"This album is meant to be listened to loud. Turn it up!" is the proclamation on the back cover of Mark Karan’s first official solo release, Walk Through the Fire, out on June 30th through Quacktone Records/DIG Music. The general consensus ...view article
Railroad Earth will hit the ground running this fall with a Southern tour that kicks off right at the turn of October. The six-piece band will start their tour on the Eastern Seaboard, with dates in Delaware and Virginia, before rolling the train Southwest to Tennessee, Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana and ...view article
Umphrey's McGee throws a lot of parties during the course of the average touring year, but the throw down of throw downs has always been their New Year's Eve celebration in their home city of Chicago.. Despite stepping down from the grandeur of last year's Auditorium Theatre, the three set ...view article
Fans of the Grateful Dead have yet another reason to rejoice as the Dark Star Orchestra team has released a soundboard recording of the first set of their October 13, 2012 performance at The Fillmore in San Francisco. The night was a special one as Grateful Dead founding bassist Phil Lesh joined ...view article
The Jam Stampede remembers Pigpen and will do a healthy dose of Pigpen on the day of his birthday, September 8. Plenty of Dead tunes will abound and we do one more spin around the sun for Pig.
Starting a rock band was actually Ron McKernan's idea, and he was its first front man, delivering ...view article
On December 31st, the guitar monk meets the best of the funk, for a New Year's blow-out at the Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA. Seminal guitar wizard, Steve Kimock is joined by friends and family, including funky bassist Bobby Vega (Zero, KVHW, Sly & the ...view article
The Cambridge Room, in the Dallas House of Blues, may be the most intimate venue around. With a capacity of 250, and stuffed couches around the perimeter, it feels like you’re watching your favorite band in your own living room. I was fortunate enough to catch Cornmeal there last Wednesday. ...view article
I hadn't been to a show in over a month, and was really jonesing for some live music. Plus, I had just bought a new lens, so I really wanted to get out and take some pictures. Luckily, Cornmeal, fresh from Jam Cruise, scheduled a show at a very small venue in Ft. Worth. When I say small, I ...view article
Sam Bush is like a fine red wine, maturity brings out the best in his music. Now 57 years old, and a veteran of Bluegrass, Newgrass, Jazzgrass, rock and Jug Band music styles, Sam has been a major influence on traditional and progressive acoustic music since the 1970's.17356
.jpg "Umphrey's McGee - 12/31/2009: Aragon Ballroom; Chicago, ILL")
