Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band are keepers of the jamband flame, paying tribute to their fallen founder with every note. There are dozens of Grateful Dead tributes and side projects but only one man is fit to carry on as JGB’s frontman.

Apart from original songs "Deal" and "They Love Each Other,” Seals popularized with the Grateful Dead as JGB was Jerry Garcia's outlet for performing eclectic, soul and gospel-tinged hits by songwriters he admired including Smokey Robinson, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Cliff, Chuck Berry, and Irving Berlin.

Those lucky enough to score a "miracle" ticket to the Fare Thee Well concerts this summer were treated to some potent psychedelic jams during the shows’ intermissions. The mysterious group behind those freewheeling tunes was Circles Around the Sun, a band convened by guitarist Neal Casal specifically for the project.

I had the privilege of sitting down with Erika, Rachel and Chloe Tietjen from the T Sisters (tsisters.com)  for a short interview before their set at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, CO.

On Wednesday, October 7, Oyster Bay, NY based four-piece progressive jam band TAUK brought their unique blend of funky instrumental grooves to Grand Rapids, MI.

The Stache, located inside the front room of The Intersection in the heart of downtown, is an incredibly intimate venue for such an explosive band.

Two regional bands, Pleasant Drive out of Kalamazoo, MI and recent Grand Rapids transplant Desmond Jones kicked the evening off, each drawing a growing fanbase to the venue for a full house Wednesday evening.

Yamn, a rock infused electronica quartet from Denver, CO will be hitting the open road for their 2015 fall tour beginning in October.  They began their lively powerhouse rock concerts and up tempo dance parties in Breckenridge, CO and have grown into a national touring act heavily respected by their peers, talent buyers, and music fans alike.

Having just opened for Bruno Mars in Rome, brass sensation The Soul Rebels release a free live compilation entitled The Soul Rebels & Friends: LIVE COMPILATION. The compilation features board mixes of The Soul Rebels' live collaborations with the artists they love and admire most

As they prepare to kick off their much-anticipated headlining fall tour this week, acclaimed instrumental electronic rock band STS9 today (10/19) announced that their initial 2016 touring plans will commence January 21 in Portland, OR.

Singer/songwriter, pianist, and philanthropist Pete Muller is bringing the music/philanthropy space to the next level with his third album, Two Truths and a Lie, which comes out October 23.  Muller has committed the sale of each album to charity: water, an organization that brings clean and safe drinking water to developing nations. Click here to pre-order Two Truths and a Lie on iTunes.

Indie folk-pop husband and wife duo Jenny & Tyler will release Of This I’m Sure tomorrow, October 16, 2015 through upstart record label Residence Music.  The twelve-song set was produced by Gabe Scott (with the exception of one track), who has played on various albums by such artists as The Civil Wars, Ingrid Michaelson and Matt Kearney.  Vast, lush and soaring at times, their easy voices blend in harmonies that suggest a deep ho

React Presents is thrilled to unveil a massive lineup for the Midwest’s Largest New Year’s Eve event, REACTION NYE!  For the first time, the two-night event, happening on December 30th and 31st, will transform into an authentic warehouse-style party inside the Donald E. Stephens (DES) Convention Center - conveniently located 20 minutes outside of Downtown Chicago in Rosemont, IL.