Blog: Barryfest

08.04: Avi Buffalo + Nik Freitas - One Eyed Jacks 08.05: The Iko All-Stars - Tipitina's There are few things more polarizing in musical discussion circles than the Grateful Dead. But, apparently, it's not the music of the Dead that grinds the gears of so many critics, as most spend very little time discussing the actual songs the band produced during the course of their derisive rants and usually focus on some combination of the dangers of psychedelic drug use and the misgivings of hippies.  [...]

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