and every night. Kimock has never smiled so much on stage...the band is truly having a blast playing together.

The 2012 installment of The Festy Experience, the annual gathering in Nelson County, Virginia hosted by The Infamous Stringdusters and produced by Cereberus Productions and the Artist Farm, takes place October 5-7, 2012. With the 3rd annual event, The Festy continues to carve a unique and growing nic