Article by Chris Baker
Umphrey’s McGee doesn’t just put on a show, they throw a party. Imagine, for a moment that you’re at a fraternity party in a crowded basement stuffed with sweaty teens, throbbing to the beat of an unrecognizable song. A seemingly unlimited supply of warm beer is fueling the drunken coeds. Now replace… »
Article by AB Garrod
I made plans to go to New York City to see some friends and check out Alphabet Soup, a jazz/hip-hop band featuring Kenny Brooks of RatDog and Dred Scott, a pianist who plays in Brooklyn frequently. They were playing a late night… »
Article By Chris Baker
I was 15 years old the last time I saw Phil Lesh and Bob Weir take the stage together. My father took me to an all-day festival at the Vernon Downs Speedway in upstate New York. The Dead (as they were called… »
Article by Sarah Powell Cassada
My friends were in complete and total disbelief that I had never been to a Yonder Mountain String Band show. To be honest, I’d barely heard… »
Article by Kim Welsh
Photos by Sidney Smith (SidneySmithPhotos.com)
The Warehouse was THE rock venue of New Orleans during the 1970s and in many ways it was a house of the rising… »
Article by James D. McCallister
The Chapel Hill stop on the Grateful Dead’s 1993 Spring Tour represented a new venue for the venerable jam-rock progenitors, and as such was highly… »
