Aug 16, 2017
By: Zach Stone PhotographyThere's something about what Summer Stomp Music & Camping Festival is curating that just feels right.They are bringing people together for the right reasons, and celebrating a tight knit family of music and musicians, not to mention fans, up in McHenry County.It was my first time attending the festival,...
May 11, 2016
Beyondify is our periodic feature which features new music before it hits Spotify. As usual, we mine Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube for the goods.Here's what we came up with recently. The enigmatic Bob Dylan is set to release his second record of standards. Especially given the declining quality of his live performance lately, the...
Mar 18, 2016
Those pranksters at Shoe Fest have done it again. Sure, some festivals can just announce their lineup. Shoe Fest hid the first 11 artists revealed for their Labor Day Festival in Manteno, IL via a Word Search puzzle. What's more, the offered a free ticket to the first person to identify and tag all eleven...
Jun 19, 2015
Planning a race on the eve of the final run of Grateful Dead shows goes a long way to draw in fans of the band -- but adding the right musical entertainment for the post show party, that's the secret sauce.The organizers of Terrapin 5K seemed to have lucked into finding Old Shoe, one...
Aug 28, 2014
Now in its third year, the Bubbly Q is becoming something of a City Winery tradition. Looking for somebody else to host your Labor Day barbecue, and have it paired with top notch live Americana music? Look no further than their 5000 square foot outdoor patio. You'll even be handed a complimentary mini bottle of bubbly...