Combining the grooves of funk, rock, latin, drum and bass, reggae, swing and afro-beat with the harmonic languages of jazz, pop sensibilities, progressive composition and full on improvisation, Uncle Sammy has been turning heads and opening ears on the east coast U.S. and around the world for over four years. They have shared the bill… Continue reading Uncle Sammy (July 2001)
Started in 1995, and named after founder Graham Guest’s fifth generation grandfather, Moses Guest, is a Texas-based, Southern Rock band that has just enough Pop, Jazz, Funk, and Country in its veins to appeal to audiences of all ages and origins. The current lineup formed in 1998, was voted “Best Rock/Pop Band” in the 2001… Continue reading Moses Guest
When Mark Karan takes a break from life on the road as lead guitarist with Bob Weir’s RatDog, what does he do for fun? He hits the highway with his own band! Since 1998, Mark has been touring with offshoots of the Grateful Dead (including The Other Ones, Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum and Bobby Weir’s… Continue reading Mark Karan (August 2000)
The band Yamagata is rising quickly on the horizon of improvisation music. The thunderous Memphis rock has spread coast-to-coast, building strong fan bases in large national markets. They have been touring constantly in support of their debut release “Eveland”. Their second release “Connect” has just been completed and was released July 16th, 2002. Formed in… Continue reading Yamagata (June 2001)
I returned to my village 6 days ago, and have been adjusting well despite a few struggles. Being in the States ruined me in some ways! I had a fabulous time there, enjoying all the luxuries that are so often taken for granted, such as daily hot showers, driving, a vast variety of food, comfortable chairs,… Continue reading Pamela's stories from Africa
Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and Fish to talk openly about the strong feelings I’ve been having that Phish has run its course and that we should end it now while it’s still on a high note. Once we started talking, it quickly became apparent that the other guys’ feelings, while… Continue reading AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM TREY 05.25.04
Hamjambo! Habari yenu? I’m doing none other than fabulous after 3 weeks of vacation! My friend Jamie arrived on May 18th, and we went directly to the beach so she could sleep off jet lag and be baptised in the Indian Ocean. We then headed south to Iringa town, where we stayed for a stopover… Continue reading Mt. Kilimanjaro!
