As the precipitation begins to fall and the temperatures steadily drop here in the Rockies, the boys from Vermont rock band Twiddle have just completed another scorching Colorado run. The run began with an “altitude affected” first night at The Belly Up in Aspen, with guitarist Mihali Savoulidis experiencing the rough end of about 8,000… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview w/ Twiddle's Mihali, Ryan, Zdenek, & Brook
The Ballroom Thieves. Maybe you haven’t heard of this band – I hadn’t until I received the album. But that’s okay…this band is going to be around for a while so you’ll get your chance. If you go to your local record store, chances are you might find an album, but it’s unlikely. The band… Continue reading The Ballroom Thieves | New Music Review + Interview
Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter talks about creating songs and performing, remembers Garcia, Dylan, Joplin, and reflects on being a test subject for CIA experiments with psychedelic drugs. This is a full transcript of the interview for Reuters, held Aug. 22, 2013. A link to Reuters story is here: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE98F07720130916 A – Randall. That’s an… Continue reading Robert Hunter Interview with Reuters unpublished excerpts
GW: This is Dylan Muhlberg of Grateful Web here with Tim O’Brien who is widely acknowledged as a master songwriter and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist. His groundbreaking style fuses various elements of Country, Blues, Bluegrass, and Folk, while remaining progressive in character. Mr. O’Brien co-founded the Colorado Bluegrass institution Hot Rize back in the late 1970s, and… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Tim O'Brien
Grateful Web had an oppturnity to speak with San Francisco based theatrical music ensemble, Rosin Coven at this year’s Electric Forest Festival. Founding member Carrie Katz and her husband Justin Katz spoke about their extremely busy EFF (9 sets in 4 days), Edwardian Ball Roadshow, and their story behind “Make Martinis Not War.” GW: Were… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Rosin Coven
Kyle Hollingsworth: For me, recently I made a juniper IPA. I had a basic sense of what I was going to do but I was able to improvise on top of that and jump into that creativity. Being in that moment and trying to take a leap of faith. Like if you’re in a jam… Continue reading Bell's Presents: Kyle Hollingsworth's Brewru Experience
We were so excited with Sarah Jarosz‘s performance at this year’s Forecastle Music Festival that we had to catch-up with her after the weekend. Sarah Jarosz is currently touring in support of her new album Build Me up from Bones. Although she is only twenty-one years old and a recent college graduate, she is extremely… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Sarah Jarosz
With Forecastle only a few days away The Wild Feathers are in the middle of a massive tour that dates back to early January. The Wild Feathers have been receiving rave reviews for their live performances and debut album which incorporates five vocalists into a folk-blues-rock sound. They will be playing the WFPK Port stage… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Wild Feathers guitarist, Taylor Burns
The Grateful Web’s John Schumm recently spoke with Galactic guitarist Jeff Raines about the bands’ tour this summer, including a special triple bill with Greensky Bluegrass and Railroad Earth at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheatre. While on the phone, he answered questions about his favorite local New Orleans’ spots to eat a Muffaletta, the origins… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Jeff Raines
Upon first listening to Caroline Rose‘s America Religious (releasing July 2), I found it fresh and catchy. On my second listen, I settled in and it opened up to me – or I to it. In the lyrics I found political and social commentary nestled into the metaphors, and a little bit more of a… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Caroline Rose | New Music Review
