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Touring heavyweights STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) and Umphrey's McGee team up for what promises to be one of the hardest-hitting tours of the summer. This co-bill will feature extended sets by both bands, and will stop in Midwest and east coast cities throughout the month of July.

     Look, also, for very special late night sets by each band in select markets, including Philadelphia, Raleigh, Madison, Chicago, and NYC. Tickets for all shows are available now at STS9 Ticketing (www.sts9.com) and UMTix ( www.umphreys.com) and at local ticket outlets beginning April 19.  
Not-for-profit Conscious Alliance will host food drives at every stop of this summer's STS9/Umphrey's McGee tour.  All patrons donating 10 non-perishable food items or more will receive a limited edition summer tour poster. In addition to the tour poster, there will also be a special edition poster for the two-night run in Atlanta.  Visit www.consciousalliance.org for details.

In addition, Head Count will be at each show to help get folks registered to vote. www.headcount.org

STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) and Umphrey's McGee tour stops in the following cities:
July 10 Willow Island Centre Madison WI
July 10 Barrymore Theatre  Madison, WI (STS9 AFTER PARTY)
July 11 Live on the Levee St. Louis MO  FREE SHOW!
July 12 Westfair Amphitheater Omaha NE
July 15 Moonlite Gardens Cincinnati OH
July 16 Innsbrook Pavilion Glen Allen VA
July 17 Promowest Pavilion Cincinnati OH
July 18 White River Lawn Indianapolis IN
July 19 Charter One Pavilion Chicago IL
July 19 House of Blues Chicago IL (STS9 AFTER PARTY)
July 23 Higher Ground  Burlington VT (STS9 Only)
July 24 Roseland Ballroom New York NY
July 24 Blender at Gramercy New York NY (STS9 AFTER PARTY)
July 25 Festival Pier at Penn's Landing Philadelphia PA
July 25 Fillmore at TLA Philadelphia PA (UMPHREY'S AFTER PARTY)
July 26 Bank of America Pavilion Boston MA
July 27 Pier 6 Concert Pavilion Baltimore MD
July 30 House of Blues Myrtle Beach SC
July 31 Koka Booth Amphitheater Cary NC
July 31 Lincoln Theatre  Raleigh NC (UMPHREY'S AFTER PARTY)
August 01-August 02 Masquerade Music Park Atlanta GA
August 01-August 02 Masquerade Music Park Indoors Atlanta GA (AFTER PARTY/ARTISTS TBA)

Umphrey's McGee
The ascension continues for Chicago's Umphrey's McGee, not only in terms of their commercial success but in creative accomplishment and instrumental achievement as well.  Their performance on their most recent release,  Live at the Murat (SCI Fidelity), is as impressive as anything they've recorded to date, with the power and finesse, the yin and the yang, that have come to characterize their by-now classic material.  Live at the Murat is only the latest feather in the cap of the dazzling sextet.  They followed their highly touted spring 2006 studio release Safety In Numbers with the magical odds and sods The Bottom Half in the spring of 2007.  The album, with its outtakes, alternate versions, and other nifty bits, reached #26 on Billboard's coveted "Heatseakers" Chart and received high marks from the music press.  HARP magazine recently noted "...[The Bottom Half delivers] creamy studio work infused by diabolical skill."  Umphrey's McGee has sold out shows in theaters coast to coast, performed coveted slots at such festivals as Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, and appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live."  Booked by the Monterey Peninsula Booking Agency, the band recently sold out three nights at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom, two nights at the Nokia Theatre, three nights at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium, and the list goes on, as does Umphrey's McGee.


STS9
Dubbed "...one of the country's most intriguing, innovative outfits around" by XLR8R Magazine, STS9 steps out this summer armed with their brand-new, highly anticipated studio album, peaceblaster. To be released in summer 2008 on their own label 1320 Records (www.1320records.com), the new album will feature never-before heard tracks that artfully mirror the intensity of STS9's live shows, while preserving the musical intricacies of past studio albums that critics and fans have touted. peaceblaster comes nearly three years after their acclaimed 2005 releases, Artifact & Artifact: Perspectives, both of which were named in iTunes list of top albums of the year.   After a flurry of industry attention, STS9 retreated from the limelight to do what they love most:  play music. On the touring front, STS9 reached number 29 on Pollstar Magazine's "PULSE Charts" of the country's top touring artists. The band has shared the stage with a diverse range of acts including Jurassic 5, Tortoise, Digable Planets, RJD2, De La Soul, The Brazilian Girls, Prefuse 73, John Butler Trio, Blackalicious, G. Love & Special Sauce, Saul Williams, Soulive, Cut Chemist, Xavier Rudd and many others, and has played such festivals as Austin City Limits Festival, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Winter Music Conference, and Vegoose Festival.  Recently, the band sold out a 4 night headlining run at Atlanta's Tabernacle, and a 2 night run at Denver's Fillmore Auditrium.
 
www.umphreys.com and www.sts9.com
   

Sullivan Hall is a 345 capacity music and event venue located in Greenwich Village in downtown Manhattan near the New York University community. The new HGMN venue affiliate has been generating a lot of buzz since its grand opening earlier this year. I had a chance to chat with Jennifer Sellers of Creative Entertainment Group (CEG), an independent concert promotion company based in Manhattan. Jennifer has helped play a major role in making Sullivan Hall a must-stop to see live music in NYC.

me__2_Interview by: Chris Robie

Photos by:John Ewing, Adam McCullough, and Michael Weintrob


HGMN: What is your role with Sullivan Hall?

J: I wear a lot of hats with Sullivan Hall.  Primarily, I work with the concert promoters, CEG Inc, who exclusively book Sullivan Hall.  My role ranges from being one of three who research, listen and book new local and touring acts with promoting our confirmed shows through print, media, Internet and guerilla marketing.  Basically, it's my goal to book great bands and make sure people know about the shows. On top of the back end work, I also work the door at the club and run the shows.  To work at the venue, you must make sure bands know what it is they need to do and put on a smooth, successful show...while dealing with fans, press and managers there for the bands.  You have to maintain order and keep everyone informed so the show moves on time.  You over see the whole production of the show.

HGMN: I used to book for a club in Atlanta and I pretty much did the same thing. I think working the door was the most stress for me.  Do you work the club every show or do you alternate with someone else?

J: I am one of 3 consistent people who work the door.  Each person represents CEG. and on occasion there are 2 of us working the door on larger adv. sale events.  It's not really stressful but you definitely deal with some obnoxious people.  You learn how to handle them and if you can't, security there has their way with them. We have certain rules and standards that are important for us to stick to so that allows less wiggle room and less stress for certain things.

HGMN: What do you love most about your job and what do you dislike most about your job?

J: I love my job on those nights where the music really works together and all the bands have put in efforts toward promotion, to their fans and most important, their show.  When people come up to me and tell me they love the band or that they had a great night.  I love seeing people interacting and getting really excited about hearing a new band.  I love getting an EPK and really being surprised by how good the music is and feeling like I can offer a band a great opportunity.  I love hearing new bands that play well and have a great vibe. The overall love is of the music and being a person who aids in the efforts of putting together a great show is the main factor in loving the job.

    What I dislike most, is the unprofessionalism many bands do have in their emails and personally at their show.  There is never a reason to feel greater or deserving of a particular show.  How you act directly relates to the overall memory of your band.  One thing that is the golden advice for anyone to know in this business is simply to be kind to anyone you're working with directly.  Many people in this business do wear many hats and you never know when you'll be dealing with them again.  Bad blood in this industry remains.  There are bands that have screwed the club over in the past and on shear principle, have severed their business relationship with us. There isn't too much to hate.  I suppose it can be difficult to be monetarily successful.  Many people work for small commission or payment to do what they love.  Though there are plenty of ways to make a nice living.

 
HGMN: I've heard many good things about Sullivan Hall. What's it like?

J: Sullivan Hall truly has an intimate feel for both the artist and the fan. CEG is a company that has over awarren_haynes_with_ivan_neville decade of experience in booking and managing bands, promoting shows, working with artists and being live music fans.  We are all friends with lots of bands and managers.  When Lion's Den was set to be redone (Sullivan Hall is in the same space as the former Lion's Den), we really took time in creating the best experience for the artist based on the concerns and needs from bands we know.  The stage is 20'x20', we installed a brand new Meyer PA system and the last addition was the intelligent lighting that REALLY creates the ambiance seen rarely in smaller venues.  So the sound is crisp, the sightlines are great and it's a really positive music experience.

HGMN: What's your typical crowd like?

J: It really depends on the shows; it ranges from 18-60's.  More music lovers, than hipsters.  We have dancers, hippies, and Wall Street types.  Many mid-20 something.  I find that the majority of people who show up for our headliner acts, really love the smaller music venue vibe and the music.  Plenty of 50+ ladies dance with the employees at the club. We get those people who are those out and about New York City people. (does that make sense?)

HGMN: I lived in Manhattan for 6 months. I know what you mean. Do your shows compete with any of the other local venues in your area?

J: In general, we compete with clubs of similar capacity and similar booking choices.  We are 1 block north of Bleecker Street where you know you're guaranteed live music any day you pass by.  We are trying to appeal to the live music fan who will get used to the level of shows Sullivan Hall presents.   There will always be high competition in this city.  But I think that we're already creating our niche fan bases by the music we book.  We do a lot of shows with bands from New Orleans on a constant basis.  Anders Osborne, Trombone Shorty, Bonerama and Big Sam's Funky Nation have all been repeat shows (since Lion's Den) and I always see many familiar faces.  Same goes for our reggae shows with SOJA and Dub is a Weapon.


HGMN: You had Marco Benevento take up temporary residency there and he brought along a lot of special guests. What was that all about?

Marco_BeneventoJ: It started with Marco playing the Lion's Den back in Aug. 2007 after the first of the club renovations with Garaj A Benevento (Stanton Moore, Mike Dillon, Skerik and Benevento) and loving the venue.  We proposed a residency that would coincide with the opening of Sullivan Hall.  Many special guests were simply a part of this because Marco had relationships with them.  I think he really wanted an opportunity to bring everyone together.  Now that Tonic closed and with the release of "Invisible Baby", it was a situation that lent itself to both parties.  The residency was killer and each week was something new.  The residency was a great opportunity for musicians to check out the new space and for us to really establish the club to live music fans in the city.  Marco Benevento is coming back April 11th/12th with Eric Kranso, Briggan Krauss and Bobby Previte for a 2 night run.  The key is making the artists feel comfortable and putting on great shows to work with them again.  Marco's a great guy and a sick performer.


kaki_splash__3_HGMN: I saw some pic's of Warren Haynes & Kaki King on the venue's website. Were they some of the special guests involved? Did they just come in and play because Marco invited them? How did that work exactly?

J: Well Kaki King was a confirmed guest the 4 week of the residency.  Ivan Neville sat in with him that same week.  And Warren Haynes came because he shares the same agent as Neville.  So Haynes was a surprise.  We got a call the day before letting us know he was coming down.

HGMN: Tea Leaf Green performed for your grand opening. Was that planned?

J: It was planned, yes.  CEG has been working with Tea Leaf Green for many years now and developing the band in the NYC market.  From 2 sold out shows at The Knitting Factory to playing at Irving Plaza, the band has an established working relationship with CEG and are friends of ours.  The show was only confirm a few weeks before, but Mike and Howie, the owners and partners, of CEG noticed their tour dates were in New York and free on Jan. 1st. There were advertising restrictions since the band was performing with Gov't Mule at The Beacon that Sat. before, so we had 2 days to get the word out and sell tickets.  Ultimately selling out the night.tea_leaf

HGMN: What's the most outrageous band rider you ever received?

J: Nothing crazy...many of the artists prefer Organic foods...not cold water...or lots of whiskey.
 
HGMN: Do you have anything special planned for the near future?

J: Oh yes.  I mentioned Marco Benevento's back, but Fri. April 4th, Big Sam's Funky Nation are having their album release party and we finally have wireless at the club so radiojohnson.net is setting up to stream the whole show live!  We're really excited about this new ability.  This will open up a new way for people to learn about the club and offer bands/artists a way to work out live feeds during their shows. Over the next few months, a lot has been confirmed.  During Green Apple Music Festival (4/17-4/20) we have Charlie Hunter Trio, The Heavy Pets, The Frontier Brothers, Anders Osborne and Sullivan Hall is hosting the Official Wrap Party of Green Apple with Surprise Me Mr. Davis featuring The Slip and Nathan Moore with special guest The Low Anthem and Jonah Smith. I think Sullivan Hall's line-up mixed with the vibe of Greenwich Village and the intimacy of the venue size will really offer itself to be one of the leading small music venues in New York.  The club is run and operated by music fans and we have a killer stream team who aid in the success and awareness of the shows.  We're excited for what will come.

Show Listings: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/event/EventListings?pl=cegsulliavn&orgId=211...
Official venue web site: www.sullivanhallnyc.com
    

Lotus 03.29.08 Higher Ground Burlington, VT

Posted by: leeway | April 3rd, 2008

If you made it up to Burlington, VT looking for "freshies" at the slope or in this case at the Lotus show your odds were good either way.
WOW! There is no doubt the word is out about the 5 piece from Philly who spreads their loti-vibes all over the country!  Even Mike Gordon who has become a Higher Ground staple came out to the show to share in the groove.

 

Our car load made the trek up from Albany.  Driving through Vermont made me reminisce about my crazy college days at Castleton State College. Just the beautiful drive up through the hills of Vermont made the drive fly by. 

Caribou 04.01.08 The Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC

Posted by: Anonymous | April 2nd, 2008

Daniel Snaith, also known as Caribou, formerly known as Manitoba, reportedly chose his most recent moniker while on an acid trip with friends in the Canadian wilderness.

It's fitting, then, that Caribou's live show is a pretty good representation of what such a trip might sound and look like. On record, Caribou is meticulous, experimental, and dreamy, but in concert the psychedelic juices flow like a raging river.

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Also a special 10th Anniversary Phish offer


SPECIAL OFFER! To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Phish "Island Tour," we are offering all 4 shows - 12 CDs in all - for only $59.98. That's a savings of more than $5.00 on each 3-CD set, and you'll even get to pick a FREE CD from our list of free products! This special will end on Monday, April 7, so snap up these legendary shows at a great price right now!



New Additions to the Catalog:

sojadvdth SOJA - Get Wiser Live DVD - When SOJA recorded the Get Wiser Live DVD, a bonus-added concert version of its Get Wiser album, at the State Theatre in Falls Church nearly two years ago, the Virginia-based reggae roots band packed the house and stacked the deck. With an expanded lineup that featured guest appearances by conga player Milton "Go Go Mickey" Freeman, the Eddie Drennon String Quartet and members of Gomba Jahbari, SOJA gave the capacity crowd what it came to hear, and then some. Frontman and songwriter Jacob Hemphill's voice -- a pinched, soulful tenor -- immediately sets the band's sound apart, and bassist Bobby Lee Jefferson's vocals add appealingly gruff and exuberant contrasts. A devotion to conscious roots music couldn't be more obvious on "Be Aware," "Faith," "Bring Back Truth" and other tracks, but the band's melodic flair and percolating grooves are key to its growing appeal. Hemphill's Santana-esque guitar solos surface throughout the concert, too. The extras include the usual backstage visit and two bonus tracks that sum up SOJA's recurring themes: "Rasta Courage" and "True Love." $19.99

wood2th The Wood Brothers - Loaded CD - The Wood Brothers are back with their rootsy blend of Americana, blues, and folk on Loaded. Again enlisting longtime friend and collaborator John Medeski as producer (who also gets behind the keys on a few tracks), The Wood Brothers create an expansive exploration of their music, eschewing the spare, acoustic, in-studio setting of their first album for a more collaborative approach with other musicians and friends, resulting in a fleshed-out, multi-layered band effort. Highlights include Oliver swapping verses with labelmate Amos Lee on a cover of Hendrix's "Angel," and Chris taking a vocal lead in tandem with Frazey Ford on "Don't Look Back." The album is rounded out with a wide array of guests, including Billy Martin, Kenny Wolleson, David Mansfield, and more. $17.98
sajbth South Austin Jug Band - Strange Invitation CD - Let's just get it out of the way right now: There's no jug-playing in the South Austin Jug Band. And any bluegrass connotation should be spilled down the drain along with other moonshine-conceived notions. Sure, there's fiddle and mandolin, but there's also drumming, electric guitar and even digital looping. And Beck. Strange Invitation gets its title from a Beck lyric. Comparisons might meander more toward a Jack Johnson vibe or a low-intensity Grateful Dead (which, it should be noted, started out as a real jug band). Strange Invitation is chock-full of melodic songs and South Austin Jug Band has solidified itself as a tour-de-force in the world of acoustic music. $12.98
funkykidzth Various Artists - Funky Kidz CD - Funky Kidz is a musical compilation featuring classic kids songs we all know and love stylized and recorded by a dozen of New Orleans' finest artists including Bonerama, Ivan Neville, George Porter Jr., The Radiators, Papa Grows Funk, Amanda Shaw, Theresa Andersson, and more. The songs are meant to bridge the gap between adult and children's music, while exposing young listeners to the multi-instrumental rhythmic sound of New Orleans. Songs are upbeat, fun and funky - perfect for the kid in all of us! $13.99
ambth American Babies CD - What started as a group of friends sharing stories in their spare time has quickly blossomed into one of the most buzzed-about roots-rock bands from Brooklyn's underground music scene. American Babies first came together after Tom Hamilton started work on a new batch of Americana songs to pass the time on the road. Naturally, he began sharing his songs with confidants like his brother Jim, a professionally trained musician, and drummer Joe Russo, one half of instrumental rock sensations Benevento/Russo Duo. After fleshing out their arrangements on the live stage, the group entered the studio with veteran producer Jon Altschiller (DMB, John Mayer) to create their emotionally-charged debut. Recruiting friends like The Disco Biscuits Aron Magner (piano) and Kevin Kendrick (vibraphone), along with a full string section, the band effortlessly laid down 11 compositions, from the gentle, harmony-laced "Swimming at Night" to the infectious, twangy "Invite Your Friends." Tom Hamilton (vocals/guitar); Joe Russo (drums/vocals); Scott Metzger (guitar/vocals); Jim Hamilton (bass/vocals) $13.98
bk6th The Black Keys - Attack & Release CD/Vinyl LP - Back in 2002, it seemed easy to discern which of the Midwestern minimalist blues-rock duos was which: the White Stripes were the art-punks while the Black Keys were the nasty primitives, bashing out thrilling, raw records. Six years later, the duos appear to have switched camps, as Jack White leads the Stripes down a path of obstinate traditionalism while the Black Keys get out, way out, on their fifth album, Attack & Release. Singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney have receded from the big, brutal blues thump - they started to float into the atmosphere with their 2006 tribute to Junior Kimbrough, Chulahoma. Ever since then, the Black Keys have emphasized waves of sound over either ballast or song, evident from the choice of Danger Mouse as the producer of Attack & Release. Guest guitarist Marc Ribot fits into this elastic mix, as this is the kind of restless, textural roots-aware rock reminiscent of the spirit, if not quite the sound, of Elvis Costello and Tom Waits, two mavericks Ribot has played with in years past. This shift to sound over song has been so gradual for the Black Keys that Ribot's cameo doesn't seem intrusive, nor does Danger Mouse's hazy production feel forced upon the band. It's filled with details so sly they're almost imperceptible. Attack & Release willfully drifts, as dreamy, artfully sonic sculptures are punctured by Auerbach's rumbling guitars and Carney's clattering drums. CD - $16.29; LP Vinyl - $19.99


Also Available from The Black Keys: Chulahoma CD $12.99; Live DVD $16.99

anidvdth Ani DiFranco - Live At Babeville DVD - Ani DiFranco is known for her staunchly independent stance and thoughtful lyrics. DiFranco has released records on her own label, Righteous Babe Records, for a number of years, and in 2007 she took the next logical step by opening up her own venue in downtown Buffalo. A downtown church once slated for destruction, the rejuvenated, state-of-the-art facility is now known as Babeville. Live at Babeville captures the first two shows at the venue, on September 11 and 12, 2007 and features 17 songs. Ani fashioned a two-night retrospective of sorts, performing songs from every stage of her fabled career in breathtaking new arrangements with her latest touring band. Six cameras were on hand to capture the excitement in high definition video and 5.1 surround sound, and now the highlights of the two shows are available on a single DVD, plus interview and sound check footage. The result is both a must-have memento for fans and an ideal introduction to Ani at her finest--onstage, playing her guitar and singing with all the passion, intensity, and joy that have made her a legend. $19.99
us4th Unwed Sailor - Little Wars CD - Unwed Sailor have been innovators in instrumental rock since their 1998 debut release. Their signature sound is based around Johnathon Ford's leading bass melodies, melodic string keyboard arrangements, intricate rhythms, and sparkling chime-like guitars. With Little Wars, their 4th full-length, the band returns to their energetic, melodic beginnings, reflecting the power of their popular live show. It sort of sounds like Explosions in the Sky - if they hired a singer, wrote a bunch of structured vocal songs, and then fired the singer and played the tunes instrumental anyway. $13.99


Also Available From Unwed Sailor: The White Ox CD $13.99; The Marionette and the Music Box CD $13.99; The Faithful Anchor CD $12.99

spdvdth Steel Pulse - Door of No Return DVD - An eye-opening, in-depth documentary examining one of Britain's most well-respected reggae bands. Steel Pulse started by playing concerts with punk bands as part of the Rock Against Racism movement popular in the late seventies. Subsequent releases and touring took the band to USA where they were to follow up their Grammy win of 1986 with a further nomination for a Grammy for the album African Holocaust in 2004. Door of No Return, while being a track from the successful album, is also the title of an in-depth documentary about the hugely successful British Reggae band. This film includes concert performances alongside interviews which provide insight into the band that many consider to be the greatest Reggae band in the world. $19.99

tvinylth Some Things Should Never Be Digital T-Shirt - Music is important...it should stand on its own and be tangible, not be dumped into some vast, compressed hallway of ones and zeroes! Some things should never be digital! Vinyl lovers unite! Red short-sleeve t-shirt, Available in Small, Medium, Large, and XL. $17.95


Recent Releases You May Have Missed:

The Waybacks - Loaded CD
Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue CD/Vinyl LP
John McLaughlin & Zakir Hussain - Remember Shakti: The Way of Beauty DVD
Tim O'Brien - Chameleon CD
Tony Trischka - Territory CD
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews - Live at Jazz Fest CDs (2004, 2006, 2007)
G. Love and Special Sauce - Live at Jazz Fest 2005 CD
Brian Stoltz - Live at Jazz Fest 2005 CD
Brotherhood of Groove - Live at Jazz Fest 2005 CD
Slightly Stoopid - Live at Jazz Fest 2005 CD

New Releases Coming Soon:

April 8 - Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Lil' Tae Rides Again CD (pre-order CD/LP)
The Gibson Brothers - Iron & Diamonds CD (pre-order)

April 15 - The Dixie Bee-Liners - Ripe CD (pre-order)
Yonder Mountain String Band - Mountain Tracks Vol. 5 (2 CDs) (pre-order)
Widespread Panic - Free Somehow Vinyl LP (pre-order)
Robert Walter - Cure All CD (pre-order)

April 22 - Tea Leaf Green - Seeds Box Set (3 out-of-print albums re-released)
Flight of the Conchords CD
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club DVD (pre-order)

April 29 - Global Noize CD (DJ Logic, Denson, Popper, Worrell, Billy Martin, etc)
Bombadil - A Buzz, A Buzz CD
Portishead - Third CD
Zappa Plays Zappa - Live Multi-DVD/CD sets

May 6 - The Brakes - Tale of Two Cities CD
The Brew - Back to the Woods CD

May 13 - Electric Apricot - Quest For Festeroo DVD

June 10 - Railroad Earth - Amen Corner CD

Latest News and Reviews:

Caribbean Holidaze with UM, TDB
The Ragbirds - Wanderlove CD Review
Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco
Entrain Tours Behind 7th CD

Upcoming Festivals:


Shakori Hills - 4/17 - 4/20 - Silk Hope, NC - http://www.shakorihills.org 
Camp Jam - 4/18 - 4/20 - Lacochee, FL - http://www.campjamfestival.com 
McDowell Mountain Fest - 4/25 - 4/26 - Scottsdale, AZ - http://www.mmmf.net 

Video of the Week:


The Afromotive from The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!

Bryan Rodgers http://www.homegrownmusic.net
 http://www.myspace.com/hgmn

Party in Jamaica with Bisco, Umphreys, Toots & more.

Caribbean Holidaze will host 800 music fans for four nights to celebrate the music of the The Disco Biscuits & Umphrey's McGee with special guest performances from Toots and the Maytals, Toubab Krewe, DJ sets featuring OTT and Mad Professor with Ariwa Posse.  Plus Holidaze will feature the
return of the Brain Damaged Eggmen, a unique collaboration between Umphrey's
McGee and The Disco Biscuits performing the music of the Beatles and Pink Floyd,
and a special tribute to Bob Marley.
Caribbean Holidaze will take place December 11-15,
2008 at two of Jamaica's most exclusive resorts - Hedonism III and Breezes
Runaway Bay.  Both Resorts are super-inclusive; all you can eat,
drink and do is included in your vacation price.  Choose which
resort fits your style and tastes, from the wild atmosphere at Hedonism to the
laid back island vibe at Breezes, both resorts offer incredible amenities,
activities and much more. Oceanfront concerts will take place all four days with
attendees free to explore all the amenities each resort has to
offer.
www.caribbeanholidaze.com

The Ragbirds - Wanderlove

The Ragbirds hail from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and while the Irish Hills might not be too far away, there's no pigeonholing this group. On their second album, Wanderlove, the quartet takes listeners on a lengthy trip around the country and the world, from their own backyard to the Appalachian hills and across oceans and deserts far beyond. The talented bunch, including Randall Moore and Tim Dziekan on all grades of crucial percussion, is seemingly driven by Erin Zindle's multi-instrumentalism and songwriting. The improbably named guitarist Matthew Melody also chips in with stellar backing vocals, lending real drama to the proceedings when necessary.

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