This is Dylan Muhlberg of Grateful Web here with Organ maestro, vocalist, and bandleader Melvin Seals. Since 1981 Seals sat behind organ, piano, and synthesizer for Jerry Garcia Band. His gospel, soul and blues influences were pivotal to the evolution of Garcia Band’s sound. All the more remarkable, since the untimely passing of Garcia in… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview w/ Melvin Seals
The New Mastersounds‘ Eddie Roberts is a musician with little interest in lyrics, which is ironic because he’s a blast to chat with. The English guitarist and leader of the band now resides in Denver, Colorado, which comprises three shows of the eight stop tour through Colorado they start on Sunday. Known as an instrumental… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Eddie Roberts
Touring behind the November release of “Set in Stone,” Stick Figure‘s sixth album since 2007, Scott Woodruff and his band are hitting their stride. Fresh off of support roles on nationwide tours, the reggae foursome is on a cross-country jaunt in command of their own destiny from now to May. Headlining clubs from coast to… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Stick Figure
Hey Guys thanks for talking with me. Happy New Year. GW: What did you do for New Years and did you already break your resolutions? GG: Thanks for talking with us! This is Roland Hansen. I play keys for Greener Grounds. We had an awesome New Years! We decided not to play a NYE GG show, and… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview w/ Roland Hansen
Daniel Rodriguez of Elephant Revival is a dreamer. He loves the sun and its giving and giving and giving. And he looks to the new year as a time to be reborn and refinished – new moments to propel yourself toward a brighter future. There’s a lot to learn about Rodriguez in this interview, both… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Daniel Rodriguez
“Peace, Love, and Transcendental Folk” is what comes to mind as Dango Rose from Elephant Revival explains his band’s earthy roots and spiritual aspirations. In light of the recent tragedy in their home state of Colorado, we talk about how music is just a small part of efforts to dissolve the fear and hate that… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Dango Rose
It’s the week before Halloween and Brock Butler and Matt McDonald of Perpetual Groove are on different phones and in separate rooms within the same Atlanta recording studio. With two shows in Charleston, SC on the docket, and two more later in the year in Colorado, the band had taken to rehearsals to work out… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with P-Groove
GW: What’s been going on with GG? AJ: We’ve been staying busy as always. We just played a show with Yamn at the Bluebird. We had a great fall tour playing and sitting in with some stellar musicians. Rob Somerville from Kung Fu, Taylor Fredrick from Yamn, Dan Shaw and Rob Chafin from The Werks… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview / Greener Grounds
Dave Brandwein and his eight bandmates are running coast to coast and daring you to keep up. Turkuaz is enjoying its most successful tour to date behind a conceptual album filled with nods to eighties babies and the high velocity funk they’ve come to embody. On the heels of a blowout show in Denver and… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview w/ Dave Brandwein
Leftover Salmon founding guitarist and vocalist Vince Herman recently joined Grateful Web for an extended chat about the past, present, and future. His musical personality has become an unmistakable trait in the longtime Poly-ethnic Cajun Slamgrass Band. Salmon just turned twenty-five years old and is celebrating with an exciting live release 25 and brand new… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Vince Herman
