Hidden Track was started in October 2006 by Ace Cowboy and Scott Bernstein to offer live music fans an off-beat look at the scene. We cover a wide range of music from Prog-Rock to Classic Rock to Jazz to Blues to Jam to Indie to Klezmer. Okay, maybe we don’t cover Klezmer although The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band does kick some serious ass. Over the years we’ve developed a more serious tone, but we’re not afraid to drop a fart joke when necessary. In January of 2009, Hidden Track was awarded the 2008 Weblog Award for Best Music Blog, a fair indication of how far we’ve come in just 28 short months.

We’ve added a number of smart and witty contributors over the years broadening the scope of both the locations and genres that we cover. If you’d like to be a member of the Hidden Track team, or if you’d like to send us anything to screen and fluff for the masses, you can do so at scott@glidemagazine.com. We’d love to hear from you, so drop a line whenever you feel like we should listen closely to what you have to say.

If you’d like to know more about Hidden Track, read the introductory FAQ here.

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Scott Bernstein helped start the blog in 2006 and is currently the Editor-in-Chief. Scott also writes for Relix Magazine, Pimpwiz, You Enjoy MyBlog and Scottybiz. His first concert was the Jackson Family Victory Tour in 1984 and he hasn’t looked back since. Anyone wishing to contribute to the blog should contact scott@glidemagazine.com for guidelines.

David Onigman has been consulting for Hidden Track since the blog was started and contributes the Cover Wars column each week. DaveO’s started off as Executive Editor and was named Publisher in January 2009 to acknowledge all of the behind the scenes work he puts in on a daily basis.

Jeff Greenblatt started contributing to Hidden Track in 2007 and became Managing Editor in February 2007. He comes to us from his self-published blog, Hits From The Blog. Each week Jeff writes a number of columns including Tour Dates and Bloggy Goodness. Jeff also leads the way on a number of collaborative projects including Pullin’ ‘Tubes, At The Barbecue and our Best Of series. Jeff received the additional Project Coordinator title in January 2009.

Ryan Dembinsky (aka Rupert) recently joined the Hidden Track editorial staff as a Contributing Editor after writing a weekly column on HT for over a year. Rupert’s also one of the main writers at The Ghost of Wayne Fontes.

Randy Ray writes a film column, Hidden Flick, every two weeks for HT. Randy’s a featured columnist at Jambands.com and Relix. Our Consulting Editor also writes his own blog.

Chad Berndtson writes for The Patriot Ledger, PopMatters, Glide, Relix and other publications. He connected with Hidden Track early in 2008 and has been helping to guide the site with his astute observations and advice ever since. Chad was named Consulting Editor in January 2009.

Shane Handler, Brian Piccolo and Eric Ward brought Scott and Ace to Glide Magazine in 2006 and continue to run the main site. Shane, Brian and Eric have been instrumental in keeping the blog going and designing Hidden Track 2.0. All inquiries about Glide Magazine’s main site should be sent to this e-mail address.

Featured Writers: Dan Alford, Carla Danca, Eliot Glazer, Jennifer Kirk, Jon McLennand, Chuck Myers, Neeko, Luke Sacks, Jeremy Welsh, Wade Ellis Wilby,

Photographers: Jeremy Gordon and Adam Kaufman

Founder / Editor-in-Chief (10/06 – 01/08): Ace Cowboy

MP3 Disclaimer:

Any MP3s on Hidden Track are up for listening purposes only for a short time. If you’re an artist or label who wants the song taken down, please write Scott.

Comment Disclaimer:

The last thing the staff wants to do is censor any of our commentors, however if any comments attack anyone personally or contain racist remarks we reserve the right to take ‘em down.