Sure, the bands may be old and the music not quite up to date by the standards of today’s young teens and adults, but Chicago and The Doobie Brothers showed that even in the millennium they can still draw in a crowd. Wednesday nights show at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater didn’t quite sell out, though the… Continue reading Chicago and The Doobies Still Smokin It Up
If there is a better party band than Ozomatli out there, then I would love to hear them. I wasn’t invited to the party at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on May 30th, so I had to crash it. I openly admit to not paying for a big name concert in about 5… Continue reading An Ozomatli Show is Worth Paying For
Culture, like nature, evolves. Old ideas are made better, and become new ideas. Splits are made between schools of thought, and each side develops into something distinct from the other, even though both are the recognizable progeny of the previous generations. The growth of music over the last hundred years is perhaps one of the… Continue reading The New Deal, Products of Evolution
This spring, Collin Herring’s third album dropped. Its curious title, Past Life Crashing, is probably more indicative of what this talented young singer/songwriter has been about since his last release. Taking up guitar when he was in eighth grade, Herring has been using it to write songs about a variety of life experiences. It was… Continue reading Collin Herring's Own Past Life Crashing
It may not have been quite the British invasion like those of the Sex Pistols, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, or The Who, but The Kooks made quite an appearance at Thursday night’s show in downtown Denver at the Ogden Theatre. Presented by 97.3 KBCO, the station of “World Class Rock,” an older crowd of… Continue reading Koo Koo for The Kooks
True to the classic spirit of Rock and Roll, and a hard hitting member of the so-called rock revival movement, Super 400 have rediscovered the beauty and simplicity of the power trio. Kenny Hohman’s guitar work is at times deliciously thick and crunchy, and at others soaring and smooth, kind of like his voice. And… Continue reading From NY to B-Town, Super 400 tears it up in Boulder, CO
We young people tend, for whatever reason, to badmouth those who are significantly older than us. Maybe it’s a fear of getting old ourselves that elicits this response, maybe it’s a feeling of self-righteous know-it-all-ism, but what we tend to forget is that a great many things in this life get better with age. Wine… Continue reading Hot Fuckin' Tuna
Phil Lesh & Friends played the Greek Theater in Los Angeles last night and Grateful Web was on hand to snap some photos. Also Grace Potter & the Nocturnals opened the show, so be sure to check out more pictures from their opening set. A special thanks goes out to the GPN staff for setting up… Continue reading Phil Lesh & Friends + Grace Potter & the Nocturnals Photos
The 7th Jammy Awards at the Wamu Theater at Madison Square Garden in the heart of New York City left no one disappointed to say the least. Despite all the far stretching rumors about Phish taking the stage together, phans still had a great time paying homage to one of the greatest rock n’ roll… Continue reading 2008 Jammys with Phlavor
DJ-inspired raves were all the rage in the mid-90s, and continue to be a popular mix of incredible electronic music and serious dance grooves. The emerging popularity of jambands during that time has led to the inevtible crossover of the two genres, beginning with such pioneers as the Disco Biscuits. Today a flux of excellent live electronica,… Continue reading BoomBox Turns it up in Denver
