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Summer 2014 at Lake Tahoe is going to be a musical one, complete with country, classic rock, new and old and more in between.

Rascal Flatts is the latest to book their trip to South Lake Tahoe. They will be hitting the stage on Sunday, August 24. Tickets go on sale April 11.

So far, the lineup is:

Sarah McLaughlin on June 24
Carrie Underwood on July 18
Zac Brown Band on July 20
Journey and Steve Miller Band on July 30
Lady Gaga's ARTPOP Ball on August 2
Boston on August 3
Bruno Mars on August 14
Sammy Hagar and Friends on August 16
Rascal Flatts on August 24

The Harvey's Outdoor Concert Series in South Lake Tahoe is adding more concerts to their summer 2014 lineup.

Carrie Underwood was added to the schedule with a concert during the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament. Tickets for the July 18 show will go on sale March 20 at 10 a.m.

Underwood joins Sara McLachlan (June 24), Zac Brown Band (July 20), Journey and Steve Miller Band (July 30), Boston and The Doobie Brothers (August 3) and Bruno Mars (August 14).

South Lake Tahoe, the tight-knit ski community big on Olympic athletes will honor its three USA team members in a city-wide celebration, Saturday, March 15.

Jamie Anderson, Maddie Bowman, who won gold for snowboarding slopestyle and freeskiing halfpipe respectively, and Hannah Teter who placed fourth in snowboarding halfpipe, will be lauded at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort.

South Tahoe High Students Rose Campion, Dillon Mlynsky and Sammy Doyle were invited to participate with last weekend's NorCal Honor Band at Sonoma State University.

After three days of rehearsals with Eric Hammer, Director of Bands at the University of Pacific, the band gave a concert in the new Weil Hall at SSU.

Selected among several local outstanding youth Josh Kornbeck will compete against other Boys & Girls Club members for the California Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 college scholarship from Tupperware Brands Corporation. As the new Youth of the Year for Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe, 16-year old Josh is a true example of an extraordinary young man recognized by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for his sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community.

A brand new winter advertising campaign was launched this week by the Nevada Tourism Commission. The $1.3 million project promotes the Lake Tahoe area as a premier skiing destination.

During the course of the campaign, the ad, which highlights music from the Las Vegas band, the Killers, will be seen this winter on cable and television stations in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas and should be seen by nearly 95 million people.

With the holiday season now in full swing, it’s only appropriate that the Reno Jazz Orchestra (RJO) brings Jazz for the Holidays to Northern Nevada for all to enjoy on December 20, 2013 at The Nightingale Hall - University of Nevada. Accompanying the accomplished musicians of the RJO are vocalists Cami Thompson and Kenn Pettiford, international Tap star Sam Weber and performers from the Sierra Nevada Ballet under the direction of Rosine Bena. The Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Vern Scarbrough, will open the holiday performance which starts at 7:30 pm.

Grammy Award winning island music superstars Shaggy & Ravon and the legendary group Black Uhuru will headline separate shows at the Lake Tahoe Fall Harvest Reggae Jam at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa Nov. 19 and Nov. 29.

Ian McFeron live @ The Cottonwood
Saturday, November 9th, 2013 – 7:00pm to 10:00pm / FREE
The Cottonwood, 10142 Rue Hilltop, Truckee, CA 96161 - (530) 587-5711

Ian McFeron tours in support of his new album "Time Will Take You", recorded in Nashville and produced by Grammy nominated Doug Lancio. McFeron is joined on tour by longtime friend and musical accompanist Alisa Milner on fiddle, cello, and harmony vocals.

TahoeChamber announced the nominees for the 2013 Blue Ribbon Awards. 175 people and businesses were nominated.

Congratulations to the nominees:

Experience Award – Sponsored by Marriott Vacation Club

Celebrate and honor our veterans as the LTUSD Performing Arts Department presents A Veterans Day Musical Tribute on Thursday, November 7, 2013. The music will be performed by the South Tahoe Middle School and South Tahoe High School Bands, Orchestras, and Choirs. The concert will be held in the Multi-purpose Room at South Tahoe Middle School and is FREE!

Doors open at 6:30 PM and the concert starts at 7PM.

More than 2 dozen decorated cars and trucks carrying South Tahoe High students lined Highway 50 on Saturday morning for the Annual South Tahoe High Homecoming Parade. The school's Pep Band, Lady Vikings, Football and Soccer teams, cheerleaders, Homecoming Prince and Princesses, alumni and classes as well as Pop Warner cheerleaders and players joined in the fun. Candy was tossed from passing cars and there were lots of cheering parents and residents along the parade route.

It began with a royal Bavarian marriage and evolved into a world famous festival – Oktoberfest. Munich's great tradition returns to the shores of Lake Tahoe for Camp Richardson's 19th Annual Oktoberfest, Oct. 5-6.

Neo-noir, avant-garde duo La Fin Absolute du Monde have released their third E.P. titled 'Descend,' featuring their first collaborations with outside producers, and are touring California and the Northwest this Summer, beginning in South Lake Tahoe on Friday, July 19 at Whiskey Dicks.

The duo wrapped up their first U.K. tour in support of 'Descend' in April where they traversed the U.K. on buses and public transportation, and are now beginning the Summer leg of their 2013 U.S. tour.

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The University of Nevada, Reno is set to hold the 57th Lake Tahoe Music Camp July 21-27 at the Nevada State 4-H Camp. Each year, nearly 200 students in grades 8 through 12 participate in a week of music activities, rehearsals, team building exercises and recreation time, all on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe.

The camp is filled with jazz and classical music workshops, clinics, performances, mentoring and instruction with award-winning University faculty, guest conductors, professional Chamber singers and jazz musicians and more.

As Lake Tahoe prepares for its premiere eye-candy fireworks extravaganza over the sky Thursday night, Jack Durst at the website Fabulous Lake Tahoe offers these great tips in the video below on how to effectively take Fourth of July fireworks photographs and video.

Van Sessions sensation Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers will open for the Steve Miller Band at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena June 22 at Harveys Lake Tahoe.

Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers arrived to international recognition with the viral 2012 video for their "Van Session" cover of Hall and Oates "I Can't Go For That." The video features the band, in their van, performing the song on travel-sized instruments. This particular session has garnered over 2 million hits and the Van Sessions have 2.5 million hits overall.

Tahoe Arts and Design Academy at South Tahoe High will present its annual Pops Concerts on Monday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 5, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the TADA Theatre located at South Tahoe High School. Tickets are $5 each. Refreshments will be available.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will host the third annual Native Species Festival on Sunday, June 9, 2013. Residents and visitors are invited to attend this free family event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89.

The South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Festival will kick off Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bijou Community Park.

Earth Day recognizes, celebrates and promotes our region’s unique beauty while educating the public about local environmental issues.

Bring your friends and family to learn about ways to counteract global climate change through recycling and composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability, and reducing our ecological footprint.

Lake Tahoe Home and Garden Show will be in the Gym at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Complex, 1182 Rufus Allen Blvd., South Lake Tahoe Friday, April 26, 4 pm to 8 pm and Saturday, April 27, 10 am to 6 pm.

Event to feature live music by Fabrizio both days and Cal Poly Pomona Jazz Band Saturday afternoon; landscaping and defensible demonstrations by the South Lake Tahoe and Lake Valley fire departments; door prizes, plenty of vendors and more.

Go here to learn more.

The Silver State's first brand has officially been launched: "Nevada. A world within. A state apart."

Gov. Brian Sandoval, Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki and state tourism officials launched the first-ever statewide brand Tuesday to be used for marketing programs by state agencies.

Go here to see the overhauled Travel Nevada website. Below is a television commerical featuring the Las Vegas band The Killers singing "Don't fence me in." It will be used for Nevada's summer tourism campaign.

Phish will return to South Shore Lake Tahoe for its 2013 Summer Tour, according to the band's website. Shows are set for the Harveys Outdoor Concert Series July 30-31.
The famed Vermont-based jam band held sold-out shows in August, 2011.

During recording of the second Alan Evans Trio album, the band leader encouraged and instructed the guitarist: "Come on, man, think like space funk." Evans, who once had a band called Moon Boot ...