Gypsy Lumberjacks are a Minneapolis based Americana band with a sound consisting of a mix of World Beat, Flamenco, Caribbean, Gypsy Jazz and Bluegrass. With such a range of influences, there is something for everyone to latch on to in the music. Known for never performing with a set list, Gypsy Lumberjacks prefer to rely… Continue reading Gypsy Lumberjacks | Pulling Upon the Strap | New Music Review
Dark Star Orchestra crashed into Eugene’s McDonald Theatre last Saturday night and poured their brilliant light into ashes of moments, shows and tours past. They resurrected a spry Dead set from early ’87—April 7, Brendan Byrne Arena (NJ)—that again moved a crowd of hopeful dreamers and warmed yearning hearts with smiles, smiles, smiles. “A recreation… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra | McDonald Theatre | 4/19/2014 | Review
Crowd-pleasing has never been any sort of issue for the Virginia Born prog-grass quintet Infamous Stringdusters. Every crowd seems simply enamored with their boisterous stage presence, aggressively cunning musicianship, and true accessibility. The Dusters use most tour dates as a catalyst to interact with fans through various environmentally geared cleanup projects. They’re wholesome yet mysterious.… Continue reading Infamous Stringdusters | Ogden Theater | 4/11/2014 | Review
Upon entering George’s Majestic Lounge on Sunday night I noticed something in the air. It wasn’t smoke, because you can’t smoke in George’s. But there was something else hovering in the spaces between us humans. Music wafted from the back room – a folk duo picking at stringed instruments and harmonizing light Arkansas accents. The… Continue reading Elephant Revival | George's Majestic Lounge | 4/6/2014 | Review
Deborah Bonham is not only the sister of John Bonham (the late drummer for the band Led Zeppelin she’s also an accomplished blues based, 70s-style neo-classic rock singer/songwriter based out of England who just released her latest release “Spirit” in 2014 (Spectra Records). This is her fourth release to date.The CD kicks things off with… Continue reading Deborah Bonham | Spirit | New Music Review
The Raised By Wolves recently released the music video “Freddy Freaker” – a track from the band’s debut album Sadie Hawkins (2013). As the band explains it, “The video is a surreal exploration of the inevitable and often dissonant evolution of friendships over time.” The green triangle used in the video appears to represent the… Continue reading The Raised by Wolves | Sadie Hawkins | Review
There was a time when the singer/songwriter troubadour type of music seemed to be a dying breed. Then, somehow over the last couple decades it seems like there has been a resurgence of interest in just great songs, delivered with passion. That’s what this set really is. Sure, it has some range of musical style,… Continue reading Matthew Genovese | Chasing the Sun | New Music Review
At the Fox Theatre, local bands have rocked the stage for twenty-two years, and they’re in good company. The Meters played the inaugural show back in 1992. Phish and the String Cheese Incident won over early crowds while jamming at The Fox. Snoop Dogg has a painting inside that’s nearly as tall as he is.… Continue reading 22nd Fox Anniversary Hometown SuperJam | Review/Photos
Commercial success is a tough concept to toy with for many bands in their breakthrough moment. How do you compromise your stylistic integrity and what you want to play versus what a major record label or mainstream audiences are thought to expect out of pop music? It ruins the authenticity of certain bands willing to… Continue reading Los Lobos | Fox Theater | Boulder, CO | 3/29/2014 | Review
The Grateful Dead were always an unnecessarily modest group of musicians. Milestones, anniversaries, career-spanning accomplishments were underplayed by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia in particular, who always was hesitant to accept hype around the group’s resurgence in mainstream popularity in the mid-1980s. After all, the group had been traveling nonstop rigorously nationally and worldwide since… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra | Boulder Theater | 3/28/2014 | Review
