Brian Lauri (keyboards, vocals) has played in various popular projects around New England including the well known bands Liquid Dead (liquiddead.com), Named By Strangers (namedbystrangers.com), and Green Tea. While earning a degree in music, he has played in many venues including The Knitting Factory (NYC), Harpers Ferry (Mass), and Higher Ground (Burlington, VT). JD Smith… Continue reading Miracle Train
Where else but at a Dark Star Orchestra show does the cryptical reciting and mind-changing on years and dates in the mid seventies occur with such frequency. December. Sometime in the summer. February. Each month is cause for consideration as some pattern of songs specific to a fall, a summer, a spring of a given… Continue reading The Tao of Dark Star
DSO played Denver, CO last night. The show of choice was Rochester, N.Y. –11/21/1978. Great version of Truckin’ to end set 2. Other highlights include Bertha>Good Lovin, & Estimated>Eyes. Lots of good folks sweating & dancing till 2AM.. Band/Artist: Grateful Dead Date: November 21st, 1978 Venue: Community War Memorial Auditorium Location: Rochester, NY Promised Land,… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra in Denver | Review
Over the years I have always thought of Mark Knopfler as one of my favorite guitar players and I always regretted missing him play live. Last night I figured out why. He was awesome. I was not quite sure what to expect – which was kind of nice for a change. Too many times I… Continue reading Mark Knopfler | Red Rocks | 7/19/05
Thanks to The Grateful Web for providing my ticket in exchange for this review. The first order of business was to sell some Make Love Not War tshirts that are also available on this site. With a few beers and some other remedies of a less toxic nature we hit the parking lot. I did not actually do… Continue reading Phil @ Red Rocks | July – 2005
I’ve decided to stop watching the news. I’ll stop reading it, too. No more compulsive tapping on the refresh button on the CNN.com home page in the hopes that something wildly tragic has happened somewhere so I can palliate my boredom for five more minutes. No more news, because the news has blackened my worldview.… Continue reading No More News!
In light of the upcoming Fourth of July I would like to invite all readers to comment with your ideas of what constitutes American Music. We could get a very nice discussion going regarding bands, styles, influences, allusions, imagery, intent, and anything else that might come up about what American Music is, was, means and… Continue reading Thoughts on American Music & Jerry Garcia
In 1917, the United States of America bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark for twenty-five million dollars, acquiring such unique island gems as St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. On May 16, 2005, I arrived at one of the most spectacular vacation spots in the world, Maho Bay Camps, on the island of St.… Continue reading Maho Bay
