Whether you are still on the fence about attending the 9th annual Camp Barefoot Music and Art Festival in Bartow WV, or you have your ticket and are examining the schedule closely, here are six suggestions — two each day — for bands you shouldn’t miss. The fest takes place next Thursday, August 20th through…
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…
In the event that our words have not yet persuaded you to see Orgōne Saturday night at WMNF’s 34th Annual Tropical Heatwave, perhaps some video, some photographs, and some words from Miss Adryon de Leon might just do the trick. Here she is at the 2014 Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival with Orgōne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHlsmBfhA4Y…
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,…
Let’s suppose that you wanted to see all 72 bands at WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave at the Cuban Club, New World Brewery, the Crowbar and the Ritz in Ybor City May 1st and 2nd. You are a marathon runner, obviously. So the plan is to run from venue to venue, check off each band you see…
Music is therapy for life. So saith Isaac Teel, drummer for TAUK. These are my four favorite music days of the year. I feel cleansed. Renewed. Envigorated. Alive. Unlike Thursday’s stage-hopping, the Friday and Saturday schedules make it impossible to see and hear everything, even if you could teleport. So you decide: see half of…
Surgeon General’s warning: If you are allergic to glowing adjectives, effusive superlatives and the occasional hyperbole, please skip the remainder of this review and the next three Bear Creek installments. Still with me? OK, but you have been warned. Most festival-goers have a favorite. Mine is Bear Creek. This is my sixth trip to the…
[Editor’s note: Actually, my pieces/blogs/articles are really just cheerleading! It is altruistic and selfish all at the same time. I certainly want to help wonderful musicians reach a wider audience, but it IS selfish, because I tell myself if I don’t help spread the word that many of these bands might just… disband.]We were home…