Here’s a kickstarter that REALLY needs to get funded.  Chicago bluegrass faves Henhouse Prowlers were victims of an all-too-common gear theft AND are trying to get out their new album. I don’t particularly care for Kid Rock’s music or his politics, but he’s got the right idea when it comes to ticket prices.  Stop pointing [...]

More cool stuff from around the web… Via hypebot — 21 things you didn’t know about music critics Via Rolling Stone — Ten most annoying concert behaviors A Phish fan and phantasytour.com user won a twitter contest offered by Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay and was mailed $8500 in cash.  Best part: the picture he [...]

We've got one more update from the action packed Chicago Thanksgiving Weekend 2012. Saturday night at Martyrs featured sets from two of Chicago's very own: Henhouse Prowlers and Family Groove Company. Each band delivered their own set before coming together at the end of the night for an extended post-encore jam that touched on Phish, [...]

Ive already stuck this in the calendar, but I think an event of this caliber warrants a front page post, too.  So many members of The Barn's favorite groups are coming together on this evening at one of our favorite venues.  I'm guessing there's a deliberate use of the term Ramble here, as both the [...]

It’s about time for all turkeys to find safe hiding pastures and for folks to start flocking together with family to give thanks and gorge themselves. For fans of Family Groove Company and the Henhouse Prowlers, it is also an excellent time to break the feast with friends as the two long time veterans of [...]

Every summer, interesting festivals overtake the music landscape in and around Chicago. While the festival calendar dries up after Labor Day, leave it to the area's best venues to make our holidays seem like mini-festivals of their own. And with Thanksgiving more of a homecoming style occasion, the program leans delightfully local. We've already seen [...]

I'm trying something different for this contest to make it easier than ever to win these tickets. I've created a short entry form on this page. All you need to do is fill out your email address and which of two shows you are interested in attending: Mr Blotto and Chicago Zappa Collective at Reggie's [...]

I’d never even heard of Fanfound until recently, but based on deals they are currently offering, there appear to be many reasons to check back with them frequently. At the top of the list are discounted tickets (43% off face value) to both upcoming weekends of the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival.  If you missed [...]

Months ago, I was pumped about the announcement of two night Umphrey’s McGee run in Chicago over Thanksgiving weekend.  Little did I know at the time, but by the time this extended weekend would arrive, that party would start in Chicago well before UM takes the stage, and continue all the way through to Thanksgiving [...]

Groupon Live is offering $40 for two tickets for Saturday ticket to the fourth installment Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival on January 21; a $79 face value.  This year, Saturday night will be at the beautiful Auditorium Theater, and feature some of our favorite artists, including: David Grisman Quintent Del McCoury Band Joe Purdy Travelin’ [...]