Full schedule still not officially announced. Fleshing out the day by day so far using info from artist websites October 1 Friday Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys The subdudes Jerry Douglas, Viktor Krauss and Omar Hakim (2pm) 7 […]
Full schedule still not officially announced. Fleshing out the day by day so far using info from artist websites October 1 Friday Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys The subdudes Jerry Douglas, Viktor Krauss and Omar Hakim (2pm) 7 […]
During a concert at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga CA on Thursday night, a 32 year old man took his life by diving off the roof onto the stage. This unimaginable horror was witnessed by hundreds of concertgoers out for […]
By now the serious HSB attendee is starting to peruse the lineup and suss out lesser known artists. Here are three performers scheduled this year that merit special attention. The Ebony Hillbillies got their start playing in NYC subways. Their […]
Levon and a substantial 11 piece backup band played a rollicking, crowd pleasing set on a typical (cold, foggy) San Francisco summer afternoon. Set up in Speedway Meadows in Golden Gate Park as part of the 3 year old Outside […]
Neither the Coen brothers nor T Bone Burnett could have possibly foreseen the shockwaves that emanated from the soundtrack release of the film “O Brother Where art Thou”. A timely release to a nation fractured with doubt and a desire […]
Troy Andrews has come a long way in a very short time. Bursting out of New Orleans’ world famous Treme neighborhood, he and his band Orleans Avenue are well on their way to conquering every audience they meet. Mashing second […]
The good folks at HSB have finally listed the lineup for this year’s FREE festival happening October 1-3 in San Francisco’s spectacular Golden Gate Park. As usual, the festival’s cherished elders and traditional headliners will be there. But as in […]
Eight shows in late October early November. Featuring the astounding Bryan Sutton, Tim O’Brien, Nick Forster and Pete Wernick. This outfit rarely plays more than a few festivals per year so catch them when they stop at your local honky […]
(Charles Dharapak / Associated Press / July 26, 2010) Nathaniel Ayers performed Monday at the White House for President Obama. For any musician this would constitute a peak life experience. For Mr Ayers, who has spent long periods of his […]
Its not really cool to say you like the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Its cool to like Big Sam, Trombone Shorty, and Dumpstaphunk. But to say you like Preservation Hall is kind of like saying you dig playing shuffleboard on […]