“The show is tonight, not tomorrow.” A statement like this one can upend your day and, for me, it did. Mere inches away from walking onto the ferry that would take me back to New York; I fielded a call from my incredibly observant wife. “Sonya Kitchell and The Slip are playing tonight at The Higher Ground, not tomorrow.”… Continue reading Sonya Kitchell with The Slip | The Higher Ground | 9.25.08
Fans of Phish have been excited to receive a handful of official show releases over the past year, not to mention a bunch of great downloads and even a DVD concert. Each one has given the listener a look back at the band at certain periods in their history, and reminds them just how incredible… Continue reading Phish | Lucerna Theater | Prague, Czech Republic | 7/6/98
September 4th, 2008, Boulder Theater Family. Joyfulness. Community. Gettin’ Down! These five words completely detail, although briefly, the majority of my experiences from the past Sound Tribe Sector 9 weekend. Thursday started with a burst, instead of a bang. Arigato to open grabbed many’s attention and people quickly filed into spots they would more than… Continue reading Sound Tribe Sector 9 Three Night Electro Extravaganza
Perhaps the greatest thing about music is that it knows no restraints. Musicians explore this vast territory to varying degrees, and with varying levels of success. Some choose to specify, and others choose to generalize. The term “genre” has less and less significance all the time, obvious when you look at the staggering number of… Continue reading My Morning Jacket | Evil Urges | Review
Last week while reviewing the Backwoods Pondfest, I was fortunate enough to meet and talk to some of the members of the Rutland, VT band Twiddle. Based entirely on my ability to speak with some eloquence about their music, and my wife’s propensity to take phenomenal pictures, Matt, Twiddle’s manager, invited us to attend their show the following week… Continue reading Twiddle | Higher Ground | Burlington, VT | 9/12/08
I’m blessed to have a solid group of friends who love live music, generally as much as me. There is little in life I find more enjoyable than watching close friends I’ve taken to a new group or artist turn and give me that look of excitement and say “Wow, you were right! These guys… Continue reading The New Mastersounds Funk up the Fox
The Chicago progressive jam outfit Umphrey’s McGee brought their explosive live show back to Colorado over Labor Day weekend, and rained down a handful of stunning performances to the Rocky Mountain faithful. The last taste this area got of these amazing musicians was from their electrifying Halloween show in 2007 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. The display… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee Storms Back into Colorado
I’m over my wishy-washy indecision about which show to review up next for y’all. I decided that this one is best because it is one of my “desert island picks” to borrow a term from Born Again Ben’s recent post (that is, to those of you not familiar with the term, one of my top five favorite Dead… Continue reading Joby's Retro Reviews Volume IV (9/20/1970 Fillmore East)
There’s a lot of music floating around out there these days that falls under the greater umbrella of rock and roll, but doesn’t really subscribe to any specific genre therein. Bending and blending genres has almost become a genre unto its self. Not that I’m complaining, and not that it hasn’t always been this way… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee Ties One On in Boulder
I realize more and more every day since the summer of 2008 started, that a sizeable number of people have never been to the Mishawaka Amphitheater, and a good portion of those that have never visited have never even heard about it. Gasp! It is becoming unfathomable to me that people have never heard of… Continue reading Rain Down On Me: EOTO @ The Mish
