or
Artist Inquiry Form

News & Press

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival starts today!
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival starts today!

Posted 10/03/2014

Today is the first day of San Francisco’s adored Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. 2014 brings the festival to its 14th year and as per usual, it’s a free event! Located in Golden Gate Park, HSBG includes seven stages and is expected to draw 700,000 people over the course of the…

READ MORE

Ground Control Touring Artists at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Ground Control Touring Artists at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Posted 10/01/2013

Festival season isn’t over yet! Head to Hellman Hollow in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this weekend for the 13th annual FREE Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Ground Control Touring’s The Felice Brothers (Friday, Rooster Stage at 2:10 PM), Conor Oberst (Friday, Rooster Stage at 5:45 PM), Justin Townes Earle (Sunday,…

READ MORE

Ground Control Touring Artists at Way Over Yonder Festival
Ground Control Touring Artists at Way Over Yonder Festival

Posted 09/30/2013

This weekend the folks that bring us The Newport Folk Festival are taking their stellar programming to the West Coast for the first ever Way Over Yonder Festival. The fest will take place on October 5 & 6 at the Santa Monica Pier and features Ground Control Touring’s Conor Oberst,…

READ MORE

Ground Control Touring Artists at MusicFestNW
Ground Control Touring Artists at MusicFestNW

Posted 09/05/2013

We’re stoked that a handful of Ground Control Touring artists are on MusicFestNW’s lineup this year. Hiss Golden Messenger, Justin Townes Earle and The Baseball Project played last night. Tonight you can catch The Love Language at 12:00 AM and tomorrow’s performances include Superchunk at 10:30 PM and Titus Andronicus…

READ MORE

Ground Control Touring Artists to Play Musicfest NW
Ground Control Touring Artists to Play Musicfest NW

Posted 06/04/2013

We know it’s barely June but we can’t wait for September because Superchunk, Justin Townes Earle, Titus Andronicus, The Love Language, and Hiss Golden Messenger will all be playing at Musicfest NW in Portland, OR from September 3-8! Click here for lineup and ticket info

READ MORE

Ground Control Touring Artists’ Record Store Day Releases 2013
Ground Control Touring Artists’ Record Store Day Releases 2013

Posted 04/18/2013

We’re pumped for Record Store Day which is coming up this Saturday, April 20th! There’s a lot to choose from so here’s a list of some great releases by Ground Control Touring artists to make your decision a little easier: The Bats- By Night (reissue), Captured Tracks Big Dipper- Joke…

READ MORE

Ground Control Artists Set Sail on the Cayamo Cruise
Ground Control Artists Set Sail on the Cayamo Cruise

Posted 01/14/2013

We’re excited to report that yesterday four of our artists headed out on the high seas for the Cayamo Cruise! Dawes, Justin Townes Earle, Jason Isbell, and Robert Ellis are all on the cruise this year. They join the likes of Lyle Lovett, Keb’ Mo’, Hayes Carll, Shovels & Rope,…

READ MORE

Ground Control Touring Artists at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Ground Control Touring Artists at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Posted 09/21/2012

We’re excited to report that Conor Oberst, Lucero, Justin Townes Earle, Jenny Lewis, and Simone Felice will be playing at this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco. For the second year running, October 5 will feature Conor Brings Friends for Friday – a special lineup on The Rooster…

READ MORE

Justin Townes Earle Wins “Song of the Year” at the Americana Music Awards
Justin Townes Earle Wins “Song of the Year” at the Americana Music Awards

Posted 10/14/2011

Last night the historical Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN hosted the The Americana Music Association’s 10th annual honors and awards show. Justin Townes Earle’s nominations include Album of the Year and Song of the Year. He walked away with the award for Song of the Year for “Harlem River Blues,”…

READ MORE

Ground Control Touring Artists Play at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Ground Control Touring Artists Play at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Posted 10/04/2011

Bright Eyes, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Justin Townes Earle, Kurt Vile & The Violators, M. Ward, Woods, Thurston Moore, and The Felice Brothers took the stage at this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. The free festival spanned from September 30th through October 2nd on six stages at Speedway…

READ MORE