I listen to music about eight hours a day. In the car on the way [...]
Something Completely Different
Keller’s KIDS a no-brainer
The biggest kid on the jamband scene making a record specifically for kids? A no [...]
Remembering Woody
Allen Woody, bass player extraordinaire with the growling tone, died ten years ago today. It's [...]
Can Michael Franti save the world?
Since the beginning of time, musicians have used their instruments and voices to convey messages. [...]
The digital divide – artists and today’s technology
Last weekend, I was at the Wilco show in Memphis at The Orpheum Theatre. In [...]
The rebirth of the DMB
Just in case the world needed a reminder, the Dave Matthews Band can still kill [...]
Goodbye, Mr. Adams
That pffffft you heard, and that faint whisp of smoke? That’s the candle being blown [...]
Beacon night one – an armchair recap
Forty years. That’s a long time for a band to play together. Sure, it’s not [...]
Franti for beginners – kids, that is.
There are certain benchmarks of parenthood that make mothers and fathers proud. Crawling. First steps. [...]
Chasing the elusive
Live music is about searching for the moment – that special show, guitar solo…whatever it [...]