I’ve always looked at the Blue Ridge Parkway National Park as the heart of Appalachian culture. It provides a path through some of America’s most aesthetically pleasing and culturally important…
Photos and Article by Miles Hurley In an interview once, modern americana icon Steve Earle once said of The Allman Brothers, “All great bands are great bands, in the long…
Article and Photos by Miles Hurley In our growing excitement for the nineteenth annual Floydfest Music and Arts Festival later this summer, The Poke Around is looking back at last year’s event,…
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After just one weekend, it’s easy to see that The Caverns – new home of the Emmy-winning PBS series Bluegrass Underground – is destined to be an iconic venue. It…
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Albany-based jam quartet Formula 5 kicked off their fall tour this week, with a set at NYC’s American Beauty that showed signs of what should be a fantastic October-November run.…
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On Phish’s second to last night of the Baker’s Dozen run Saturday, a number of couldn’t miss after-parties went down, like newer jamband Spafford playing a sold-out show to B.B…