The jam rock quintet Goose has been selling out shows and headlining venues where they previously served as the opening band because they deliver epic shows night after night, engage with fans via social media, and find new ways to exercise their creativity. This Connecticut based squad continues to rise up and come together, while… Continue reading Goose | Regency Ballroom | January 30, 2022
The rising, self declared indie groove jam band Goose delivered a stellar performance on Saturday night’s sold out show at San Francisco’s iconic Regency Ballroom, and the first of a two night stand in the Bay Area. Prior to the 2022 Winter Tour, the band last played in California in February of 2020, just prior… Continue reading Goose | Regency Ballroom | January 29, 2022
Jamestown Revival are well into a tour that fills up their calendar deep into March. They are promoting their new stripped down release “Young Man”. The new album is the first project by the duo without electric guitars, leaving a lot of room to emphasize their skillful songwriting, intricate finger picking styles, and stunning vocals.… Continue reading Jamestown Revival | Aggie Theatre | 1/29/22
In today’s fluid world of cancellations, postponed events, and uncertainty, we’re all learning to expect the unexpected and to pivot when life hands you lemons. That is exactly what jamband legends Umphrey’s McGee managed to do this week when they delivered an incredible show at the new Promowest venue Ovation in Newport, Kentucky, on Thursday… Continue reading The Show Must Go On – Umphrey’s McGee perform with one man down at Ovation in Newport, KY
Grand Funk Railroad, the quintessential American band, came to the Villages for a spectacular rock show at the end of their 2021 tour on December 18th. The Villages are 17 planned retirement communities spanning three counties in Central Florida. It is the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country. The community sponsors a week-long open-air concert… Continue reading Grand Funk Railroad | The Villages | 12/18/21
“Can you hear…? Are we clear…?” asks rocker Eddie Vedder. “Cleared for liftoff… takeoff…” as he begins “Invincible” the opening song on Earthling, his first solo album in 11 years. The veteran rocker, front man for the colossal rock band Pearl Jam, brings forth 13 tracks of mid to fast tempo rock songs with enough… Continue reading Eddie Vedder | 'Earthling' | Review
The Baltimore based jam quartet Pigeons Playing Ping Pong closed out the second date of a two night stand at the Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa on Saturday night with their signature blend of psychedelic funk and an unparalleled energetic vibrancy. Despite a venue change and an opening band cancellation, they soldiered on and delivered… Continue reading Pigeons Playing Ping Pong | Brooklyn Bowl Philly | January 15, 2022
The Park City Music Hall in Bridgeport, CT is a newly revitalized music venue teeming with emerging artists in the jam scene as well as other genres. It also provided the perfect location for assembling an all star squad of jam band and jazz musicians. Last Friday, Eric DiBerardino from Tea Leaf Green decided to… Continue reading Park City All Stars | Park City Music Hall | January 7th, 2022
The end of 2021 brought something that music lovers feared- a widespread wave of concert cancellations. With the arrival of the Omicron variant, jam bands and groups of other musical genres alike began to postpone one of the most coveted and fun types of concert: the New Year’s concert. With no reported cases and all… Continue reading Goose | The Riviera Theatre | 12/30/21 & 12/31/21
Symphonic finesse and elegance was the theme on December 30 when Acoustic Hot Tuna, aka Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, concluded a three-night residency at the intimate Freight & Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley, California. The enduring duo entertained the crowd with two sets of acoustic blues, roots, and spiritual music – much of it… Continue reading Hot Tuna | Freight & Salvage | 12/30/21
