Wanee Music Festival 2013

2013 WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

 & WIDESPREAD PANIC

 LEAD AN OUTSTANDING LINE-UP

GOV’T MULE, TEDESCHI/TRUCKS, LEON RUSSELL, MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD & MUCH MORE!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

The Allman Brothers Band along with Widespread Panic headline a great line-up of outstanding performers for what is fast becoming one of the most popular Festivals in the country, the 2013 Wanee Music Festival, Thursday April 18^th through Saturday April 20^th at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. Tickets for the Festival are on sale now at:  http://www.waneefestival.tickets.musictoday.com/WaneeFestival/calendar.aspx

In addition to the The Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic playing both Friday and Saturday nights, the rest of the line-up includes: Gov’t Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Leon Russell, Tower of Power, Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang,

WANEE 2013 LINE-UP

Electric Hot Tuna , Maceo Parker, Steel Pulse, North Mississippi Allstars, Blackberry Smoke, Galactic & Friends, The Greyboy Allstars, Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars  Featuring: Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Jumpin Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux, Johnny Vidacovich, Dirty Dozen Braass Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio, The Lee Boys, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, The Revivalists and Monophonics.

         Wanee is also excited to welcome back the traveling version of Jorma Kaukonen’s “Fur Peace Ranch.”  Sign up to experience musician/songwriter workshops and lessons all under the tutelage of world class musicians.  Immerse yourself in an intense and uplifting musical event.

THREE DAY GENERAL ADMISSION FESTIVAL TICKETS:

$195 + Applicable Fees (From January 26^th 10am EST – February 25^th 10PM EST – Price will increase after this) Includes: 3 nights of Primitive Camping (Thurs., Fri. & Sat.).  Music from 12:30PM on Thursday (April 18). Full days of Music on Friday & Saturday (April 19 & 20)

VIP TICKETS:
$495+Applicable Fees: Includes: (1) VIP 3-Day pass to the festival with music starting at 12:30PM on Thursday, Special concert viewing area at Peach and Mushroom stages, 3 nights of primitive camping (Thurs., Fri. & Sat.), Wanee 2013 VIP T Shirt, Commemorative Wanee 2013 Laminate, Private Restrooms, Commemorative Wanee 2013 Poster, Catered Lunch and dinner on Friday & Saturday, Complimentary snacks and soft drinks, Discounted beer, Access to Wanee 2013 VIP only Pre Party http://www.waneefestival.tickets.musictoday.com/WaneeFestival/calendar.aspx.  The Festival will be held Thursday April 19^th through Saturday April 21^st at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. 

WANEE 2013 LINE-UP

Last year with thousands in attendance, the festival saw its biggest and best year to date. This year is sure to sell out so get your tickets early!

Look for more upcoming announcements at: www.waneefestival.com

Interview: Charlie Hedges

 Taking time out from her hectic schedule, to give an exclusive Q&A. Essential for all Charlie connoisseurs, it’s the questions on everyone’s lips.


 





























Hi Charlie, congrats on your Gallery debut! How did you hear the news?
Thank you for having me, I’m so excited to play! I’ve known about the situation for a while obviously being in the industry, plus it’s been all over social media over the last week or so –  with so many people showing support. I think it’s great!

For those unfamiliar, please elaborate on your musical style?
Musically I play electro house with a twist, the twist being that although I play quite a lot of new house, in my sets you’ll be guaranteed to know a few tracks from your past. Or ones you might not necessarily think I’ll play…The idea is to cater for everyone – but still keeping the style fresh.

How did your involvement with the Kiss FM breakfast show come about?
From age 13 I used to freelance for a magazine, and managed to blag an interview with one of the Kiss DJs. Kept in touch with them throughout my school and college time, then when I was just about to start uni (BA in journalism), was asked to come in as a runner for the breakfast show  - one week making tea!  I never left, learnt my way up the ladder and now here today presenting the breakfast show.

With this more chat & mainstream music orientated, is it hard to adapt between the radio and club booth?
I don’t think so, no. Kiss breakfast is extremely commercial but taking the music aside, my show is about waking people up in the morning and having a laugh. Evening time playing out is me in my element, it reflects the music I play in clubs and my musical personality. I also have a Saturday night/Sunday morning show from 2-3am. It’s a mix show on Kiss and again that’s exactly the style I play out. I suppose you’ve got a ‘day Charlie’ which consists of Kiss breakfast, an ‘afternoon Charlie’ which is meetings, voiceovers, TV work. Finally an evening Charlie, which is all about the music and DJing – my absolute passion.

Last year saw you perform a few shows under ‘The Revolution Recruits’ banner. How was it to play alongside Carl Cox?
‘Ridiculously good’ is all I can say, Space Ibiza was just next level good, ADE Amsterdam immense and Electric Brixton just incredible. A great year, an incredible learning curve and a great a experience. I’m excited about this year too…

The Gallery is perfect for Charlie Hedges because…?
It was made for me to play! I’m all about atmosphere, starting the weekend with a bang on Friday nights. The Gallery and me are hopefully going to become great friends on the night!  Joking aside, I’m really looking forward to it I can’t wait…

Major plans for the rest of 2013?
I’ve got some exciting gig dates coming up which can be found at www.charliehedges.com, Definitely more travelling and playing this year, Ibiza again (dates I’ll be announcing online in the next few weeks) and just continuing to fulfil my dream. Djing and being out loving music.

Finally in Gallery tradition, three words to describe your forthcoming set?
See for yourself! Thanks for having me guys, see you soon x

View it here.

EUPHORIA ANNOUNCES PERFORMER LINEUP FOR 2-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS APRIL 12-13, 2013

Performers Include Datsik, Tommy Trash, EOTO, Mord Fustang, Felix Cartal, Conspirator, Dirtyphonics, Le Castle Vania and Many More!

Festival Expands To Include 2 Full Days of Music

New Braunfels, Texas (January 31, 2013) - Euphoria Music Festival, a two-day music and arts festival in New Braunfels, Texas this April 12 - 13, 2013, has announced its first round of performers. After a successful inaugural year in 2012, Euphoria is expanding to include two full days of music. The performer lineup at the multi-stage festival includes:  Datsik; Tommy Trash; EOTO; Mord Fustang; Felix Cartal; Conspirator; Dirtyphonics; Le Castle Vania; Downlink; Michal Menert; Designer Drugs; Nerd Rage and The Polish Ambassador. More artists and festival details will be announced in the coming weeks.

"We are excited to expand to a 2-day format and continue to offer music fans a diverse and unique lineup that explores the many facets of electonric music today," says festival organizer Mitch Morales.  "Whitewater Amphitheatre is an amazing venue and the perfect setting to kick off festival season this April."

The multi-stage festival with camping options will be held at Whitewater Amphitheater, a scenic Hill Country venue bordered on two sides by the Guadalupe River; conveniently located approximately 30 minutes travel time from Downtown San Antonio, Texas and 50 minutes travel time from Downtown Austin, Texas. Many of the elements introduced at EMF2012 will return, including cutting edge visuals, unique stage design, improved dance tents, and a diverse range of artists. Additionally, the festival will expand to include art installations, increased venue facilities, late night Silent Disco shows on Friday and Saturday, and daily shuttle service from area camping and lodging locations. The festival has partnered with Riverside Resorts to offer fans wishing to camp discount pricing options. Long distance shuttles with stops in Austin, San Antonio and San Marcos, are also being provided.

A limited allotment of early bird tickets are available now for $49, plus fees, before general admission tickets are offered starting at $59, plus fees. Multiple VIP levels, with preferred viewing areas, a private bar, festival swag and separate entrance are available, starting at $109, plus fees. Private skyboxes with premium private bar and preferred viewing area are available, starting at $3000 for up to 16 people. Tickets are available online at www.euphoriafest.com/tickets.php. Euphoria Music Festival is an 18 and over event.

Euphoria Music Fetival is produced by Vivid Sound Entertainment. Visit www.euphoriafest.com for the most up-to-date information. Stay connected on Twitter at www.twitter.com/EuphoriaMusFest  and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/EuphoriaFest.

ABOUT VIVID SOUND ENTERTAINMENT

Vivid Sound and Entertainment, LLC (VSE) is a collective of creative individuals coming together with the mission to create experiences that blend music, art and dance with a sense of community. Based in Central Texas, VSE, works with local and national companies to produce experience-based music festivals, concerts, premieres, and brand activation events.

St. Augustine Amphitheatre Named ONE OF World’s Top 100 Amphitheatres

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (Monday, January 28, 2013) – National concert industry publication Pollstar has named the St. Augustine Amphitheatre #43 on its list of the hundred top Amphitheatre Venues Worldwide, based on ticket sales reported to Pollstar for shows played between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is joined on the list by prestigious venues worldwide including Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Filene Center at Wolf Trap and the Hollywood Bowl among others.

2012 was a remarkable year for the St. Johns County Cultural Events Division, in many different ways. Ticket sales for the St. Augustine Amphitheatre reached an all time high of over 84,000 tickets. This statistic includes ticketed concert events and does not count the several community events that the Amphitheatre hosted including the six week long Winter Wonderland, Taste of St. Augustine, VELOfest, The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba event, Back to School Beach Fest or the multiple high school and college graduations held at the Amphitheatre.

The Amphitheatre’s robust season started out at the beginning of March with a sold out crowd for Hank Williams, Jr. The month of March was extremely busy and high profile, also hosting the Seussical the Musical performances for elementary school children presented by the Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, the Experience Hendrix Tour, The Moody Blues, a speech by President Bill Clinton, legendary crooner Tony Bennett, and John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett. President Clinton’s appearance in St. Augustine was a monumental occasion, as he spoke on the topic of "Embracing Our Common Humanity," and then followed up with a Q&A session—answering questions submitted from members of our community. Another important community element to his speaking engagement was the “Leaders of the Future” program, facilitated by the Cultural Events Division and the St. Johns County Board of Education. In this program, high school students were nominated by their principal, based on their ability to demonstrate exceptional community involvement, character, and leadership both inside and outside of the classroom setting. Selected students then submitted an application and an essay, which was reviewed by a group of influential community leaders. The winners of the essay contest were awarded a private meet and greet, and photo opportunity with the President.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

April hosted performances by country legend Martina McBride and rock band Rise Against, while also introducing the beginning of festival and special event season with cycling festival VELOFest, Epic’s Taste of St. Augustine and Flagler College’s Spring Graduation ceremony all being held at the Amphitheatre.

May started off with a major event—the Beach Boy’s 50^th Anniversary Reunion tour. St. Augustine was chosen from among many prestigious venues as the filming location for a concert special centered around the band’s reunion; the first time in 25 years that all of the surviving band members joined together to tour. The “Live from the St. Augustine Amphitheatre” footage was part of the Beach Boys special, nationally syndicated and aired on PBS as part of the new series entitled “Front Row Center” presented by WNET in New York. May also invited pop band The Fray, indie band Wilco, The Gamble Rogers Folk Festival and the first of many area high school graduations.

ZZ Top, 3 Doors Down and Gretchen Wilson kicked off the month of June and the official beginning of the summer concert season with a high energy show, while Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band closed out the month of June. July immediately was a success with a nearly sold out crowd for Boston, followed by 311 & Slightly Stoopid, The Dukes of September (Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, and Boz Scaggs) and Yes & Procol Harum. August began with the community focused Back 2 School Beach Fest, and also brought popular acts Rebelution, The Fresh Beat Band and Sublime.

A sold out concert for pop band Train kicked off the busy month of September, followed by back to back concerts by country sensation Brantley Gilbert—the first multiple night stand by an artist in Amphitheatre history. The month picked up steam by hosting a plethora of music icons including Ian Anderson, Blondie and Devo, Stevie Nicks, and Joe Cocker. October had two concert events featuring O.A.R and R&B chanteuse Jill Scott.

One of our most popular events this year, and quick to sell out was Heart, in the beginning of November. Then in a partnership with the University of Florida Performing Arts, the Cultural Events Division and several community partners presented a free concert as a gift to the community—a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba. This show was part of their first US tour, and one of only three performances in the state of Florida. The Amphitheatre’s 2012 concert season ended with a full crowd for Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang. Then the transformation to Winter Wonderland began, which introduced a new layout and several new attractions. 

The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is owned and operated by the St. Johns County Cultural Events Division, under the leadership of General Manager Ryan Murphy. Scheduled events for the 2013 season include Daryl Hall and John Oates, Matchbox 20, Alan Jackson, Yo Gabba Gabba, Chicago , with more to be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit www.staugamphitheatre.com or www.findmytix.com. The Amphitheatre Box Office may also be reached at (904) 209 – 0367.

HotStar: Vintage Trouble

Posted Friday, January 18, 2013at 2:35 am

View the interview in Issue #22 of Ignition Music Magazine here. 

Vintage Trouble was in the midst of a weekly residency at Harvelle’s Blues Club in Santa Monica, Calif., when a member of Doc McGhee’s management team saw them and insisted his boss see them, too. The legendary KISS manager signed them on the spot.

When The Who's Roger Daltrey needed a band to play a benefit party a year or so ago, McGhee booked Vintage Trouble. Now, the Los Angeles four-piece is opening for the Brits on what was originally planned to be “An Evening With” The Who.

“Roger just fell in love with them,” CAA agent Matthew Morgan told Pollstar.

It isn’t hard to see why.

Singer Ty Taylor, with a voice most often compared to Otis Redding, is a fireball of energy – a recent performance on “Late Night With David Letterman” ended with Taylor bolting into the audience and climbing chairs, to his host’s amusement.

Fans of the Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr., and Alabama Shakes,  Vintage Trouble combines retro R&B with edgier blues rock for an irresistible combination coupled with a dizzying performance.  Morgan described fans as “grabbing at them like they were The Beatles” after one of their opening sets on the Who tour.

“It feels like they are creating true fans and a true following that isn’t going to go anywhere anytime soon,” Morgan said. “One thing about this band: I never, ever, ever have to apologize for how their live performance is.

“They’ve opened for Metallica and Bon Jovi in Europe, and the fans just went nuts – and that says a lot. You couldn’t ask for two more different groups, or types of fans. But it’s just insane.”

Vintage Trouble is entertaining offers from more than 25 festivals for summer, Morgan said, and looking at more opening slots with artists like the Dave Matthews Band  where they can also book late-night club dates in select markets. And there will be headlining tours in March and again in fall.
-- Deborah Speer

Justin Timberlake’s ‘Suit & Tie’ Featuring Jay-Z, Most Soulful Release Yet

By Billy Johnson, Jr. | Hip-Hop Media Training – 8 hours ago // yahoo.com

Nearly seven years after Justin Timberlake raised the stakes for dance pop music with “SexyBack,” his contemporaries are still riding the wave. But the former N’Sync singer has moved on.
LISTEN to Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" Featuring Jay-Z

“Suit & Tie” featuring Jay-Z, Justin’s long-anticipated new single, offers a more mature sound saturated in a live band feel with trumpets, saxophones, bass guitar, chimes and cowbells that recall the rich soul music of the ‘70s. JT’s falsetto channels the likes of GQ, William DeVaugn, the Chi Lites and Delfonics as he serenades his girl, promising to “show you a few things,” the perks of trading his old ways for this new grown and sexy “suit & tie sh-t.”

Jay-Z is equally happy to be in a state of bliss. As the Timbaland-produced track slows down, gets nasty and slurred for his rap verse, the “Empire State Of Mind” MC pays respect to his in-laws, adding “they didn’t lose a daughter got a son.”

In an open letter posted on his website, Timberlake, who wed long-time girlfriend actress Jessica Biel in October, discussed what influenced his forthcoming album, The 20/20 Experience. “It is full of inspiration that I grew up listening to and some newfound muses that I’ve discovered along the way,” he said.

Though Timberlake has been focusing on acting, appearing in films like The Social Network, Friends With Benefits and Bad Teacher, he said the inspiration for the new album came out of the blue.

“I just went into the studio and started playing around with some sounds and songs,” he said. “It was probably the best time I've had in my career... Just creating with no rules and/or end goal in mind and really enjoying the process.”

The 20/20 Experience is due out in 2013 on RCA Records.

With 4 Nods, Rapper Nas Aims For Grammy Gold

When a teenage Nas opted out of street hustling to chase his musical dream, those around him found it amusing.

Voodoo Experience, City Park, New Orleans, La October 28, 2012
(Scott Legato / RockStarProPhotography.com)

“When I chose to get in rap, my friends chose to do other things and not all great things. They chose to be in the streets and kind of laughed at me in a way about taking rap so seriously,” said the rapper, who hails from the New York City borough of Queens. “I’m glad I stuck with it because I believed in it from day one.”

No one laughs about Nas now. Considered one of music’s most celebrated lyricists, he’s a top contender at next month’s Grammy Awards with four nominations. The 39-year-old rap veteran reached new heights last year with the release of his album Life Is Good, which made several critics’ end-of-the-year lists. It is nominated for best rap album, competing with records by Drake, Rick Ross, The Roots, Lupe Fiasco and 2 Chainz.

“The album was just such a piece that really told you about my life, about my divorce without doing too much, without telling too much,” said Nas, whose split with singer Kelis was finalized in 2010.

Nas also gets personal on his album about another woman: his daughter. The song “Daughters,” about the struggles of parenting a girl, is up for best rap song and best rap performance; his jam with the late Amy Winehouse, “Cherry Wine,” is nominated for best rap/sung collaboration.

He talked about his career, the nominations, his recent tour partner Lauryn Hill and more in a recent interview.

To view more on this interview visit Pollstar.com.