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GRAYSON CAPPS ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR
Grayson Capps |
Grayson Capps has announced a number of tour dates both in the U.S. and Europe this summer. The Mobile, Alabama-based singer/songwriter is known for sticking closely to his stomping grounds in the Gulf Coast, but the coming months will find him on the road for shows from Tennessee through New York City, as well as a return to Europe, including appearances at the Maverick Festival in Great Britain and the Paradiso in Holland supporting Dr. John.
In advance of the tour, Grayson Capps is giving away an mp3 of “The Battle Is Over (But The War Goes On),” his take on the legendary protest song that was recorded, but never released, during the sessions for his latest album, The Lost Cause Minstrels. The track can be downloaded here.
Grayson Capps Tour Dates
May 18 | Outer Hang Festival at The Undertow | Orange Beach, AL
May 22 | The Melting Point | Athens, GA
May 23 | Rhythm & Brews | Chattanooga, TN
May 24 | The Basement | Nashville, TN
May 25 | Jammin’ At Hippie Jack’s | Crawford, TN
May 26 | Hideaway Saloon | Louisville, KY
May 27 | The Purple Fiddle | Thomas, WV
May 29 | Hill Country BBQ | Washington, DC
May 31 | The Rock Shop | Brooklyn, NY #
June 1 | Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Festival | Augusta, NJ
June 5 | Eagleview Concerts In The Square | Exton, PA ^
June 14 | Rosie’s Record Bar | Daphne, AL
June 22 | Bloodhound | Auburn, AL
June 30 | Maverick Festival | Suffolk, UK
July 2 | Paradiso | Amsterdam, Holland *
July 4 | House Concert | Boxtel, Holland
July 5 | House Concert | Liempde, Holland
July 6 | Peticantus | Hoorn, Holland
July 7 | Cafe de Rat | Utrecht, Holland
July 8 | Cafe t Keerpunt | Spijkerboor, Holland
July 11-15 | Germany & Italy TBA
August 3 | Woodwalk Gallery | Egg Harbor, WI
August 5 | Foundry Hall | South Haven, MI
August 25 | The Hangout | Gulf Shores, AL *
September 7 | Blue Canoe | Tupelo, MS
September 8 | Doc’s | Evansville, IN
September 9 | Knucklehead’s | Kansas City, MO
September 14 & 15 | Lumberjack Saloon | Lolo, MT
^ w/ Larkin Poe
* w/ Dr. John
# w/ Daniel Wayne
Grayson Capps Tour Dates
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EARLY BIRD TICKETS RELEASED FOR RAILROAD EARTH’S
SECOND ANNUAL HANGTOWN HALLOWEEN BALL
Early bird tickets and VIP packages are now on sale for the 2nd annual Railroad Earth‘s Hangtown Halloween Ball, October 26 28, 2012. Together with Pet Projekt Presents and their new partners at High Sierra Music, they will return to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, CA for yet another amazing harvest celebration under the full Halloween moon. The only fall festival of its kind, the Hangtown Halloween Ball features lush accommodations and an intimate setting for unadulterated live music.
Set to take place at the gateway of the picturesque Sierra mountains, Railroad Earth’s Hangtown Halloween Ball features something for everyone: spectacular mountain vistas, a vast open air main stage, the family friendly festival ambiance that the team at High Sierra Music Festival is distinguished for, and, of course, a stellar line-up of marquee musical artists. All that and roving performers, indoor late-night halls and three days of costumed festival attendees, this event brings as much eye candy to the table as Halloween can handle.
Festival goers can purchase early bird tickets for $115 for 3-day pass now through June 4 (or while supplies last), VIP packages (appropriately named the SupernaturALL Experience) and RV passes directly through the event website and for more information about the event check out www.hangtownhalloween.com or www.railroadearth.com.
Click here to read a review and check out photos from last year’s inaugural event
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Words by: Andrew Bruss | Images by: Scott Fleishman
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival :: 04.27.12-04.29.12 :: Fair Grounds :: New Orleans, LA
Photo gallery below review!
Between the food, the booze, and tunes crafted by American icons, the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival masterfully displayed to attendees, and the world, just how much New Orleans has contributed to the cultural conversation for generations.
The festival has done a good job of booking a lineup that hosts an overwhelming majority of artists from Louisiana while securing enough big names to ensure satisfying attendance figures.
Jambase was on-site, hopping from stage to stage, to get a feel for who gave the best performances and what fell flat.
Highlights
 Bruce Springsteen by Scott Fleishman |
The Boss: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band closed out the weekend with nearly three-hour performance that was light on the hits and heavy on the jazzy-side of things. The Boss brought out Dr. John to play an old R&B standard called Something You Got, following a handful of tunes hed performed off his latest studio release, Wrecking Ball. My City of Ruins served as a tribute to the victims of Katrina, 9/11, E Street big man Clarence Clemons, and anyone the audience had lost who the boss said were with us as ghosts. For audience members who were hoping to hear more of a hits filled set, the Boss killed it with an encore of Born to Run, Dancin in the Dark, 10th Avenue Freeze Out and Rocky Ground.
Bon Iver: To many, this may be considered blasphemy, but Bon Iver blew Springsteen out of the water. It was hands down the most powerful performance of the weekend and everyone who was in attendance seemed to agree. While The Beach Boys played a hits-filled set across the fair grounds on Friday, Justin Vernon and his recently expanded ensemble took their audience to a whole other place. New tracks like Holocene and earlier tunes like Skinny Love gave the audience a rare experience where everyone felt as one. The set closed with The Wolves (Act I and II) and the audience yelling along during the songs climax may have been the loudest any crowd got during the entire weekend. Vernons tunes summon more emotions at once than any current recording artist around. During his show couples kissed, newcomers engaged, and complete strangers danced in each others arms. Everyone wore their heart on their sleeve, and to have been at this show and not be utterly moved would be to not have a soul.
 Tom Petty by Scott Fleishman |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Petty is one of the greatest American songwriters of the late 20th century and his first performance at Jazz Fest did not disappoint. While the middle chunk of the set seemed to give guitarist Mike Campbell a little too much spotlight, tunes like Free Fallin are the definition of timeless, and his one-two punch of Last Dance With Mary Jane into American Girl, might have been the best two songs performed together the whole weekend.
Chuck Leavell & Friends: Leavell kicked off his celebratory set with a cover of Statesboro Blues and didnt let up for over an hour. Leavells been playing keys for acts ranging from Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers to The Rolling Stones, so seeing him front a group was a real treat. His band included the boys from Bonerama, and Leavells performance Friday in the blues tent acted as a history lesson on the genre. Seeing him work the crowd from the front of the stage really gave his audience an appreciation of how much he has learned to hold back when playing second fiddle to Mick and Keith.
Bummers
 Cee-Lo by Scott Fleishman |
Cee Lo Green: This set was a mess from the start. His work as half of Gnarls Barkley made him a star, Fuck You sealed the deal, and now his role on NBCs The Voice has made him a household name. These are all good reasons why he should not have been stuck on the side stage. The audience was so large it literally overflowed into other stage areas, resulting in terrible views and even worse sound. As for his performance, he spent the end of it sitting down because he cant even stay on his feet. Based on his mishaps at other festivals, the promoters of Jazz Fest should have known better than to rely on someone with a reputation for being inherently unreliable.
Bruce Springsteens Sound: The show was great but the sound was poor. The night before, Tom Petty performed on the same stage during the same time slot and had crystal clear acoustics. It may be a result of the size of his band, but the Boss set sounded muffled and was laden with feedback.
Dr John: It may be bad form to give Mac Rebennack poor marks in his own town but a half-assed show is a half-assed show. The Night Trippers pre-Springsteen slot featured a few tunes off his incredible new album, Locked Down, as well as old hits like Right Place Wrong Time, but that didnt save his set from feeling phoned in and uninspired. Even though seeing him sit in with Springsteen was watching history unfold at no point during his Fair Ground appearance did he seem interested in being there.
4/27/12 – 4/29/12 – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival @ New Orleans Fairgrounds (New Orleans, LA) View Photos
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