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A brand new music festival in Chicago. On November 22 the stage of the Congress Theater will be filled with big name blues and bluegrass artists like The David Grisman Quintet and The Avett Brothers:

The Congress Theater, in conjunction with newly-formed KingTello Presents, is proud to announce the inaugural Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival (cbgbfestival.com). While rooted in the foot-stomping influences of bluegrass and blues, the Festival will transport the concertgoer through the genre-defying evolution of music today. The one-day event, held on Saturday, November 22nd from noon to midnight, will serve as a tribute to two schools of music that continue to shape and inspire contemporary rock, jamband, funk, folk, roots, Americana, and indie cultures.

Part of the proceeds will be donated to savingtinyhearts.org.

» cbgbfestival.com

photo: Scott Soens

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Now that Wolfmother has been reduced to a one-man band with an uncertain future there's room for a new pet blues riff based hard rocking outfit. And it might as well be The Yelling from North Hollywood, CA. This quarter that taps into the Seventies (Led Zeppelin) and a bit further back (Humble Pie, Moby Grape, The Nice).

They are flogging a five track demo around garnering them some nice reviews. Catch The Yelling in a small venue before they make it big. Wear earplugs when you plan to go near the PA.

The Yelling:
Nathaniel Cox: vocals, guitar
Robert Davis: guitar
Michael Judd: drums
Chris McKee: bass

• 11/05 Club Moscow @ Boardner’s Los Angeles, CA
• 11/06 Future Sounds presents THE RUMBLE @ 3 of Clubs, Los Angeles, CA
• 11/12 Club Moscow @ Boardner’s, Los Angeles, CA
• 11/19 The Echo (w/ Night Horse), Los Angeles, CA
• 11/25 Wildcat Lounge, Santa Barbara, CA

MP3: The Yelling - Blood On The Steps

» myspace.com/theyelling

photo: Ami Barwell

You can rely on the Levellers. Britain's finest folk rockers with a policital conscience have been making albums since 1990, but they are a live act first and a recording band second. Their new album Letters From The Underground deals with contaminated water (The Cholera Well), refuges caught in raging wars, terrorist bombings (Behold A Pale Rider) and the USA trying to police the world and failing (Burn America Burn).

What make the Levellers bearable for less politically conscious concert goers is their high energy with the fiddle taking center stage, sometimes aided by didgeridoo player Stephen Boakes. The band gives it their all night after night, and so do the fans.

Levellers:
Mark Chadwick: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Simon Friend: guitar, banjo, vocals, mandolin, harmonica
Jeremy Cunningham: bass guitar, vocals
Charlie Heather: drums
Jon Sevink: fiddle
Matt Savage: keyboards, backing vocals

Letters From The Underground is released on On The Fiddle Recordings.

1. The Cholera Well
2. Death Loves Youth
3. Eyes Wide
4. Before The End
5. Burn America Burn
6. Heart Of The Country
7. Behold A Pale Rider
8. A Life Less Ordinary
9. Accidental Anarchist
10. Duty
11. Fight Or Flight

• 11/07 Nosturi, Helsnki, Finland
• 11/08 Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden
• 11/09 John Dee, Oslo, Norway
• 11/10 Tradgarn, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 11/11 KB, Malmo, Sweden
• 11/11 Musikzentrum, Hannover, Germany
• 11/14 Valasske Mezirici M-Klub, Czech Republic
• 11/15 Ceske Budejovic Baziliza, Czech Republic
• 11/16 Prague, Palac Akropolis, Czech Republic
• 11/18 Dudelange, Centre Luxembourg
• 11/19 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (webcast)
• 11/20 Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• 11/21 Vooruit, Gent, Belgium
• 11/22 De Warande, Turnhout, Belgium
• 12/03 Truro Hall for Cornwall, UK
• 12/04 Great Hall, Exeter , UK
• 12/05 Engine Shed, Lincoln, UK
• 12/06 Academy, Manchester, UK
• 12/08 UEA, Norwich UK
• 12/09 Academy, Bristol, UK
• 12/10 Town Hall, Middlesbrough, UK
• 12/11 Octagon, Sheffield, UK
• 12/12 Academy, Leeds, UK
• 12/13 Academy ,Birmingham, UK
• 12/14 Guildhall, Southampton, UK
• 12/12 Academy, Oxford, UK
• 12/17 Ironworks, Inverness, UK
• 12/18 ABC, Glasgow, UK
• 12/19 The Academy, Dublin, Ireland
• 02/04 Lagerhall, Osnabrück, Germany
• 02/05 Werkstatt, Koln Germany
• 02/06 Knust, Hamburg Germany
• 02/07 Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Demmark
• 02/09 Frannz Club, Berlin, Germany

MP3: Levellers - Before The End
MP3: Levellers - Burn America Burn

» levellers.co.uk
» myspace.com/levellers

Warren Haynes has announced the initial line-up for his annual X-Mas Jam at the Asheville Center, Asheville, NC:

For its Twentieth Anniversary, Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam will expand to 2 nights for the first time ever and will take place Friday December 12th & Saturday December 13th at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, NC. As always all proceeds from the Christmas Jam will be donated to Habitat For Humanity.

Building on the tremendous success of last year's inaugural Christmas Jam By Day, we will not only return with daytime concerts featuring many of the performers mentioned above as well as some of the best and hottest new bands in the country, an art show, and movie screenings, we will have the first Christmas Jam Comedy Show which will feature none other than Lewis Black.

• Allman Brothers Band
• Del McCoury Band
• Derek Trucks Band
• Steve Earle
• Ruthie Foster
• Michael Franti Acoustic featuring Jay Bowman
• Gov't Mule
• JJ Grey
• Col. Bruce Hampton
• Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
• Robert Kearns
• Kevn Kinney
• Eric Krasno
• Joan Osborne
• Mickey Raphael
• Travis Tritt & Marty Stuart
• Johnny Winter

MP3: Gov't Mule - Mr. High and Mighty > Brand New Angel
(live at the Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO, USA - 2006/10/31)
MP3: Joan Osborne - Sweeter Than The Rest

» xmasjam.com