THE GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY

LINEUP ANNOUNCED FEATURING: TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, DAWES, SHAKEY GRAVES, SHOVELS & ROPE, THE FELICE BROTHERS, NRBQ, AND MORE

FESTIVAL CAMPING MADE AVAILABLE FOR FIRST TIME
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THE GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL, Western Massachusetts' favorite music and hot air balloon festival will take place July 8, 9, and 10 on the grounds of Greenfield Community in Greenfield, MA. Presented by Signature Sounds, the festival was recently deemed “one of 2015’s must see summer festivals” by Rolling Stone and one of the “fifty essential summer music festivals” by The New York Times.

The Green River Festival combines a spectacular lineup of nearly 40 acts on three stages, the best in local food, beer and wine, handmade
crafts, a dance tent, a wide array of kid's activities and entertainment, and hot air balloon rides and a balloon glow, for Western Massachusetts'
largest outdoor event of the summer. This is the only music festival in the country that features hot air balloons.

For the first time this year, festival camping will be available at the nearby Franklin County Fairgrounds. The fairgrounds offers over 40 acres of flat open camping area and includes RV electric hook-ups, multiple bathrooms with showers and a weather emergency shelter. All camping tickets include a festival ticket, plus parking with free shuttle buses to and from Greenfield Community College.

Early bird tickets are available on line only through March 4th via http://www.greenriverfestival.com/
After March 4th, advance ticket pricing is as follows:
Full weekend: $119.99
Two day (Saturday & Sunday) pass: $99.99
Sunday only $74.99
Saturday only $64.99
Friday only: $24.99
Full weekend with camping:  $149
Full weekend with premium camping: $189
RV pass: $99
There are no one night camping tickets.

GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL 2016 LINEUP:

Friday, July 8th
Gates open at 4 pm, music starts at 5 pm.

Peter Wolf & The Midnight Travelers
NRBQ
The Dustbowl Revival
Charles Neville
Dean's Beans Latin Music night with artists TBA

Saturday, July 9th
Gates open at 12noon, music starts at 12:30.

Dawes
Shakey Graves
Shovels & Rope
The Suffers
The Felice Brothers
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
And The Kids
Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers
Greyhounds
Anthony D'Amato
The Soul Rebels
Oh Pep!
Mister G
The Alchemystics
And more TBA

Sunday, July 10th
Gates open at 12noon, music starts at 12:30.

Wheels Of Soul Tour featuring: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, and North Mississippi Allstars
Birds Of Chicago
Margo Price & The Price Tags
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Sonya Kitchell
Winterpills
Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
And more TBA

DENVER (THE BAND) EARNS RAVES FROM PRESS AND MUSICIANS, SELLS OUT RELEASE SHOW

‘Rowdy Love,’ the killer second album from the Americana band Denver, is earning them raves from the press and fellow musicians alike. Denver sold out its hometown (Portland, OR) album release show, which also featured legendary songwriter Michael Hurley on the bill. Next up is an appearance this weekend at Timber! Music Fest, which also features J. Mascis, Charles Bradley, Damien Jurado and Horse Feathers. Additionally, the band will be headlining The Tractor Tavern in Seattle on Sunday night.

“When we BBQ in our driveway, we prefer to do it listening to Denver, the band.” – Shovels & Rope

“Rambunctious… ‘Rowdy Love’ lands somewhere in between icons like Townes Van Zandt and Hank Williams, and modern favorites like Wilco and Blitzen Trapper (whose frontman Eric Earley produced the LP).”
-Laura Leebove, Wondering Sound, July 10, 2014, full album stream

"Rowdy Love is, true to its title, bummed out, hopeful, joyful and conciliatory... For fans of The Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, Guy Clark."
- John Freeman, Country Weekly, June 26, 2014

“Ramshackle but right.”
-Ned Lannamann, Portland Mercury, July 14, 2014

“Dubbing Denver ‘heavy’ would be an understatement. But good country shouldn’t tread lightly. After all, it’s an American institution wallowing in booze and breakups. Drink it in, but expect a hangover.”
-Mark Stock, Willamette Weekly, July 16, 2014

“Glowing… [Music] you’ll want to listen to while drinking a beer in your backyard, thinking deep deep thoughts.”
-Kyle Mitchell, Music Savage, June 25, 2014

DENVER DELIVERS ‘ROWDY LOVE’ (JULY 15 / MAMA BIRD RECORDING CO.)

BLITZEN TRAPPER’S ERIC EARLEY PRODUCES NEW DENVER ALBUM

DENVER, the band, has confirmed the July 15th release of their second full-length album, Rowdy Love, via Mama Bird Recording Co. A personal favorite of tour mates Shovels & Rope, Denver sits comfortably on the vanguard of a new generation of Americana music.

“When we BBQ in our driveway, we prefer to do it listening to Denver, the band.” – Shovels & Rope

Sharing vocal and songwriting duties, Birger Olsen, Mike Elias and Tom Bevitori are the heart of Denver, while the rest of the line-up has long included several of Portland’s finest players. Currently, the band consists of drummer Sean MacNeil, bassist Billy Slater (Grails) and the legendary Lewi Longmire on lead guitar. Past and future editions include Blitzen Trapper’s Eric Earley and Michael Van Pelt, Ben Nugent (Dolorean), Ryan Spellman (Quiet Life), Ray Raposa (Castanets), Tom Menig and many others.

Paste praised their 2012 self-titled debut’s “perfect tunes,” while KEXP hosted a live session and proclaimed, “sweet harmonies and tight arrangements abound.” Statements like these become all the more relevant with Rowdy Love, as Denver teamed up with Earley and Adam Selzer (M. Ward, Norfolk & Western) for their first trip to a proper studio. Recorded live in just two days at Selzer’s Type Foundry Studio, Rowdy Love certainly showcases all the endless chops at Denver’s disposal.

The record’s true focus, however, lies in the rare way Olsen, Elias and Bevitori’s distinct voices co-exist. There’s a natural melding of styles that’s evolved from afternoons on Olsen’s back porch, late night’s around Elias’ fire pit, and every last time they’ve nailed “The Weight” harmonies at the old Triple Nickel. Denver’s three songwriters may come to the process with varying style and influences, but Denver’s songwriting is universally honest and bare, whiskey-fueled, sweat-soaked, and steeped in working class life. Some might call it country. Some might call it rock. Some might call it a few drunks on a stage. Either way, bullshit and irony have no home here.

Paste Magazine has the first mp3 "Carry On," saying, "the whisky-drenched tunes of Denver are packed with sweet harmonies and rowdy arrangements": http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/06/song-premiere-denver---carry-on.html

Mike Elias said "I wrote 'Carry On' in the midst of uncertainty with my marriage. It's a middle ground song of not knowing whether to keep running away from the problems of my life or standing up and facing them."

Veterans of Pickathon, Denver has confirmed a set this year at the Timber! Music Fest alongside J. Mascis, Charles Bradley, Damien Jurado, and others.

Denver Tour Dates:

July 17th & 18th - Adrift Hotel - Long Beach, WA
July 19th – Record Release at Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR (w/ Michael Hurley)
July 24-26th - Timber! Music Fest - Carnation, WA (w/ J.Mascis, Charles Bradley, Damien Jurado, Horse Feathers, etc.)
July 27th - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA