Jan 29, 2018
Festival Watch is a Tomorrows Verse feature where we break down festival news into the facts you need to know.Blue Ox Music Festival June 14-16Headliners To WatchGreensky Bluegrass They've been a big part of the fest since the beginning, and Tomorrow's Verse favorites Greensky Bluegrass have proved themselves as one of the...
Jan 21, 2017
Now in its third incarnation, it appears the organizer's of Blue Ox have hit on some special when curating their forward-looking, bluegrass leaning lineup.Perhaps its the artist curation -- MInnesota's Pert Near Sandstone, plays a role and has two festival slots, but the lineup is a music lover's dream.Punch Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass and...
Jun 10, 2016
By: Al Day | Photo via @citywinerychi Instagram (via @funkynunu)Sam Bush and a remarkable group of musicians (Scott Vestal, banjo; Todd Parks, double bass and five string electric bass; Steve Mougin, guitar and Cris Brown, percussion) performed 16 tunes to an enthusiastic crowd at City Winery on Thursday night.The night's selections were sourced from traditional...
Jun 8, 2015
Vote Bush. Is there anybody out there within the reach of these words who isn't aware of the talents of Sam Bush?Certainly not the makers of Revival, the documentary about the man that debuted in Nashville in April. I think they'd agree with me when I toss out words like "world's greatest."For...
Mar 12, 2015
How do you top one of the greatest acoustic albums of all time (Bela Fleck's Tales From The Acoustic Planet)? Bela kept the all-star lineup, but went straight bluegrass for the follow up to his 1995 acoustic jazz masterpiece.First, Fleck grabbed Sam Bush, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Vassar Clements and more to round...
Jan 16, 2015
The Leftover Salmon boys set up shop at Chicago's Vic Theater for two shows over New Year's Eve. There were plenty of reason to be excited with Keller Williams sharing the stage, but it it turned out the party planners had a big more up their sleeves....The NYE show also happened to coincide with...
Oct 8, 2014
You can point to the first Bonnaroo as a potential Ground Zero for the music festival explosion that has gripped America in the dozen or so years since its inception. While many festivals that have emerged in its wake -- both big and small -- have chosen to replicate its key elements, very few, not...
Sep 13, 2014
The weather has not been kind to the inaugural Phases Of The Moon festival, but there has been some undeniably great moments on stage to put frustrations with logistics at ease. We'll have more on the festival in the coming days but wanted to share the first round of photos and setlists that we...
Nov 27, 2012
The legendary Sam Bush usually makes his way through town a couple times a year. While the ideal setting to see him is a festival, a rare "second best" option is at a rock club. In this visit from last winter, he found his way to a huge new music complex in Suburban Worth. Bush...