Thanks, Magfest!

The fine folks who put on Magnolia Festival October 21-24 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park are giving students a giant break. The new special student ticket for four days of festing and camping is just $75 -- that's compared to $175 at the gate. It applies to students age 13 and up, and you have to have a valid student I.D. to get in. If you don't have the I.D., you will have to pay regular price at the gate.

They've also extended early bird price -- $125 ($147 with fees included) -- through September 1. The lineup this year is really excellent. Here is my earlier post about the lineup. Since then, they've added Newgrass pioneer Sam Bush and his band. Basically, some of the finest string musicians in the world will convene at Magnolia Fest for four days in the finest weather we get all year. Bring your Halloween costume and your pumpkin for carving and let's get witchy, y'all.

RR Earth, Cornmeal, and New Mastersounds in Tally

Check out two Engine Room shows this week in Tallahassee -- one a Newgrass treat and the other a Brisitsh Funk Invasion:

Railroad Earth and Cornmeal play tonight, 8 pm, $20 cover. Cornmeal is a super cool newgrass band out of Chicago that impressed at Suwannee last year.

The New Mastersounds, a British funk/electronic act that positively Laid It On Down at Bear Creek Music & Art Festival last year, plays The Engine Room Wednesday night at 9. $10 advance, $12 at the door. That's gonna be some big fun.