Not On Mars
Not On Mars is the culmination of years of evolutionary change, tectonic plate shifts deep within the crust of the Great Divide that has kept Jazz and Rock at relatively safe distances from one another. Not On Mars dares to be among those intrepid explorers that made venture into that Great Wilderness.
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  • Leftover Salmon is breaking up or taking a break?
    Leftover Salmon after 15 yrs says no more.. a hiatus or good-bye for good? read more..

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  • Leftover Salmon is breaking up or taking a break?
    Leftover Salmon after 15 yrs says no more.. a hiatus or good-bye for good? read more..

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  • Mark Karan interview - 4/21/01
    Mark Karan interview

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  • Railroad Earth
    With nearly 400 shows and tens of thousands of road miles now behind them, Railroad Earth has become a staple on the national touring and festival scene, and built a huge following of loyal fans that document and trade every note they play, and often join them on the road for multiple nights. These fans call themselves “Hobos,” and the band considers them to be the fuel that keeps this engine chugging along. Railroad Earth’s next album is planned for release in Spring 2004. Till then the band will continue to bring their music to the stage from East to West. So keep an ear to the ground and listen for Railroad Earth, because they'll be rolling through your town very soon.

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  • ten2nine
    "I hate to break the news to you, but you guy's may have finally put all the pieces together. This new ep is the best work I've heard from you ever! The writing, lyrics and music is superb, the performance is top notch and [Jim Leguilloux's] production gives it a true professional gloss." - Ron Gilmour, Power 104 Kelowna, BC

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  • Metharia
    The debut on the band was on 18th January 2000, when Metharia won the festival "Le Quattro Notti Rock." In June 2003 they are one of the three winners of the "NMC festival,' in Marcerta winning the award for the best live performance.

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  • Signal Path
    Armed with new jungle juice, they are warming up and ready to play. They opened up with a latenight show in Atlanta and continued on to Mountain View Jam Festival in North Carolina. Coast to coast, they'll be working their way to SummerCamp, Wakarusa, and High Sierra Music Festival.

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  • T-Band
    Jim Dooney plays guitar and does most of the lead vocals. He is great at getting everyone involved in the fun by taking requests or choosing the perfect song for any situation. Amy Anderson plays the stand up bass and sings harmony. Amy is the musical backbone of the band. Her playing punch and solid timing keeps us all together in our all acoustic environment. Robert Griffith plays banjo and sings harmony. Rob drives the band with lightning fast fingers and great improvising skills. Rich Egan plays mandolin and does some vocals. Rich keeps your feet tapping and your fingers snapping with his rhythm chops and is great at playing tasteful solos."

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  • Shanti Groove (September 2003)
    Shanti's groove moves along acoustical and electrical lines, combining the voice of jazz and rock with back porch bluegrass and funktified percussion. Bringing their unique sound to venues nationwide, the band provides a musical celebration of the 'groove' kind.

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  • Kelly's running column
    In this column I want to talk to you about Ghent. Ghent is the capital of the province East-Flanders in Belgium, a small country in Europe, and has about 225, 000 inhabitants.

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  • Kelly's running column
    In this column I want to talk to you about Ghent. Ghent is the capital of the province East-Flanders in Belgium, a small country in Europe, and has about 225, 000 inhabitants.

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  • Curious Yellow (August 2003)
    After fronting a couple bands in the mid 90s in California and spending the next several years developing his musical and songwriting talents in Japan and Minneapolis, Adam Lancaster landed in Denver in 2000 and founded the band. The band took on many formations and seemingly endless lineup changes for about a year until the perfect complimentary additions of Gregg Rosenthal (drums), Josh Eckhoff (guitar), and Matt Novack (bass, vocals) created a sound and style beyond what Adam could have hoped for. This new talented group immediately began writing songs and reworking old songs to create music and a performance that attracts and engages every listening audience. The personal and musical bond between each member deepened quickly and the dedication from everyone to develop the band to its fullest possibilities is evident.

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  • New Monsoon (June 2003)
    Utilizing congas, timbales, tabla, banjo, bongos, Dobro, ghatham, Didgeridoo, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drum kit and keys, the band offers a plethora of textures, rhythms, ideas and moods. New Monsoon absorbs elements of sound indigenous to world culture and incorporates them into a variety of colorful and original rhythmic compositions.

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  • One Way Rider (May 2003)
    "One Way Rider has taken Nashville by storm! It was an honor to have them perform on the Interstate Radio Network a network of over twenty stations that broadcast from Music City and airs nationwide and in Canada. Locally in Nashville, the IRN broadcast on WSM 650 AM, the home of the Grand Ole Opry. The response was great! We cant wait to have them come back on the air and play for us again. It was so good to be with folks that live and love the bluegrass way, truly a blessed family. David and Valerie are a great example of what a family can accomplish together."

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  • Smokestack (January 2003)
    “The quality of playing blew me away. All four guys were stars, but that keyboard player is a superstar. Very Hornsby in his writing and singing, very Medeski with his jams. I have had the CD for a few months, and being a little familiar with the songs impressed me even more.” CanJam News Toronto, Canada

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  • The Miltones (December 2002)
    Formed in the summer of 2000, the Miltones have already performed over 350 shows in under 28 months. Their high volume of gigs has enabled the band to mature and explore a range of musical directions that make them a formidable artistic act. Simultaneously their music seems to embrace a level of healing and celebration that make them both accessible and fortunate for the audiences they have attracted.

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  • Ripple (November 2002)
    When Ripple started out in an Old Tappan, NJ basement during early 1978, none of us thought we would be discussing the possibilities of playing together for 25 years. But that’s exactly what happened. From the early day’s of playing friends parties (usually when the Parent’s were away) to all the great nightclubs and other interesting venues we’ve performed at during the years, we’ve met some amazing people and formed life long friendships that will long out live the Band.

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  • Ray Charles died today at 73.
    Ray Charles dead at 73

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  • Fair To Midland (September 2002)
    Brett Stowers and Nathin Seals offer a rhythmic passion that leads the humble gentlemen in their avant-garde sound. The unearthed discord and unconventional cries of frontman Andrew Sudderth infused with guitarist Cliff Campbell's melodic fury tumble into a captivating creation of sonics, cultures, and confusion. Combined with the subtle offering of Matt Langley on keys, FTM glides past the expected boundries and gracefully throws their intense rock harmonies to the flame.

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  • The Few (July 2002)
    "We did it in chunks, whenever he was available," says Burnside. "Living there, and playing in the clubs, it raises your game." The result, an explosive, hooky collection that echoes Burnside's love of the Replacements and fascination with the Cure, is startling from a 22-year-old who took up guitar only three years ago.

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  • One Cat Left (May 2002)
    Pete’s former association with TOM MARSHALL of PHISH led to the band AMFIBIAN. It was here in this situation that Pete found his voice and his motivation..

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  • Mt. Kilimanjaro!
    In one scene we saw a hippo in the river, a croccodile laying on the bank just beside it, and a waterbuck stanking near in the grass!

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  • Grateful Web Interview with Madison House and SCI Ticketing
    SCI interview

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  • Leftover will be calling it quits at years end.
    Leftover Salmon are saying goodbye..

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  • AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM TREY 05.25.04
    Phish is coming to end..

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  • Sativa Gumbo (April 2002)
    Sativa Gumbo

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  • Pamela's stories from Africa
    This month I'll continue teaching English at the school, organize a second beekeeping seminar, begin making fuel-efficient stoves, and track down another place to buy modern breed roosters.

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  • Yamagata update
    Yamagata

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  • Yamagata (June 2001)
    Yamagata

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  • JSwine (October 2000)
    JSwine

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  • Mark Karan (August 2000)
    Mark Karan

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  • Moses Guest (September 2000)
    Moses Guest

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  • Uncle Sammy (July 2001)
    Uncle Sammy

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  • Solomon Grundy (April 2001)
    Solomon Grundy

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  • Tonal Vision (May 2001)
    Tonal Vision

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  • The Freiker Program Encourages Kids to Bike to School
    Freiker.org is a diamond in the making. Sites like Freiker are what the internet is all about. We hope to re-visit Freiker in the future and see lots more kids riding their bikes!

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  • The Freiker Program Encourages Kids to Bike to School
    Freiker.org is a diamond in the making. Sites like Freiker are what the internet is all about. We hope to re-visit Freiker in the future and see lots more kids riding their bikes!

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  • Kiesendahl + Calhoun Contemporary Art Explores RELATIONS
    Four artists: paintings and drawings by mother and daughter Eva Van Rijn and Maia Chavez with visions from the Grand Canyon and the SouthWest. Potter and painter, mother and daughter-in-law Harriet Ross and Rita Jackevicius Ross will be showing sculptural pottery and local landscapes.

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  • Kiesendahl + Calhoun Contemporary Art Explores RELATIONS
    Four artists: paintings and drawings by mother and daughter Eva Van Rijn and Maia Chavez with visions from the Grand Canyon and the SouthWest. Potter and painter, mother and daughter-in-law Harriet Ross and Rita Jackevicius Ross will be showing sculptural pottery and local landscapes.

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  • Début du Siècle
    The proud French, who decry the cultural and gustatory effects of McDonald's restaurants in France, need to set some priorities. Donald Meissner's Grateful Right.

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  • Début du Siècle
    The proud French, who decry the cultural and gustatory effects of McDonald's restaurants in France, need to set some priorities. Donald Meissner's Grateful Right.

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  • Friendly Violent Fun!
    Cryogen, Iconocaust, Havok, Deadless. The few radio stations in Denver with DJ’s who are willing to “occasionally” play some local music tend to be pretentious snobs who only like “their” kind of music and generally wouldn’t know good music even if it took them to bed and sat on their face.

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  • Friendly Violent Fun!
    Cryogen, Iconocaust, Havok, Deadless. The few radio stations in Denver with DJ’s who are willing to “occasionally” play some local music tend to be pretentious snobs who only like “their” kind of music and generally wouldn’t know good music even if it took them to bed and sat on their face.

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  • Tony Furtado at the Boulder Theater..review coming soon!
    Appearing with Tony: local heros Drew Emmitt Band featuring Bill Nershi. Grateful Web's review of the show will be posted soon...

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  • Tony Furtado at the Boulder Theater..review coming soon!
    Appearing with Tony: local heros Drew Emmitt Band featuring Bill Nershi. Grateful Web's review of the show will be posted soon...

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  • WSP Kicks Off Their Four Night Run At The Fillmore
    Panic almost personifies life in a way; its not always so great, things end and others begin but the train keeps rolling and you have to make the best with what you got if it feels good. Well, what can I say? It feels damn good.

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  • WSP Kicks Off Their Four Night Run At The Fillmore
    Panic almost personifies life in a way; its not always so great, things end and others begin but the train keeps rolling and you have to make the best with what you got if it feels good. Well, what can I say? It feels damn good.

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  • Mimi Fishman Auction Raises $7,487 For Charity!
    The auction has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. $7,487.20 was raised for the Station Family Fund, Delta Gamma Center, and the Mimi Fishman Foundation.

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  • Tony Furtado Band Returns To The Boulder Theater
    The electric banjo work is subtle, yet intricate, and you can feel Furtado’s inspiration in each pluck. His songwriting skills seem acute as ever and Tony’s acoustic guitar diligence showcases his years of creative experience and exploration

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  • Tony Furtado Band Returns To The Boulder Theater
    The electric banjo work is subtle, yet intricate, and you can feel Furtado’s inspiration in each pluck. His songwriting skills seem acute as ever and Tony’s acoustic guitar diligence showcases his years of creative experience and exploration

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  • Hero Citizen Challenges Wasteful Cannabis Citation
    Denver voters did not want this individual cited, yet he was cited anyway in defiance of the will of the voters. This individual is a professional, law-abiding citizen who believed he was acting in a legal manner. A citation would not have been issued if this person had enough alcohol in his possession to kill a busload of people, but because it was a tiny amount of marijuana this city will spend valuable city resources dragging him through the legal process, in another example of our city punishing people for making the rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol.

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  • Hero Citizen Challenges Wasteful Cannabis Citation
    Denver voters did not want this individual cited, yet he was cited anyway in defiance of the will of the voters. This individual is a professional, law-abiding citizen who believed he was acting in a legal manner. A citation would not have been issued if this person had enough alcohol in his possession to kill a busload of people, but because it was a tiny amount of marijuana this city will spend valuable city resources dragging him through the legal process, in another example of our city punishing people for making the rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol.

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  • I Believe
    On my personal journey I've come to the conclusion that what is most important is to be continually open to whatever lessons life has to offer, to respond thoughtfully and compassionately, and to have an open heart. Everything else seems superfluous. Because much of what I did or did not do in my younger years was either for the reward of Heaven or to avoid the consequence of Hell, my actions were for appearances' sake and little else. I feel that I'm now living and striving to live a more actualized, genuine, spiritual life.

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  • I Believe
    On my personal journey I've come to the conclusion that what is most important is to be continually open to whatever lessons life has to offer, to respond thoughtfully and compassionately, and to have an open heart. Everything else seems superfluous. Because much of what I did or did not do in my younger years was either for the reward of Heaven or to avoid the consequence of Hell, my actions were for appearances' sake and little else. I feel that I'm now living and striving to live a more actualized, genuine, spiritual life.

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  • Weir Here
    Yet the train keeps rolling, borne of its own momentum, the adoration for the songs of the Grateful Dead, the adoration for the members of the Grateful Dead, the sense of community that will not die, adding new members even as the old ones fade away.

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  • Weir Here
    Yet the train keeps rolling, borne of its own momentum, the adoration for the songs of the Grateful Dead, the adoration for the members of the Grateful Dead, the sense of community that will not die, adding new members even as the old ones fade away.

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  • Trey at the Fillmore
    The second set of the 70 Volt Parade came out firing with the band’s first rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s Cross-town Traffic. This let Anastasio stretch his legs, so to speak, and return his amp to the proper chandelier shaking level. The band really nailed this one – yet another left field cover to catch me off guard.

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  • Trey at the Fillmore
    The second set of the 70 Volt Parade came out firing with the band’s first rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s Cross-town Traffic. This let Anastasio stretch his legs, so to speak, and return his amp to the proper chandelier shaking level. The band really nailed this one – yet another left field cover to catch me off guard.

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  • Evangelical-Phobia and Its Cure
    The divisions of our country boil here on earth and in the spiritual world. Donald Meissner's Grateful Right

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  • Evangelical-Phobia and Its Cure
    The divisions of our country boil here on earth and in the spiritual world. Donald Meissner's Grateful Right

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  • "I Aint Dead Yet Mother F**ker"
    Richard Pryor died Saturday from a heart attack; he was 65. Richard was generous enough to autograph a copy of his book, "Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences" for a recent charity auction. Richard really was one of the funniest people ever, and will be missed.

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  • Dr. John plays ETOWN
    Not only is the Good Doctor's dry, gravel cackle one of the most infectious sounds in both jazz and popular music, but he is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the rich musical heritage exclusive to the Crescent City.

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  • Dr. John plays ETOWN
    Not only is the Good Doctor's dry, gravel cackle one of the most infectious sounds in both jazz and popular music, but he is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the rich musical heritage exclusive to the Crescent City.

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  • Steve Kimock Band Webcast Archive Available Now!
    The Steve Kimock Band & the Grateful Web teamed up to provide a live streaming video broadcast of SKB's Saturday night performance in Eugene, OR. We now have the video archive file posted! There is also a direct link to photos from the show...Grateful Web's favorite quote from the latest webcast... "listening to SKB live with my 3 month old boy...it is his first show...this is great!!!"

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  • Steve Kimock Band Webcast Archive Available Now!
    The Steve Kimock Band & the Grateful Web teamed up to provide a live streaming video broadcast of SKB's Saturday night performance in Eugene, OR. We now have the video archive file posted! There is also a direct link to photos from the show...Grateful Web's favorite quote from the latest webcast... "listening to SKB live with my 3 month old boy...it is his first show...this is great!!!"

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  • Steve Kimock Band Webcast Archive Available Now!
    The Steve Kimock Band & the Grateful Web teamed up to provide a live streaming video broadcast of SKB's Saturday night performance in Eugene, OR. We now have the video archive file posted! There is also a direct link to photos from the show...Grateful Web's favorite quote from the latest webcast... "listening to SKB live with my 3 month old boy...it is his first show...this is great!!!"

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  • Chanukah Terrorist Attack Thwarted in Israel
    The bomber then opened his coat and detonated the explosives belt concealed under his coat. The belt had been wired to a very large amount of explosives and additionally had nails and other metallic debris attached to it. Donald Meissner's Grateful Right

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  • Chanukah Terrorist Attack Thwarted in Israel
    The bomber then opened his coat and detonated the explosives belt concealed under his coat. The belt had been wired to a very large amount of explosives and additionally had nails and other metallic debris attached to it. Donald Meissner's Grateful Right

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  • Punked Up
    These guys exemplify what punk has been for me. A few friends up on stage playing, having fun and not giving a rat’s ass about anything else! Other than the high drink prices and lack of heat the Soiled Dove could be the best place in town to catch a show! If they could fix those two issues I would give them an A+!

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  • Punked Up
    These guys exemplify what punk has been for me. A few friends up on stage playing, having fun and not giving a rat’s ass about anything else! Other than the high drink prices and lack of heat the Soiled Dove could be the best place in town to catch a show! If they could fix those two issues I would give them an A+!

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  • Good Times Bad Times
    In front of your face appears a Led Zeppelin One album cover. At this point the crowd erupts in cheers as the album is placed on side ‘A’ and the needle drops to track one. Lights on stage come up and Rose Hill Drive kicks into Track one of Zeppelin One’s ‘Good Times, Bad Times’.

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  • Good Times Bad Times
    In front of your face appears a Led Zeppelin One album cover. At this point the crowd erupts in cheers as the album is placed on side ‘A’ and the needle drops to track one. Lights on stage come up and Rose Hill Drive kicks into Track one of Zeppelin One’s ‘Good Times, Bad Times’.

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  • Sharon the Lion, Sleeping
    As terrible as the slaughter at Sabra and Shatila was, one must understand it was not the work of Ariel Sharon. Lebanon's civil war produced many such gruesome battles between irregulars seeking vengeance and control of the ravaged country. The PLO, Shiite Amal militia, Syrian forces, Christian Phalangists, and other combatants with obscure affiliations produced over 95,000 deaths. Donald Meissner's Grateful Right.

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  • Sharon the Lion, Sleeping
    As terrible as the slaughter at Sabra and Shatila was, one must understand it was not the work of Ariel Sharon. Lebanon's civil war produced many such gruesome battles between irregulars seeking vengeance and control of the ravaged country. The PLO, Shiite Amal militia, Syrian forces, Christian Phalangists, and other combatants with obscure affiliations produced over 95,000 deaths. Donald Meissner's Grateful Right.

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  • Happy 100th, Albert Hoffman!
    Wednesday, January 11th, was Albert Hoffman's 100th birthday. To help celebrate Dr. Hofmann's life and birthday, a wonderful international symposium is set to be held in Basel, Switzerland, on January 13-15 2006. This symposium will feature some of the most famous scientists, writers, artists, and friends of Dr. Hofmann with presentations and discussion forums. You can find out more and order tickets at the event's website: http://www.lsd.info

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  • CELEBRATION! Arrested Development!
    This multi-gender, multigenerational, multiracial band never sounded better or were more timely in their message of freedom and one-love.

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  • CELEBRATION! Arrested Development!
    This multi-gender, multigenerational, multiracial band never sounded better or were more timely in their message of freedom and one-love.

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  • Ice Cream: I Can't Decide & Keep on Sampling!
    Snuck into Mickey C's Bagel Shop at the Table Mesa Maze plaza in Boulder, CO may be the best darn ice cream in town.

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  • Ice Cream: I Can't Decide & Keep on Sampling!
    Snuck into Mickey C's Bagel Shop at the Table Mesa Maze plaza in Boulder, CO may be the best darn ice cream in town.

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  • Wilson Pickett died Thursday, he was 64
    Wilson Pickett died Thursday at the age of 64. He's best known for some great Motown classics including "Mustang Sally" and "In the Midnight Hour," among others. His music transcended his Motown roots and was covered by musicians of all kinds.

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  • John Souders Name That Band, Series A
    Most everyone is familiar with the songs of these popular and culturally iconic bands. But how well do you know their faces? Take this challenge to test your familiarity with some of the most influential musicians of our time! John Souders.

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  • John Souders Name That Band, Series A
    Most everyone is familiar with the songs of these popular and culturally iconic bands. But how well do you know their faces? Take this challenge to test your familiarity with some of the most influential musicians of our time! John Souders.

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  • Becoming What You Abhor: The Lesson Learned from "The Family"
    While it is easy for most of us to empathize with their concern for the environment and animals, and their discouragement and outrage at how little the masses of society care about these concerns, it is harder to understand what they thought they were accomplishing with their violent attacks.

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  • Becoming What You Abhor: The Lesson Learned from "The Family"
    While it is easy for most of us to empathize with their concern for the environment and animals, and their discouragement and outrage at how little the masses of society care about these concerns, it is harder to understand what they thought they were accomplishing with their violent attacks.

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  • Becoming What You Abhor: The Lesson Learned from "The Family"
    While it is easy for most of us to empathize with their concern for the environment and animals, and their discouragement and outrage at how little the masses of society care about these concerns, it is harder to understand what they thought they were accomplishing with their violent attacks.

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  • Democracy in Action...Yikes
    Taliban Destroyed, Saddam Deposed, Hamas Delighted...Uh Oh... Donald Meissner's Grateful Right.

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  • Democracy in Action...Yikes
    Taliban Destroyed, Saddam Deposed, Hamas Delighted...Uh Oh... Donald Meissner's Grateful Right.

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  • SPIRIT IS EVERYTHING IN ZAMBILAND!
    With Herring and Burbridge passing intense exchanges back and forth across the stage, Bobby Lee showed no problem filling the spot Matt Mundy used to man. Rogers’ extensive picking on ‘Salty Dog’ left most of us saying “Matt who?” by the end of the evening.

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  • SPIRIT IS EVERYTHING IN ZAMBILAND!
    With Herring and Burbridge passing intense exchanges back and forth across the stage, Bobby Lee showed no problem filling the spot Matt Mundy used to man. Rogers’ extensive picking on ‘Salty Dog’ left most of us saying “Matt who?” by the end of the evening.

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  • Devendra Banhart's New Album 'Cripple Crow'
    Cripple Crow, his fourth album and his third for XL Recordings, was released in September 2005 and is his most formed record yet. Recorded at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, NY with the aid of regular sidekick Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson and Thom Monahan joining Devendra in the studio, it found him continuing his extraordinary growth as a writer, vocalist and musician.

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  • Devendra Banhart's New Album 'Cripple Crow'
    Cripple Crow, his fourth album and his third for XL Recordings, was released in September 2005 and is his most formed record yet. Recorded at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, NY with the aid of regular sidekick Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson and Thom Monahan joining Devendra in the studio, it found him continuing his extraordinary growth as a writer, vocalist and musician.

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  • Coretta Scott King Died This Week At The Age Of 78
    Coretta Scott King was the wife of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. She gained an international reputation as an advocate of civil rights, nonviolence, international peace, full employment, and equal rights for women.

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  • Coretta Scott King Died This Week At The Age Of 78
    Coretta Scott King was the wife of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. She gained an international reputation as an advocate of civil rights, nonviolence, international peace, full employment, and equal rights for women.

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  • Ten Tiers
    To try to describe the sound, several bands come to mind but none quite fit. Ten Tiers is too upbeat to be put in the same category as Matchbox 20, too acoustic to be equated to 3 Doors Down and too energetic to be dragged into the same genre as Bare Naked ladies. But yet I can find some qualities similar to all three. Ten Tiers is striking out in their own direction (JT’s direction!)

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  • Ten Tiers
    To try to describe the sound, several bands come to mind but none quite fit. Ten Tiers is too upbeat to be put in the same category as Matchbox 20, too acoustic to be equated to 3 Doors Down and too energetic to be dragged into the same genre as Bare Naked ladies. But yet I can find some qualities similar to all three. Ten Tiers is striking out in their own direction (JT’s direction!)

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  • You're gonna have to arrest me for this
    The state of free speech in this country is simple. You can say whatever you want as long as you don’t piss someone off. F*ck that! And if you don’t like what I have to say, F*ck YOU! I am an American.

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  • You're gonna have to arrest me for this
    The state of free speech in this country is simple. You can say whatever you want as long as you don’t piss someone off. F*ck that! And if you don’t like what I have to say, F*ck YOU! I am an American.

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  • S.T.I.L.
    STIL has played shows as far away as New Zealand and the U.K. while remaining content to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere that back home in Canada has to offer.

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  • S.T.I.L.
    STIL has played shows as far away as New Zealand and the U.K. while remaining content to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere that back home in Canada has to offer.

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  • TreeHugger.com
    TreeHugger is a web magazine, dedicated to everything that has a modern aesthetic yet is environmentally responsible.

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  • TreeHugger.com
    TreeHugger is a web magazine, dedicated to everything that has a modern aesthetic yet is environmentally responsible.

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  • Now Is Time For The Draft
    The Super Bowl is over, and The NFL Draft is just around the corner. The Offseason is here, and suddenly every team has Super Bowl potential for next year! Who is your team going to pick up in Free Agency and The Draft? Here is my first take on the 2006 NFL Draft.

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  • Now Is Time For The Draft
    The Super Bowl is over, and The NFL Draft is just around the corner. The Offseason is here, and suddenly every team has Super Bowl potential for next year! Who is your team going to pick up in Free Agency and The Draft? Here is my first take on the 2006 NFL Draft.

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  • John Souders Name That Band, Series B
    The contributor's photograph that receives the least amount of correct guesses will receive a free Gratefulweb t-shirt for that run's edition of name that band! So get those cameras out, turn your scanners on, recharge those digital cameras and e-mail your entry.

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  • John Souders Name That Band, Series B
    The contributor's photograph that receives the least amount of correct guesses will receive a free Gratefulweb t-shirt for that run's edition of name that band! So get those cameras out, turn your scanners on, recharge those digital cameras and e-mail your entry.

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  • PRAANG Returns To Cervantes for Two-Night Stint
    Formed under a blanket of thick Colorado snow during the blizzard of 2006, PRAANG returns to Cervantes for a two night stand December 5th and 6th. Featuring Steve Kimock, Jason Hann and Michael Travis from EOTO/String Cheese Incident and Jamie Janover from ZILLA, PRAANG represents a new musical avenue for the four members to travel. Completely improvisational, spontaneous, and unrehearsed, the quartet’s music reflects their fateful existence

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  • THE ROXY IN LOS ANGELES CELEBRATES 35TH ANNIVERSARY
    Los Angeles’ THE ROXY THEATRE first opened its doors in the late fall of 1973. 35 years later, the legendary venue marks this significant milestone as one of America’s longest-running independently owned and operated establishments with two monumental shows highlighting its rich musical history: Zappa Plays Zappa December 10, 11, 12 and 13 and a New Years Eve performance by The Wailers.

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  • THE ROXY IN LOS ANGELES CELEBRATES 35TH ANNIVERSARY
    Los Angeles’ THE ROXY THEATRE first opened its doors in the late fall of 1973. 35 years later, the legendary venue marks this significant milestone as one of America’s longest-running independently owned and operated establishments with two monumental shows highlighting its rich musical history: Zappa Plays Zappa December 10, 11, 12 and 13 and a New Years Eve performance by The Wailers.

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  • Leftover Salmon to play Vail, CO + Upcoming Projects
    Leftover Salmon will perform a full two set show on December 12th at the Dobson Ice Arena. This show will be part of the Snow Daze Festival held each year in Vail Colorado as a kickoff party to the winter season.

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  • Leftover Salmon to play Vail, CO + Upcoming Projects
    Leftover Salmon will perform a full two set show on December 12th at the Dobson Ice Arena. This show will be part of the Snow Daze Festival held each year in Vail Colorado as a kickoff party to the winter season.

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  • Karrin Allyson Appearing This Weekend At The Iridium Jazz Club
    Over the years, Karrin Allyson has recorded a series of eleven CDs for Concord Records, each of which have showcased her astonishing breadth of repertoire, from standards by Gershwin and Porter to Brazilian bossa nova to samba and Thelonious Monk. She has also taken on French and Brazilian music (From Paris to Rio), the genius of John Coltrane (Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane) and the blues (In Blue).

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  • Karrin Allyson Appearing This Weekend At The Iridium Jazz Club
    Over the years, Karrin Allyson has recorded a series of eleven CDs for Concord Records, each of which have showcased her astonishing breadth of repertoire, from standards by Gershwin and Porter to Brazilian bossa nova to samba and Thelonious Monk. She has also taken on French and Brazilian music (From Paris to Rio), the genius of John Coltrane (Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane) and the blues (In Blue).

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  • Femi Kuti & the Positive Force @ Boulder Theater
    Four years after the DVD Live@Shrine, Femi Kuti returns with a generous, powerful and timeless new album, continuing to explore and push back the frontiers of Afrobeat. Thirteen titles that grab your belly, your feet, your heart and your head. From the ghettos of Lagos to the palaces of corrupt politicians, Day by Day takes us through the winding roads of African paradox. Why is such a rich continent inhabited by the world’s poorest people?

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  • Femi Kuti & the Positive Force @ Boulder Theater
    Four years after the DVD Live@Shrine, Femi Kuti returns with a generous, powerful and timeless new album, continuing to explore and push back the frontiers of Afrobeat. Thirteen titles that grab your belly, your feet, your heart and your head. From the ghettos of Lagos to the palaces of corrupt politicians, Day by Day takes us through the winding roads of African paradox. Why is such a rich continent inhabited by the world’s poorest people?

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  • BoomBox Set to Ring in the New Year at Mile High
    Kicking it all off on Tuesday, December 30th at Owsley’s Golden Road, the headline show will feature special guests Melvin Seals and JGB as well as Steve Kimock and Friends opening the night. BoomBox will take to the stage from 1:30am to 4:30am, keeping the party going until the early morning hours.

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  • BoomBox Set to Ring in the New Year at Mile High
    Kicking it all off on Tuesday, December 30th at Owsley’s Golden Road, the headline show will feature special guests Melvin Seals and JGB as well as Steve Kimock and Friends opening the night. BoomBox will take to the stage from 1:30am to 4:30am, keeping the party going until the early morning hours.

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  • Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's BEWARE Streets 3/17/09
    Though Beware shares spit with its immediate predecessor released this past summer, Lie Down in the Light, it's reach is longer and stronger, more grandiose. Where fiddle and steel contribute their rustic timbre alongside guitars and voices, a thickening thud of low tone rolls beneath, giving the record a bottom that’s fun to watch bounce in new clothes. This indensifies the air and heralds Beware as Bonny’s biggest, most ambitious record to date – yea, bigger and more ambitious than even The Letting Go! A listen or two through and you too may conclude that this could also be the great Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy contempo-country record

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  • Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's BEWARE Streets 3/17/09
    Though Beware shares spit with its immediate predecessor released this past summer, Lie Down in the Light, it's reach is longer and stronger, more grandiose. Where fiddle and steel contribute their rustic timbre alongside guitars and voices, a thickening thud of low tone rolls beneath, giving the record a bottom that’s fun to watch bounce in new clothes. This indensifies the air and heralds Beware as Bonny’s biggest, most ambitious record to date – yea, bigger and more ambitious than even The Letting Go! A listen or two through and you too may conclude that this could also be the great Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy contempo-country record

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  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Boulder Theater
    Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the GRAMMY® Award winning vocal group from South Africa that has conquered nations in its own way with a joyous and spiritually charged brand of vocal music and native choreography, pays tribute to this historical icon with their new Heads Up International release, Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu. Ilembe celebrates not only Shaka Zulu but the sense of perseverance, creativity and pride that he has inspired in generations of descendants.

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  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Boulder Theater
    Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the GRAMMY® Award winning vocal group from South Africa that has conquered nations in its own way with a joyous and spiritually charged brand of vocal music and native choreography, pays tribute to this historical icon with their new Heads Up International release, Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu. Ilembe celebrates not only Shaka Zulu but the sense of perseverance, creativity and pride that he has inspired in generations of descendants.

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  • Gene Ween Band Tour Dates Announced + New Ween CD
    Recorded live at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, NC 12/9/92, the CD comes with a bonus DVD which features clips from Ween's first tour of Holland, and also Stache's in Columbus, OH. As Dean Ween says; "The whole thing is so brown that it's almost black.

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  • Gene Ween Band Tour Dates Announced + New Ween CD
    Recorded live at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, NC 12/9/92, the CD comes with a bonus DVD which features clips from Ween's first tour of Holland, and also Stache's in Columbus, OH. As Dean Ween says; "The whole thing is so brown that it's almost black.

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  • Jazz Museum Events: Nov. 17-21, 2008
    The National Jazz Museum in Harlem begins an exciting full week of public programming with a conversation between executive director Loren Schoenberg and best-selling author, saxophonist and composer James McBride for Jazz for Curious Readers, whose first novel was recently turned into a film by acclaimed director Spike Lee.

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  • Jazz Museum Events: Nov. 17-21, 2008
    The National Jazz Museum in Harlem begins an exciting full week of public programming with a conversation between executive director Loren Schoenberg and best-selling author, saxophonist and composer James McBride for Jazz for Curious Readers, whose first novel was recently turned into a film by acclaimed director Spike Lee.

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  • Swing Into The Holiday Season With George Gee's Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra
    This Holiday season, The Edison Ballroom and producer Mickey Marchello, former guitarist from the legendary New York Rock Band Good Rats, will welcome the swing era sounds of George Gee and his Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra as they entertain guests with a new show that evokes a golden era: “Sleigh Bells Swing.” George Gee and his 22-piece Big Band offer the perfect Holiday treat for not only swing and jazz music fans, but also for tourists and tri-state area residents looking for an incredible Holiday entertainment experience.

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  • Swing Into The Holiday Season With George Gee's Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra
    This Holiday season, The Edison Ballroom and producer Mickey Marchello, former guitarist from the legendary New York Rock Band Good Rats, will welcome the swing era sounds of George Gee and his Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra as they entertain guests with a new show that evokes a golden era: “Sleigh Bells Swing.” George Gee and his 22-piece Big Band offer the perfect Holiday treat for not only swing and jazz music fans, but also for tourists and tri-state area residents looking for an incredible Holiday entertainment experience.

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  • The Motet performs Talking Heads @ Boulder Theater
    Performing the music of the Talking Heads, The Motet will be joined by Kyle Hollingsworth (SCI) on keys, Fuzz (Deep Banana Blackout) on guitar, Jans Ingber on vocals and percussion, Liza Oxnard on vocals, Joey Porter also on keys, Carrie Sangiovanni on background vocals and Paul McDaniel on bass.

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  • The Motet performs Talking Heads @ Boulder Theater
    Performing the music of the Talking Heads, The Motet will be joined by Kyle Hollingsworth (SCI) on keys, Fuzz (Deep Banana Blackout) on guitar, Jans Ingber on vocals and percussion, Liza Oxnard on vocals, Joey Porter also on keys, Carrie Sangiovanni on background vocals and Paul McDaniel on bass.

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  • Download Phish At The Roxy Now!
    Recorded Live February 19th, 20th and 21st, 1993, this run at the intimate Roxy Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia set the stage for many classic tripartite celebrations to follow. With the second show's near-instant legendary status cemented among fans due largely to a non-stop thriller of a second set which included feats of rock and roll greatness, including a sit-in by a spurious Gene Simmons, At The Roxy captures a magical moment for Phish and their audience during a period of peak songwriting and experimentation.

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  • Download Phish At The Roxy Now!
    Recorded Live February 19th, 20th and 21st, 1993, this run at the intimate Roxy Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia set the stage for many classic tripartite celebrations to follow. With the second show's near-instant legendary status cemented among fans due largely to a non-stop thriller of a second set which included feats of rock and roll greatness, including a sit-in by a spurious Gene Simmons, At The Roxy captures a magical moment for Phish and their audience during a period of peak songwriting and experimentation.

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  • Conscious Alliance Announces Holiday Meal Drive & Rebel Alliance Jam XIV
    Not-for-profit Conscious Alliance - feeding America's hungry through music - ramps up this year's holiday giving with the announcement of their 5th annual "Holiday Meal Drive." With the support of musicians and their fans, and this year in partnership with Whole Foods Market, the organization will deliver full holiday meals to impoverished Native American Reservations for the fifth year in a row. The organization also hosts the Rebel Alliance Jam XIV - a holiday benefit show at Boulder, Colorado's Fox Theatre on November 29th featuring Keith Moseley, Scott Law, Jeff Sipe, Gibb Droll, and special guest Kyle Hollingsworth.

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  • Conscious Alliance Announces Holiday Meal Drive & Rebel Alliance Jam XIV
    Not-for-profit Conscious Alliance - feeding America's hungry through music - ramps up this year's holiday giving with the announcement of their 5th annual "Holiday Meal Drive." With the support of musicians and their fans, and this year in partnership with Whole Foods Market, the organization will deliver full holiday meals to impoverished Native American Reservations for the fifth year in a row. The organization also hosts the Rebel Alliance Jam XIV - a holiday benefit show at Boulder, Colorado's Fox Theatre on November 29th featuring Keith Moseley, Scott Law, Jeff Sipe, Gibb Droll, and special guest Kyle Hollingsworth.

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  • Four Sushi Restaurants and the Toubab Krewe
    For lovers of atypical instrumental rock derivatives, there may be no sweeter words than Toubab Krewe. What’s a Toubab Krewe, you ask? Good question! For starters, Toubab Krewe is a band, five guys who make some of the grooviest music you’ve ever (or maybe never) heard. The only term that really sticks with any consistency is instrumental, since, as the word implies, they only play instruments sans vocals. Other than that, they are a really tough act to peg. Psychic-Afro-dub-rock comes to mind as a possibility, but somehow even that doesn’t do the Toubab Krewe justice.

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  • Four Sushi Restaurants and the Toubab Krewe
    For lovers of atypical instrumental rock derivatives, there may be no sweeter words than Toubab Krewe. What’s a Toubab Krewe, you ask? Good question! For starters, Toubab Krewe is a band, five guys who make some of the grooviest music you’ve ever (or maybe never) heard. The only term that really sticks with any consistency is instrumental, since, as the word implies, they only play instruments sans vocals. Other than that, they are a really tough act to peg. Psychic-Afro-dub-rock comes to mind as a possibility, but somehow even that doesn’t do the Toubab Krewe justice.

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  • Marco Benevento & Friends | Nathan Moore | The Flynn Space
    Many aspects of last Monday night’s show at The Flynn Space in downtown Burlington, Vermont felt as if they had been transplanted from past eras, even different locales. Nathan Moore, the opener of the festivities, was channeling the bravado and freedom of a Greenwich Village bohemian from 1962 and Marco Benevento, the band leader of the night’s all-star headlining troupe, seemed to have an uncanny resemblance in the mind’s eye to a young Miles Davis, breaking free from The Gil Evans Band in 1959 and forging his own musical path. And just like that jazz pioneer who has a stronghold on everyone’s CD collection, Marco has begun to blaze a trail all his own and, on this night, all of the musicians around him were in for a treat, just like the rest of us.

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  • Marco Benevento & Friends | Nathan Moore | The Flynn Space
    Many aspects of last Monday night’s show at The Flynn Space in downtown Burlington, Vermont felt as if they had been transplanted from past eras, even different locales. Nathan Moore, the opener of the festivities, was channeling the bravado and freedom of a Greenwich Village bohemian from 1962 and Marco Benevento, the band leader of the night’s all-star headlining troupe, seemed to have an uncanny resemblance in the mind’s eye to a young Miles Davis, breaking free from The Gil Evans Band in 1959 and forging his own musical path. And just like that jazz pioneer who has a stronghold on everyone’s CD collection, Marco has begun to blaze a trail all his own and, on this night, all of the musicians around him were in for a treat, just like the rest of us.

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  • Umphrey's Mantis Pre-Order Takes Off
    Umphrey's McGee's one-of-a-kind pre-order campaign for their highly anticipated new studio release, Mantis (January 20, 2009 / SCI Fidelity Records) is already being recognized as a brilliant and innovative use of digital technology. The power of this new pre-order concept is in the hands of the fans. Umphrey's offers fans more free bonus content the more Mantis pre-orders they receive; the fans "unlock" levels of content by getting more of their friends to pre-order the album. The idea is to give the fans incentive to help spread the word about the album, and to offer a totally unique music experience.

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  • Umphrey's Mantis Pre-Order Takes Off
    Umphrey's McGee's one-of-a-kind pre-order campaign for their highly anticipated new studio release, Mantis (January 20, 2009 / SCI Fidelity Records) is already being recognized as a brilliant and innovative use of digital technology. The power of this new pre-order concept is in the hands of the fans. Umphrey's offers fans more free bonus content the more Mantis pre-orders they receive; the fans "unlock" levels of content by getting more of their friends to pre-order the album. The idea is to give the fans incentive to help spread the word about the album, and to offer a totally unique music experience.

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  • 'Jacofest' A Tribute to Jaco Pastorius
    The late great bassist-composer Jaco Pastorius, an undeniable force on contemporary jazz during the ‘70s as well as a towering influence on two generations of musicians, will be feted at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York from November 20 - 23. Included in this all-star gala, produced by impresario Charles Carlini, are Pastorius colleagues and former bandmates like trumpeters Randy Brecker, Miles Evans and Lew Soloff, Saxophonists Alex Foster and Butch Thomas, Trombonist David Bargeron, keyboardist Delmar Brown, guitarist David Gilmore and drummer Kenwood Dennard. Featured bass players are T.M Stephens, Matt Garrison, and Jaco's son, Felix Pastorius.

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  • 'Jacofest' A Tribute to Jaco Pastorius
    The late great bassist-composer Jaco Pastorius, an undeniable force on contemporary jazz during the ‘70s as well as a towering influence on two generations of musicians, will be feted at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York from November 20 - 23. Included in this all-star gala, produced by impresario Charles Carlini, are Pastorius colleagues and former bandmates like trumpeters Randy Brecker, Miles Evans and Lew Soloff, Saxophonists Alex Foster and Butch Thomas, Trombonist David Bargeron, keyboardist Delmar Brown, guitarist David Gilmore and drummer Kenwood Dennard. Featured bass players are T.M Stephens, Matt Garrison, and Jaco's son, Felix Pastorius.

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...Not On Mars is the culmination of years of evolutionary change, tectonic plate shifts deep within the crust of the Great Divide that has kept Jazz and Rock at relatively safe distances from one another. Not On Mars dares to be among those intrepid explorers that made venture into that Great Wilderness.

At least that's what we are trying to do ...

Not On Mars is a five piece Madison based band that blends rock, blues, jazz, and funk in an improvisational setting. Thus far, Not On Mars is an instrumental band. Balancing structure and free improvisation, Not On Mars weaves a sonic tapestry of rhythmic groove and melodic coolness.

Greg Dalbey: Guitar. Greg has been in Unkle Pecos and the Country Funkins, and has played many-a-show with Sloppy Joe.

Dylan Heckman: Keys. Since relocating to Madison in 2001, Dylan has been involved in a wide variety of projects, including a three year stint in The Spirit Plane through their transition from surf and instrumental rock to a lyrically driven cinematic rock multimedia project, and recording work with Tyvek and Sons (led by Andrew Yonda of Arena Venus and Buffali fame) and State Street's infamous troubador UFO Jim (aka Reverend Jim). He also really loves extra-sharp cheddar cheese.

Jed Heckman: Guitar. Jed is Dylan's younger brother. Jed has played in several bands around Madison, including the band, Hue, and The Spirit Plane, as well as on a few tracks of UFO Jim's 2003 release, 'Dancing With Aliens'.

Chris Marr: Drums. Chris has been in many bands in Colorado. He says he can get us some great gigs out that way. Boy, I can't wait! I think that would be a lot of fun. We'll let you all know as things develop.

Frank Torrey: Bass. Frank played bass in the Madison, WI, band, Ground, as well as in many other projects in Madison. He was also at the heart of the now defunct Madison Music Coop. Nice try anyways, it was a good idea

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