The Midwest music festival season was in full force the weekend of September 9th and 10th. The second annual All IN music festival and inaugural Miracle In Mundelein brought an eclectic mix of musicians and music lovers to Indianapolis and Mundelein Il. While young, both...Continue Reading
When the crowd at Dead and Company’s 2023 Playing in the Sand (PITS) gathered to watch Tom Hamilton’s acoustic set, many might have thought a weekend of Riviera Maya excess was causing them to see double. They weren’t. Hamilton was joined by his older brother...Continue Reading
After a three year delay, Dave Matthews Band finally made it to the newly refurbished BankPlus Amphitheater in Southaven MS for a jam band show jam packed with people and great music. The outdoor venue just south of Memphis TN has only hosted a handful...Continue Reading
Karina Rykman and her band brought the heat to their New Orleans debut. That heat from the stage mixed with the heat from a sold out Blue Nile 1:30 a.m. crowd caused her bass to melt… literally. Towards the end of the set, Rykman informed...Continue Reading
On September 1, Keller Williams teamed up with the Hillbenders to create Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass. They played to a packed Memphis crowd at the Overton Park Shell for a benefit for the Church Health Center, a medical clinic that benefits the underserved community. Here’s...Continue Reading
As Covid-19 ravaged the globe, the concert industry was hit harder than most. Touring musicians, their crews, music venues…few were spared the hardship of a world that just shut down. As vaccines became readily available, though, there was a glimmer of hope; the industry adapted,...Continue Reading
Photos: Michael Saba Before heading across the ocean to play a string of dates in Japan, Jimmy Herring brought his band, the 5 of 7, to the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia on November 20, 2019 to play one last show on American soil. Photographer...Continue Reading
Photos: Brad Kuntz There aren’t many names out there right now that are hotter than Billy Strings. The Lansing, Michigan-born William Apostle brought his band to The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC for a Clockwork Orange-themed Halloween show, and we had Brad Kuntz on the...Continue Reading
Photos: Josh Mintz On October 5, Dumpstaphunk took the stage on a humid night at Mobile, Alabam’s Flavor Fest on Dauphin. Fronted by Ivan Neville, part of the royal New Orleans music family (son of Aaron), Dumpstaphunk is what their name sounds like – funk....Continue Reading
Hot August Music Festival takes place every year in Cockeysville, Maryland. The 2019 edition had a solid lineup, headlined by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. The lineup was diverse; the top of it was rounded out by Billy Strings, Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band,...Continue Reading