“And they’re off!” On Friday, May 19 the gates lifted in Scranton, Pennsylvania and campers raced to grab the flattest and grassiest space on the The Pavilion Lawn at Montage Mountain. They were not there for the 142nd Preakness Stakes, which traditionally takes place in Maryland every third Saturday in May, but instead were celebrating a […]
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Butch Trucks, Founding Member of the Allman Brothers Band, Dead at 69
Butch Trucks, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, died on the evening of Tuesday, January 24 in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 69 years old. Born Claude Hudson Trucks on May 11, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida, Butch refined his craft playing in several ensembles at Florida State University and in the Jacksonville Symphony […]
Gregg Allman Announces Winter Tour Following NY Residency
Gregg Allman has announced his winter tour, which will officially kick off at the end of December in Savannah, GA at the Lucas Theater for the Arts and go through January 21st in Macon, GA at the Grand Opera House. Before hitting the road down South, Allman will be making a long stop in New […]
Peach Music Festival Delivers on a Much Anticipated Weekend
The Peach Music Festival may have hit a few bumps in the road in the last week before the festival got under way, however it did not stop them from having one very successful event. When the news came out that Bob Weir and Ratdog would be cancelling the remainder of their touring schedule, including […]
Peach Music Festival Announces Full Lineup Schedule
The Peach Music Festival is weeks away and they officially unveiled their full lineup recently. Its jam-packed and with three stages, you’re going to want to make sure that you plan accordingly. The main stage, called the Peach Stage, will be headlined by Tedeschi Trucks Band and Bob Weir and Ratdog for Friday night. Saturday […]
The Jamming Was On at Mountain Jam X
In honor of the tenth anniversary of Mountain Jam, which takes place in the glorious Catskill Mountains right here in our Upstate backyard, the weather decided to fully cooperate for the entire weekend (with the exception of literally one minute of rain late Thursday night)! Set within the beautiful backdrop of Hunter Ski Mountain, which […]
Mountain Jam Returns for Its Tenth Year of Amazing Music on the Mountain
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Mountain Jam, a festival produced by Mountain Jam, LLC, in association with Woodstock, NY’s legendary independent radio station Radio Woodstock 100.1, and none other than guitar and vocals virtuoso Warren Haynes. You know if Warren Haynes is involved, it’s going to be good! The festival will take place […]
Flashback: Watkins Glen Summer Jam 1973 Part II
Read Part 1 of our REWIND to Watkins Glen Summer Jam, 1973 As the morning of July 28th, 1973 revealed itself the ground beneath the Watkins Glen, New York State concert site was preparing to hold the weight of 600,000 musical travelers ready to rock and roll. The largest gathering for a rock festival was […]
Lockn’ Festival Announces Initial Lineup
Lockn’ has announced their initial lineup for this year’s music festival on September 4th-7th, taking place again at The Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, VA. The lineup includes 2 nights each of Phil Lesh and Friends, Bob Weir and Ratdog, Widespread Panic and The String Cheese Incident. The Allman Brothers Band is also set to […]
Flashback: Watkins Glen Summer Jam 1973
It was the Summer of 1973, the ‘Hippie movement’ of the 1960’s still existed, but only in isolated pockets, tucked way in the dusty cobwebbed corners of the counterculture. Groups like the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, and The Band were still playing to crowds that held tightly to the ideals of the mid 1960’s, […]