Scott Hopkins, Author at MUSICFESTNEWS

Great thanks to the folks at Live for Live Music for helping us all get over Hump Day (and Thursday, too)! Beginning at 4 p.m. … Continued

Clearwater’s favorite sons Row Jomah today released the single “Devil’s Fair,” a song popular in the band’s rotation for some time. It simultaneously highlights the … Continued

If you’re searching for a magical confluence, consider this: Southern brass music, New Orleans second line feel, Denver home, hip hop sensibilities, Color Red Records, … Continued

If all he had done was play drums on the iconic Kind of Blue sessions with Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Wynton Kelly, Bill … Continued

There are events of many sorts that have been postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the music community in the Tampa Bay … Continued

Correspondent Dan Farkas is an extremely knowledgeable fan of numerous musical genres, but his love of the music of The Grateful Dead is unsurpassed. Today … Continued

Today mark’s the 43rd anniversary of the Grateful Dead show at The Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines (Hollywood), Florida. This show was issued as Dick’s Pick’s … Continued

Until now, the music public has depended upon two iconic photographs of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson: the one with the pinstripe suit and the one … Continued

First of all, his name is DJ Williams. No doubt he can also deejay, but that’s not what DJ Williams is mainly about. He is … Continued

[Another review from back in Facebook days and a really bizarre night.] Jannus Landing (now Jannus Live) in St. Petersburg has a tight time policy. … Continued