The second day of the 10,000 Lakes Festival at the Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, MN, dawned sunny and not as hot as the opener. Festivalgoers crawled out of their tents relatively early to take showers and start their day with caffeine. A coffee vender was doing a brisk business. It was then that… Continue reading Day Two: 10.000 Lakes Festival Live 2007
If you aren’t here, you’re missing one of the best music festivals in the country. The 10,000 Lakes Festival at the Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, MN, has enough here for every musical taste and plenty of room for dancing and grooving with your friends. Yesterday’s opener was hot and muggy, but it was… Continue reading Day One: 10.000 Lakes Festival Live 2007
Greetings All: Grateful Web is currently putting together our review of the Wakarusa 2007 festival. In the mean time, we invite you to check out some of the wonderful photos Amanda took on behalf of Grateful Web, including great band photos of Widespread, Yonder Mountain, Michael Franti, and tons of great festival-goer shots. Her write-up will be coming soon… Wakarusa… Continue reading Wakarusa 2007 Photos!
Donna Jean Thatcher (Godchaux MacKay) was born to sing, and over the course of time she’s done so with people like Elvis Presley, Percy Sledge, Boz Scaggs, and Jerry Garcia. Now she has a new band that she’s quite certain is on a creative par with anything she’s ever done. “This band is a perfect… Continue reading Donna Jean and the Tricksters
Recently, Ivan Neville commented, “Derek Trucks is a happening deal. He’s the best guitar player I’ve heard in years.” And, he’s absolutely right. It is praise such as that, coming from his musician peers, that has followed Derek Trucks‘ entire life. Touted as a genius guitar virtuoso when he wasn’t out of high school, Trucks… Continue reading Derek Trucks Band
Grateful Web recently caught up with Ivan Neville while he was in Maryland. The phone interview had to be postponed for two hours while Neville enjoyed some crab cakes, reputed to be the best in the country. “I’m in Baltimore ” he said. “You’ve got to have crab cakes, and I want to give them… Continue reading Dumpsta-Divin' with Ivan Neville
British-born keys player Jon Cleary now makes New Orleans his home where he has immersed himself in a social structure that lives and breathes music. He offers a unique perspective on the cultures that produced New Orleans popular music. “In New Orleans, music is such an important part of the culture here,” says Cleary. It… Continue reading Jon Cleary On New Orleans Music: Part Two
Jon Cleary’s upbringing, amid a family of musicians in England, clearly put him on his lifepath. He was destined to be a musician. “There was never any question,” he says. “That was all I really ever wanted to do.” His family, however, weren’t just players, they were avid enthusiasts and collectors. “Everybody in the family… Continue reading Jon Cleary On New Orleans Music: Part One
