Life is Good festival in Canton celebrates hope and optimism - Patriot Ledger
Bert Jacobs hesitated briefly before deciding to schedule the Life is Good Festival on the ninth anniversary of 9/11. But the two-day music benefit headlined by Ben Harper and Jason Mraz celebrates hope, and that's a ...September 2, 2010
Rhythm Devils keep alive the fire from the Dead - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann were the rhythmic engine of a band that simply owned the road for decades, the Grateful Dead. Even within the Dead, they were recognized as something utterly unique and powerful ...August 25, 2010
Music: the week ahead - Boston Globe
LOU BARLOW As a founding member of seminal alt-rock bands Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and the Folk Implosion, Barlow has never been one to rest on his laurels. He’s on the road with a new project, Lou Barlow ...September 2, 2010
Stages set for blues, Bad Manners and Common Sense - La Jolla Village News
Combining doses of dub reggae and electronica with splashes of rock, Denver-based trio Tatanka comes across like a meeting of The Police and King Crimson. Despite limited membership, the group sounds huge, with lots ...September 2, 2010
13th annual Rhythm & Roots takes place this weekend - Westerly Sun
The annual Rhythm & Roots Festival at Ninigret Park, in Charlestown, returns September 3-5, with headliners Robert Randolph & the Family Band, the Texas Tornados, Marcia Ball, Steve Riley & the Mamou ...September 2, 2010
Song, dance, love in 'Always and Forever' - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Before rap and hip-hop came to dominate African American music, there was that dreamy time (the late 1960s and early '70s) ruled by romantic waves of rhythm and blues and soul music, no matter what your race ...August 23, 2010
BLUES BEAT: Marcia Ball brings ‘southern boogie’ to stage this weekend - Middletown Press
Friday starts Rhode Island’s major musical event, the Rhythm & Roots Festival at Ninigret Park in Charlestown. Fans look forward to this festival as each year some of the top talents come in for three ...September 1, 2010
Music Review: Lucky Peterson - You Can Always Turn Around - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Lucky Peterson is a contemporary blues artist whose roots are grounded in the Southern Delta of the United States. He was discovered by legendary bluesman Willie Dixon at the age of five while he was ...August 29, 2010
A half-dozen cool things in music - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Gov't Mule, Cabooze plaza. Yet another adventurous show from a band that never mails it in. A blistering show on a blistering hot day at a venue where the original trio cut its performing teeth. Opener ...August 28, 2010
Bob Corritore, Titus Andronicus, Al Jardine, and More in This Week's Issue - Phoenix New Times
This week's music feature is on Bob Corritore, the supreme blues enthusiast. He discusses how leaving Chicago resulted in a series of fortunate events for him in Phoenix. Between being a disc jockey and co-owning the ...September 2, 2010
