When Slide&Banjo took another lap riding shotgun with Daniel Donato across his expansive Cosmic Highway, one thing became crystal clear. This expedition has no finish line. Donato’s journey is one of endless exploration. He has no interest in getting from point A to B. The...Continue Reading
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead wrapped up their incredibly fast 2024 touring schedule in traditional fashion with a trifecta of shows in the Midwest. This year’s run offered stops in new venues for the band and their continually growing gang of merry followers. The band supplied...Continue Reading
If you’re an artist, musical or otherwise, a five year gap between projects is a lifetime. This holds true for the apprentice setting the foundation for what is to come, to a calloused veteran filled with battle scars from years of honing their craft. Five...Continue Reading
Karl Denson is a generational music talent. For the last generation, his resume has spoken or rather screamed for itself. Not only is he a founding member of the legendary Greyboy Allstars, his numerous personal music projects including Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and KD3 are...Continue Reading
Mempho Presents announced a top notch lineup for its fourth Shell Daze Festival. The event returns to Memphis’s Overton Park Shell on April19th, 2025. Lettuce will headline the one day event that also features meteoric rising Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Grace Bowers & the Hodge...Continue Reading
/grab bag/ – an assortment of miscellaneous items Don’t let the name of the Greyboy Allstars latest LP Grab Bag: 2007-2023 fool you. From start to finish this album plays like any of the band’s previous releases. The nine songs are perfectly placed to display...Continue Reading
The number of musical roads criss-crossing Nashville is unlimited. For centuries, musicians have flocked to the Tennessee capitol to showcase their chops in country, bluegrass, folk, rock, and so much more. Regardless of your musical slant, the longest of those musical roads runs from playing...Continue Reading
Recently relocated to New Orleans, Rainy Eyes headed up the Lonesome Highway (actually I-55) to Memphis for a Saturday night gig at Hernando’s Hideaway. With Graceland literally down the rain soaked street, Rainy Eyes was in the backyard of several of her musical influences, Elvis...Continue Reading
With a thud stronger than a California earthquake, JRAD’s weekend run took a seismic shift at the announcement Grateful Dead founder Phil Lesh passed away before Friday’s second show at Oakland’s Fox Theater. The first two nights of the 2024 California run shifted venues from...Continue Reading
With the wind at their backs for the first time, LaMP continues to expand all facets of their musical tag team. The fiery, multi-genre instrumental trio of Scott Metzger, Russ Lawton, and Ray Paczkowski are currently in the middle of their first run of Midwest...Continue Reading