Furthur adds 3rd night to Red Rocks...

Jan 19, 2011 by

Due to the poular demand of the first 2 shows, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh have added a 3rd night to their late summer run at Red Rocks. The third show will now be the tour closer on September 26. Presale tickets for the Sunday show will go on sale Friday with Ticketmaster on sale set for Saturday. Check furthur.net for more...

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Nateva Festival streaming live from Maine...

Jan 9, 2011 by

IClips Couch Tour continues with live video and audio streaming from the Nateva Festival this weekend. So if you’re not at Red Rocks or Rancho Del Rio seeing some of the best live music the nation has to offer, then turn on your computer and kick back to the live sets of Furthur, moe., The Flaming Lips and more. Click here for the stream. Today’s schedule is as follows (all times are listed on Colorado/Mountain time): 12:15 – Umphrey’s McGee 1:40 – Keller Williams 2:45 – Jakob Dylan & Three Legs 3:50 – Jackie Greene 5:00 – Passion Pit 6:30 – Ghostland Observatory 8:00 – moe. Coincidently, the Grateful Dead played their last shows in Maine, just 3 miles down the road on 7/2 and 7/3 in 1988. These legendary shows were often described...

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YMSB playing festivals around the globe...

Jan 2, 2011 by

Yonder Mountain String Band will be playing Jam in the Dam in March and Warren Haynes’ Mountain Jam. Other YMSB festival dates will be announced soon. Jam in the Dam is a unique 3-day music Festival bringing US bands and fans to the fabulous Melkweg music hall in Amsterdam, Holland. www.jaminthedam.com Mountain Jam is a 3-day outdoor music festival that takes place the first weekend after Memorial Day (June 4 – 6 2010). It is held at Hunter Mountain in upstate New York....

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YAMN ON!

Dec 31, 2010 by

YAMN ON!

By the time this magazine is getting into your hands, the band Yamn will be kicking back after a successful Northwest tour that took them to five states for eight shows in their trusty old schoolbus Lady. Yet they won’t be sitting back for too long as New Years Eve will find Yamn lighting up Summit County for the fourth year in a row. The band, whose roots grew in Breckenridge, has booked, promoted and managed all aspects of their Dec 31 show at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. It is quite an accomplishment that they are the New Year’s Eve headliners again, considering that only four short years ago they were scanning passes at the same Breckenridge Resort. It just goes to show that this band has legs. Yamn consists of Brian Hamilton...

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Hit ‘em over the head with: Greensky Bluegrass...

Dec 29, 2010 by

Hit ‘em over the head with: Greensky Bluegrass

There are endless musical possibilities to ponder for your New Years plans. If bluegrass is high on the list, then think about some Greensky. No, I’m not talking about the use of psychedelics while listening to bluegrass music. I am talking about the band Greensky Bluegrass, the quintet that hails from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Where in the world is Kalamazoo you ask? Ok, so hold up your left hand with the palm facing away from you and point to the lower portion of your hand, pinky side. Right around there.  If you aren’t from the Midwest or are unfamiliar with how Michiganites (or  Wisconsinites for that matter) show where they are from, then none of that made any sense.  In such case, just skip over that last part and continue along. Bluegrass is a genre...

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