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Video ~ Head for the Hills – “Never Does” Official Music Video

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From HeadForTheHillsMusic.com

From Telluride Bluegrass Festival to SxSW and all points beyond – Head for the Hills creates a sound based in bluegrass that reaches into indie rock, jazz, hip hop, world and folk to stitch together fresh songs that bridge the divide between past and future acoustic music. Bluegrass Today said they are “On top of modern string music.”
Head for the Hills is Adam Kinghorn (Guitar), Michael Chappell (Mandolin), Joe Lessard (Fiddle), and Matt Loewen (Bass). The quartet recently released their third studio album, Blue Ruin, of which CMT’s Edge said it “effortlessly matches integrity against innovation.” The album also charted in the CMJ Top 200.
Today, they are thrilled to announce the premier of their newest music video for the song “Never Does” from Blue Ruin. Written by Joe Lessard, “Never Does” is a driving pop infused song about love and loss. It is a pulsing, minor-key tale about a lack of fulfillment and closure told with a rapid-fire vocal delivery. Subtle audio effects and haunting background vocals add to the unceasing and urgent sense of anxiety within the track. They are also offering the song as a free download at: http://bit.ly/H4TH_NeverDoes.
Head for the Hills will also be on the road this summer beginning with an appearance at Pickin’ on the Poudre at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre on May 17th. The end of May brings them to Illinois for Summer Camp Music Festival, The Revival Festival in Minnesota, and the Campout for the Cause in Bond CO. They pick back up in mid-June with Vaudeville Mews (IA), Love Fest in the Midwest (NE), Fly Me to the Moon Saloon (in Telluride and featuring special guest Anders Beck from Greensky Bluegrass), and Clear Creek RapidGrass in Idaho Springs. In July they are set to play Camp Euforia (IA), Dawg Daze of Summer (MO), and a co-bill with The Steep Canyon Rangers at the Denver Botanic Gardens. August has them at the Mohawk Valley Music Fest (OR) and supporting Nickel Creek at the Festival at Sandpoint. They will also be at Yonder Mountain String Band’s Kinfolk celebration in Lyons this September and the Boats and Bluegrass Festival (MN). More tour dates will be announced as the season progresses, so please stay tuned to headforthehillsmusic.com.

Head for the Hills Summer 2014 Tour
05.17 | Mishawaka Amphitheatre – Pickin’ on the Poudre – Bellvue, CO
05.23 | Summer Camp Music Festival – Chillicothe, IL
05.24 | Revival Festival at Harmony Park Music Garden – Clarks Grove, MN
05.25 | Campout For The Cause – Bond, CO
06.13 | Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA
06.14 | Love Fest in the Midwest – Bellevue, NE
06.18 | Fly Me to the Moon Saloon – Telluride, CO +
06.28 | Clear Creek RapidGrass Music Festival- Idaho Springs, CO
07.11 | Camp Euforia – Lone Tree, IA
07.12 | Dawg Daze of Summer Festival – Savannah, MO
07.27 | Denver Botanic Gardens – Denver, CO #
08.08 | Mohawk Valley Music Festival – Marcola, OR
08.09 | Festival at Sandpoint – Sandpoint, ID *
09.19 | Kinfolk Celebration at Planet Bluegrass – Lyons, CO ~
09.27 | Boats and Bluegrass Festival – Winona, MN

+ with special guest Anders Beck (of Greensky Bluegrass)
# co-bill with Steep Canyon Rangers
* supporting Nickel Creek
~ with Yonder Mountain String Band, John Bell (of Widespread Panic), The Travelin’ McCourys, The Milk Carton Kids and more

Websites & Links: HeadForTheHillsMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Video ~ Mountain Jam 2014 Official Lineup Video

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The 10th annual Mountain Jam Festival will take place June 5-8, 2014 at Hunter Mountain, NY featuring: The Allman Brothers Band, Bob Weir & RatDog, Pretty Lights, Gov’t Mule, The Avett Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Jeff Tweedy, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Umphrey’s McGee, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Trampled By Turtles, Dark Star Orchestra, and many more!

Websites & Links: MountainJam.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

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Family Friendly Mohawk Valley 2014

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From Mohawk Valley
Eugene, Ore. – The Mohawk Valley Music Festival will feature a 3-day family friendly multi-media festival with live music, a kid’s stage, the multi-media Radiance Dome, free camping within a variety of shaded locations close to water, a beer garden, food booths, with free entrance for young people 12 years of age or younger from Friday, August 8 through Sunday, August 10, 2014 within Bob Russell’s Ranch, located 25 minutes east of Springfield at 39638 Mohawk Loop Road, Marcola, Ore.

Lineup

Headlining bands will feature Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe; Nahko and Medicine for the People; Phutureprimitive; Pimps of Joytime; Govinda; and Shook Twins.
Additional artists will include Fruition; Head for the Hills; Polyrhythmics; Solseed; Love Bomb GoGo Marching Band; Marv Ellis and We Tribe; Blue Lotus; Luke Mandala; Beatcrunchers; and and Chibuku.
The Mohawk Valley Music Festival Kid’s Stage will include a nature camp workshop, juggling and acrobatics, performances designed for young people, a bubble guy, a soccer clinic in the mornings, a mask making workshop and a parade featuring the Love Bomb GoG0 Marching Band.

Tickets

Advance tickets for all three days including camping are available now at TicketsWest within a tiered pricing system in which advance tickets currently cost $90, with monthly increases scheduled up to the week of the festival.
Tickets for all three days will be available at the venue when the gates open on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 8 a.m. for $125. Family camping options and locations are available. Camping is included with all tickets. The festival gates will open to the public beginning Friday, August 8, 2014 at 8 a.m. Parking will cost $10 for most vehicles and $30 for large vehicles.
Radiance Dome
Available during the entire festival day and night, the multi-media geodesic Radiance Dome, which debuted to great acclaim during the 2013 Burning Man Festival, will feature glowing panels designed to inspire creative expression by melding art and interactive technology.
Winner of the 2013 LuciteLux© Just Imagine Award, the Radiance Dome during the day will project geodesic structures and transparent panels that will resonate with nature in their elegant geometry, with the triangular panels and steel creating intriguing shadows and perspectives, highlighted by colorful discs illuminated by the sun. At night, the faces of the domes vividly glow with swirling mosaics of colors in response to their surroundings. A DJ will add sound to the play of light, creating a magical experience.

Designed by Light at Play, the Radiance Dome multi-media environment composes layers of light, perspective, and animation in a 40-foot interactive and immersive geodesic environment that responds to participants as they dance to the music.
“The Radiance dome is an illuminated structure controlled by an interactive software system designed to facilitate a closer relationship between music and movement,” said Kenyon Acton, Light at Play co-owner.
“The dome consists of 200 light trans missive acrylic panels, each individually controlled and illuminated by LEDs. Each panel contributes to a coordinated light show directed by the music, the movement of those within the dome, or through interacting with an iPad. It was conceived of and created for the 2013 Burning Man festival to provide a space for tango and blues dancing,” Acton said.

For more information about the Radiance Dome, please click on the YouTube documentary prepared and posted by Light at Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLOmLlShpVk.
About Bob’s Ranch 
Set on a beautiful 150 acre private property in Marcola, Ore., Bob’s Ranch has also hosted the Northwest World Reggae Festival for the last seven years. Giant fir trees line the property and surround the camping areas and festival grounds providing an abundance of camping options and comfortable shade. One can splash in the shallow creek during the heat of the day and take a walk down the shady 1,000 foot trail adorned with visual art to our Mohawk Valley Music Festival Gypsy Stage. A family friendly event, the Mohawk Valley Music Festival will also feature a Kid’s Stage during the day with a parade and family camping options and locations.

Websites & Links: MohawkValleyMusicFestival.com | Facebook

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Announcing Catskill Chill 2014 with Yonder Mountain, The New Deal, Lettuce & More

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From CatskillChill.com
“Taking place at the picturesque Camp Minglewood in Hancock, New York September 5th – 7th, 2014, Catskill Chill Music Festival unveils the lineup for their fifth anniversary, once again providing an intimate experience that delivers big name acts up close and personal in a secluded summer camp environment.

A the top of this year’s artist line-up is Yonder Mountain String Band with special guest Allie Kral, The New Deal, Lettuce, Electron, Shpongle (Simon Posford DJ Set), Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Papadosio, The New Mastersounds, Dopapod, Kung Fu, Particle, Break Science, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Marco Benevento, The Breakfast, The Heavy Pets and Orchard Lounge.

Continuing their tradition of offering a unique twist with returning artists, the Chill has announced a number of tribute sets. In addition to their original sets, Turkuaz will pay homage to Sly & The Family Stone and Twiddle will offer up their electric take on Grateful Dead tunes, while Alan Evans’ Playonbrother tackles a set of legendary Cream. We will also see the unveiling of Aron Magner & Tom Hamilton: Acoustic Again at Acoustic Junction.

While the performance schedule alone is reason enough to attend this annual event, it is the intimacy and unique grounds that make Catskill Chill one of the most highly anticipated festivals of the season. With a limited capacity, no campsite is more than a few minute walk to the stages and anyone can make their way up to the front for their favorite sets. Hosted at a secluded performing arts summer camp where childhood dreams merge with the music festival culture, the “Chillfam” as Chill’s loving community have coined themselves, bunk-up in 16-person sleep away camp-style cabins, creating decorated theme camps and hosting late-night jams. Two of the five stages, the intimate Acoustic Junction and the DJ Stage are located in the heart of the campground, filling Camp Minglewood with music of all genres from morning until night. The festival also features free parking, free camping, daily yoga, live art, a farmer’s market, craft and food vendors, a communal bonfire nightly and an open mic.

A limited number of Early Bird tickets are currently available for $145. For tickets & RV rentals, please visit www.CatskillChill.com.”

2014 ARTIST LINE-UP
Yonder Mountain String Band with special guest Allie Kral
The New Deal
Lettuce
Electron
Shpongle (Simon Posford DJ Set)
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Papadosio
The New Mastersounds
Dopapod
Kung Fu
Particle
Break Science
Nahko and Medicine for the People
Marco Benevento
Orchard Lounge
Eric Krasno Band
The Breakfast
The Heavy Pets
Twiddle x2 (Original & Dead Set)
Turkuaz x2 (Original and Sly & The Family Stone Set)
Alan Evans’ Playonbrother x2 (Original & Cream Set)
The Nth Power
American Babies
Consider the Source x2 (Electric & Acoustic Set)
Aron Magner & Tom Hamilton: Acoustic Again
Brownie (DJ set)
Brock Butler Acoustic
The Main Squeeze
Roots of Creation
Jen Durkin & the Business
Pink Talking Fish
FiKus
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Tauk
Cosby Sweater
The Mantras
The Manhattan Project
The Primate Fiasco
lespecial
Wyllys
Eastbound Jesus
ShwizZ
ShwiKus plays P-Funk
The Alchemystics
Fat Mannequin
The Hornitz
Flux Capacitor
Skytree x2
Subset
Business Casual Disco x2
Driftwood
SOLARiS
Funktional Flow
MUN x2 (Electric & Acoustic Set)
Cocktail Party Phenomenon
Speakerbot x2
The Jauntee
Mister F
The Chronicles
The Fritz
Tall County
Formula 5

Websites & Links: CatskillChill.com | Facebook | Twitter

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