Last Thursday brought a little bit of New Orleans to the Kessler Theater in Dallas, TX.  Three bands, all from The Big Easy, got the crowd moving at the historic art- deco venue in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas.  Opening up the evening were The Revivalists, who wrapped up their short set ...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

After establishing ...view article

From the eye of the polar cyclone stormed a giant black bus covered in a mixture of snow, salt and wintery grime, gold swirls of etching twinkled between the splotches of dirt as it perched under the alley light at the Vogue Theater in Broadripple, Indiana. The jazz infused bluegrass folk funkadelic ...view article

Bursting beats from the Congress theater in late June was the dynamic duo populating the band Thievery Corporatio. Livening up the Logan Square district of Chicago, a flare of universal elements was brought to the stage with this group whose live performances bring astounding theatrics. A passion ...view article

Few would argue that listening to decades-old recordings of the Grateful Dead's Tuesday, May 9, 1978 show at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, New York, is a viable substitute for having attended the actual concert. That being said, Dead Heads and music fans of all ages got a rare ...view article

Yonder back at the Fillmore, and I’m here to see it.  I must have done something right in a previous life.  The crowds intensity was on the verge of exploding, and the music hadn’t even started yet.  Jeff Austin, Adam Aijala, Dave Johnston, and Ben Kaufmann have been on fire this entire West ...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

Dark Star Orchestra graced the Jannus Live (Landing) stage located in downtown St. Petersburg, FL for a real good time. Ironically, I had just been listening to a Grateful Dead Winterland performance from 2/22/74 (40 years to the date) which was the year when the band played in front of their infamous ...view article

Set 1: Birdland > Wheel Hoss > Birdland, Rain, Black and White, Little Hands > Can’t Wait Another Day, Pack It Up, Outside and Inside, Just One Story

Set 2: Texas > Kinky Reggae > It Is What It Is, I’ll Be Waiting* > Rhythm of the Road, Naive Melody, Joyful Sound > Texas

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When I first heard of The Contribution and who was in the band, I nearly wet myself with excitement. How could such a band made up of members of The String Cheese Incident, Railroad Earth and New Monsoon be anything except absolutely stellar? Featuring Tim Carbone, one of the best fiddle players ...view article