20 years ago Producer Henry K gathered reggae music’s top talent to celebrate the Grateful Dead, one of rock’s most beloved and prolific bands. The result was Fire on the Mountain “Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead volumes 1 and 2,” critical and commercial successes that spent more than 2 years on top of the Billboard… Continue reading Reggae Celebrates Grateful Dead 20th Anniversary
I had no idea what to expect with John Mayer on lead taking on the biggest shoes to fill in music — but I made it to Dead & Company‘s first show and entered Albany’s Times Union Center with an open mind. The stage set was a new one with a huge three-dimensional Steal Your… Continue reading Dead & Company | Albany, NY | Review
Singer, songwriter, and trombonist Natalie Cressman sets out in a fresh direction that goes well beyond the frontiers of jazz in her upcoming TRACES tour of the Midwest. Making stops in La Crosse, WI, Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, IL, and Grand Rapids, MI, Cressman will be joined by trumpeter Ivan Jackson, guitarist Mike Bono, bassist Jonathan Stein, and drummer Michael Mitchell. Still in her early 20s,… Continue reading Natalie Cressman to tour the Midwest
Vine Street Vibes hit the Colorado jam scene running with their explosive and innovative approach to jam, funk, and livetronica. Beginning in late 2012, the band has pioneered a unique sound of their own incorporating saxophone, percussion, and various electronic elements into jam band music, which the band calls Electro Space Funk. With clear influences… Continue reading Vine Street Vibes Release Nebula on 12/12
In their almost two decades of electrifying live shows, singular studio work and relentless drive to explore the frontiers of the bluegrass sound, the only thing Yonder Mountain String Band can’t seem to do is stop. Their most recent studio recording, 2015’s stellar Black Sheep, has added to an already impressive collection of the band’s… Continue reading Yonder Mountain String Band Kicks Off Fall Tour 2015
A half-dozen charities will be making an appearance at the Dead & Company concerts at Madison Square Garden this weekend, part of the “Participation Row” social action area organized by the non-profit group HeadCount. To support the charities, instrument makers D’Angelico and Remo donated custom-made Dead & Co. items to be signed by the band… Continue reading Participation Row at Dead & CO in NYC
It’s all green lights from here as we make our way toward the November 20th release of FARE THEE WELL: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF GRATEFUL DEAD. Take a sneak peek at this rousing rendition of “West L.A. Fadeway” from July 4th, pulled from the Dead.net exclusive Complete version which features full audio and video from… Continue reading FIRST LOOK: FARE THEE WELL
FARE THEE WELL: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead is a fine art, hardcover coffee table photography book by famed rock photographer—and bona fide Deadhead—Jay Blakesberg. FARE THEE WELL will be released December 1, 2015 via Rock Out Books and is available for pre-order now at www.rockoutbooks.com and other book retailers. In late… Continue reading FARE THEE WELL: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead
Music and Arts festival The Mad Tea Party Jam, presented by Appalachian Jamwich, has announced the dates for their 5th annual event. The unique 3-day festival will take place June 16-19, 2016, at a new venue, Four Quarters Interfaith in Artemis, PA. This premiere venue of the Northeast features shaded camping, showers, flushing toilets, swimming… Continue reading Mad Tea Party Jam Announce 2016 Dates
Bassnectar, the genre-bending artist who once rocked so hard that he sank a stage, has been announced as the first headliner of Euphoria, a four-day music and camping festival returning to Austin, Texas April 7 through 10, 2016. Following the tradition it set last year, announcing Pretty Lights on Christmas Day, revealing Bassnectar as the festival’s preeminent headliner is a clear… Continue reading Bassnectar to headline Euphoria Music Fest
