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Category Archives: Artitsts

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New Audio Book Reveals David Byrne’s Life From A Bike Seat

Bicycle Diaries chronicles David’s observations and insights — what he is seeing, whom he is meeting, what he is thinking about — as he pedals through and engages with some of the world’s major cities.

fourmile-salmon

Big Time Musicians Raise Big Time Money at Fourmile Canyon Fire Benefit

The Fourmile Canyon Revival, originally slated to be held at the relatively small Boulder Theater snowballed when all four members of Phish signed on in support.

Hold on 4 Haiti

Steel Pulse Donates Proceeds of New Song to Haiti Earthquake Relief

As the dust was still settling after the massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti on January 12, frontman for legendary reggae band Steel Pulse, David Hinds, was already sitting down to write a song about the catastrophe -- a song that will now be used to help electrify the country's healthcare infrastructure.

fourmile-revival

Members of Phish to Join String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band and Others for Colorado Fire Benefit

Fourmile Canyon Revival to benefit firefighters and victims. Never shying away from an opportunity to pick for a good cause, Colorado’s music community announced late last week that it would come together for the “Fourmile Canyon Revival,” a night of music to raise funds for … Read More

Phish's souvenir beer cups from Telluride.

Phish in Telluride: Cool Cups Reduce Waste

As I made my way out of Telluride Town Park last week after each night of a special two-night run with legendary Vermont band, Phish, I was struck by the fact that I did not see a single discarded beer cup on the ground. And … Read More

Main entry to festival at Bonnaroo.

Bonnaroo’s Amazing Compost Cycle

Anytime you assemble 75,000 people in one place there will undoubtedly be some waste — and especially when those people are hungry, thirsty music fans and that place is the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, one of the largest and most ambitious … Read More

The Flaming LIps at Bonnaroo 2010

Bonnaroo in Pictures: The Artists (Part 1)

Internet problems in the media tent at this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival sure didn't stop our intrepid photographer, Richard Allen, from busting his but in the Tennessee heat to get some fantastic shots.

Los Lobos

Los Lobos Cancels Arizona Gig in Protest of Immigration Law

For a band's whose 1976 debut album, Sí Se Puede, later became the rallying cry of Latino supporters of presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008, their decision to join the boycott of Arizona should not come as a huge surprise.

Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio of Phish at Festival 8 in Indio, California in 2009 (Photo: Tim Hurst)

Phish Works to Reduce Water Bottle Use at Festival 8

If you’ve ever stuck around after an open air rock show and witnessed the carnage that remains, you’ll know what I’m talking about when I say that the amount of plastic disposable water bottles left on the ground is staggering. Really, try it some time. … Read More