May 9, 2013 - Since 1969, Earth Wind and Fire has defined the genre of high energy pop funk, as well as contributing some of the most endearing romantic ballads to the contemporary American music scene.
April 30, 2013 - The setting: The final show on the final night of Stagecoach 2013. Cooler breezes were kicking up, the harder partiers had retreated for the most part, and the vibe was one of a great, big block party. At least one where the beer and food stands were shutting down.
April 30, 2013 - The setting: Sunday's brutal 106-degree heat has begun to fade as the sun sets. The beer garden outside the Palomino stage begins to fill with the thirsty and sunburned. Suddenly, a unique sound cranks out from the pavilion.
April 30, 2013 - The setting: The desert sky is inching toward sunset, and the three-part harmonies wafting from the Palomino stage draw a pretty solid crowd.
April 30, 2013 - The setting: Mid-afternoon at the Palomino stage, downtime between acts on the Mane stage and Nick 13, who played the Stagecoach fest two years prior, is back, drawing a healthy crowd.
April 30, 2013 - The setting: About as far as one could get from Hank Williams, Jr.'s stage show, both sonically and physically, The Little Willies played it cool and easy at the Palomino stage as Mr. Williams finished out the last half of his set.
April 30, 2013 - The setting: Early evening at the Mane stage. Temperatures are cooling, beer is flowing and the Friday night trio of "men are men" headliners--Trace Adkins, Mr. Williams and closing set Toby Keith--is at cruising speed.
April 30, 2013 - The setting: Late Friday afternoon at the Mustang stage. Latecomers who didn't get the day off of work are mixing with a crowd several hours into the party. Whether out of curiosity or loyalty, the crowd swells and swells some more, spilling out of the pavilion on to the grass.
April 22, 2013 - After enjoying modest success as a hard rocking blues band throughout the late 1960s and early '70s, Fleetwood Mac catapulted its presence to the center of the rock-and-roll radar screen in 1975, after acquiring the talents of a pair of musical star-crossed lovers -- Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.
March 18, 2013 - At the SXSW showcase Saturday (3/15) representing Mississippi artists, Charlie Mars was as much a legitimate storyteller as he was a singer/songwriter.
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