Wednesday on Americana Week in Nashville

Thursday, September 25, 2014
Words by Butch Worrell
Photos by Butch Worrell
Nashville, TN

 Wednesday Americana started with a seminar on 'Streaming Digital Technology'. Next was the evening at the Station Inn with The Barefoot Movement,The Cactus Blossoms, and a bluegrass superjam!

Americana Week Kicks off with Jim Lauderdale

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Words by Butch Worrell
Photos by Butch Worrell
Nashville, TN

 Jim Lauderdale (song writer, singer, poet and arguably the 'King of Americana') opened up the Americana Music Conference and Festival week with a screening of "The King of Broken Hearts", a documentary by Jeremy Dylan and Chris Kamen on Jim's life.

Farm Aid 2014 where Family rules

Wednesday, September 23, 2014

Words by Butch Worrell
Photos by Butch Worrell
Jack White photos courtesy of Greg Nixon

 Farm Aid held it’s 29th birthday party at the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, N.C. last weekend. Of course the Farm Aid Four were there; Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Mathews, and John Mellencamp.

Stick Figure is bringing California roots to Charlotte

Article by Jimi Nedoff

Stick Figure, a California roots / dub reggae band, will bring their Livin' It Fall Tour to the Visulite Theatre in Charlotte, NC this weekend. The nationwide fall tour also includes the supporting bands Pacific Dub and Hirie. The show will be this Sunday September 21, 2014 with doors opening at 7:00 PM show starting at 8:00 PM.

Sam Bush, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers, Steep Canyon Rangers in 2014

We had a great week this summer with Sam Bush, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramlers, and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Each band offers their own blend of bluegrass, folk, and rock. Caught all three of these acts at The Telluride Bluegrass Festival and got a chance to hang out with these bands. All three groups were class acts and some of the nicest people around, performing great live music. Check them out if they come to a town near you. (Low light at this venue)

Images by Doug Siegel

Bunbury Music Festival 2014

Bunbury Music Festival had another successful year on the banks of the Ohio River. The festival featured five different stages, over 100 bands, a craft beer area with hundreds of great beers, fireworks, and great weather to round out a perfect weekend. Some of the performers included The Flaming Lips, Paramore, Fallout Boy, Heartless Bastards, The Orwells, Dead Sara, J Roddy Walston, Empire of the Sun, Fitz and the Tantrums, Young the Giant, Foxy Shazam, ZZ Ward, Andrew WK, Cage the Elephant and several others.  Several hundred more Bunbury moments including crowd shots at my flickr site under the Bunbury Album.

Images by Doug Siegel
www.dougsiegelphotography.carbonmade.com

Cage the Elephant

Grouplove, Portugal, The Man, and Typhoon Bring the Honda Civic Tour to the Horseshoe

The Honda Civic Tour brought in Grouplove, Portugal, The Man and Typhoon to the Horseshoe's outside stage last week. All three bands threw an energetic performance and clearly have many loyal fans. I have seen these bands at several festivals this summer and they are growing their fan bases in rapid numbers. The tour is currently up east and then heads west to most major cities.

Images by Doug Siegel