In case you missed it, the lineup for this year's Wakarusa Music Festival was finalized late last week. Topping the bill is a solid eclectic mix with Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers and Primus all set to headline the festival, with LMB favorites Umphrey's Mcgee, Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic, EOTO, Orgone, Blitzen Trapper [...]
Wakarusa has come out of the gate nice and early with their initial 2012 lineup, including Pretty Lights, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, G. Love & Special Sauce, and an acoustic trio featuring Bob Weir, Chris Robinson, and Jackie Greene.

We all know that the Richmond Folk Festival is coming to town this weekend, and while the collective of Richmond loses their minds over this event, I'm personally not that big of a fan. But there is plenty of other things going on besides the Folk Fest. Here are 5 you should check out. 1. WARREN HAYNES BAND Blues guitarist Warren Haynes from Govt Mule and the Allman Brothers Band will be performing a solo gig at the National on Friday, Oct. 14. Raining [...]

More photos from Nor'easter 2011 Words // Scott Pingeton Over the past two years the Nor'easter Festival presented by Eastern Mountain Sports has become one of my must-see annual events, and the end-cap to summer music festival season in New England. The festival, which was held at Burlington VT's Waterfront Park this year, caters to outdoor sports and music fanatics alike. A mashup of rock climbing, cycling and music from Okkervil River, G. Love and Special Sauce, Rivery City Extension, Aunt Martha, Kingsley Flood [...]

G. Love & Special Sauce is an alternative hip-hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are known for their unique, "sloppy", and "laid back" blues sound that encompasses classic R&B. The band features Garrett Dutton, better known as G. Love, Jeffrey Clemens on drums, Mark Boyce on keyboards, and Timo Shanko on bass. G Love & Special Sauce, March 10, 2010, House of Blues, Cleveland, Ohio The band formed in January 1993 when Dutton was performing at a Boston bar, The Tam O'Shanter. Here [...]