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The String Cheese Incident + The Wood Brothers | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 7/18/2025

The String Cheese Incident + The Wood Brothers | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 7/18/2025

Mid-July, The String Cheese Incident made their institutional return to their home base in Colorado and played back-to-back solid shows to capacity crowds at the world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre. This year marked their 19th year to perform at the location many refer to as ‘the best venue on earth,’ delivering their forty-eighth and forty-ninth gigs… Continue reading The String Cheese Incident + The Wood Brothers | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 7/18/2025

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Torch Red Rocks on Jerry's Birthday

Tedeschi Trucks Band Torch Red Rocks on Jerry's Birthday

Tedeschi Trucks Band is as much a musical movement as they are a band. They are a large group of gifted musicians that travel around the country together as a family, bandmates and friends. The dozen musicians who make up this powerful force of musical joy are all well-seasoned road warriors. They spend countless hours… Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks Band Torch Red Rocks on Jerry's Birthday

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Horizons Shows Daniel Donato at Full Gallop

Horizons Shows Daniel Donato at Full Gallop

These days, it can often times be a daunting task for those of us who are fans under the ever expanding umbrella of the genre known as country music to sift through the seemingly endless mire of tired, overplayed & shallow subjects like red solo cups, truck tailgates and bikini clad girls on a river… Continue reading Horizons Shows Daniel Donato at Full Gallop

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Phish Opens SPAC Run with Inventive Jams and Classic Energy

Phish Opens SPAC Run with Inventive Jams and Classic Energy

Jam‑rock titans Phish returned to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for the twenty‑fourth time in their career on July 25, 2025, kicking off a three‑night run at the storied venue. The band has decades of jam‑filled history at the lush, tree‑covered site they first played nearly thirty‑three years ago, and they did not disappoint. Their… Continue reading Phish Opens SPAC Run with Inventive Jams and Classic Energy

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Phish Aces Forest Hills Debut with a Grand Slam Carini

Phish Aces Forest Hills Debut with a Grand Slam Carini

Phish made their debut at the iconic Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills, NY, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The legendary tennis-stadium-turned–concert venue is smaller than the average Phish stop and boasted the best concert fare we’ve seen so far. The foursome from Vermont delivered a vibrant show that included a fiery, twenty-eight-minute “Carini” in… Continue reading Phish Aces Forest Hills Debut with a Grand Slam Carini

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Rock’s Pulse Thunders Down David St

Rock’s Pulse Thunders Down David St

Rock‑and‑roll rumors of death have been exaggerated for decades, but step inside any dimly lit club in Portland and you’ll feel its pulse kicking like a stubborn bass drum. That lifeblood courses loudest right now through Chris Margolin & The Contraband, a Northwest foursome that introduced themselves last year with the riff‑packed Carnival Station. If… Continue reading Rock’s Pulse Thunders Down David St

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Terrapin All-Stars Utilize Bay Area Shakespeare Theater for Celebration of the ‘Terrapin Nation’

Terrapin All-Stars Utilize Bay Area Shakespeare Theater for Celebration of the ‘Terrapin Nation’

Part of the Terrapin Roadshow series, a fine ensemble of talented musicians with shared music pedigrees gathered on July 19 at a 500‑capacity amphitheater in San Rafael, California, for a two‑set, kaleidoscopic performance of (mostly) Grateful Dead music. This was the second of three weekend shows at the venue, typically utilized by the Marin Shakespeare… Continue reading Terrapin All-Stars Utilize Bay Area Shakespeare Theater for Celebration of the ‘Terrapin Nation’

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Classic Crooners Keep the Crowd Happy Together

Classic Crooners Keep the Crowd Happy Together

On July 13, 2025, the Vina Robles Amphitheatre buzzed with excitement as a sold‑out crowd gathered for the eagerly awaited Happy Together Show—a nostalgic celebration of 1960s music presented by the stars of the 2025 Happy Together Tour. The evening featured legendary acts including The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett, The… Continue reading Classic Crooners Keep the Crowd Happy Together

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Niles’ New Groove: The Node, The Erly, and a Call to Support Local Sound

Niles’ New Groove: The Node, The Erly, and a Call to Support Local Sound

The clear blue sky smiles down on the little town of Niles, Michigan, and the locals have a new hot spot. During COVID, the town created an open‑air area where people could meet and enjoy a cold drink while social distancing. After the pandemic, residents wisely asked for its return—and the town obliged. Now back… Continue reading Niles’ New Groove: The Node, The Erly, and a Call to Support Local Sound

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A Night of Sonic Reverence: Alan Parsons and Brit Floyd Celebrate Pink Floyd’s Legacy at the Greek

A Night of Sonic Reverence: Alan Parsons and Brit Floyd Celebrate Pink Floyd’s Legacy at the Greek

In a rare convergence of musical ingenuity and historical homage, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles hosted an extraordinary evening on July 11 that transcended a typical tribute and delved into the very soul of progressive rock. Marking the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd‘s groundbreaking album Wish You Were Here, Brit Floyd returned to the venue… Continue reading A Night of Sonic Reverence: Alan Parsons and Brit Floyd Celebrate Pink Floyd’s Legacy at the Greek

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