Many of my friends have accounts of their festival experiences with me and there always seems to be a standout group that just blows them away. Shovels & Rope was that band for me…hands down. But, you can’t really call them a band since there are only two of them, even though they sure sound […]
This was a wonderful year to visit the KAABOO Festival and one of the reasons was the great music which showcased some of the newest talent out there. One such show was the Future Thieves concert which also showcased the bands energy and was extremely entertaining. The crowd was appreciative and respectful of the […]
Singer Stevie Nicks, the multi-platinum, Grammy® Award Winning-music icon today announced The 24 Karat Gold Tour. Produced exclusively by Live Nation, the 27-city tour with Pretenders, will begin on Tuesday, October 25 in Phoenix, Arizona and will see the legendary Nicks perform throughout North America this Fall with shows scheduled in New York City, Los […]
It’s been about a year since Jack Johnson played Farm Aid 2015, and that was the last time he stepped foot on an American stage until now…and if ever there was a stage designed for the likes of Jack Johnson, it is the San Diego exclusive…KAABOO Del Mar and one of the largest stages in […]
Two of the most talked-about roots music artists of the past year — Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton — highlighted the eclectic mix of honorees, presenters and performers at the 15th Annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards show Wednesday night at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium. Isbell took home two trophies, one for Album of […]
This was the first time I had even heard of Jason and I was pleasantly surprised when he came out to perform at this year’s KAABOO festival. Upon doing some research on him and his music, it came to my attention that Jason was more than a singer songwriter. As I discovered through his breakthrough […]
Legendary saxophonist and composer John Coltrane would have been 90 today. To celebrate his legacy and incredible body of work, Verve/UMe is proud to announce today’s release of the high-resolution audio remasters of nine more of his classic Impulse! Records albums, continuing the label’s initiative to remaster every album Coltrane recorded in his lifetime for […]
I came to KAABOO early on Saturday, day two of the non-festival mixperience, just to see this guy…Bryce Fox. The Indiana transplant to Los Angeles had some buzz around him leading up to his first festival performance and, spoiler alert…he killed it with a bittersweet moment on stage. The mid-westerner moved here to follow his […]
