My keen journalistic conclusion: Carnivale is a cross between Pasadena’s Doo-Dah parade and the drums and space segment of a Grateful Dead concert, with a dash of the Stanford marching band thrown in just for some extra anarchy. Occupy Wall Street take...

Think originals with the grit and twang of Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Hope they visit a bar 'round here. First came "Dick Picks," then "Road Trips." Now there's "Dave's Picks," a new series of Grateful Dead board...

Mystic Theatre welcomes Grateful Dead tribute band, Dark Star Orchestra, to the stage on April 9th. They perform from among the nearly 2,500 shows that the Grateful Dead performed during their 30 year tenure. On most, though not all their performances,...

All four legendary acts cite Holly as a huge influence. The memory of Holly will be celebrated this weekend as the tour "Winter Dance Party" rolls into downtown Lafayette at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St....

Heroin and cocaine had a lot to do with it. So Adams cleaned up in 2005, after his most despairing opus (the initially EP-fragmented Love Is Hell) and as he was settling into a prolific four-year run with ace backing band the Cardinals, yielding some...

Mountain String Band inhabit a vibrant space between Doc Watson and the Grateful Dead, blending the down-home comity of mountain string music and the light, loose-limbed spirit of a pre-eminent jam band. They aren't bluegrass purists. Though they're...

EVS stays true to form with a collection of protective gear for the street, from its Sport Back Protector with fully articulated spine protection to a comp vest with foam impact chest protectors and removable PU back armor. Hearing that River Road was...

But instead of jamming with DeGennaro on Friday night at John & Peter's in New Hope -- one of his favorite clubs -- they will say their final goodbyes to a man known for his dazzling guitar skills and soulful songs. Meanwhile, police will continue...

I visited Jack's Diving Locker on Hawaii's Big Island to sign up for a nighttime warm water excursion to see manta rays, relatives of the stingray which feed on plankton while gliding gracefully, often in a somersault motion. It was an amazing experience.

Later, as part of Sy Klopps Blues Band, Woodson opened for Tower of Power, James Brown, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd. His greatest experience was opening for Stevie Ray Vaughan, playing for 40,000 people in Alpine, Wisc. “It was totally mind-blowing for...

“This summer, we did a screening of the movie in San Francisco, who donated the theatre to us,” Munter said. “My brother-in-law, who is a musician with the ‘Grateful Dead’, played a few sets so a lot of their fans came out.” “This past December, we...

Phil Lesh and Friends kicked off their three night engagement at Broomfield's 1stBank Center, Thursday, Feb. 16. The band fronted by former Grateful Dead member, Phil Lesh, consist of Warren Haynes, Jackie Greene, John Scofield, Jeff Chimenti and Joe...

While it’s true that the Minneapolis scene that spawned noodling dudes Roster McCabe extends well beyond its mighty university, that particular niche is responsible for the meandering-but-never-unpleasant sounds the band makes. Syphoning off healthy...

But that was just the beginning. On January 24th, Pete Townshend announced he was selling all of the publishing rights to his vast catalog of songs to the Spirit Music Group – a boutique firm that controls some or all of the rights to songs by acts...

The bassists, on the right, laughed and relaxed. Maybe if they do another Grateful Dead show, and I hope they do, they could fix it so a BPO musician or two could come forward and jam with the band. I imagine cellist Monte Hoffman, who I hear was there...

Dead singer-guitarist Bob Weir's solo career. He was asked to return as Grateful Dead manager in 1984, and oversaw the Dead's greatest commercial success with the "In the Dark" album and its 1987 single, "Touch of Grey," the Dead's "He was incredibly...

But there's been a distinct sonic shift as well. At Rubin's urging, the band has moved its classic-rock reference points southward-- away from Bay Area favorites like the Grateful Dead and toward Los Angeles groups such as Little Feat and the Eagles. ...

In their early 20s, DeGennaro and Uosikkinen formed the Torpedoes, which played locally. "When I go back and listen to that music, it's really good. It holds up," Uosikkinen said. After the Torpedoes broke up, DeGennaro toured the country with...

BEST BET: Top-selling country-pop group Rascal Flatts arrives in town tonight for a show at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township promising plenty of power ballads, inspirational lyrics and southern rock. In tow are country singers Sara Evans...