If ever a band was worthy of notice, it’s 56 Hope Road. The heart of the band’s sound beats in its soaring melodies and unflaggingly earnest lyrics. Fusing dynamic keyboard arrangements, gypsy acoustic guitar parts, funky bass and unbridled drums, this… (Read More)
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During the past eight years, the world has know A.J. Croce (yes he is the son of the late singer/songwriter Jim Croce) as a piano man, banging out soulful blues, jazz and roots influenced music to substantial critical acclaim and growing… (Read More)
One of the better British progressive bands of the early ‘70s, the Strawbs differed from their more successful compatriots—the Moody Blues, King Crimson, Pink Floyd—principally in that their sound originated in English folk music, rather than rock… (Read More)
Premiere banjo player Béla Fleck is considered one of the most innovative pickers in the world and has done much to demonstrate the versatility of his instrument, which he uses to play everything from traditional bluegrass to progressive jazz. He was… (Read More)
“We don’t pull any punches about calling this Southern rock because that’s what it is,” says Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr. “It’s what we think new Southern rock should sound like.” Starr, guitarist Paul Jackson, bassist Richard Turner and drummer Brit… (Read More)
Blueground Undergrass is an Atlanta based group of seasoned musicians formed with the goals of providing a fresh new approach to music deep rooted in tradition. With their smooth mix of bluegrass, blues, country, folk, swing, jazz and rock, they take… (Read More)
Look for, What You And I Have Been Through, the new LIVE album from Blues Traveler, in-stores NOW. Download the free MP3 for “Sadly A Ficion” and have a listen, here. The phrase “jam bands” is officially part of the music… (Read More)
Bonepony joins a rich acoustic sound with clear Southern influences. Combine the acoustic guitars with mandolin, fiddle, dobro, and throw in some harmonica for good measure, and you’ve goth the heavily bluegrass, flok, Dixieland and country-laden music of Bonepony. (Read More)
According to violinist Darol anger, BAS is The Future of String Band Music on a Silver Platter. They take this admonition seriously, but not too seriously. Each member of BAS comes from a different musical world and the collision of these… (Read More)
Busted Hearts have filtered out the novelties about town dances and clucky old hens but retained the ones about disappointments and death. New Times Phoenix 2003 Cute little band. We do okay. We play Sundays. People clap. Everybody goes home. Nobody… (Read More)
Dave Wilson is the lead singer, gifted songwriter and an exceptional flatpicker. He was honored to be chosen as a finalist in the 2004 Chris Austin Songwriting contest at MerleFest. Dave started his musical career in school band playing the saxophone… (Read More)
Few acts have carved as distinctive a niche in modern musical history as Confederate Railroad. With their high-energy combination of honky-tonk rockers, sensitive ballads, and offbeat humor, they have created a unique identity that has brought them chart success, multi-platinum sales… (Read More)
Cracker may be considered a somewhat traditional rock band (almost comparable to roots rock at times), yet singer/guitarist David Lowery’s roots were anything but traditional since he fronted the ‘80s alternative outfit Camper Van Beethoven. Shortly after Camper Van Beethoven called… (Read More)
With the release of his 1997 self-titled debut, Iowa native Dan Bern became the latest, following the likes of John Prine, Elliot Murphy, Steve Forbert, Loudon Wainwright III, and numerous others, to wear the “new Dylan” mantle. Wth an acoustic guitar… (Read More)
Dan Zanes, the former lead singer and songwriter for the legendary rock & roll band The Del Fuegos, and his band perform exuberant, handmade music for enthusiastic crowds of kids and kid sympathizers. For parents who can’t wait to introduce their… (Read More)
There are a lot of cover bands around and a lot of those are Grateful Dead cover bands. You’ve seen them, they’re good. Most include the music of Jerry Garcia, Bobby Weir et al with other cover songs and some originals… (Read More)
For more than 40 years, mandolinist/composer David Grisman has been busy creating “dawg” music, a blend of many stylistic influences (including swing, bluegrass, latin, jazz and gypsy) so unique he gave it its own name. In doing so, David has inspired… (Read More)
Carrying the torch of the great funk bands such as Tower of Power, Sly and the Family Stone, and James Brown into the 21st century, comes Deep Banana Blackout. With full horn section, and soulful groove imbedded in the roots of… (Read More)
IN 1977, the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club in New Orleans began showcasing a traditional Crescent City brass band. It was a joining of two proud, but antiquated, traditions at the time: social and pleasure clubs dated back over a… (Read More)
Their electronically driven songs are served up in an assault of pop theatrics. They’re the subject of magazine features and gossip items around the world. They’ve remixed and collaborated with Kylie Minogue, done a command performance for David Bowie, and have… (Read More)
Founded in 1996 in Ypsilanti, Michigan The Future Presidents began crafting their style. With an array of tastes and influences they can sculpt a set list that caters to a specific crowd. Capable of playing bluegrass, blues, rock, rap classical, country… (Read More)
The New Orleans-based jazz-funk ensemble Galactic formed in 1994; originally an eight-piece, the group soon pared down to an instrumental sextet comprising guitarist Jeff Raines, organist Rich Vogel, bassist Robert Mercurio, saxophonists Ben Ellman and Jason Mingledorff, and drummer Stanton Moore… (Read More)
High on the Hog formed in early July, 2001, around a common passion for the string band music in American South. By combining European and African musical elements heard in rural dancehalls, at work, and in prayer in everything from fiddle… (Read More)
Bluegrass is surely a people’s music. Folks who may have never crossed paths are suddenly brought together through a shared passion for music—a music that was meant to be shared. Such is the story with Hit & Run, Colorado’s young… (Read More)
Here is what Westword Magazine says about The Honky Tonk Hangovers… Back when guys like Conway Twitty and Johnny Cash were walking the line, so to speak, between country music and rockabilly, little did they know they’d someday have illegitimate sons… (Read More)
In the short time since Hot Buttered Rum debuted its music, dubbed as a High Altitude Acoustic Experience, the band has been praised by fans, peers and national media alike, recognizing Hot Buttered Rum for their stunning instrumental and vocal virtuosity… (Read More)
