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Tag Archives: Acoustic Music
Dave Matthews
“Summer means two things in America: It’s hot, and the Dave Matthews Band are on tour,” said Rolling Stone. “Their set delivered the goods at Rothbury, and few would argue they didn’t make the festival their own,” said The Detroit News of Dave Matthews Band’s headlining performance at last summer’s first-ever Rothbury festival. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette praised the group’s show there as “nothing short of inspired and inspiring” while The Oklahoman said: “this is a band that stretches out and thrives in the open air and under the stars.” “Mr. Matthews’ trade is to stir up a melange of approaches – from rock and folksy pop to bluegrass and smooth jazz – to make doubt positive, make loss a gain’ and make depression a celebration,” observed The Dallas Morning News.
Lahpah Festival
Local Artists Helping Prevent and Assist the Homeless (LAPAH) brings a night of great music to the Gallivan Center. Proceeds benefit Utah’s homeless. The mission of Wasatch United Front is to inspire the people of Salt Lake City to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors through compassion, education and community support. Go to http://www.wasatchunitedfront.org for more information.
Join musicians, artists, food purveyors, and hundreds of your friends in supporting programs that help the homeless in Salt Lake County by attending the LAHPAH Fest at the Gallivan Center. Throw back a few Uinta beers and enjoy ten hours of music, food and art with 16 of the best bands from Salt Lake City’s rapidly emerging music scene.
Afro Omega, Colin Robison, Gentri Watson, Debi Graham Band, Andale!, James Shook, Brinton Jones of The Devil Whale, Shaky Trade, Jebu, RuRu, Radio Rhythm Makers, Mad Max & The Wild Ones, Chaz Prymek, The Mandalas, Our Time In Space, Jackie Campbell.
http://spongecell.com/event_page/view/842946
- Gallivan Center
239 S Main St Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 535-6110
Folk & Bluegrass Festival
IAMA, Kirkhams Outdoor Products and the Gallivan Center present an incredible night of folk and bluegrass music under the summer stars. Join the Gallivan Center for a spectacular lineup of today’s most inspiring bluegrass artists such as Hot Buttered Rum, Cosy Sheridan & TR Ritchie, Kristin Erickson, Lab Dogs, Kate Mac Leod & Shanahy, Josh Rosenthal, Mary Tebbs and Marv Hamilton. The Folk and Bluegrass Festival is Downtown SLC’s night to relax on the grass, enjoy a cold beverage and take in the very best in Bluegrass.
- Gallivan Center
239 S Main St Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 535-6110
The Huckleberries at The Green Pig
Zack Parrish with the Huckleberries plays bottleneck-style blues standards on national steel guitar and sings with a reedy, no-nonsense voive. He sports a handlebar mustache and dances with broad angular moves, attracting a crows wherever he plays.
http://www.myspace.com/thehuckleberriesslc
June Madrona (Folk Punk)
June Madrona is a folk band based out of Olympia, Washington. They create songs that will make you laugh, cry, and dance all in less than 4 minutes. I recently got to talk with lead singer, Ross Cowman, and melodica player, Micah Ellison, about how they came together, their Europe tour, campfires, secret music projects, and Clint Eastwood.
http://www.kilbycourt.com/shows.html
http://profile.myspace.com/junemadrona
Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal
Debuting in 1971, Bonnie Raitt immediately emerged as a critical favorite, applauded not only for her soulful vocals and thoughtful song selection but also for her guitar prowess. 
Continuing her run as a critic’s darling throughout her illustrious career, Raitt has recently put out her 18th album, which marks another brave and exhilarating step in a legendary body of work that has resulted in multiple Grammys and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With all that she has accomplished, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music.
Taj Mahal has always shown a keen musical intellect and curiosity about the potential of the blues, and over the years he has boldly taken it to new places: to reggae, to sunny Calypso, to India, and even to its deep roots in West Africa. With a career spanning more than four decades, the full breadth of Taj Mahal’s talent and ambition is an awesome spectacle when witnessed live.
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The Avett Brothers
With the Heartless Basturds
When the Avett Brothers play, you hear a deep love for music. Their songs are honest: just chords with real voices singing real melodies. But, the heart and the energy with which they are sung, get people to start talking, and are the reasons why so many sing along. North Carolina’s Avett Brothers play acoustic music that has roots in traditional folk and bluegrass, but also captures the high spirits and no-boundaries attitude of rock & roll — which is appropriate, since rock is where Scott Avett and Seth Avett cut their teeth as musicians.
http://www.redbuttegarden.org/theAvettBrothers
Celtic Folk by Gypsy Rover
The Sounds of Summer concert series presents acoustic folk by Gypsy Rover. The concert is free and open to the public.
http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/master_events.jsp?&parent_id=8&page_id=38&location_id=9
Jackson Browne
Since his acclaimed 1972 self-titled debut album, Jackson Browne has defined a genre of songwriting and performing that is charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. Two of his albums, Late For the Sky and The Pretender, are on Rolling Stone‘s list of the ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time.’ He’s been recognized with inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2004) and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame (2007), with recent humanitarian honors including the John Steinbeck Award and the Chapin-World Hunger Year Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award. In January of this year, Browne was part of the celebrations surrounding the inauguration of President Barack Obama, performing at the Health for All Blue Diamond Ball at the Smithsonian Institution’s Natural History Museum.
http://www.deervalley.com/events-calendar/2009/august/united-concerts-presents-jackson-browne.html
