Happy New Year and Festival Plans for 2008

Happy New Year to all the readers!!!!

Well, 2007 passed by way too quickly but I was on the road for some great music and the MusicRoadMan plans to continue that tradition for 2008.

My schedule for 2008 will probably not be quite as congested as 2007, but still plan to hit a few old haunts as well as take in a few new ones along the way.  I certainly I am not going to put 4 weekends in a row in my itinerary as I did with the 10KLF Festival, Crossroads Festival, Telluride Jazz and Gathering of the Vibes this past year, but one stop a month is certainly manageable.

Stops that I have scheduled so far:

• Langerado Music Festival -  I went to the 2006 version of this one, so with a change of venue to the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation and the kickass lineup, this is a great way to start off the season.
• Jazzfest -  My annual trek back home to the Crescent City is on the agenda, but my decision to hit one of the weekends or take in both will depend on the artists that will probably be announced sometime next month.  Early confirmations are the return of the Neville Brothers, Tim McGraw and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.
• Telluride Jazz Festival  - With the move to the beginning of June, looks like I will be spending my birthday in the mountains listening to McCoy Tyner and Bettye LaVette amongst a host of others. 
• Telluride Blues Festival - Even though you have to buy the tickets the beginning of March with no knowledge of who will be playing in September, it does not matter because it will be a good time anyway..

Possible others include Mountain Jam in upstate New York, 10KLF in Minnesota, Austin City Limits down I-35 and Voodoo Fest back in New Orleans.  Of course, there will also be concerts here around the DFW area as well as anywhere else I might want to wander….

Where do you plan to go in 2008??? Feel free to leave comments.