Ok, I know The Band. I’m a connoisseur of classic rock radio. So ‘The Weight,’ ‘Up on Cripple Creek,’ and even ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,’ are not in any way new to me. I also knew a little about their Bob Dylan connection from my Dad, who once said, “Yeah, weren’t they [...]
Our second Your Song submission was another good challenge – but almost exactly what we look for in submissions – short and to the point. I just had to share the exact submission – it was anonymous, but funny:
“Song Idea:
Something about playing guitar and being a god at it and BMXing and smoking pot [...]
We kicked off Your Song #1 with a funny submission we thought was worth our while. We got this anonymous submission a few weeks back, and we decided to use the exact lyrics. It took a few days to come up with the right angle, but alas, here it is.
Your Song #1
“Give Me Brain [...]
The three-day festival was wrapped up with a stellar performance by Bonnie Raitt. Even on the last day of the festival the weather did not let up, and even got worse – so bad that at one point Bonnie had to leave the stage, and the crew covered up all the gear. Luckily that passed, [...]
With constant music from 11am-9pm every day at the festival, it was tough to get out to some of the late night acts, especially after being drenched to the bone all day long in the rain.
When Sunday came around I knew I had to make an extra effort to get out there, and one [...]
Buddy Guy completely rocked the crowd on Saturday night. This guy basically wrote the book on blues guitar, and it shows. His fingers are lightning fast for a man his age. For a day riddled with rain and hail, Buddy Guy made it all worthwhile.
To top it off, he invited Brendan Bayliss and Jake [...]
I get to tout some more Indiana again. These guys are based in Chicago now, but they’re originally from South Bend, so I used to see them in Bloomington back in college all the time. Umphrey’s held the torch for jamband/progressive rock at the festival. They are one of the tightest live bands out there, [...]
If you’ve ever desired something a bit different than the traditional rock instrumentation, then Anders Osborne is your guy. Forget the P Bass, Anders decided tuba would do for his three-piece blues rock band. This high-energy act brought hints of Hendrix, Clapton, Stevie Ray, and even jam band elements of improvisation. They really played the… [...]
According to several die-hard blues festival goers that I spoke with, there are always several eclectic world music groups each year. Vieux Farke Toure are from Mali, and they definitely added a cool twist to the otherwise rock focused line up. The band showcases hints of traditional African music, blues rock, reggae, and afrobeat, all [...]
The second of day of the Telluride Blues and Brews festival kicked off with this horn-heavy, grooving blues band. With a full horn section and percussion, the sound filled out and everyone got to dancing right away.
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