It’s no secret that some of the best music, or at least the most outspoken, comes out of times of turmoil. The 60’s and 70’s were a heyday for such music, much of it politically righteous and fervently anti-establishment. But there was a lot to be righteous about back then, and in times when there… Continue reading State Radio | Year of the Crow | Review
One thing you can say about guitar virtuoso Greg Howe is he doesn’t always take himself seriously. His recent release, Sound Proof, sports a cover of him in the act of trashing a guitar and a speaker. The back also boasts an image of him sitting with a pair of earphones on, screaming as if… Continue reading Greg Howe Gets Real
In many ways the Grateful Dead’s music was destined from the beginning to be a symphony, much as the band itself was an orchestra with core members and a rotating cast lending a hand. When I was a kid and my father would listen to them I would immediately be able to draw similarities due… Continue reading Lee Johnson's Dead Symphony #6 Live
The Grateful Web was on-hand at last night’s Emmitt Nershi Band show at the Boulder Theater. We have some pictures and videos clips from the show. Thanks to the folks at the Theater for their warm hospitality. Enjoy, The Grateful Web
Last weekend, Keller Williams played a double dose of his unique one-man-band music to us lucky Colorado residents, with a solo show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder on Friday, followed by a night with the Yonder Mountain String Band at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison on Saturday. Better yet, the Friday night show was… Continue reading Keller Williams, Magical Music Man
On Tuesday July 22nd, SoCal based band Pepper released their new album, Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations. Originally from Hawaii, the band brought their island rhythms and sounds with them to the mainland a few years back after they were noticed by a Los Angeles based indie record label. Picking up where Sublime left off,… Continue reading Pepper | Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations | Review
A little while back, I posted a simple note underneath a photo I had posted on my Flickr page, a photo of the two-man electro-fusion band BoomBox, stating that I predicted people would be hearing more about this band in the future. Little did I know at the time that not only would my prophecy… Continue reading BoomBox Rox the Fox
This is hands down one of the cleanest, best sounding soundboards I’ve ever heard of a Jerry Garcia Band show. As you may know, Jerry never authorized recording of any incarnation of the Jerry Garcia Band, so most recordings in circulation are stealth audience recordings. Soundboard patches were few and far between, so everyone in… Continue reading Joby's Retro Reviews (JGB 8-29-1987)
Second in radio station Kool 105’s summer concert series, Tuesday night’s HippieFest at Fiddler’s Green drew less of a crowd than the preceding Chicago/The Doobie Brothers show, but boasted a more lively audience with a far greater mix among age groups. Though older adults and some true old hippies made up the majority of the… Continue reading Colorado HippieFest Leaves Audience Dazed and Confused
Okay let’s face it, Widespread Panic doesn’t have the largest following in the city of Philadelphia. On the other hand, sometimes it’s better to see a great band in a place where the crowd is small. Such was the case on this July night at Festival Pier. This was the last show before their performance… Continue reading Widespread Panic in the City of Dreams
