I just have to agree with the other commentaries on the Trey Anastasio concert at Alpine Valley! Trey and the band were outstanding! I also read that Trey commented that Alpine Valley is “really the best place to play in the world.” Whether Trey said that or not – it is true! I hope everyone… Continue reading Trey at Alpine!
Sad but true…..Phish is on hiatus after touring for 15 years and as of now they have no plan to unite anytime soon. Fortunately, some of the Phishies are still making music – and plenty of it. Anastasio just finished recording a new album with Oysterhead, a new band comprised of Primus bassist Les Claypool… Continue reading Trey Anastasio has no plans to stop touring after Phish
If one considers how Grateful St. Louis is for The Kind, The Shwag and Jake’s Leg, there’s no doubt that this city certainly knows how to honor its Dead. Truckin’ into town are two of the ultimate Dead cover bands. Straight out of the kennel comes RatDog. Led by former Grateful guitarist Bob Weir, the… Continue reading Phil Lesh with RatDog in St. Louis | Review
This a story about my own first mystical experience with the band. I can’t remember exactly what year…82 or 83, I believe. It was Friday the 13th and we were at the Greek Theater in Berkley Cal. It was a gorgeous day…mid 70s and not a cloud in the sky. This was back in the… Continue reading 'Jerry's Rain' | My Mystical Experience with The Dead
Well, I did not go to any of Trey Anastasio’s summer tour. I saw him during his fall tour. Needless to say I was not impressed. I had a chance to catch him in Charlotte, NC this summer, but decided to catch Panic in Myrtle Beach, SC instead. The songs that they played during the… Continue reading Trey Anastasio's band
I was born in 1965, the same year The Grateful Dead was born and the year that the songs that would land on the Beatles’ landmark album “Rubber Soul” were probably starting to gel in the minds of the newly turned-on Fab Four. I grew up about as big of a Beatle fan as anyone… Continue reading George Harrison – by Mike Macchi
There is a place I remember as being the last place I remember. I’ll ask you kindly not to judge me too strongly as I recall the details of the onset of my present condition. There were situations there….Living creatures wore the skin of dead ones. I saw things moving in unnatural ways. Things happening,… Continue reading Insecticide (inspired by Kafka)
Songs that have asterisks are ones that Susan Tedeski joined in on. I don’t even think they announced her at the show, b/c the whole time we all kept saying, who is that??? and she really didn’t do much for the songs. i would have at least expected her to stand out a bit during… Continue reading The Other Ones | Brendan Byrne Arena | Setlist/Review
