This past weekend, Phish took their twelfth run at their annual Labor Day summer tour closer, delivering four nights of fun at the famed Dick’s Sporting Goods Park outside of Denver. With the exception of Thursday night, which was still very packed, the band played to sold-out crowds, 27,000 people turning out to celebrate the… Continue reading Phish | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | 9/1/23
Chatting with Mikaela Davis after the show in Cleveland at the Beachland Tavern I asked how she would describe her music. “It’s hard to describe,” she said “All of us have different backgrounds and musical experiences. I’d say” Rock n Roll” she continued. That works for me. I will add my own opinion that the… Continue reading Mikaela Davis & Southern Star | Beachland Tavern | 8/22/23
Led by Phil Lesh & Friends and Melvin Seals & JGB, the second generation, literally, of Terrapin Crossroads staff presented a one-day, two-stage, seven-band Sunday Daydream on August 27, in Novato, Calif. Following the initial Sunday Daydream that took place on July 9, this event was a quintessential gathering of those who oft-performed at the… Continue reading Terrapin Crossroads’ Sunday Daydream Festival II
So check out the crazy musical DNA of this duo: One guy’s a longtime pro surfer from southern California who turned pro guitarist/songwriter in the early 2000s, and the other’s the guitar-playing/songwriting son of a certifiable blues-rock-blues legend also active for more than 20 years. Both have sizable amounts of songwriting and recording experience under… Continue reading Review: Devon Allman-Donavon Frankenreiter’s “See It All” Tour | Madison Theater | 8/24/23
David Crosby would have been proud of the mass musical assembly in Santa Barbara on August 20th to Celebrate his life at the “Stand And Be Counted” tribute concert. Many onstage and in the sold-out audience wondered (some out loud) whether Crosby was looking down, playing a mischievous joke. He may have sent the first… Continue reading Stand and Be Counted – David Crosby Tribute | Lobero Theatre | 8/20/23
Fifty years is a long time to participate in anything. So long, in fact, that gold is the appropriate anniversary gift. The multi-cultural, mixed genre Shakti brought their Fiftieth Anniversary Tour to the famed Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on August 19, 2023. The band’s unique mix of blues with North and South Indian… Continue reading Shakti | The Capitol Theatre | 8/19/2023
It seemed like Deja Vu at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, California, on August 16th, 2023, as 73-year-old Peter Frampton hobbled onto the stage with a cane and swiftly took a seat for the remainder of his concert. Last year, the 83-year-old legendary singer Tom Jones took the stage in the ornate Spanish-themed theater… Continue reading Peter Frampton | Arlington Theatre | 8/16/23
Bluegrass may have its roots in Appalachia, but it has sown its seeds far and wide. Northern California in particular has been fertile ground for country pickin’ for decades, with legends Peter Rowan and David Grisman among the many genre luminaries who have made their home among the Bay Area’s redwoods. Fans of The Harmony… Continue reading Bluegrass in NorCal: AJ Lee and Blue Summit + Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band | Hopmonk Tavern | 8/19/23
Chris Isaak and his fabulous band were scheduled to play a 90-minute set just after sunset with no opening band at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, CA on Saturday, August 12th. But that didn’t stop many devoted fans from showing up at the venue several hours before the doors opened. Some of the… Continue reading Chris Isaak | Vina Robles Amphitheatre | 8/12/23
On the 48th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s legendary visit to San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall (8/13/75), Dead Heads recently returned to see an all-star lineup of jam band stars recreate the show – and more – to benefit the Grateful Guitars Foundation. Not only were there star players, but also star instruments. It… Continue reading Grateful Guitars Foundation Celebrates at Great American Music Hall
