June 19, 2013
A few weeks back I was listening to the “trassgrass sound” of The Rumpke Mountain Boys. You could not help but to notice one guy there bouncin’ and have a good time. At one point of the night they brought him up on stage to play the mandolin. Hey just tore it up. This was my introduction... Read More
The Grateful Dead’s legendary drummer, Mickey Hart, brought his latest creation, The Mickey Hart Band, to another part of history: the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA. ArtsQ sits on the grounds of the old Bethlehem Steel mill, which shut its doors in 1975. With the ...
Read MoreAfter dealing with the labor day weekend traffic the 1 hr. 20min ride turned into a dreaded 3 hour ride to Bethlehem Pa. for day 1 of the 4 day Steeljam Festival. The Artsquest center sits on 4.5 acres of land that was home to Bethhleham Steel. With the blast furnace as a backdrop it... Read More
Hot August Blues held it’s annual one day blues and roots festival in Cockeysville MD on Saturday, Aug 20th. This was the 19th show going back to 1993 when it was just Charlie Musselwhite and Brett Wilson. This year’s lineup had 10 amazing bands and two stages to keep folks dancing ...
Read MoreLeon Russell was the headliner for this the 5th annual Southern Shore Music Festival. Russell was recently admitted to the “Rock in Roll” hall of fame after 5 decades of performing. In 2010 Leon Russell recorded and toured with Elton John. It was just announced that he will be doing ...
Read MoreThe 4th annual Delfest went off in typical fashion weather wise. It has rained at the last 3, with 2 of them being heavy. This was one of the heavy rains. Thursday’s shows were moved to the indoor stage that is used for the late night shows due to weather. Del McCoury Band kick ...
Read MoreLaunch 2011 at The Hotel Brunswick on Thursday in The Connestoga Room ( Launch Pad ). An all ages show with Atlantic Avenue (Reading PA), Big Big Plans (West Chester PA), Free The Empire (Lancaster PA) and Carousel Kings (Lancaster PA.). With more than 225 artist attending and over 20 venues ...
Read MoreLast Friday night at The World Cafe in Philadelphia PA, Boris Garcia held it’s CD release party for the new album Today We Sail. This is their 4th record and it is the 2nd one that has been produced by Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth. Tim also sat in for the show this night. By... Read More
The folks in Harrisburg were in for a triple treat at The Appalachian Brewing Company on Friday night. I came in and The Whistle Pigs were on stage and had the place hopping. As I was walking in I was greeted by Kris Kehr from Miz and he was all smiles about them. A three... Read More
The Christmas Jam 2010 took place at The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg PA. Having the honor of getting the show started was Coal Town Rounders from Scranton PA. They were setup as a 4 piece band for the show. To give you an idea of where their sound comes from, they’re a bluegrass band ...
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