High Sierra Music Festival July 3-6, 2008 at Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy‚ CA by Mike McKinley | photography by Live Music Beth July 10, 2008 page 1 of 2 Year after year‚ I've heard countless stories about how High Sierra Music Festival is so great. As a fan of the live music experience‚ HSMF‚ now 18 years deep‚ is the one festival that I just had to get to. It's been on my list‚ and finally‚ 2008 was the year I made it. And to no surprise at all‚ it immediately felt like home.… Continue

High Sierra Music Festival :: 07.03.08 07.06.08 :: Plumas County Fairgrounds :: Quincy, CA By: Kayceman Wildfires are still raging through Northern California. Sparked by lightning storms on June 21, come July 2, the day before the start of to the 18th Annual High Sierra Music Festival,… Continue

June 23, 2008, Staunton, VA. Telluride Bluegrass Festival boasts on its website that it has the “smartest audience in the country”, so when Virginia-based singer/songwriter Nathan Moore was named 2008 Telluride Troubadour on June 21, he had a tall order to fill. The festival crowd swelled throughout the weekend to an estimated 10,000 and had already listened to legends like Arlo Guthrie, Leftover Salmon, Ricky Skaggs, and Bruce Hornsby when Moore took the stage. He had impressed the judges; he h… Continue

big light ep release party and summer tour with surprise me mr. davis after a very cool memorial day experience at desert rocks music festival, big light is ready to bring it back home to san francisco! on june 26 (this thursday) the band will celebrate their record release party at 12 galaxies where they will open up for apollo sunshine. this will be the first show of a six-month residency at 12 galaxies. and as will be the… Continue

Ian's never made his influences a secret. He's performed a Radiohead song at a show while wearing a Chicago tour t-shirt. You get the picture. So it's no surprise that he was asked to record his own version of a song from one of his favorite bands ever for a tribute album. That's right, there's a Posies tribute album out now, and Ian's rendition of "When Mute Tongues Can Speak" graces it. For a sneak peek (read, free listen), visit Ian's myspace page today. And let us know what you… Continue

make sure to check out reapandsow artists rotary downs, the weather underground and the soul rebels brass band at this year's bonnaroo music festival, june 12-15 in manchester, tennessee. For tickets and info, visit www.bonnaroo.com.

www.rhapsodyextras.com/comcasthsd comcast promotion features four reapandsow artists- click on the link above to listen to and download tracks from the following reapandsow artists: backyard tire fire- downtime chris jones- you know rotary downs- old museum the weather underground- neal cassady tim bluhm - letter from the bus countess of persia - my favorite movie

The Weather Underground Hits the Road with Gibson Guitars Photos by Jessica Watkins L.A.’s The Weather Underground had a busy winter lined up this year with a residence at the Silverlake Lounge and trip up and down the California coast and east to SXSW in Austin. We thought, why not give them a little more to do? The fast-forward garage indie rave-ups and garage anthems from this band along with their college-lit leanings… Continue

By: Dennis Cook Nuance ain't easy. There's a tendency towards forthrightness in the English language and rock music that emphasizes specificity and focus over subtlety and open-ended-ness. Tim Bluhm is the essence of nuance, strumming and swooning on a razor's edge between all-out acc… Continue

POWERHOUSE ALL-FEMALE SAX QUARTET HITS EUROPE WITH FORMER JFJO DRUMMER The Tiptons by Thomas Dumont The ever fabulous Tiptons Sax Quartet embarks on a European tour starting May 16 in Germany. Amy Denio (alto sax, voice), Jessica Lurie (alto & tenor sax, voice), Sue Orfield (tenor sax, voice) and Tina Richerson (baritone sax, voice) will be joined by superlative inducing ex-Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey percussionist Jason Smart. The Tiptons were formed in 1988 and originally called the Billy Ti… Continue