The Historic Jonesborough Bluegrass Series will present an award-winning hot-band when they bring The Gibson Brothers to the concert series on May 19th. Joining The Gibson Brothers will be Mark Newton's Stillhouse Band and Blue Edition. Produced by Mountain Music Entertainment and nestled in Tennessee's oldest town, the Historic Jonesborough Bluegrass Series is looking forward to bringing [...]

Everybody knows that Ringo Starr left Rory Storm and The Hurricanes to replace Pete Best in The Beatles. This month, Ringo's replacement in the Hurricanes passed on at the age of 67. As a bandleader, Keef Hartley later played at Woodstock. He died on November 27. It is not very well known that boxing legend Joe Frazier , my favourite fighter of all time, was also a bit of a soul singer. Some of his stuff cashed in on his boxing background; the song featured here is a straight soul number, and it's pretty good. [...]

In my heart, Bluegrass is the epitome of summer, calling up images of bare feet, hot sun, cold beer straight from the cooler, and warm outdoor nights pickin' tentside in the camps. And in most audiences, the genre is grounded in the geography of the American South, where summer lingers long and lazy - both in the appalachian ranges which hold its old-timey roots, and in the country music of Grand Old Opryland which so supported its evolution. But there's plenty of good reasons why the Joe Val Bluegrass [...]
For his birthday, a brief re-cap of Tom Petty's career featuring 5 good covers in his honor.
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We're back from our Florida vacation not much worse for wear, though the long slog home from anywhere proves a perennial challenge, and reentry into the world of work and chores is always bittersweet. Still, the heart is light, and for that, I owe my family a great debt: to my father for making it all possible, to my children for helping me see the world as ever wondrous through their eyes, and most of all, to my spouse for planning the hell out of yet another perfect Spring Break. Case in point: [...]

Gibson Brothers This year's Parking Lot Blow Out @ Surly Girl, hosted by the Columbus Music Co-Op is bringing out all the big bands of yesteryear for one huge event. Headlining (in no particular order) will be New Bomb Turks , Scrawl , and The Gibson Brothers . Save the date: Saturday, July 10. Each one of those bands headlining ALONE would make this a special event, but having all three under one tent is just insane. New Bomb Turks play 1-2 shows [...]

Editor's note: "Overlooked in Ohio" is a feature in which we ask an Ohio-based artist or music enthusiast to tell us about a few bands (past or present) from the state of Ohio that deserve some love. Our second installment comes courtesy of Mark Wyatt, former member of seminal Columbus band Great Plains and One Riot One Ranger; these days you'll find him singing behind the keyboard with The Beatdowns and Columbus Power Squadron . Here are Mark's reflections on and recollections of the Gibson Brothers . [...]

A La Carte , the second Loss Leaders sampler from 1979, revisits the restaurant theme (remember Hot Platters and Appetizers ?) but this time, with the sexy waitresses serving you on silver platters, they are much more ... uptown. But at least Burbank's not being as evasive as in the past: they proudly trumpet Swedish-born songstress Madleen Kane as "disco dynamite" and for former gospel shouter Candi Staton, the liner notes warn: "Watch out disco lovers everywhere - here comes Candi!" Norman Whitfield made his name at Motown, where he wrote and produced such classics [...]

Our contest week got off to a great start Monday with a chance to win indiefolk tribute compilation Before the Goldrush. Entries for all contests won't close until midnight on Monday, July 6, so there's still time to throw your hat in the ring . But don't leave just yet. Because today, we up the ante by bringing you not one but four chances to win , thanks to the wonderful folks at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival and their sponsor Sugar Hill Records . [...]

Gibson Brothers' tropical hit "Cuba" is a blast of sandy 70s funktified disco grooves. Music to remind me why I love the sweltering heat of summer. Gibson Brothers - Cuba Download MP3 (zshare) (YSI) or watch it below BUY GIBSON BROTHERS Digital: Amazon MP3 US | Amazon MP3 UK | iTunes Physical: CD Universe | Amazon US | Amazon [...]

Apologies for going a bit quiet lately, normaly I'd blame work, but the real reason is that I've been playing my new guitars a bit too much. I've got one of these and one of those . So that's it for a very, very long time. Anyway here's Noah's first non pre-school specific request for music in the car, he's got great taste already. This is the title track from their new album, that I'm very much looking forward to hearing. Check the official website for some fantastic earlier album covers. Listen - [...]
Hubbard's on the Old Settler's bill.A lot of you may be asking yourself--just as I just asked myself--what in hell's name an Old Settler's Music Festival is. But before getting dismissive about anythi... Continue reading "Line Up Announced for Austin's 22nd Annual Old Settler's Music Festival" >
Walsh Farm: the gorgeous new site of Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival After over thirty years on the same site, for most regular festivalgoers, the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival experience has become intertwined with the landscape of the farm which hosted it, from the steep hill which formed a natural mainstage amphitheater to the even steeper hill which separated the entrance and parking areas from the main camping and festival site. So when the organizers of Grey Fox announced at this winter's Joe Val Festival that [...]