Whenever any loosely-based bluegrassy band comes to Chicago, Cornmeal is always called upon to make the touring band feel welcome, usually by whipping up the audience into a frenzy before they take the stage. They’ve shared a bill with Yonder Mountain String Band, Blueground Undergrass, and the wildly innovative and popular band, Railroad Earth. “We’ve… Continue reading Cooking with Cornmeal
One of the most unusual acts at this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival is Minneapolis artist, Heatbox. Aaron Heaton, performing as Heatbox for the past five years, has created a one-man show that has to be seen to be believed. He’s not a comedian, and he’s not a singer or a rapper, though there is some… Continue reading Heatbox Lights a Fire
This summer, The Waybacks are making a very special effort to bring their eclectic music to this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival in Detroit Lakes, MN next week. “We had the whole trip planned,” James Nash, guitarist and lead singer for the band, explained, “and we got the 10KLF offer. We really wanted to do it… Continue reading The Waybacks Are Loaded for Bear
Next week, Mickey Hart will make an historic appearance at the 10,000 Lakes Festival. This will be the first year that two founding members of the Grateful Dead will be on the same bill, though they will play on different days. This year, Hart will be bringing a new incarnation of his Mickey Hart Band,… Continue reading Getting to the Heart of Mickey Hart
The drum-driven world pop band New Primitives will again open this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival. This six-piece band from Minneapolis will play at 6:30 on the Field Stage. Though Gold Standard will start pumping out their horn-driven rock at the Barn Stage at 6 pm while Comosapiens warms up the Outstage Saloon, nobody can really… Continue reading New Primitives: Living By the Drum
There’s nobody who can speak about the land as a Southerner can. Though I’m not from the swamps or pine forests of Florida, but the isolated hollers of the foothills of the Smokey Mountains, I know exactly what JJ Grey means when he says, “After being away on the road for weeks at a time,… Continue reading JJ Grey: Still Culture Rich
It’s a curiosity that Railroad Earth named their latest album, Amen Corner. A lot of people relate that name to holes 11-13 in a full round of golf. It was first used in that context in 1958 by Herbert Warren Wind, a writer for Sports Illustrated, who was trying to give some color to Arnold… Continue reading Can I Hear An Amen?: Railroad Earth's New Album
Though Peter Ostroushko’s generosity is well known among other musicians as he quietly sits in the background, adding instrumental support for many solo artists, he is in his own stead an incredibly versatile and sensitive player and composer. He has amassed a legacy of his own original recordings on Red House Records, orchestral compositions, scores… Continue reading A Conversation with Mandolin Virtuoso Peter Ostroushko
The Grateful Web’s Sam Holloway had a chance to talk to Born in the Flood’s bassist, Joseph Pope III, discussing the inaugural Mile Hi Music Festival, their new album, and what’s next. GW. How did you come to be involved with the Mile High Music fest? What was your reaction when you realized that you were… Continue reading The Grateful Web Interview with Born in the Flood
One wonders how the members of an elite band can go from playing sold out amphitheaters to nearly empty bars. Almost one year into the hiatus the artists who comprise the well-known Colorado jam-band The String Cheese Incident have all busied themselves with numerous side projects and guest appearances across the music scene. None of those projects have… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Jason Hann
