“But see that you get on. That’s your job in this hard world, to keep your love alive and see that you get on, no matter what. Pull your act together and just go on.” –Stephen King, The Shining To say that the act that Leftover Salmon pulled together on this weekend and specifically on… Continue reading Leftover Salmon | Stanley Hotel | Review
Wednesday nights at Fayetteville’s Georges Majestic Lounge have a new level of expectations thanks to Yonder Mountain String Band. Warming up the stage, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades will be on tour with Yonder for the majority of spring. Yonder, opening their set with Red Bird, it seemed like conga lines swarmed to the garden stage… Continue reading YMSB | Fayetteville, AR | 3/30/16 | Review
It’s been forty years since mandolinist and bandleader David Grisman began playing with his Quintet, a band that bended more genres into the bluegrass/acoustic idiom that ever before. His groundbreaking compositions sat nicely with the school of acoustic gypsy-swing first popularized in the United States by guitarist Django Reinhardt and fiddle player Stephane Grappelli. Entirely… Continue reading David Grisman | Freight & Salvage | Review
The storied bluegrass quintet Yonder Mountain String Band showered The Catalyst of downtown Santa Cruz, CA in full form on Wednesday night, March 23rd. One week into their spring tour, Yonder and opening act Polecat are hitting on all cylinders. When asked about up and coming artists Dave Johnston, founding member and banjo player for… Continue reading YMSB | The Catalyst | Santa Cruz | Review
On April 7th, 8th and 9th Dark Star Orchestra (DSO) will perform for the first time ever in Berkeley, CA. The performances will be held at the newly renovated UC Theatre. DSO recently announced that for the last show, April 9th, they will be recreating the Grateful Dead’s infamous August 24 1972 Berkeley Community Theater show. Considered one of the Dead’s best early performances, fans… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra Set for Berkeley Debut
Umphrey’s McGee concluded their 2016 Winter West Coast Tour at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday night. The tour has been highlighted by a variety of bust-outs, debuts and collaborations and this night would prove to be no different. The crowd began filtering in more than 2 hours before Umphrey’s McGee was ready… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee | The Wiltern | Review
Umphrey’s McGee, the sextet from South Bend, IN returned to the East Bay of Oakland, CA for their fifth consecutive appearance in as many years at the famed Fox Theater Friday night, March 25th. One night from the official wrap of the Winter 2016 Tour, Umphrey’s McGee proved they have not lost their bag of… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee | Oakland, CA | Review
Umphrey’s McGee returned to the road last night, March 24th at Harrah’s South Lake Tahoe South Shore Room inside the Stateline, NV hotel. The vibe leading up to and surrounding the entrance of the room was atypical from the usual Umphrey’s crowd. No, the fans were for the most part the same – a mixture… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee | Harrah's | Review
American folk and protest music legend Woody Guthrie has influenced generations of singer-songwriters. His optimistic vision of the United States was as a land of opportunity, equality, and freedom for all. Though hundreds of his treasured songs have been preserved, they still need to be continued through the vitality of living musicians. To the joy… Continue reading Del McCoury | Del and Woody | Review
The String Cheese Incident is in the midst of their expansive March Madness tour of the West. The run has thus far seen enthusiastic crowds, intimate venues, and resilient playing from the band. Their two set shows have highlighted a career retrospective of tunes and expansively inspired grooves. The two Fox Theater gigs last weekend… Continue reading String Cheese Incident | Oakland | 3/12/16
