Welcome to Hittin' the Web's home on the Web ... which we hope becomes your home on the web too! Our goal is to present a mix of the finest established and new musical artists, in the spirit of the legendary Bill Graham and his Fillmore East.

Bookmark this page as your portal to Hittin' the Web's family of web sites for The Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman, The Aquarium Rescue Unit, Matt Barranti, Dickey Betts & Great Southern, Oteil Burbridge, Lefty Collins, Flying Frog Records, Tommy Gallagher, The GLRBR, Donna Hopkins, Mark May, and Dusty Sommers. That's a lineup you won't see anywhere else, and more artists are coming!

Our goal is to bring fans closer to bands, venues and record labels - we are all a music-loving community. So hop on over to Alltel Pavilion's, Sound Advice Amphitheatre's and Tampa Bay Amphitheatre's sites too, and let the fine folks in that HTW site know what bands you'd like to hear.

HTW also proudly presents Radio HTW constantly updated news on your favorite bands and an integrated Calendar that makes planning road trips a snap!

We hope you come back often -- crank up Radio HTW, add your voice to the family in the Guest Book, and always remember to Hit Your Note!

What's Shakin'?

It's just 2 days (or "2 more sleeps" as our dear sister Karen says! :-) ) before The Hittin' The Web Family of Bands Shows at the Second Street Music Hall in Gadsden, AL.

What's particularly joyous about this event (other than, gee, they've got great lineage ;-) ) is that the artists involved are getting together for the love of music and the extended family. They're coming from all over the country, bringin' it home to Alabama for you.

The schedule for the Hittin' The Web Family of Bands Shows is:

FRIDAY, MAY 19TH

SATURDAY, MAY 20TH

Tickets are $25/show or $40/both days.

For more information visit: http://www.2ndstreetmusic.net/events.php?eventid=92

As if getting a chance to see Oteil up close and personal at the Hittin' The Web Family of Bands Shows wasn't cool enough, bass players have the chance to spend four days with Oteil learning his groovy funk/jazz/jam bass styles at the Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, June 2 - 5.

Visit Fur Peace Ranch or call 740-992-2575 and speak to Ginger for more details.

• The ABB are announcing their 2006 summer tour dates!
  
• Mark May is giving private guitar lessons.
  
• Gregg Allman & Friends are headling the Sarasota Blues Fest this year.
  
• Dickey Betts & Great Southern are back on the road.
  
• Dusty Sommers has received his 4th ASCAP writers award and grant!
  
• Oteil & the Peacemakers have a new CD out and are touring hard.
  
• Matt Barranti is playing up a storm and auditioning for a new drummer.
  
• The Goodlife Rhythm & Blues Revue has named Donna Lagana as their manager.
  
• Lefty Collins and the No Mercy Band were named Family Band of the Year in the 2005 Peachy Awards.
  
• Donna Hopkins has signed up to join Lefty Collins and the No Mercy Band, The Matt Barranti Band and The Goodlife Rhythm & Blues Revue at the Hittin' The Web Family of Bands ExtravaBandsZa May 19 and 20 in Gadsden, AL.

Speaking of Gov't Mule, watch Warren and Dave play an acoustic version of "You Stoned Me" and "Soulshine" by clicking HERE. Y'all don't be afraid to sing along now! "Soul shine, it's better than sunshine, better than moonshine ... " Yesss!

Hittin' the Web's Gig House - a new section that spotlights bands you may not have heard about, but should - is NOW OPEN, featuring our first artists-in-residence Jim Weider, Dick Griffin, and their latest House mate, Dru Lombar . While it's always been our pleasure to feature undiscovered artists on Radio HTW, The Gig House kicks that notion up a notch by spotlighting them here on the home page, in dedicated HTW pages, and on the HTW Family calendar.

Our goal is to jump start the family's interest in a few bands at a time, for a two-month period ... long enough for you to get a taste of what they're about and maybe even see them live. At the end of two months we'll give 'em a hug, open the door, and invite new bands into the Gig House.

We're looking for volunteers to review CDs, write concert reviews, contribute pix, conjure up graphics, and form street teams for this project. Are you The Man? Are you The Woman? Let us know! The pay is non-existant, but the good karma and possibilities you'll harvest are endless. Trust us, we know a *little* about how doing something you love just for the heck of it can turn your life around! ;-)