November 9, 2010 - With the pumpkins, ghouls and goblins tucked away for another year, concert venues are looking straight ahead to Dec. 25, decking their halls with tra-la-las, silver bells and Santa songs.
November 14, 2008 - Ben Harper took up the guitar as a small boy with the guidance of his maternal grandparents at their Claremont, CA, music store, The Folk Music Center and Museum. Emulating Robert Johnson, he began playing slide guitar as a teen, a path that eventually led him to his signature instrument, the Weissenborn lap steel guitar.
October 30, 2008 - The third day of the Voodoo Music Experience festival saw the cancellation of a planned appearance by N.E.R.D., but the crowd seemed unfazed by the news--not surprising with the impressive list of bands on the roster.
November 15, 2007 - Long-running gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama have lined up dates well into next year, including a Christmas production that hits the road for much of December.
August 7, 2003 - Gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama, whose founders teamed up more than 60 years ago, don't plan to retire just yet, as evidenced by a tour schedule that stretches into next spring.
Photo highlights from all three days of the 11th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Friday - Sunday, September 30 - October 2 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The event's lineup featured such names as Chris Isaak, John Prine, Dr. John, Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard, Gillian Welch, Broken Social Scene, Blind Boys of Alabama, Bob Mould, Bright Eyes, M. Ward, Fitz and the Tantrums, and even Buckethead among others.
With the pumpkins, ghouls and goblins tucked away for another year, concert venues are looking straight ahead to Dec. 25, decking their halls with tra-la-las, silver bells and Santa songs.
