We are so looking forward to Saturday’s River Rock Music Festival at Water Works Park in Tampa (1710 N Highland Ave 33602). The weather will be spectacular, with an afternoon high of 83 and a late-night low of 63. Music starts at 4, and we plan to boogie until 10:30. And you are welcome to…
Perhaps you really love concerts and the thought of festivals but aren’t quite ready to camp for a weekend, trying to sort out dozens and dozens of bands. Have we got the perfect suggestion for you: the third annual River Rock Music Festival held at Tampa’s beautiful Water Works Park this Saturday, November 5 from 4…
West Virginia is back at it again, hosting yet another great music festival! This time it is the 9th annual Camp Barefoot Music and Art Festival presented by Hoss’s Deli. It takes place from Thursday, August 20th through Saturday, August 22nd. Located in Bartow, WV, in beautiful Pocahontas County, the event is family-oriented, affordable, and…
My brain is on overload. To misquote Bobby Lee Rodgers: “When the words come tumbling out…” This appears in the order they came tumbling out. ISSUE ONE: MONOPHONICS VS. ORGŌNE Everyone recognizes that Jazzfest is the world’s biggest throw-down, bar none. Even so, consider this program Friday night at the Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans,…
Hey, you going to Wanee this year? “No. I loved the Allman Brothers, but I’m not much of a Widespread Panic fan.” Let’s take a few moments to deconstruct this argument, using first the vegetarian on Thanksgiving analogy. “Gosh, you’re a vegetarian? What do you eat on Thanksgiving?” Really? I don’t know what your Thanksgiving…
The Bear Creek half-time lasted approximately seven hours (I got about five hours of sleep), from the last silent disco sets near 5 AM to Alecia Chakour sending out the noon wake-up call. By the end of Saturday, it would be official (with a ceremony Sunday afternoon): the Taz Bear Creek. Remember this name: Brandon…
Thursday was the easy day: one stage, no muss, no fuss. Now we were ready for two stages and overlapping sets (not as hectic as Bear Creek or AURA, but…). I had an immediate dilemma at noon: Bobby Lee Rodgers on the Peach Stage and The Hip Abduction on the Mushroom. BLR had a short…