About two years ago, I heard my first BIG Something song. It was an unforgettable moment when the song “Undertow” played on the radio station “Jam On,” on Sirius XM. I remember thinking they were going to become something big. From then on, my obsession with this unique funk, rock, jam group grew tremendously. BIG… Continue reading BIG Something | Bluebird Theatre | 3/29/18
The show wasn’t billed as “An Evening with Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams,” but that’s exactly what Saturday’s show at Boston’s City Winery was – no opening act and an intimate show full of stories, explanations of how songs came about, and of course wonderful music. Husband/wife Americana duo Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams have… Continue reading Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams | City Winery Boston | 3/31/18
The Infamous Stringdusters-mid-stride a strong driving, country-wide, Grammy inspired tour-came rolling through Portland’s Crystal Ballroom breathing fire March 9th, and smoked the house. With the Stringdusters receiving well-deserved coverage from news media, music magazines, professional writers and PR firms, Grateful Web looked to the fan for the “real story.” I recently contacted Gail Lordi, whom… Continue reading Infamous Stringdusters | Crystal Ballroom | 3/9/18
Celebrating Phil Lesh… May as well been my birthday because we were the ones who received the gift. On this night, the music was just so special, the energy beyond amazing, and the feeling was indescribable. As you entered the theater, you were given a postcard which had instructions for the “cue” for when to… Continue reading Phil Lesh’s 78th Birthday | Capitol Theater
There’s something irresistible about the Infamous Stringdusters. Their ebullient enthusiasm and riveting musicianship completely overwhelmed the packed house at Eugene’s (Ore.) HiFi Lounge on March 8. The Stringdusters performed two invigorating sets of their distinctively expansive, new grass music and beguiled the enthusiastic crowd. They produced a bona fide ball, flooding the small venue with… Continue reading Infamous Stringdusters | HiFi Lounge | 3/8/18
Backed by a varying procession of Bay Area players, Paige Clem led an epic CD-release party for her outstanding new album, “Firefly,” at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, California, on March 9. Clem, an engaging and talented San Francisco-based songwriter, singer, and guitar player, had plenty of prominent Bay Area musicians on hand to make… Continue reading Paige Clem record release party @ Terrapin Crossroads
There are three key fundamental elements to a superior live music experience. The band, the crowd, and the space. Sure, there are factors from the outside like weather, parking, a potential Shakedown Street, and maybe even lame small-town cops. But it’s the first three that bring it all together. Two veteran acts co-billed a doubleheader… Continue reading Greyboy Allstars and Mike Dillon Band | GAMH
Any jazz aficionado who acknowledges the significance of the fusion movement beginning in the late 1960s would cite bands like Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and George Duke as prominent architects of the sub-genre. What do all of these legendary groups have in common? Drummer Billy Cobham. He’s unquestionably the finest living drummer from that period,… Continue reading Billy Cobham's Crosswinds Project | Yoshi’s Jazz
On a cold and sleepy Sunday night the veteran Punk and New Wave band, The Psychedelic Furs brought nearly 2,500 people to the Canyon Club in Agoura, California. The standing room only show featured decades of hit music from the veteran English rockers. The band featuring original members, brothers Tim Butler on bass guitar and… Continue reading Psychedelic Furs | Canyon Club | 3/4/18
Spafford, the improvisational musical wizards from down Phoenix way, swept through Marin County, California, on their latest tour, touching down for a weekend of songs and jamming at Terrapin Crossroads. Impress and conquer they did on night two, Sunday, March 4, with two powerful sets of instrumental ruminations and progressions that within five minutes ignited… Continue reading Spafford | Terrapin Crossroads | 3/4/18
