Arizona Fans Excited to See HIT & RUN After 12-Year Absence!

12 years is a long time for fans to wait to see their favorite band return to a festival in their area, but in this case the wait will be well rewarded.  

A few weeks ago Hit & Run’s Rebecca Frazier announced the band would be returning to the Grand Canyon State.  A lot has happened in those twelve years, including a marriage and the start of a family not to mention huge leaps on the career front.  So we asked the Arizona Bluegrass Association’s James Reams to put the spotlight on Rebecca and the band to help us catch up.   Here is his report:

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“So Much More than a Pretty Voice: Rebecca Frazier is the Whole Package”

By James Reams

Arizona bluegrass lovers are in for a real treat this year at the Marana Bluegrass Festival as Rebecca Frazier with her incredible band Hit & Run headline the event on April 29 & 30. The festival runs from April 28 through April 30th at the Ora Mae Harn Park (13250 N. Lon Adams Rd.) in Marana, AZ.

Friday Funnies

A Regular Friday Feature

By: Rick Cornish

Spotlight on Martha Moore and Why You Get So Much Moore!

I knew for certain I was going to Nashville when I pulled onto Interstate 40 headed East out of Oklahoma City. I didn’t even have time to think about it….. I just went. I knew I was going to stay with my best friends and do a little recording on Sunday. On Tuesday, as the media rep for Prescription Bluegrass and Brian McNeal, I was invited to watch the filming of a bluegrass segment of “Country’s Family Reunion, Simply Bluegrass” on RFD-TV, at  NorthStar Studios.  Monday morning was set aside to have breakfast and interview one of the “GO-TO” media experts in Nashville, Martha Moore, owner of “so much MOORE media”.

By: W.J. Hallock    Editor's Note: Most of the time, the news you read is about those in the spotlight.  However without the folks  standing in the shadows those lights would never be as bright as they are.  One such person who makes the light shine the brightest is Media Representative Martha Moore.  This month Prescription Bluegrass' very own W.J. Hallock is turning the spotlight around and shining it Martha's way.

Happy Birthday Mr. Soundman

At festivals everywhere, you quite often hear members of the bands give public thanks to the guys in the sound booth. 

They know the power the sound man has to make them sound good or not.

One of the best in the business is Dick Pierle’s OLD BLUE SOUND

[Mr. Soundman - Pat Donohue]

Spotlight on Bob Stane and The Coffee Gallery Backstage

An Evening with Bob Stane - Southern California’s Legendary Folk & Bluegrass Promoter

 

Article and Photos by: Shelley Kilgore

 

Much has been written about Bob Stane’s legendary career promoting the likes of The Dillards, The Wayfarers, The Wanderers, Mason Williams, Steve Martin, etc., during his days as owner of the infamous Ice House in Pasadena, CA from 1961-1978.

However, what remained to be unseen for me was the craft and ingenuity behind Bob’s promoting.

I was intrigued to discover just how, at the ripe age of 21, he could turn a $500 loan from a college friend into a booming music/comedy club with his first coffee house venture in San Diego in 1958, called the Upper Cellar. So I set out on a short jaunt during a business trip to L.A. and visited with Bob at his quaint venue called the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, CA.