Sep 8, 2015
By: Rosebud, with a little help from Carmel O'Farrell (@carmelocorn)Shoe Fest kicked off its 5 year anniversary celebration on Friday of Labor Day Weekend amidst the cornfields of rural Manteno, Illinois. Camp Shaw is a kids' summer camp that gets transformed into a music festival once a year.Old Shoe asks all their friends to...
Jul 9, 2015
Photos: Dale Foster PhotoBilled as the Psychedelic Last Supper, All Star Vibe Entertainment invited New Riders to set up shop in Chicago's Bottom Lounge for the duration of the GD50 weekend.Our friend, photographer Dale Foster was also on hand. We are always appreciative of Dale's submissions, as he not only captures the spirit of...
Jun 20, 2015
The Dead are celebrating 50 years this summer, but David Nelson had started playing with Jerry Garcia even before that.When New Riders begin to gig steadily in 1969, Jerry provided the pedal steel, Mickey Hart the drums and Phil Lesh the occasional bass. So when NRPS bring the Psychedelic Last Supper to Chicago to coincide with...
Jul 18, 2013
Summer. City of Chicago. Outdoor show. Phish. Believe it or not, this combination has never come together before. And we get it this weekend for three whole nights.It's enough for an area resident to rejoice, but given the dearth of other Midwest shows, and a Saturday sell-out, I'm expecting many will be making the...
Apr 20, 2012
UPDATE (5/22/12): The location of Whippersnap Music and Arts Festival 2012 has changed to Lyran Park, 4781 S. Bend Rd. in Rockford, ILThe Whippersnap Festival is back this year with some quality headliners, an action-packed undercard and a few more surprises in store.This year's festival will be held July 19th, 20th & 21st at Lyran Park in...
Feb 8, 2012
Sure it sounds like a muppet hockey game, but the Waka Winter Classic is actually just a rotating, multi-venue "battle of the bands" competition to create awareness for long running Wakarusa Music Festival, held each year near Ozark, Arkansas (this year's festival is May 31- June 3, 2012).The Chicago 2012 version of the classic contains a jam...