FloydFest organizers announced today Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will join FloydFest 2016. The event is set for July 27-31 off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Floyd, Virginia. Continue reading
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Welcome 2016 with music instead of overhyped NYE party
I ran across this meme the other day compliments of a friend, who shared it on social media:
Admit it, we’ve all done it. This year, however, will be different. If you choose to go out, you’ll welcome the new year by listening to one of your favorite bands with like-minded fans — instead of attending some overpriced and ultimately disappointing party.
The Avett Brothers were trailblazers 10 years ago with a NYE show at Charlotte’s Neighborhood Theatre. Now, everyone seems to be getting in on the idea.
Following is just a smattering of the NYE concert options happening in the Southeast and beyond. If you know of a show worth noting I failed to mention, please add to the comments. Enjoy and be safe out there! This also ran on The Huffington Post here. Continue reading
‘Live at the Rives Theatre Concert Series’ kicks off with Love Canon on Saturday, Jan. 30
The historic Rives Theatre in uptown Martinsville, Virginia, will kick off its annual fundraiser “Live at the Rives Theatre Concert Series” 2016 season with Love Canon on Saturday, Jan. 30. Fans of Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival and FloydFest won’t want to miss this show to get a preview of one of the acts that will be featured at FloydFest 16 and hopefully at Rooster Walk 8. Continue reading
FloydFest 16 to welcome Warren Haynes, Gregg Allman Band for first time, tickets increase Jan. 1
FloydFest announces additional acts for 2016
This just arrived in my inbox from the folks at FloydFest:
“We promised a month of book-ended artist announcements, and we are here to deliver on the dream, welcoming favorites old and new, and weaving some world textures into the pattern — announcing, for FloydFest 16:
Leftover Salmon, Keller Williams with More Than a Little+, Femi Kuti & Positive Force, Greensky Bluegrass, Bombino, Love Canon String Band, Liz Vice, Los Colognes, Seth Stainback & Roosterfoot, Mingo Fishtrap, Polyrhythmics, Caravan of Thieves, Dead Winter Carpenters, TigermanWOAH!, These Wild Plains, Dirty Bangs, Cask Mouse, and Cactus Attack!
Plus: Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Railroad Earth, Shakey Graves, The Wood Brothers, Elephant Revival, Anders Osborne, Pimps of Joytime, Rich Robinson, Monophonics, Otis Taylor Band, The Larry Keel Experience, Con Brio, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Head for the Hills, Honey Island Swamp Band, The Congress, Banditos and Dustbowl Revival.
And there is more to come — all you midnight riders are going to love the pending Dec. 10 announcement! ”
Want to learn more? Visit www.floydfest.com
Tickets still available for Donna the Buffalo with Peter Rowan at The Rives Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 21
Donna the Buffalo with Peter Rowan are coming to The Rives Theatre in uptown Martinsville, Virginia, on Saturday, Nov. 21, in what is being billed as possibly the venue’s biggest show since it was re-opened five years ago. Continue reading
Bruce Hornsby, The Wood Brothers among initial lineup for FloydFest 16 set for July 27-31
FloydFest is getting a jumpstart on the summer 2016 music festival season with the announcement of its initial lineup along with a couple of surprises. Continue reading
Baroque folk masters River Whyless to perform free show in downtown Winston-Salem on Thursday, Sept. 17
If you had the chance to hear River Whyless perform its unique version of baroque folk rock at this year’s Phuzz Phest or FloydFest, you won’t want to miss this Asheville, North Carolina-based quartet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, in downtown Winston-Salem. The concert is Flow Honda’s third volume of “Sunset Thursdays,” the FREE community concert series at Bailey Park in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter. Continue reading
On Huffington Post: Labor Day Weekend provides variety of opportunities to discover new music, help struggling communities
Tired of listening to the same old music? Make plans to attend Front Porch Fest at the Spirit Haven Farm in Stuart, Virginia, over Labor Day weekend and you’ll not only be exposed to some new tunes, you’ll be helping out a struggling community. Continue reading
Fourth annual WhoDat Festival to feature FloydFest ‘On The Rise’ bands on Saturday, Aug. 15
If you attended (or missed) FloydFest 14, you won’t want to miss the fourth annual WhoDat Festival, featuring North Carolina musicians. That’s because a number of FloydFest’s On the Rise (OTR) bands are performing on Saturday, Aug. 15, just east of downtown Greensboro. Continue reading
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