St. Patrick's Day will soon be upon us, and while many think of the holiday in terms of the celebrations, it marks the busiest time of the year for musician Joe Cullen of West Dundee.The native Irishman has lived in the area for more than 20 years and performs traditional Irish folk music throughout the Chicago area.

Here's the best in Twin Cities music and exhibits for March 14-18.

Though they're named after their adventures driving for Union Cab, the Getaway Drivers are anything but a ragtag bunch of escape artists.

I just don't know what to make of Delbert McClinton . The more I hear, the more i like but the more confounded I become. If you ask the average person....if they know him at all, I'm sure they think of him in a general way as a Country Music artist. But that is so wrong. Oh sure, he sings country/folk music sometimes. But how 'bout Soul Music? Do you ever think of Delbert as a soul singer?

PANAMA CITY — There was no mistaking the city’s 18th annual Highland Games and Scottish Festival: Folk music poured from the bandstand, bagpipes moaned in the distance and haggis abounded. And kilts. Plenty of kilts paraded through the lots near...

Despite the self-imposed handicap of a name that sounds like a firm of funeral directors – it is, coincidentally, the name of a fish and chip shop in Grays, Essex – indie folk quartet Mumford & Sons are unmistakably going places.

(LiveDaily.com) Shooter Jennings [ tickets ] returns to the road next month with his new band, Hierophant, in support of the singer/songwriter's just-released concept album, "Black Ribbons."

Ryan Adams is back. Oh, and he’s releasing a ‘legit metal record.’ Shelving his usual alt.-country tunes, Adams, whose last official album release was 2008’s Cardinology, has announced he’s going to release the metal-inspired Orion via his Pax-Am label. You can sample a new tune, which might or might not be called “Electrosnake,” on his [...]

Athens, GA alt-country outfit The Drive-By Truckers will appear on “ The Late Show with David Letterman ” tonight, March 12 , and “ Late Night With Jimmy Fallon ” on Wednesday, March 31st . In addition to these high-profile television spots, they’ve also added additional dates to their The Big To-Do tour including nine dates with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Continue reading at FILTERmagazine ...

Artist: Viernes Album: Sinister Devices Release Date: June 8 Label: Kanine Tracklist : 01 Glass Windows 02 Sinister Love 03 Enhance Pendulum Channel 04 Entire Empire 05 Regressive Soul Pollution 06 Glacial Change of Pace 07 Honest Parade 08 Ancient Amazon/New Fashion 09 Liquid Tunnel 10 Faulty Investments 11 Swimmer's Ear 12 Sinister Devices Notes: Debut album from this shimmering Florida psych ...

Shooter Jennings [ tickets ] continues his road trip this month with his new band, Hierophant, in support of the singer/songwriter's just-released concept album, "Black Ribbons." The trek, which kicked off earlier this month, continues tomorrow night (3/13) in Denver, and runs through a March 28 show in Chattanooga, TN, that will also feature Alice in Chains. Jennings and Alice in Chains hook up ...

Over on Ryan Adams ' website , the alt-country vet has a fun little piece of news: "We're going to begin pressing ORION -- my most legit METAL record -- on vinyl next week. Have a listen to the song below and let us at PAXAM [ Adams' label ] know if you'd be interested in purchasing one." The "legit" qualifier is in there presumably because Ryan has played around with joke metal before ...

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Alaskan singer and songwriter Tom Begich returns to Centre Stage for an evening of contemporary folk music at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 13. The concert will be a fundraiser for Stagelights Musical Arts Community. Admission is $10 at the door or $8 in advance. Advanced tickets are available at Centre Stage or Earl E. Books and are recommended since organizers expect this show to sell out. “Tom ...

As this year’s SXSW festival descends upon Austin, TX, with dozens upon dozens upon dozens of bands along with thousands of music fans and industry hotshots swarming to the Texas town, it’s easy for SXSW-related news to fall through the cracks. Here’s a quick roundup of just a few such stories that are emerging this [...]

LOS ANGELES — In the music video for Lady Gaga's hit single "Bad Romance," the pop diva vamps across several nightmarish tableaux wearing a variety of barely there lingerie get-ups. The flashy clip caused a sensation when it debuted in November and has racked up 85 million views on YouTube.

Twenty-five years into their career as the singers/songwriters for the great Canadian band Blue Rodeo, Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy continue to construct an unparalleled body of work.

Ulster Orchestra, Ulster Hall, Belfast, Tonight, 7.45pm Related Stories Album: Paul Brady, Hooba Dooba (Proper) Album: Various Artists, I Smell A Rat: Early Black Rock'n'Roll #2 1949-1959 (Trikont) Roots/Folk Music 12/3/10 Classical Music 12/3/10 Pop/Dance Music 12/3/10

Luka bloom, Black Box, Belfast, Tonight, 8pm Related Stories Album: Paul Brady, Hooba Dooba (Proper) Album: Various Artists, I Smell A Rat: Early Black Rock'n'Roll #2 1949-1959 (Trikont) Classical Music 12/3/10 Classical Music 12/3/10 Pop/Dance Music 12/3/10

Stainer’s crucifixion in belfast, St Mark’s Church, Dundela, Thursday, March 18, 8pm Related Stories Album: Paul Brady, Hooba Dooba (Proper) Album: Various Artists, I Smell A Rat: Early Black Rock'n'Roll #2 1949-1959 (Trikont) Roots/Folk Music 12/3/10 Classical Music 12/3/10 Pop/Dance Music 12/3/10