I need a play list that captures my mood. It’s mostly dark, perplexed and chaotic but sometimes there are much needed glimmers of inspiration. I have so many questions. Is this really our plight? Will it ever end? How will humanity change? With this rapidly, unfolding uncertainty, I can’t do light and surface. Good old… Continue reading Grant Dermody | "My Dony" | Review
As the entire world is in the midst of a global pandemic that no living generation has experienced before, fans of the band Phish can at least take comfort in the absolute wealth of new music the band has been giving its fans over the last couple of years. With the additions of the Kasvot Vaxt and… Continue reading Phish | "Sigma Oasis" | Review
I woke up this morning with Leftover Salmon‘s song Troubled Times in my head. “Blow wind blow, blow away these troubled times…” Eighteen years ago Leftover Salmon could have become another statistic in the music world. They could have suffered an enormous loss and called it quits. Losing Mark Vann, the banjo player and the… Continue reading Drew & Vince | City Winery Chicago | 2/29/2020
Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee of The Lowest Pair have a model, musical partnership. Right now this makes me very jealous. I’m ‘staying safe at home,’ sadly don’t have a quaran-team and am very single which has been my state of being for far too long. Clearly the universe doesn’t want me, or any single person,… Continue reading The Lowest Pair | "The Perfect Plan" | Review
We do not have a food shortage due to COVID-19. This is worth repeating. We do not have a food shortage. Unfortunately, products are limited due to the unnecessary hoarding mentality. I live in Los Angeles. At the start of our mayhem, I went to my local market horrified to find all the fresh produce… Continue reading Lettuce | “NDUGU” | Review
“It’s alright to be alone. To listen for a heartbeat… It’s your own.” – “Alright” It’s been nearly seven years since rock and roll giants Pearl Jam put out their 10th studio album, Lightning Bolt, so a follow up was long overdue. With Gigaton they prove that it was well worth the wait. The cover… Continue reading Pearl Jam | "Gigaton" | Review
As of late, the town of Fort Collins has played host to a plethora of tour openers and tour closers. Tuesday night saw the tour finale for Sam Bush and his never-ending musical travels and without skipping a beat, Wednesday brought the PHAB 4 to Washington’s to begin their three-night Colorado run of collaboration. Consisting… Continue reading phAb 4 | Washington's FoCo | 3/11/2020
The month of March marks the end of winter and the onset of spring. Last March Tuesday followed suit, with the conclusion of the winter tour of the legendary Colonel of Bluegrass Sam Bush. Finishing up 12 shows in a 14-day jaunt through the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains, a feat that would exhaust many… Continue reading Sam Bush Band | Aggie Theatre | 3/10/2020
Music is the saver. Well maybe not, but there’s no argument it is powerful. These are crazy times. (Coronavirus Apocalypse! Too much? Too soon?) I’m not trying to minimize the situation. I am a sensitive soul and understand as well as empathize with the reality that people are very frightened. The world is uncertain and… Continue reading Dave Simonett | “Red Tail” | Review
With the house only about two-thirds full, likely due to attendee coronavirus precautions, ALO and Leftover Salmon nevertheless persisted in front of an enthusiastic crowd, many of whose outfits celebrated the show’s artsy moniker, The Fins, Fur & Feathers Fancy Formal. It was the band’s first-ever appearance at the famed Warfield Theatre in San Francisco.… Continue reading ALO + Leftover Salmon | The Fillmore | 3/7/2020
