One More Saturday Night, we of the Grateful ‘Ohana of Kaua’i, along with friends from around the world were still swimming in the bliss of NYE’s gargantuan show, and suddenly we find ourselves somewhere on a back porch in January, singing and playing our hearts out with two of my favorite musicians: the legendary Bobby… Continue reading 2019: the year of the grateful red hot blues
Legendary blues preservationists Hot Tuna performed a three-night engagement in Berkeley’s storied Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse to bid farewell to 2018. On the eve of their fiftieth anniversary together as Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady were unmistakably grateful to be still playing and creating together. The heralded duo that rose to fame as… Continue reading Hot Tuna | Freight & Salvage | 12/29/18
Fans may be rejoicing that there are four more nights left to go this weekend for the all-star group billed as “Oteil and Friends,” who made their debut performance last night at Port Chester’s The Capitol Theatre. For by the powerful finish of the show’s “Tangled Up In Blue,” in which guitarist John Kadlecik wrung… Continue reading Oteil & Friends | The Capitol Theatre | 12/27/18
Acclaimed mandolinist and bandleader David Grisman is no stranger to Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse. The storied folk and Americana venue has undoubtedly seen the likes of dozens of incarnations of Dawg music with countless shows. The crowd at the Freight is respectful yet boisterous, out of their seat yet out of the way, absorbed… Continue reading David Grisman | Freight and Salvage | 12/21/18
“Love Will See You Through: Terrapin Nation for Butte County – A Musical Benefit for Victims of the Camp Fire” brought together Phil Lesh and a whole lot of friends for a stunning performance at a very sold-out Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, Calif., on December 19. The catastrophic Camp Fire in November tore through… Continue reading Terrapin Nation Camp Fire Benefit | 12/19/18
Few drummers have had such an illustrious career as Steve Gadd. While the Grateful Web tends to naturally gravitate towards genre-bending, multifarious players, Gadd’s range of original work and cache of collaborations are strikingly diverse. From Simon and Garfunkle’s famed 1981 Concert in Central Park reunion, to Steely Dan’s legendary recording “Aja,” to more recent… Continue reading Steve Gadd Band | Yoshi's Jazz Club | 12/4/18
Fans and friends of the New Riders of the Purple Sage (NRPS) and their extended family of associated music projects gathered at a “A Riders Rockin’ Awards Celebration” in San Rafael, California, on November 28 to help celebrate the lives of venerable musicians David Nelson and Buddy Cage. And what musical lives they’ve been! Nelson… Continue reading ‘A Riders Rockin’ Awards Celebration’ | Terrapin Crossroads | 11/28/18
In Adam Wakefield‘s debut album with Average Joes Entertainment, Gods & Ghosts, Memphis soul meets New Orlean’s funk. Think crisp air, crystal blue lakes and a guitar by a fireplace. Wakefield’s songs are laced with irony and heartache. His robust vocals jolt his lyrics to life, and he’s got you right where he wants you.… Continue reading Adam Wakefield | Gods & Ghosts | Review
Lukas Nelson, whose career profile continues to broaden and flourish, most recently for his work in the remake of “A Star is Born,” doubled down on his commitment to the Music Heals International (MHI) organization. On November 19, he again headlined a dynamic, diverse, and musically proficient lineup of music in support of MHI’s Haitian… Continue reading Music Heals International Benefit Concert | Sweetwater Music Hall | 11/19/18
Vintage Trouble came home to Hollywood to rock a sold-out crowd of adulate fans at the Troubadour nightclub. Lead singer Ty Taylor sang and danced like the ghost of James Brown, while guitarist Nalle Colt, bassist Rick Barrio Dill, and drummer Richard Danielson jammed blues rock like ZZ Top. Well, that might be a stretch,… Continue reading Vintage Trouble | Troubadour | 11/15/18
