If you were discussing music with the casual listener or the hard-core fan who only follows a handful of bands on the regular and mentioned the name, Mark Lettieri, you would more than likely get some blank stares. If you continued the discussion and brought up groups like Snarky Puppy or The Fearless Flyers, some… Continue reading Mark Lettieri | New Morning | 7/6/23
Graham Nash, the venerable icon of classic rock, graced the stage once again for a two-night, sold-out spectacle at the Lobero Theatre on the 15th and 16th of July. The extraordinary performance was a significant part of the theatre’s 150th-anniversary festivities, adding an air of timeless charm to the historical milestone. The last time Nash’s… Continue reading Graham Nash | Lobero Theatre | 7/16/23
California’s favorite summertime band, The Beach Boys, played a sold-out concert on July 5th at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles. The iconic band had just played their annual July 4th concert at the Hollywood Bowl for 18,000 people. That show featured special guests Mark McGrath and John Stamos joining the Beach Boys for… Continue reading The Beach Boys | Vina Robles Amphitheatre | 7/5/23
Friday night Dave Mason made the journey to Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA for a night of memories and Rock n’ Roll on his “Endangered Species” tour. Situated on a mountaintop in northeastern PA, Penn’s Peak is a unique music venue located away from the hustle and bustle of urban and suburban life. The… Continue reading Dave Mason | Penn's Peak | 7/21/23
Day Three at the Peach Music Festival in Moosic, PA on July 1, 2023, included all of the feels. The lineup was jam-packed with improvisational specialists, like the Mike Gordon Band, Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, and My Morning Jacket. My Morning Jacket contributed a first-ever Beatles cover following Les Claypool and his… Continue reading Peach Music Festival | Montage Mountain | Day 3 | 7/1/2023
While Americans were celebrating independence throughout the United States earlier this month, Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals were making fireworks of their own across the pond in Paris, France. Performing four shows over five days at the famed Olympia Music Hall, Harper and his band packed the room to capacity night after night and… Continue reading Ben Harper | L'Olympia Theatre | 7/5/23
The Peach Music Festival continued on June 30, 2023, with a full lineup of music across three stages at Montage Mountain in Moosic, PA. The crowd was loving the festivities, and the weather continued to cooperate for the most part. Today’s artists included Ween, Umphrey’s McGee, TAUK with Kanika Moore, Trouble No More, Dogs in… Continue reading Peach Music Festival | Montage Mountain | Day 2 | 6/30/2023
With so many high-profile tours and new releases competing for our attention in the early half of Summer 2023, it’s more than forgivable if you’ve let a few of them get by you. (We here at Grateful Web certainly feel the ‘crush of the new’, and we sense all too well the summer shooting by,… Continue reading REVIEW: Gov't Mule's New Album "Peace…Like A River"
Goose performed before their largest crowd to date for their debut at the lush and organic Saratoga Performing Arts Center, also known as SPAC, in Saratoga Springs, NY on July 7, 2023. This venue is a couple of hour drive from their home state of Connecticut and surely represents their home territory. Over twelve thousand… Continue reading Goose | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | 7/7/2023
“Welcome home, Terrapin Nation,” Phil Lesh proclaimed on July 9 to the large crowd before him on the expansive, lush lawn of McNears Beach Park on the shores of San Pablo Bay in San Rafael, Calif. Lesh, co-founder of the Grateful Dead and now 83, joined the so-called Terrapin All-Stars for the closing set of… Continue reading Terrapin Crossroads’ Sunday Daydream Festival
