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March 13, 2016

The Vogue in Indianapolis, Indiana

Photos by: Vasquez Photography

Full gallery can be found at: Dr. Dog

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: Dr. Dog at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: The Districts at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: The Districts at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

: The Districts at The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN shot by Vasquez Photography

Wanee 2016. One of the top live music events in the country! As if that is not enough to lure first-timers, the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park sits on a massive 800 acres of rustic land where beautiful trees filled with Spanish Moss are in constant sight and the world famous Suwannee River is just a short walk away. And if that is not enough, here are 12 (to celebrate the 12^th year of Wanee) more reasons to pack up and head to Live Oak, FL:

2 nights of WSMFP
2 nights of Umphrey’s. That never sucks!
Beautiful spring weather in Florida
Gregg Allman, Gregg Allman, Gregg Allman…
Billy and the Kids – since Fare Thee Well to Dead & Co, Billy K just keeps the ball rolling
You can’t have a wane without Bobby Lee Rodgers
North Mississippi Osborne – are you kidding me!!!!
The potential for some killer impromptu collaborations
Did we say how nice the weather is in Florida right now?
Melvin Seals and JGB with very, very Special guest Karl Denson was just added to THE 12TH ANNUAL WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL APRIL 14–16
Good People! Caring People! –

Conscious Alliance once again to host an ‘Art That Feeds’ Food Drive. The first 375 attendees who donate 20 non-perishable food items or make a suggested monetary contribution will receive a FREE Wanee Music Festival poster! Food donations will be collected at the Conscious Alliance ‘Art That Feeds’ Gallery, which will be depicted on the Wanee Music Festival guide and map.

12. The Lineup! –

In addition to the Widespread Panic playing both Friday and Saturday nights, the rest of the line-up includes: Gregg Allman ¤ Gov’t Mule ¤ Les Brers (With Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones, Jack Pearson, Pate Bergeron, Bruce Katz and Lamar Wiiliams Jr.) ¤ Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band ¤ Warren Haynes & the Ashes & Dust Band ¤ Billy & the Kids (Bill Kreutzmann from the Grateful Dead) ¤ Umphrey’s McGee (Fri. & Sat.) ¤ Hot Tuna Electric with Steve Kimock ¤ Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers ¤ North Mississippi Allstars & Anders Osborne Present N.M.O. ¤ Melvin Seals and JGB with very, very special guest Karl Denson ¤ Soulive ¤ The Wood Brothers ¤ The Stanley Clarke Band ¤ Oteil & Friends ¤ Tribal Seeds ¤ Dumpstaphunk’s Earth War & Power ¤ Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear ¤ Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio ¤ Kung Fu ¤ Nigel Hall ¤ Devon Allman Band ¤ Big Something.

Tickets for the Festival are on sale through www.waneefestival.com.

Southsounds Music Fest 2016 in Mobile, AL

SouthSounds Music & Arts Festival, the nation’s first festival dedicated to celebrating the most exciting music, art and food from the Southeast, is proud to announce the line-up for its 5th annual event, being held April 8-10, 2016 in downtown Mobile, Alabama

This year’s festival will feature over 50 acts in 9 different venues throughout the weekend, including the following artists:

The Weeks (Florence, MS) • Col. Bruce Hampton & The Madrid Express (Atlanta, GA) Futurebirds (Athens, GA) • Banditos (Birmingham, AL) • Los Colognes (Nashville, TN) Kristin Diable (New Orleans, LA) • New Madrid (Athens, GA) • Great Peacock (Nashville, TN) Susto (Charleston, SC) • Yip Deceiver (Athens, GA) • The Pollies (Muscle Shoals, AL)

Sweet Crude (New Orleans, LA) • Brave Baby (Charleston, SC) • Slow Runner (Charleston, SC) The High Divers (Charleston, SC) • Boyfriend (New Orleans, LA) • Motel Radio (New Orleans, LA) Indianola (Charleston, SC) • Packway Handle Band (Nashville, TN)

Underhill Family Orchestra (Mobile, AL) • Bantam Foxes (New Orleans, LA) Jamell Richardson (“The Gulf Coast Blues Boy”) (Mobile, AL) • Baby Baby (Atlanta, GA)

Black Titan (Mobile, AL) • She Returns From War (Columbia, SC) • The Sh-Booms (Orlando, FL) Black Irish Texas (Austin, TX) • Sultan (featuring members of Super Nice Bros.) (Mobile, AL) Chaquis Maliq (Charleston, SC) • D. Saunders (Biloxi, MS) • The Sun. The Moon. (Florence, AL) Eric Erdman (Mobile, AL) • The Hallers (Mobile, AL) • Julian Primeaux (Lafayette, LA)

Ten Foot Beast (Austin, TX) • Future Primitives (Birmingham, AL) • LF Knighton (Mobile, AL) Creature Camp (Birmingham, AL) • Josh Ewing (Mobile, AL) • Face on Mars (Hattiesburg, MS) Beamin & Jaguarundi (Mobile, AL) • Emerald Heavy (Hattiesburg, MS)

Paper Bison (New Orleans, LA) • BUNCH (ft. members of El Cantador) (Mobile, AL) Paw Paw’s Medicine Cabinet (Mobile, AL) • Shadow Giant (Hammond, LA)

Lil’ Gaucho (Pensacola, FL) • Heath Underwood (Nashville, TN) • Gregg Fells (Mobile, AL) J.W. Teller (Asheville, NC) • Lance Howell (Gainesville, FL)

…. with more to be announced.

In addition, Lagniappe will present the New Southern Music Showcase and the Mobile Bay Music Showcase, exposing some of the hottest musical acts from the regional and local area to a panel of music industry power players and providers the winners a fantastic prize package.

Participating concert venues include Alchemy Tavern, The Blind Mule, The Brickyard, Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, Haley’s Bar, The Merry Widow O’Daly’s Irish Pub and the OK Bicycle Shop, as well as a festival stage in beautiful Cathedral Square.

Throughout SouthSounds weekend there will also be an array of visual arts activities presented by the Mobile Arts Council, including ArtWalk on April 8 and the launch of its fabulous new LoDa Squares sidewalk chalk art competition on April 9, as well as some great Southern food-related events.

Tickets are on-sale now, and are only $20 until April 1 for general admission passes that provide unlimited access to all participating venues. Tickets are available for purchase on the SouthSounds website (www.southsoundsfest.com) and at all participating venues.

Limited, exclusive VIP Southern Music Lover packages are also available on the SouthSounds website for $60 each (or $100 for a pair) until April 1. VIP packages provide access to VIP hospitality areas with food and beer, a 2016 festival T-shirt and a souvenir badge, as well as unlimited access to all participating venues and other special surprises to be announced.

The 5th Annual SouthSounds Music & Arts Festival is presented by Goose Island Brewery, with the support of 92 Zew, Lagniappe, Greenberg Traurig, Hargrove Engineers & Constructors, Downtown Mobile Alliance, Mobile Arts Council, Bienville Books, Hancock Bank, Wind Creek Casino, JESCO, Coastal Neurological Institute and Studio PH.

For more information, go to www.southsoundsfest.com or www.facebook.com/SouthSoundsMusicFest.

Widespread Panic Coverless in Mobile

Civic Center Theater – Mobile, AL – 02/17/2016

Written by: Rosemary A.W. Roberts

Photos by: Clayton Roberts

On a Wednesday night in February, the Spreadheads of Mobile, AL certainly showed their longtime love of Widespread Panic by buying every available ticket for their concert at the Civic Center Theater. The theater is small, holds about 1900 people, and the jubilantly rowdy crowd was looking forward to an intimate close-quarters show, where there wasn’t a bad seat in the house. As the band took the stage, John Bell greeted Mobile amidst loud cheering; and with “A of D” and “Holden Oversoul” to start the night it was clear the band would bring plenty of old-school treats to the party.

With a song repertoire as large as Widespread Panic has, it is certain that some setlists are appealing, others are hit-and-miss, and one fan may rejoice at what another fan may brush off. But I do not think I speak just for myself when I say that the 02/17/16 setlist was incredible, well-crafted, and worthy of praise. In fact, at the end of the night we would realize the entire show was comprised of original Widespread Panic songs, not one cover song in the mix, and THAT was an unexpected and much appreciated note of distinction. When “Bear’s Gone Fishin” melted into “Pilgrims” early in the first set, it was like unwrapping a beautiful present on Christmas day. “You Got Yours” is always a dirty good time, as well as the set-closing “Imitation Leather Shoes”. Two tunes off the 2015 album Street Dogs turned up first set and were well-received: “The Poorhouse of Positive Thinking” is quintessential Panic, has a great feel to it; and “Angels Don’t Sing The Blues” has some great movements in it, as it grooves into a New Orleans strut feel, and then a gorgeous waltz-time section. Every time I hear “Pleas” I’m thrilled, takes me back to my first time listening to Everyday in high school and instantly loving the band. A highlight of the night came when John “JoJo” Hermann played the beautiful piano intro that brought us to “This Part of Town”: I’m sure fans throughout the theater thought fondly of Michael Houser, and I imagine some tears were shed.

The second set opened with the dance-friendly Street Dogs song “Steven’s Cat”. Then to our delight “Little Lily” came out to play and kick off a string of successful segues. From “Hatfield” to “Surprise Valley” to “Tie Your Shoes” back into “Surprise Valley”, the band moved and morphed smoothly, and the crowd followed them on the journey. After a brief breath of air, “Fishwater” led into “Drums” and “Drums & Bass” before circling back around. “Old Joe” and “Blackout Blues” closed the set, and the blues continued to the encore of “Contentment Blues” before a nostalgic “Vacation” bid us all a good night. And I do believe a good night was had by all; everyone I spoke with was in great spirits and grateful to be there! I know I sure was glad to be there, in that small space with friends near and dear, listening to Widespread Panic play their music for our enjoyment, giving us a chance to dance away our mid-week cares, giving us a great night to remember.

Gaelic Storm

February 18, 2016

The Vogue in Indianapolis, Indiana

Photos by: Vasquez Photography

Full gallery can be found at: Gaelic Storm

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

: Gaelic Storm February 18, 2016 at the Vogue in Indianapolis, IN.

Dumpstaphunk 1/31

Dumpstaphunk 1/31/16

The Side Bar Theater, Tallahassee, FL

Words and Photos by: Robbey Pye

On January 3lst, The Side Bar Theater in Tallahassee hosted a great show. It started off right, as Catfish Alliance opened up for Dumpstaphunk and both did a great job keeping the crowd intrigued by the jams and dancing around from start to finish. The Sidebar Theater did a great job hosting the event, as everything went smooth. There were no issues and the employees at The Side Bar were very accommodating with my media pass. The music itself was awesome coming from both bands and gave the crowd fun and entertainment for the whole duration of the show. I can honestly say that this was one of my favorite shows I’ve seen here in Tallahassee, and am already planning on seeing Catfish Alliance and Dumpstaphunk again. If you like the phunk, I suggest you do the same, as you will not want to miss out!

Catfish Alliance was one of the most entertaining bands I have ever seen. Their music is considered “sex rock”, and the Sexual Manatee no doubt knows how to mesmerize the crowd with his crazy dance moves. The tone was set correctly for Dumpstaphunk, who soon took the spotlight on the stage. If funk music interests you, Dumpstaphunk is a must see. The band is from New Orleans and has played about 12 consecutive years at New Orleans’ Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as many other well-known festivals. Most of their songs from their show came from their latest album, Dirty World, such as “Water”, “I Know You Know”, “Blueswave”, “Dancin to the Truth”, and “Take Time”. They also did a few from their earlier album, Everybody Want Some, such as “Everybody Want Some”, “Gassman Chronicles”, and “Do Ya”. The highlight of my night was definitely when they busted out a cover of “Red Hot Mama” by Funkadelic. Leave it up to Dumpstaphunk to give the crowd what they want and throw something at us by the funk legend, George Clinton. Listening to such live music from a great band is an exciting experience to have. I wish I could go back and relive the show, and already can’t wait to get dumpstaphunky again.

Sierra Hull Live at the Rams Head

Annapolis Maryland 02-03-2016

Photos and Words by Stuart Dahne

Let me start off by saying that in all my times of seeing and hearing Sierra Hull perform with many different musicians I have to say that this performance blew me away!

Sierra’s tour revolving around her latest release; Weighted Mind on Rounder Records is an entirely new shift in the style of her music. It amazes me that at the ripe old age of 24 you can not only have a successful career but you can also have a major change in your entire style of music!

It was great to see that Sierra was performing again with Justin Moses who absolutely enriches the sound of Sierra’s performance and I would like to be so bold as to believe that Justin would enrich the sound of whomever he was performing with! Justin’s musical talent and ability to play so many different instruments just keeps me on the edge of my seat!

Now let’s talk about “the new kid on the block”! It was funny that the morning before this show I was on the internet, I was on the FaceBook to be exact when I came across a post that read; “Your Band is Only as Good as Your Bass Player” and I thought, hmmmm… that could go either way! Well let’s just say that when Sierra chose Ethan Jodziewicz there was only one way this could go! With Ethan’s amazing talent and his truly tasteful choices He was such a welcomed addition to the band. I guess that it should be no surprise when you realize that he was recommended by the infamous Edgar Meyer!!!

With all of this amazing support you then realize that Sierra’s own playing is continuing to rise to that next level and her voice is more beautiful than ever. The one other thing to witness that is so nice is to watch how much fun they are having on stage!

If you have the opportunity to see one of Sierra’s shows in the near future I highly recommend it!!!! If not, consider seeing her in May at Delfest where she is listed on the schedule as “Sierra Hull (Artist at Large)! When I asked Sierra what that meant she said, “that means that I will be playing my sets with Ethan & Justin and when I am not playing with them I will be sitting in with everyone else!” So come on out to DelFest and join in on the fun!

Grace Potter at the Saenger, Mobile, AL

Grace Potter at the Saenger

Mobile, AL January 28, 2016

Images by Beth Childs

HUKA Entertainment & 92 ZEW presented Grace Potter plus Eliza Hardy Jones to Mobile, Al and it was a HIT! The show was packed, the music was Hot, and the fans ate it up and wanted more. Mobile continues to bring great music to our local music venues and make sure you do not miss the next great act or upcoming bands that come through our port city! Keep up the great work local radio, local music venues, and theaters.

[From Al.com, Lawrence Specker] Potter broke through to national notice with the 2010 album “Grace Potter & The Nocturnals,” with Rolling Stone picking the group as one of seven new bands of the year on the strength of its soulful rock. The group appeared at the Hangout Music Fest in 2010 and 2011 and performed at BayFest in 2012. The Nocturnals followed with another Top 20 album, “The Lion the Beast the Beat,” in 2012.

In August, Potter released a solo album titled “Midnight.” An NPR reviewer described it as a fun, pop-oriented collection of songs, saying that Potter “remains her aggressive, earthy self while getting playful in new ways. With its songs about sex and dancing, self-confidence and risk, ‘Midnight’ is a mid-career turn for Potter that proves genuinely freeing.”