Policulture, a Boulder based band, combines conscious lyrics, horns and roots rhythm into an authentic group best described as original mountain reggae music. No doubt that their environment growing up has not only affected their sound, but transcended them into a modern, mindful and inspiring collective. Formed in 2010, deriving from the grounds of CU… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Policulture
Following twenty albums over 50 years, Yoko Ono‘s Warzone is strikingly different from any record she has made previously, but it is also strikingly different from any album that anyone is making… Yoko revisits and reimagines 13 songs from her past work, spanning 1970-2009, the lyrics and messages still pertinent-perhaps even more pertinent-in 2018. “The… Continue reading Yoko Ono Announces New LP 'Warzone' Out Oct. 19th
With the roar of a Saturn V rocket and the agility of a glider (EP?), Desert Daze releases Phase III. Followers of Desert Daze have reached a fever pitch while organizers have moved assuredly and with poise to put everything in place. With anticipation at a blinding fervor, the gates have been opened. Newly announced… Continue reading Desert Daze 2018 Reveals Phase III Transmission
A story with a head wound is always a good story. This story has a head wound. But it’s not the best part of the story. This story is about music. Music at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. You’ll notice I omitted the. It’s not The Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. It’s Grey Fox. We’ll get to… Continue reading Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2018 | Review
Nashville’s Uberphonics share a seriously groove-heavy new jam from recent studio sessions for their upcoming Apogee EP. “Body Buzz” is the first taste of the follow-up to 2016’s full-length album, What Do You Want To Do. This single is a grungy, organic fusion track with layers of cosmic texture and impressive technical virtuosity on show.… Continue reading GW Premiere: Uberphonics' "Body Buzz"
Front Country released a brand video covering k.d. lang‘s cowgirl poetry classic, “Pullin’ Back the Reins.” It’s the fifth release in their Kitchen Covers video series, in which they’ve also done covers of Tom Petty, Tina Turner, Grateful Dead, and tUnE-yArDs. Front Country is excited to share their version of “Pullin’ Back the Reins” as… Continue reading Front Country Covers k.d. lang
In the past few years since Fare Thee Well, as Grateful Dead music has morphed into its own genre, what bands play and how they play it has become an interesting series of choices. Do they want to play it straight, or do they want to interpret it through a filter (heavy metal, Celtic, Bluegrass,… Continue reading Live Dead/Riders '69 Hits the Road in August
Currently in the middle of an extensive summer tour, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood continue to prove themselves one of the hardest working bands in the country announcing another 33 headline U.S. shows in October and November. Criss-crossing “Freak America” performing two sets and three hours of music a night, The CRB begin at Higher Ground… Continue reading Chris Robinson Brotherhood Announce October/November Tour Dates
Keyboardist Erik Deutsch makes American music, pure and simple. Over the last two decades plus, he’s earned a stellar reputation as a bandleader and collaborator, working with artists like Steven Bernstein, Theo Bleckmann, Rosanne Cash, Nels Cline, Charlie Hunter, Shooter Jennings, Norah Jones, Leftover Salmon, Shelby Lynne, and many, many more. At the same time,… Continue reading Erik Deutsch To Release Falling Flowers On Sept 14
Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell‘s summer tours crossed paths in Portland, Maine Saturday night, co-headlining a double bill at Thompson’s Point, a midsize outdoor venue on the banks of the city’s Fore River. Both artists were backed by their full bands, and each played a set of about an hour and 15 minutes before a… Continue reading Brandi Carlile & Jason Isbell | Thompson’s Point
