56 Hope Road

We are pleased to present the 7th Annual HGMN Year-End Awards! Winners include Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Lotus, Future Rock, and more.

Known for their clever songwriting, lush vocal harmonies and one of the tightest rhythem sections on the scene, 56 Hope Road travels around the country in a 1988 Fleetwood RV, sharing their message of optimism and an organic blend of rock and soul with fans of all ages. Bonded like a family, the music has an unmistakable honesty and openness. They allow the joy of spontaneous creativity to color their song-based arrangements - neither losing their musical center, nor restricting its growth. With a blend of acoustic songwriting, funk, jazz and improvisation, this music is acoustic funk at its finest!

In a musical world increasingly beset by big business, big contracts and gloss, Eric Noble remains a simple man with an even simpler mission: spreading exceptional sounds, one concert at a time. His main partner in the journey is Loyal Family, a St. Louis-based independent promotions company focused on the jam, roots music and festival scene. Along with the sister enterprise Noble Empire, they are burning a trail through not only the Midwest’s vast grassroots network, but increasingly capturing a national spotlight as well. Their biggest venture to date is Dogstock, a four-day, 100-band, multiple-stage campout extravaganza happening in Melvern, Kansas July 26-29, on 81 acres of pristine, private land. A majestic “little guy” amongst festival-world behemoths, Dogstock’s aim is to emit the same down-home, get-funky, say-hello-to-your-friends vibrations that each of Noble’s local shows puts forth – with the added benefit of halting time, if even for just a few days.