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The Infamous Stringdusters 5.29.19 (Photos)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Nancy Isaac Photography View Nancy's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.thestringdusters.com

Swatkins & The Positive Agenda & Jarrod Lawson 5.25.19

Mississippi Studios Portland, OR Words & photos by James Sissler Swatkins & The Positive Agenda celebrated the release of their debut album at Portland’s Mississippi Studios Saturday with support from fellow hometown heavyweight Jarrod Lawson and Amenta Abioto. Comprised of some of the top voices from Portland’s neo-soul scene, The Positive Agenda embodies the vision of its charismatic leader, keyboardist and talkbox virtuoso Steveland Swatkins, who also plays keys with Allen Stone. The group has performed their joyous brand of soulful funk sporadically over the past few years, building anticipation for their first release, simply entitled The Positive Agenda EP . The night began with a solo set by multi-instrumentalist and looping artist Amenta Abioto, whose music features conscious lyrics over hypnotic African and hip hop-inspired rhythms. Using a mix of live instruments, vocals, and pre-recorded loops, she played a short set of original songs culminating in a theatri

Spread The Word Music Festival 5.19.19 (Photos)

Levitt Pavilion Denver, CO Photos by Charla Harvey Photography View Charla's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.spreadthewordfest.com

Kali Uchis & Jorja Smith 5.25.19 (Photos)

Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO Photos by Brandon Johnson Photography View Brandon's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.kaliuchis.com www.jorjasmith.com

Spread the Word Music Festival 5.18.19 (Photos)

Denver Coliseum Denver, CO Photos by Charla Harvey Photography View Charla's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.spreadthewordfest.com

FKJ 5.20.19 (Photos)

The Ogden Theatre Denver, CO Photos by Charla Harvey Photography View Charla's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.frenchkiwijuice.com

Gallows Bound, Fishgutzzz & Whiskey Charmers 5.19.19 (Photos)

Otus Supply Ferndale, MI Photos by Jon Rosenberger ( PhotoFooFoo ) View Jon's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.gallowsbound.com www.facebook.com/Fishgutzzz-the-stinkin-orchestra www.thewhiskeycharmers.com

Lindsay Lou: Aiken Bluegrass Fest & Beyond

Aiken, SC Words by Jason Mebane Photos by Jon Rosenberger ( PhotoFooFoo ) On Thursday, May 9th Lindsay Lou released two brand new songs. "Keep On Going" and "The Great Defender" on digital platforms everywhere. On Friday May 10th and Saturday May 11th Lindsay Lou and her band chose the Aiken Bluegrass Festival as the place to celebrate the occasion. At one point during a songwriter's round robin, the host, Benny "Burle" Galloway asked if the audience had any questions, and when no one responded he offered up a question of his own, "Hey Lindsay, where are your wings?" I'm assuming he was inferring that anyone with a voice as angelic as Lindsay Lou's must have a pair of wings hiding somewhere. Perhaps those wings also helped her move around the festival grounds so rapidly, as there were times it seemed Lindsay was everywhere at the festival. Somehow in between playing two full sets with her band as well as a handful of guest appea

Spread The Word Music Festival 5.17.19 (Photos)

Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO Photos by Charla Harvey Photography View Charla's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.spreadthewordfest.com

The Aiken Bluegrass Festival 5.10 & 5.11.19

Western Carolina State Fairgrounds Aiken, SC Words by Jason Mebane Photos by Jon Rosenberger ( PhotoFooFoo ) Friday, May 10, 2019: This past weekend The Aiken Bluegrass Festival returned to the Western Carolina State Fairgrounds in the Augusta suburb of Aiken, South Carolina. While advertised as a bluegrass festival, the lineup was far more diverse than it has been in years past. Don't get me wrong there was plenty of bluegrass music on the bill, but the lineup was far more eclectic than your average "bluegrass" festival. The crowd that showed up this year for ABF's 15th installment was much smaller in comparison to last year when Greensky Bluegrass was on hand as the headliners. The smaller size, however, didn't make it any less fun for those of us that made our yearly pilgrimage to what has become one of the best music festivals in the southeast. One addition to this year's festival was a third night of music for the folks that purchased early entry

Vulfpeck & Khraungbin 5.9.19 (Photos)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.vulfpeck.com www.airkhruang.com

Fareed Haque 5.10.19 (Photos)

Rhythm & Rye Olympia, WA Photos by Eric Willacker ( Willacker Photography ) View Eric's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.fareed.com

Nick Waterhouse 5.4.19 (Photos)

The Bluebird Theater Denver, CO Photos by Derek Miles ( Miles Photography ) View Derek's Full Photo gallery here! www.nickwaterhouse.com

Fareed Haque 5.4.19 (Photos)

Dazzle Denver, CO Photos by Derek Miles ( Miles Photography ) View Derek's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.fareed.com

Tame Impala 5.3.19 (Photos)

U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Photos by Alex Cox Photography View Alex's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.official.tameimpala.com

Jim James & Uniform Distortion 5.3.19 (Photos)

The Orange Peel Asheville, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.jimjames.com

Dirtwire 5.3.19 (Photos)

The Fox Theatre Boulder, CO Photos by Elliot Siff Photography View Elliot's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.dirtwire.net

Dave Bruzza: Unsafe at Any Speed - April 2019

Colorado, USA Words & photos by Jon Rosenberger ( PhotoFooFoo ) Greensky Bluegrass, the five-piece string music band, has grown from humble 2003 beginnings in the living rooms and open mic nights of Kalamazoo, Michigan into the nationwide jamgrass touring juggernaut of today. Regularly selling out fifteen hundred seat theaters from coast to coast including multiple nights at Colorado’s revered Red Rocks Amphitheatre and performing at seemingly every notable music festival in the country all summer long, their star is on the ascent with seemingly no roof in sight. So what does an acclaimed, successful jamgrass rock star do when he isn’t out riding the beautiful people tour life? The answer for the members of Greensky is to go on ‘buddy’ tour. The individual members of have nearly always done solo or duo outings, often as show openers in support of friends on ‘off’ nights, but the last few years have seen more polished, organized multi-night runs complete with merchandise and pr

Twiddle, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong & Kitchen Dwellers 5.1.19 (Photos)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.twiddlemusic.com www.pigeonsplayingpingpong.com www.kitchendwellers.com

Interpol, Car Seat Headrest & Japanese Breakfast 5.1.19 (Photos)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Laura Collins ( Lateralus Photography ) View Laura's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.interpolnyc.com www.carseatheadrest.com www.japanesebreakfast.rocks