Melvin Seals and JGB will recreate two classic Jerry Garcia Band performances from 1990 at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York on March 8th and 9th. The shows originally took place at The Warfield on June 8th and 9th. Seals was a member of the Jerry Garcia Band at the time of those classic gigs. Tickets for both shows go on sale tomorrow, January 25th, at noon ET. In other news about The Cap, Two of our favorite bands from Connecticut - Kung Fu and Deep [...]
The 17th annual Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival runs July 19-22nd at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This year's lineup is topped by four former members of the Grateful Dead: Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, who will be performing alongside Bruce Hornsby, Bill Kreutzman, who is be performing with his band 7 Walkers, and Mickey Hart. Other notable acts include Primus, STS9, The Avett Brothers, and Yonder Mountain String Band. They'll be joined by Zappa Plays Zappa, Steel Pulse, George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners, Keller Williams, Dark Star Orchestra, Mates of State, ALO, The Greyboy Allstars, Deep Banana Blackout, Ryan [...]
Two of the best guitar players to come from Connecticut traded licks at Gathering of the Vibes last month, when Kung Fu/Breakfast axe-slinger Tim Palmieri sat in with six-stringer Fuzz and Deep Banana Blackout for an insane version of Tug. We came across a pro-shot clip of this ridiculous guitar duel on the New York Rangers' official YouTube page of all places. Take a look... Deep Banana Blackout w/ Tim Palmieri - Tug Here's another pro-shot Vibes '11 clip for your pleasure, Jane's doin' Stop... [...]
The initial lineup announcement for Gathering of the Vibes 2011 has been released and features a number of Dead-related acts as well as a few surprises. Both Furthur and the Rhythm Devils return in 2011 with Bobby and Phil's latest band set to headline on Friday, July 22, and Mickey and Billy's group set to appear on Sunday, July 24. HT faves the Levon Helm Band, moe., McLovins and The New Mastersounds are also signed on for Vibes 2011 along with Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Jane's Addiction, the Dark Star Orchestra, Assembly of Dust and many other [...]
ENTER TO WIN - Guitars Signed by Widespread Panic and Railroad Earth // Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver has teamed up with SweetRelief.org to raffle off two sweet-ass guitars to benefit musicians in need. The drawing takes place this Sunday and you don’t need to be present to win these sexy axes! Raffle tickets are only $10 bucks, so buy many! Check it out: WASHBURN J5TSK FULL BODY JAZZ ELECTRIC Signed by the Members of Widespread [...]
Filthy Children - Get Your Funk Fix! Mimicking the style of Deep Banana Blackout, this Denver area funk-a-licious group has been rockin’ the house for about 7 years now. Chances are, you haven’t seen or heard them so take a listen. I’m not saying they are uber-original or cutting edge, but more a funky good time that won’t dissapoint. I’ll be getting funky with them at the Breckenridge Brew Fest this weekend. You should too. http://www.myspace.com/filthyc hildren Music to your ears - from [...]
As many of you might (might not) know (care), this morning marks the beginning of the annual "Gathering of the Vibes" in Bridgeport, CT. The festivities are split between the Main and Green Vibes Stages, beginning early and running late until Crosby, Stills & Nash close things out Sunday evening at six.I sincerely wish that I was still in the Northeast for the summer, as I know that my friends
As many of you might (might not) know (care), this morning marks the beginning of the annual Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, CT. The festivities are split between the Main and Green Vibes Stages, beginning early and running late until Crosby, Stills & Nash close things out Sunday evening at six.I sincerely wish that I was still in the Northeast for the summer, as I know that my friends will
New Unions and Reunions: Equinox and Deep Banana Blackout @ The Paradise 3/22/09 The juxtaposition was obvious: one band playing their first show ever, the other band a gang of veterans playing their fourth rare reunion show in a row. The commonality was equally evident: one band fronted by the inimitable vocalist Jen Durkin, the other band fronted by the inimitable vocalist Jen Durkin. Equinox and Deep Banana Blackout provided a unique and appealing look at how one singer can carry two different bands in one night. [...]
Taking place April 17-19, the annual Green Apple Music Festival is self-described as America's largest Earth Day celebration, aka a epic musical extravaganza spanning ten cities. Featuring acts like Galactic, Cracker, and Soulive, the fifth annual Green Apple will bring bring environmentally conscious music to Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC for one green, and free day. That's right, the Green Apple Festivals will be open to the public at no cost. The catch? Participants have to volunteer at some point between April 17-18 in some pro-environment [...]
Green Apple Festival and Earth Day Network today released the 2009 line up for the free “Green Apple Thank You Concerts," celebratory performances at leading venues for volunteers participating in their coordinated, simultaneous volunteer actions held in major cities across the country over Earth Day Weekend. On Sunday, April 19th an upbeat and eclectic line-up of musicians will perform "with friends” at music venues in each city. Meanwhile, the national flagship event, "Earth Day on the National Mall" - with talent to be announced soon - will be held festival style at the National Mall in Washington, DC. [...]
Green Apple Festival , taking place in ten American cities from April 17-19, is a nation-wide Earth Day celebration. On Sunday the 19th, a weekend of volunteering will culminate in free concerts in each city. Yesterday, the performers for nine of those ten cities were announced. Atlanta: Galactic & Friends , the New Orleans-based funk/jazz quintet, will be playing Atlanta's Variety Playhouse. Having just returned from Europe, the band has a busy summer ahead; you can catch them at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest , [...]
You may have noticed that my posting regimen has been anything but regimented of late. This is because my job sucks. But since I no longer care about it, you can more or less expect a return to form. "So what," you ask aloud? Good question. At the very least, I'll try to keep you coming back with more offerings of some decent-to-pretty good music. Tons of notable new shit out there since we last spoke, most of which has by now had its blood drained by a pesky swarm of blog mosquitos. So I will [...]
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