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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Rock On The Range 2011
The performance schedules for Rock On The Range 2011 were just released. This festival is held May 21-22 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Presented by Right Arm Entertainment, AEG Live and Crew Stadium, ROCK ON THE RANGE is a two-day, multi-stage music and lifestyle event featuring a potent lineup of bands on three stages. The nationally renowned festival centrally located in the heart of the country has annually drawn crowds in excess of 30,000 per day since its inception in 2007.
The ROCK ON THE RANGE celebration will start early on Friday night, May 20 with the nation’s biggest pre-festival Anniversary Party at the venue. Admission to the Anniversary Party will be absolutely FREE with every ROCK ON THE RANGE weekend ticket purchase.
The ROCK ON THE RANGE celebration will start early on Friday night, May 20 with the nation’s biggest pre-festival Anniversary Party at the venue. Admission to the Anniversary Party will be absolutely FREE with every ROCK ON THE RANGE weekend ticket purchase.
Friday, May 20
7:00 PM Red Line Chemistry
7:45 PM Lez Zeppelin
8:35 PM Danko Jones
9:30 PM Steel Panther
Saturday, May 21
Monster Energy Main Stage
12:45 PM Finger Eleven
1:55 PM Rev Theory
3:05 PM Sick Puppies
4:20 PM Hinder
5:40 PM Alter Bridge
7:05 PM Staind
8:25 PM Korn
9:55 PM Avenged Sevenfold
The f.y.e. Stage
12:10 PM Trust Company
1:20 PM Asking Alexandria
2:30 PM Crossfade
3:45 PM My Darkest Days
5:05 PM Escape The Fate
6:25 PM Danzig
Jägermeister Stage
11:30 AM Downplay
12:10 PM Bad City
1:20 PM Egypt Central
2:30 PM 2 Cents
3:45 PM Black Veil Brides
5:05 PM P.O.D.
Sunday, May 22
Monster Energy Main Stage
12:45 PM 10 Years
1:55 PM Saving Abel
3:05 PM All That Remains
4:15 PM Black Label Society
5:40 PM Bullet For My Valentine
7:10 PM Stone Sour
8:30 PM Disturbed
10:00 PM A Perfect Circle
The f.y.e. Stage
12:10 PM Greek Fire
1:20 PM Pop Evil
2:30 PM Cavo
3:40 PM Trapt
5:00 PM A Day To Remember
6:25 PM Hollywood Undead
Jägermeister Stage
11:30 AM FOX Rocks Winner (TBA)
12:10 PM Red Fang
1:20 PM Art Of Dying
2:30 PM Evans Blue
3:40 PM Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
5:00 PM The Damned Things
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Delfest - Just Around the Corner
The 4th annual DelFest is only weeks away - returning to the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland MD, May 26-29, 2011. As usual, the festival is headlined by the host - The Del McCoury Band. Great music the entire Memorial weekend. Three day passes are $135 or make it four days for $150.
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Yonder Mountain String Band
- Donna the Buffalo
- Dailey & Vincent
- The Travelin’ McCoury
- The Infamous Stringdusters
- Punch Brothers
- Psychograss
- Emmitt-Nershi Band
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Jesse McReynolds
- Scythian
- Trampled by Turtles
- Rockin' Acoustic Circus
- Joe Craven
- Sierra Hull & Highway 111
- Davisson Brothers Band
- Hoots and Hellmouth
- Nathan Moore
- Head For The Hills
- The Sweetback Sisters
- Tussey Mountain Moonshiners
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
MerleFest 2011 A Rousing Success
MerleFest 2011, presented by Lowe’s, has now come to a close for another year. Initial figures show that, from its start on Thursday, April 28 to its close on Sunday, May 1, aggregate participation over the festival’s four days’ celebration of “traditional plus” music exceeded 80,000, slightly more than last year. MerleFest, held on the campus of Wilkes Community College, is the primary fund-raiser for the college and funds scholarships, capital projects and other educational needs.
Four days of beautiful weather, as well as a diverse and fully loaded schedule of artists, were key factors in keeping attendance high. For the second year in a row, first-day festival attendance (Thursday, April 28) was the highest in MerleFest history. Additionally, second-day (Friday, April 29) attendance this year appears to have been the second highest in the festival’s 24 year history. Saturday and Sunday’s numbers are expected to rank in the festival’s top five for their respective days, as well.
“What a great weekend!” exclaimed festival director Ted Hagaman. “With over 90 artists playing on 14 stages, representing everything from bluegrass and blues, to gospel, country and Americana, we feel that we succeeded again in giving our festival guests a great value for their entertainment dollars. We deeply appreciate the support of the great folks of Wilkes County, everyone who works here at the college, and of course our volunteers and fans, for making this all possible.”
“I’m always so pleased to see how respectful, friendly and courteous the festival attendees are - MerleFest fans have no equal!“ added Hagaman. “It is our hope that everyone who comes to MerleFest has a one-of-a-kind experience.
Performers who turned in riveting performances at MerleFest 2011 include Doc and Richard Watson, Randy Travis, The Doobie Brothers, Lyle Lovett, Zac Brown Band, Robert Plant and Band of Joy, John Hartford String Band, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Tim O‘Brien, Sam Bush, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, Cadillac Sky, Balsam Range, Sarah Jarosz, Crooked Still, Sonny Landreth, Jerry Douglas featuring Omar Hakim and Viktor Krauss, Alison Brown Quartet with Stuart Duncan, Del McCoury Band, Tut Taylor, Scythian, The Emmitt-Nershi Band, The Wailin’ Jennys, Roy Book Binder, The Kruger Brothers and many more.
The highly anticipated Hillside Album Hour on Saturday evening, hosted by The Waybacks with special guest Joan Osborne, featured the classic Allman Brothers‘ album Eat A Peach. A record-setting crowd - estimated at 5,000 fans - filled the hillside to find out the album that would be featured, which is always a closely held secret until the show begins.
The legendary Doc Watson performed throughout the weekend including the memorable “Docabilly” set, featuring Doc and friends applying their style to classic pop tunes. The fan-favorite “My Friend Merle” set included friends of Doc’s late son Merle sharing special memories between their favorite songs.
The Midnight Jam on Saturday, hosted by Casey Driessen and the Colorfools, featured Zac Brown, Jim Lauderdale, The Infamous Stringdusters and many other surprises for audience members who stayed up late to enjoy the Jam. Festival performer The InterACTive Theater of Jef, a mime and movement theater artist, entertained the late-night crowd between sets - with Casey joining in the juggling!
In addition to promoting "traditional-plus" music, a term coined by Doc Watson to describe the wide variety of musical genres and styles celebrated at MerleFest, the festival also featured heritage crafts demonstrations, instrument picking lessons and jam sessions, dancing, instrument contests, music education workshops, and the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest.
The Shoppes at MerleFest, located in the center of the festival grounds, was a popular area filled with merchandise vendors, the official MerleFest Gift Shop, concessions, and valuable services including an information tent, lost and found, overnight storage, and more. There was also an R&R tent for festival-goers who needed to take a break and escape the heat.
MerleFest is known for its warm, inviting family atmosphere. A key part of that effort is the Little Pickers area, sponsored by Charlotte and Greensboro area BURGER KING Restaurants®. Designed with kids in mind, the area offers activities and crafts to enhance children’s experiences at MerleFest - including their own chance to perform at the MerleFest Youth Showcase. Also, children 12 years of age and younger were admitted free to the festival when accompanied by an adult with paid admission.
A significant part of MerleFest's mission is to give back to the community. In that spirit, the outreach program took place on Thursday, with more than 20 of the artists at MerleFest giving performances at local schools. In addition, on Friday morning over 3,200 school children from Wilkes and surrounding counties were invited to attend the festival and flooded the event ground.
Volunteers are integral to the success of MerleFest. Over 600 individual volunteers, 150 volunteer stagehands, and over 70 volunteer groups, including college and community organizations, helped to make the festival a success. Also, each food vendor at MerleFest supports a local non-profit, with proceeds going to further their work and mission. “Quite simply, MerleFest would not be possible without the support of our 4,000+ volunteers,” says festival director Ted Hagaman. "Some of these individuals and organizations have given of their time since the festival began, and we are so grateful to them.”
MerleFest 2011 is presented by Lowe’s. MerleFest is grateful to 75+ sponsors for their support in making the event possible, including: Window World, Cutter, Charlotte and Greensboro area Burger King restaurants, G&B Energy, Pepsi, Ray’s Weather, Tyson, Classic Country 98.1 WBRF, Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority, Winston-Salem Journal, Rock 92 WKRR, WNC Magazine, WNCW 88.7 Public Radio, 98.7 Simon WSMW, 104.1 WTQR, WXII Digital Media, and Yes! Weekly. A complete listing of all MerleFest sponsors and additional information about all aspects of the festival can be found at http://www.merlefest.org
Please join us for next year for MerleFest 25: April 26–29, 2012.
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For high-res. versions of the photos above, please contact Sherry Dancy: sherry.dancy@wilkescc.edu.
To see other MerleFest 2011 photos available for use, go to: http://www.merlefest.org/Gallery/gallery.asp
Friday, April 29, 2011
The Crooked Road Tour: Roots of Ameircan Music
Roots of American Music is a musical tour with a cast of 12 well known musicians that will visit 12 Crooked Road towns during May 10-22. Each date is listed within our events.The show tells that Southwestern Virginia was a mixing bowl where an American music was created from ingredients brought there from many places after 1720, but primarily from Ulster in Ireland, the Rhine Valley of Germany, and was mixed with English and African sounds brought to the mountains by settlers who came westward from the Tidewater.
While the music performed on the tour will be largely American, some of the musicians are not. Cheick Hamala Diabete is a griot, a hereditary musician and historian, from Mali in West Africa. He plays an instrument that developed into the American banjo.
Dr. Michael “Mick” Moloney is the Irish musician and musicologist who created the famed Greenfields of America shows that set off the international revival of Irish music and dance.
Joey Abarta is a brilliant young Irish musician who recently stood the world of Irish music on its head by winning the challenging world championship of uilleann bagpiping at the tender age of 22.
Nine of the most respected musicians from Southwest Virginia will show how historic music from The Crooked Road reaches around the world.
Dale Jett is a powerful singer from Scott County, and a third generation member of the famous Carter Family.
Wayne Henderson is a guitarist from tiny Rugby in Grayson County who tours internationally, and is the most respected acoustic guitar maker on earth.
Sammy Shelor is a nationally respected bandleader, singer, and banjoist from the Meadows of Dan in Patrick County.
Molly Slemp is a teenaged singing Phnom, a keeper of ancient ballads reared in the coalfields of Wise County.
Kirk Sutphin is a brilliant fiddler, old-time banjoist, and keeper of the Round Peak string band style that in recent decades has spread to the world from the Virginia-North Carolina border.
Burl Rhea is an underground coal miner from Russell County, a drop-thumb banjoist and singer in the take-no-prisoners Cumberland Mountain style.
Linda Lay is a singer who lifts audiences out of their seats with a spellbinding emotional depth. A bassist with the precision of an atomic clock, she is Bristol-born, and a nationally respected performer.
Eddie Bond lives in the tiny New River village of Fries, but his mastery of the rich Round Peak string band style has created an audience for his music that stretches from New Zealand to the moors of Scotland.
Leigh Beamer has a way with instruments and a big voice. She recently celebrated her fifteenth birthday by learning two great old songs from her native Wythe County.
The tour is an outgrowth of the permanent exhibit, Roots of American Music, opening at the Blue Ridge Music Center, Milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Galax, Virginia, on May 27. The exhibit was created by historians and musicologists guided by the National Council for the Traditional Arts and Blue Ridge Traditional Arts of Galax.
In development for four years, Ralph Applebaum Associates of New York, designers of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., designed the exhibit. The Blue Ridge Music Center complex is the largest physical expansion of the Parkway in 76 years.
The tour is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, Heartwood, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, and The Crooked Road.
For more information: RootsOfAmericanMusic@gmail.com
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Pulaski Theatre
14 West Main Street, Pulaski, VA
Show Time: 7:30PM Doors open 6:30PM
Tickets $12 in advance $15 at the door
Tickets available at Martins Pharmacy, Coffee Buy the Book, Pulaski Visitors Center and the Fine Arts Center or online at www.pulaskitheatre.org
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Rex Theater
113 East Grayson Street, Galax, VA
Show Time: 7:30PM Doors open 6:30PM
Tickets $10
Tickets available at the Galax Visitors Center 110 East Grayson Street and Barrs Fiddle Shop in Galax
Thursday, May 12, 2011 Natural Tunnel State Park Amphitheater
Duffield, VA
Show Time: 6:30PM
Tickets $10 Sponsored by Scott County Chamber of Commerce
Friday, May 13, 2011 The Paramount Center for the Arts
518 State Street, Bristol, VA/TN
Show Time: 7:00PM Doors open 6:30PM
Tickets: $12 in advance and $15 at door
Tickets available at the Paramount Center for the Arts and online at www.bristolrhythm.com
Saturday, May 14, 2011 The Jettie Baker Center
348 Main Street, Clintwood, VA
Show Time: 7:00PM Doors open at 6:30pm
Tickets: $10 call 276-926-8694
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Historic Star Theatre
Downtown Stuart, VA
Show Time: 3:00PM Doors open at 2:30PM
Tickets: $10
Tickets available at The Depot Emporium, or Star Theatre by calling 276-694-7064
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 6:00 – 8:00PM Roanoke Main Library
FREE Event courtesy of Roanoke Public Libraries
706 S. Jefferson Street
Roanoke, VA 24016
For Information call: 540-853-1057 or Email: libraryevents@roanokeva.gov
Reservations Not Required
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Southwest Virginia Community College King Community Center
Rt. 19 (6 miles south of Claypool Hill, VA)
Showtime: 7:00PM Doors open at 6:00PM
Tickets: $10 at the door (Cash or Check only)
For more information call: 276-964-7619
Thursday, May 19, 2011 The Lincoln Theatre
Marion, Virginia
Showtime: 7:00PM Doors open at 6:30PM
Tickets $10
Tickets Available at the Lincoln Theatre box office (276) 783-6092 or online at www.thelincoln.org
Friday, May 20, 2011 The Goodloe Center at Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap, VA
Show time: 7:00 pm Doors Open at 6:30 pm
Tickets $10
For advanced tickets Call 276-523-7489 or Email: sboatright@me.vccs.edu
Saturday, May 21, 2011 The Floyd Country Store
Floyd, VA
Concert 7:30PM Workshop 3:45PM
Tickets: General Admission: $15 Students: $10
www.FloydCountryStore.com
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Franklin County High School Auditorium
700 Tanyard Road
Rocky Mount, VA
Show time: 2:30PM Doors open at 1:30PM
Tickets: $10
Ticket Info & Reservations: 540-483-0904 or 540-483-5360Sunday, May 29, 2011 Blue Ridge Music Center
Milepost 213, Blue Ridge Parkway, Galax, VA
Show time: 3:00PM
For More Information call: 276-236-5390
This free concert made possible with support through the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Your stewardship in action.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Politically Correctness Lands a British Singer in Jail
Here's a warning to all musicians performing in the birthplace of individual liberty - or at least the Magna Carta. If you cover Carl Douglass' "Kung Fu Fighting" in the United Kingdom, prepare to be arrested. The sensitivity police are on the prow.
A pub singer has been arrested on suspicion of racism for singing the classic chart hit Kung Fu Fighting.
The song, performed by Simon Ledger, 34, is said to have offended two Chinese people as they walked past the bar where he was singing.
The entertainer regularly performs the 1974 number one hit, originally by disco star Carl Douglas, at the Driftwood Beach Bar in Sandown, on the Isle of Wight.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
We are Missing Merlefest 2011 - Are You?
For a variety of reasons, we will not be attending Merlefest this weekend - the first time in a number of years. It's extremely painful; no Doc Watson, Roy Book Binder, Sam Bush Band, Donna The Buffalo, Corey Harris and Phil Wiggins, The Infamous Stringdusters, Lyle Lovett, Scythian, Tony Rice Unit, The Waybacks, and many, many more artists. Plus we always toured a winery in the Yadken Valley. We would be delighted to link or post pictures or wrap-ups from anyone who attends this year. Just post a comment here. Thanks.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Trying to Find Room on the iPod
. This is one entertaining release; I can't believe its the first time we've taken a listen since they have been performing together for 20 years. Part acoustic jazz, latin, classical - listen closely and no song sounds alike. And check out "Hazardous Z" and "Improv VIII".
Just in time for Spring Break, we received Jonathan Scales - Character Farm & Other Short Stories.Scales plays the steel pan - an instrument associated with Trinidad & Tobago, but this is nowhere near conventional Island music. I love this CD, particularly "The Trap" which includes fiddler Casey Driessen. Other guest artists include Jeff Coffin, Yonrico Scott and Kofi Burbridge. "Hallucinations of the Dream Chasers " is hypnotic while "Muddy Vishnu" gets rockin'. The title track is as close as you get to an Island sound - can't wait to listen on the beaches in south Florida with a bottle of rhum.
Speaking of Florida, the state is home to the brother and sister duo Jubal's Kin. Their self titled CD, Jubal's Kin
, is a blend of old-timey music and folk - more reminiscent of the Crooked Road than the cattle pastures and swamps in Florida. Maybe because they cover A.P. Carter's "No Depression" or play so many general domain songs: "Raleigh & Spencer", "Cuckoo Bird", "Train on the Island / Hunting the Buffalo", "Red Rocking Chair", and "I Will Arise". Don't worry, there are originals, including "Will You Sing Dixie" - a haunting powerful song. This is just their debut CD, we expect a lot more entertaining releases from this pair. 
Given our Americana preferences, its not that surprising that Israel Nash Gripka - Barn Doors & Concrete Floors
was our favorite of the bunch. It has everything: roots, gospel, soul, even some classic rock. Gripka is from the Ozarks but now resides in New York City. To capture a more authenticate sound, they recorded this CD in an old and dusty hay barn up in the Catskill Mountains. Basically each song is a winner - but "Drown", "Four Winds", and "Red Dress" are replayed quite often in our house. I can't wait until Gripka returns from a European tour - he deserves a road trip.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Two Reverends For the Price of One - Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band & Reverend Horton Heat TOUR!!!
The long expected Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band & Reverend Horton Heat tour starts tomorrow: 25 shows in 30+ days. We will get some video of the Reverend Peyton from this tour, but check out the Reverend Horton Heat below. This will be an unforgettable jam session.
4/20 - St Louis, MO - Old Rock House
4/21 - St Louis, MO - Old Rock House
4/22 - Louisville, KY - Jim Porters
4/23 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
4/24 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
4/26 - Dayton, OH - McGuffys House of Rock
4/27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar
4/28 - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
4/29 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
4/30 - Montreal, QU - Le National
5/1 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
5/3 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
5/4 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
5/5 - Uncasville, CT - Wolf Den (Mohegan Sun)
5/6 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House
5/7 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
5/8 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
5/10 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
5/11 - Allentwon, PA - Crocodile Rock
5/12 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
5/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
5/14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
5/15 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
5/17 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
5/18 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
4/20 - St Louis, MO - Old Rock House
4/21 - St Louis, MO - Old Rock House
4/22 - Louisville, KY - Jim Porters
4/23 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
4/24 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
4/26 - Dayton, OH - McGuffys House of Rock
4/27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar
4/28 - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
4/29 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
4/30 - Montreal, QU - Le National
5/1 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
5/3 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
5/4 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
5/5 - Uncasville, CT - Wolf Den (Mohegan Sun)
5/6 - Brooklyn, NY - Bell House
5/7 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
5/8 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
5/10 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
5/11 - Allentwon, PA - Crocodile Rock
5/12 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
5/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
5/14 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
5/15 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
5/17 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
5/18 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Rocklahoma – Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Rock!
The 2011 daily performance lineup has been announced for Rocklahoma, the three-day camp and rock festival that will feature a mix of the best classic bands and today’s top active rock artists. America’s biggest Memorial Day Weekend party kicks off summer May 27-29 at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK.
The daily performance lineup for ROCKLAHOMA is as follows:
Friday, May 27
Whitesnake, Hinder, Skillet, Sick Puppies, All That Remains, My Darkest Days, Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights, Texas Hippie Coalition, New Medicine, Bad Things, Wildstreet, Loveblast, D’Molls, Alias, Blue Tiger, Firststryke, Chuck Cooley and the Demon Hammers, Signum A.D., Silverstone, Return to Custody
Saturday, May 28
Staind, Sebastian Bach, Drowning Pool, Rev Theory, Cavo, Pop Evil, The Gracious Few, Hail the Villain, Taddy Porter, Electric Touch, Gypsy Pistoleros, Cutlass, Mock Star, Aura Surreal, Aska, Strikeforce, Siva Addiction, A Good Fight, Bait, Rocker Lips, Sweatin Bullets
Sunday, May 29
Mötley Crüe, Poison, Papa Roach, Seether, Black Label Society, Saving Abel, Escape The Fate, Crooked X, Art Of Dying, One Less Reason, Bad Things, The Glitter Boys, Black Tora, New Cool World, Pretty Little Suicide, Diemonds, Brandon Clark Band, David Castro Band, Desi and Cody
The official ROCKLAHOMA pre-party on Thursday, May 26 will feature performances from Fist of Rage, Tiranico, Aformatic, Floodlyne, Blackwood, and Stun.
New to ROCKLAHOMA 2011 is the AXiS Campground Stage. Since the camping experience is one of the most memorable parts of ROCKLAHOMA for many fans, event producers have added this special performance area to enhance the campground. Anyone holding festival and camping tickets will be able to experience the sounds of the country’s finest new rock bands performing on this stage, located next to the General Store in the main campgrounds. Camping tickets may be purchased by calling the ROCKLAHOMA Camping Office at (866) 310-2288, where fans can choose their exact campsite.
Single day tickets for ROCKLAHOMA go on-sale Friday, April 15 at 10am CST at all Ticketmaster outlets and at www.rocklahoma.com.
Fans are encouraged to buy tickets early as prices will increase as of Friday, April 15 at 10am CST and again the week of the event. General Admission 3-day ticket prices are now available for only $119 plus service fees and VIP Reserved 3-day tickets, which include unlimited beverages and catered meals as well as access to the air conditioned VIP tent, are just $320 plus service fees. As of 10am CST April 15, prices will be $139 plus service fees for General Admission and $350 plus service fees for VIP Reserved.
Doors to the main ROCKLAHOMA festival area and stages will open at 3pm each day. Campgrounds will open on Sunday, May 22 and remain open until Tuesday, May 31.
ROCKLAHOMA is located just 45 minutes northeast of Tulsa, in Pryor, OK. The “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds is a premier destination for a multi-day festival and includes onsite camping with access to restrooms and shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas and much more.
Established in 2007 as a classic rock destination festival with the motto “life, liberty and the pursuit of rock,” ROCKLAHOMA was revamped for 2010 as organizers teamed with AEG Live to create an event encompassing a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists. ROCKLAHOMA is proud to be presented by Bud Light.
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Kristine Ashton-Magnuson
ASHTON-MAGNUSON MEDIA
(818) 996-2496
kristine@am-media.net
www.am-media.net
Current Clients:
Avalanche Tour
Carolina Rebellion
Dolor Saga: Books I-V
Dropkick Murphys
LA Spring Fair (April 8-17)
Punk Rock Dad/Jim Lindberg
Revolver Golden Gods 2011 (consultant)
Rock On The Range 2011 (with MSO)
Rocklahoma
The daily performance lineup for ROCKLAHOMA is as follows:
Friday, May 27
Whitesnake, Hinder, Skillet, Sick Puppies, All That Remains, My Darkest Days, Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights, Texas Hippie Coalition, New Medicine, Bad Things, Wildstreet, Loveblast, D’Molls, Alias, Blue Tiger, Firststryke, Chuck Cooley and the Demon Hammers, Signum A.D., Silverstone, Return to Custody
Saturday, May 28
Staind, Sebastian Bach, Drowning Pool, Rev Theory, Cavo, Pop Evil, The Gracious Few, Hail the Villain, Taddy Porter, Electric Touch, Gypsy Pistoleros, Cutlass, Mock Star, Aura Surreal, Aska, Strikeforce, Siva Addiction, A Good Fight, Bait, Rocker Lips, Sweatin Bullets
Sunday, May 29
Mötley Crüe, Poison, Papa Roach, Seether, Black Label Society, Saving Abel, Escape The Fate, Crooked X, Art Of Dying, One Less Reason, Bad Things, The Glitter Boys, Black Tora, New Cool World, Pretty Little Suicide, Diemonds, Brandon Clark Band, David Castro Band, Desi and Cody
The official ROCKLAHOMA pre-party on Thursday, May 26 will feature performances from Fist of Rage, Tiranico, Aformatic, Floodlyne, Blackwood, and Stun.
New to ROCKLAHOMA 2011 is the AXiS Campground Stage. Since the camping experience is one of the most memorable parts of ROCKLAHOMA for many fans, event producers have added this special performance area to enhance the campground. Anyone holding festival and camping tickets will be able to experience the sounds of the country’s finest new rock bands performing on this stage, located next to the General Store in the main campgrounds. Camping tickets may be purchased by calling the ROCKLAHOMA Camping Office at (866) 310-2288, where fans can choose their exact campsite.
Single day tickets for ROCKLAHOMA go on-sale Friday, April 15 at 10am CST at all Ticketmaster outlets and at www.rocklahoma.com.
Fans are encouraged to buy tickets early as prices will increase as of Friday, April 15 at 10am CST and again the week of the event. General Admission 3-day ticket prices are now available for only $119 plus service fees and VIP Reserved 3-day tickets, which include unlimited beverages and catered meals as well as access to the air conditioned VIP tent, are just $320 plus service fees. As of 10am CST April 15, prices will be $139 plus service fees for General Admission and $350 plus service fees for VIP Reserved.
Doors to the main ROCKLAHOMA festival area and stages will open at 3pm each day. Campgrounds will open on Sunday, May 22 and remain open until Tuesday, May 31.
ROCKLAHOMA is located just 45 minutes northeast of Tulsa, in Pryor, OK. The “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds is a premier destination for a multi-day festival and includes onsite camping with access to restrooms and shower house, a general store for campers, VIP reserved seating, hospitality areas and much more.
Established in 2007 as a classic rock destination festival with the motto “life, liberty and the pursuit of rock,” ROCKLAHOMA was revamped for 2010 as organizers teamed with AEG Live to create an event encompassing a much broader mix of classic, current and up-and-coming rock artists. ROCKLAHOMA is proud to be presented by Bud Light.
******************************
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson
ASHTON-MAGNUSON MEDIA
(818) 996-2496
kristine@am-media.net
www.am-media.net
Current Clients:
Avalanche Tour
Carolina Rebellion
Dolor Saga: Books I-V
Dropkick Murphys
LA Spring Fair (April 8-17)
Punk Rock Dad/Jim Lindberg
Revolver Golden Gods 2011 (consultant)
Rock On The Range 2011 (with MSO)
Rocklahoma
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Live Music on the Virginia Wine Trail
This past Saturday we visited three Virginia wineries that host live music for a feature on Virginia Wine TV. We've been to wineries when they hosted live music before, but like many clubs, the music was an added attraction to a social engagement. Today we focused entirely on the music and really appreciated the talent of these musicians. The videos are available at the MyJoogTV YouTube channel and this week at MyJoogTV. The day started at Delaplane Cellars where Gary Smallwood was performing. Smallwood combines a clear acoustic picking with a soulful voice. After a few songs we had to move on, and the next stop was Aspen Dale Winery at the Barn, which had booked Mike Bowers. And Bowers was the biggest surprise. The background noise is atrocious, bu
t listen to his voice in these videos. Unbelievable. And like Smallwood, Bowers regularly performs at several Virginia wineries. There is no excuse not seeing him. The final stop was at Quattro Goomba’s Winery where Andre Fox was playing the "party" room. Fox is more engaging with the audience and had groups of people dancing around the fermenting tanks. Besides being charismatic, Fox has another beautiful soulful voice, from Percy Sledge to Otis Redding. You get the idea. As you can hear, another reason to visit your local winery - support local music.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Ian Anderson's Out Of This World Concert
When worldwide fame and notoriety have been achieved, taking your music into outer space is the only place left to go.
On April 12th Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson will be taking part in a duet with US astronaut Colonel Catherine Coleman to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin’s first manned space flight in 1961.
However, this duet is no ordinary collaboration. Whilst Anderson will be live on stage in Perm, Russia, Coleman will be in orbit in the International Space Station as she contributes to Ian’s truly out of this world concert.
Coleman’s part of the performance will be screened by video link to the audience in Perm from somewhere in the galaxy as part of this gravity defying gig.
The pair will be playing an excerpt from Bouree from Tull's STAND UP album.
Coleman has been practicing her Ian Anderson trade mark of playing the flute whilst standing (or in her case floating) on one leg. For 3 months, Anderson's flute accompanied Cady Coleman and her own flute in orbit allowing her to perfect her Anderson stance ahead of the duet.
On April 12th Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson will be taking part in a duet with US astronaut Colonel Catherine Coleman to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin’s first manned space flight in 1961.
However, this duet is no ordinary collaboration. Whilst Anderson will be live on stage in Perm, Russia, Coleman will be in orbit in the International Space Station as she contributes to Ian’s truly out of this world concert.
Coleman’s part of the performance will be screened by video link to the audience in Perm from somewhere in the galaxy as part of this gravity defying gig.
The pair will be playing an excerpt from Bouree from Tull's STAND UP album.
Coleman has been practicing her Ian Anderson trade mark of playing the flute whilst standing (or in her case floating) on one leg. For 3 months, Anderson's flute accompanied Cady Coleman and her own flute in orbit allowing her to perfect her Anderson stance ahead of the duet.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Rockin' Out at Wineries
As the weather warms, it's time for our annual sermon on hidden gems that host live music - our ever expanding collection of wineries. Farm wineries are unique in that they perform three different types of economic activity. They are agricultural entities, growing and harvesting grapes and other fruit. They engage in manufacturing by turning the juice from these fruit into wine and bottling the fermented beverage. And finally, farm wineries participate in the service economy, by hosting events in their tasting rooms in order to attract consumers. And it seems one of the most popular events is hosting live music.The style and facilities differ among region and winery. Some may offer local musicians; other regional artists or national touring acts. Right here in Northern Virginia it se
ems that almost every winery in Loudoun County and along the Route 66 corridor provide regular live music. Last year we filmed our inaugural episode of MyJoogTV at the summer concert series at Tarara Vineyard & Winery and filmed more sessions at three other wineries that host local and regional acts: Adams County Winery, Black Ankle Vineyards, and Veritas Vineyards. But basically, for those living near Washington D.C. and Baltimore, there is a plethora of musical opportunities within a short drive in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.This phenomenon
is not limited to the Mid-Atlantic. Wineries exist in every state of this country, and the same holds for live music hosted at these establishments. Some are full fledged concert halls such as Mountain Winery or Wente Vineyards in California. Others, such as Pend d'Oreille Winery, La Vina Winery, Schnebly Redland's Winery, and McLaughlin Vineyards may seem remote - but they provide plenty of music. And as expected, wineries near music meccas like Nashville and Austin, leverage those musical communities. Check out Arrington Vineyards, Pedernales Cellars, and Landon Winery as examples.We and the wineries are constantly adding these events to the Wine-Compass and MyJoog event listings - with the later providing more information on the musicians. Regardless on how you find these events; go out and support local wine and local music. That's a great combination.
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