Richie Havens' 'Nobody Left To Crown' Streets Today
A sense of timelessness rings throughout Richie Havens' latest release, Nobody Left to Crown, as though the passing years have only strengthened the meaning of his soul-filled folk rock. Nobody Left to Crown, released to the US on Verve Records on July 29th, attests that Richie Havens has never been more relevant, necessary even, than he is today.
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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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  • 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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  • 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 (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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  • Cosmic Dust Devils (December 2001)
    Cosmic Dust Devils

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  • Purple Buddah (November 2001)
    Purple Buddah

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  • Shakedown Street (February 2002)
    Shakedown Street

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  • Dark Star Orchestra (December 2000)
    Dark Star Orchestra

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  • Mile High Festival - Sunday Photos
    Grateful Web was again on-hand today at the Mile High Festival, just outside of Denver, Colorado. Check out photos from today's bands and festival-goers. We'll have a lot more pictures and a full write-up soon.

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  • Rothbury Festival Photos!
    Amanda Bell was covering the Rothbury Festival on behalf of the Grateful Web. Her pictures are starting to roll in. Right now we have Thursday pictures up, but check back throughout the week as we add a lot more pictures from the remainder of the weekend. Also, Amanda's Rothbury write-up will be coming soon. Thanks to the kind folks at Madison House for their warm hospitality.

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  • Rothbury Festival Photos!
    Amanda Bell was covering the Rothbury Festival on behalf of the Grateful Web. Her pictures are starting to roll in. Right now we have Thursday pictures up, but check back throughout the week as we add a lot more pictures from the remainder of the weekend. Also, Amanda's Rothbury write-up will be coming soon. Thanks to the kind folks at Madison House for their warm hospitality.

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  • All Good Music Festival Recap
    This year it was hard not to notice the spectacular lineup. In this reviewer’s humble opinion, it was the best lineup of the summer with not a single act on the main stage that should have been missed. If you are a guitarist, this festival offered you the chance to hear some of the most prominent guitarists in the scene today: Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Jimmy Herring, and John Scofield. If you’re a bassist then it’s hard not to notice that Phil Lesh, Mike Gordon, and Dave Schools were all on the lineup. Beyond that even; the talent as a whole present in the acts this weekend was much better than I had anticipated.

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  • All Good Music Festival Recap
    This year it was hard not to notice the spectacular lineup. In this reviewer’s humble opinion, it was the best lineup of the summer with not a single act on the main stage that should have been missed. If you are a guitarist, this festival offered you the chance to hear some of the most prominent guitarists in the scene today: Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Jimmy Herring, and John Scofield. If you’re a bassist then it’s hard not to notice that Phil Lesh, Mike Gordon, and Dave Schools were all on the lineup. Beyond that even; the talent as a whole present in the acts this weekend was much better than I had anticipated.

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  • FENNARIO – SONGS BY JERRY GARCIA & ROBERT HUNTER
    The wide range of music on Fennario draws from the same American palette that inspired Garcia and Hunter, from the sweet country of “It Must Have Been the Roses” to the Memphis rock and roll of “Tennessee Jed” to the Muscle Shoals soul of “Sugaree.” To produce the album, Joseph enlisted the core group of top-shelf multi-instrumentalists he’d used on his critically acclaimed debut album, Labor & Spirits: Tom “T-Bone” Wolk (Hall and Oates, The SNL Band), Duke Levine and Jon Carroll (Mary Chapin Carpenter), and vocalist Soozie Tyrell (The E-Street Band).

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  • FENNARIO – SONGS BY JERRY GARCIA & ROBERT HUNTER
    The wide range of music on Fennario draws from the same American palette that inspired Garcia and Hunter, from the sweet country of “It Must Have Been the Roses” to the Memphis rock and roll of “Tennessee Jed” to the Muscle Shoals soul of “Sugaree.” To produce the album, Joseph enlisted the core group of top-shelf multi-instrumentalists he’d used on his critically acclaimed debut album, Labor & Spirits: Tom “T-Bone” Wolk (Hall and Oates, The SNL Band), Duke Levine and Jon Carroll (Mary Chapin Carpenter), and vocalist Soozie Tyrell (The E-Street Band).

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  • Wood Brothers Creating Quite a Fire
    Musical siblings, the Wood Brothers, will be returning to the 10,000 Lakes Festival this year, touting their latest CD, Loaded. Two years ago, in 90+ heat, festival fans packed the Barn Stage to see this mix of southern backroads and big city boulevards. In their own version of country mouse and city mouse, Oliver Wood, who had been saturated with Georgia blues and rock, and his brother Chris, the standup bass player with the jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood, showed the world that they could carve out something totally unique from what either of them had been known for.

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  • Wood Brothers Creating Quite a Fire
    Musical siblings, the Wood Brothers, will be returning to the 10,000 Lakes Festival this year, touting their latest CD, Loaded. Two years ago, in 90+ heat, festival fans packed the Barn Stage to see this mix of southern backroads and big city boulevards. In their own version of country mouse and city mouse, Oliver Wood, who had been saturated with Georgia blues and rock, and his brother Chris, the standup bass player with the jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood, showed the world that they could carve out something totally unique from what either of them had been known for.

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  • Wood Brothers Creating Quite a Fire
    Musical siblings, the Wood Brothers, will be returning to the 10,000 Lakes Festival this year, touting their latest CD, Loaded. Two years ago, in 90+ heat, festival fans packed the Barn Stage to see this mix of southern backroads and big city boulevards. In their own version of country mouse and city mouse, Oliver Wood, who had been saturated with Georgia blues and rock, and his brother Chris, the standup bass player with the jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood, showed the world that they could carve out something totally unique from what either of them had been known for.

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  • The Hue Bringing New Color to 10KLF
    “Even with the electronic scene going on, everything is sort of growing off of its roots. People are taking those roots and kind of developing them into kind of what's happening right now in the scene. It's keeping the fans on their toes. Now people don't know what they're going to get these days. It could be anything. Our thing is to keep people really interested in every moment as much as possible, taking them through this ride and keeping them on as long as we can...We just want to do something different from everybody that kind of deviates from the normal jamband kind of stuff and sends some people to do some different kinds of stuff. We do improvise a lot and still jam out a lot, but we use our compositional skills a lot, too. Maybe people won't even know that parts are written necessarily. It kind of sounds like an improvised thing....We're just trying to do a little different kind of stuff.”

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  • The Hue Bringing New Color to 10KLF
    “Even with the electronic scene going on, everything is sort of growing off of its roots. People are taking those roots and kind of developing them into kind of what's happening right now in the scene. It's keeping the fans on their toes. Now people don't know what they're going to get these days. It could be anything. Our thing is to keep people really interested in every moment as much as possible, taking them through this ride and keeping them on as long as we can...We just want to do something different from everybody that kind of deviates from the normal jamband kind of stuff and sends some people to do some different kinds of stuff. We do improvise a lot and still jam out a lot, but we use our compositional skills a lot, too. Maybe people won't even know that parts are written necessarily. It kind of sounds like an improvised thing....We're just trying to do a little different kind of stuff.”

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  • The Hue Bringing New Color to 10KLF
    “Even with the electronic scene going on, everything is sort of growing off of its roots. People are taking those roots and kind of developing them into kind of what's happening right now in the scene. It's keeping the fans on their toes. Now people don't know what they're going to get these days. It could be anything. Our thing is to keep people really interested in every moment as much as possible, taking them through this ride and keeping them on as long as we can...We just want to do something different from everybody that kind of deviates from the normal jamband kind of stuff and sends some people to do some different kinds of stuff. We do improvise a lot and still jam out a lot, but we use our compositional skills a lot, too. Maybe people won't even know that parts are written necessarily. It kind of sounds like an improvised thing....We're just trying to do a little different kind of stuff.”

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  • Grateful Web Live Coverage of Day 1 at the 10KLF
    When Gold Standard and Comosapiens started things off at 6pm at the Barn Stage and the Saloon, it was starting to rain with some seriousness. I wondered how The New Primitives would fare at the open air Field Stage. While I gathered my gear to cover the evening events, Stan Kipper and his band mates were delving into the first songs of their set. By the second song, the rain had stopped and the sun came out. The band that is known to set the tone for this festival could even change the weather!

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  • Grateful Web Live Coverage of Day 1 at the 10KLF
    When Gold Standard and Comosapiens started things off at 6pm at the Barn Stage and the Saloon, it was starting to rain with some seriousness. I wondered how The New Primitives would fare at the open air Field Stage. While I gathered my gear to cover the evening events, Stan Kipper and his band mates were delving into the first songs of their set. By the second song, the rain had stopped and the sun came out. The band that is known to set the tone for this festival could even change the weather!

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  • I hereby declare the inaugural Mile High Music Festival a success!
    This year was the festival’s inaugural year, and as far as I could tell, the affair went off without a hitch. And I love festivals. There is something savory about the vibe put off by people at a festival, something uniquely and honestly human. Even though the weather is hot, even though there are lines for the bathroom, lines for food, lines to buy tee shirts, even though the beer costs $8 and a salad costs $11, the majority of people are happy, enjoying themselves to the utmost, and you can learn a lot about people by how they act when they enjoy themselves. The eternal voyeur, I forsook the luxuries granted to me by my media wristband. Air-conditioned bathrooms, special bleachers to sit on, access to the media tent with wireless internet access, a true music junkie craves not these things. I got out amongst the people, and met some fairly interesting ones at that. It was a weekend filled with music, and the intensity of the human spirit.

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  • I hereby declare the inaugural Mile High Music Festival a success!
    This year was the festival’s inaugural year, and as far as I could tell, the affair went off without a hitch. And I love festivals. There is something savory about the vibe put off by people at a festival, something uniquely and honestly human. Even though the weather is hot, even though there are lines for the bathroom, lines for food, lines to buy tee shirts, even though the beer costs $8 and a salad costs $11, the majority of people are happy, enjoying themselves to the utmost, and you can learn a lot about people by how they act when they enjoy themselves. The eternal voyeur, I forsook the luxuries granted to me by my media wristband. Air-conditioned bathrooms, special bleachers to sit on, access to the media tent with wireless internet access, a true music junkie craves not these things. I got out amongst the people, and met some fairly interesting ones at that. It was a weekend filled with music, and the intensity of the human spirit.

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  • STS9’s New Album Charts at Billboard and iTUNES
    This Week, STS9 finds their brand-new, highly anticipated studio album, Peaceblaster, charting: #10 on Billboard's Electronic Chart, #27 on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart, and #2 on iTUNES Electronic Chart. Peaceblaster was released on the band's self-owned record label, 1320 Records, on July 8th -just in time for their summer tour.

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  • STS9’s New Album Charts at Billboard and iTUNES
    This Week, STS9 finds their brand-new, highly anticipated studio album, Peaceblaster, charting: #10 on Billboard's Electronic Chart, #27 on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart, and #2 on iTUNES Electronic Chart. Peaceblaster was released on the band's self-owned record label, 1320 Records, on July 8th -just in time for their summer tour.

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  • Day Two 2008 10KLF Live!
    The highlight for the evening, for me, was Mickey Hart. Vocals were led by Jan Gerkin of Deep Banana Blackout. Doing her backup vocals were Kyle Hollingsworth on keys, and he even took lead on a couple of tunes. Meter’s bassist George Porter, Jr, did vocal honors on “Fire on the Bayou.”

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  • Day Two 2008 10KLF Live!
    The highlight for the evening, for me, was Mickey Hart. Vocals were led by Jan Gerkin of Deep Banana Blackout. Doing her backup vocals were Kyle Hollingsworth on keys, and he even took lead on a couple of tunes. Meter’s bassist George Porter, Jr, did vocal honors on “Fire on the Bayou.”

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  • JJ Grey & Mofro Announce Second Annual Blackwater Sol Revue
    Hailing from North Florida and known for their raw and swampy funk rock, JJ Grey & Mofro announce their second annual Blackwater Sol Revue at The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre on August 30th. JJ Grey, who comes from a long tradition of Southern storytellers, created the one-day festival to help promote roots and southern music and culture. In addition, this year's Blackwater Sol Revue is the Florida album release party for his brand new studio album, Orange Blossoms, his second release on Alligator Records, which hits stores nationwide on August 26.

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  • JJ Grey & Mofro Announce Second Annual Blackwater Sol Revue
    Hailing from North Florida and known for their raw and swampy funk rock, JJ Grey & Mofro announce their second annual Blackwater Sol Revue at The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre on August 30th. JJ Grey, who comes from a long tradition of Southern storytellers, created the one-day festival to help promote roots and southern music and culture. In addition, this year's Blackwater Sol Revue is the Florida album release party for his brand new studio album, Orange Blossoms, his second release on Alligator Records, which hits stores nationwide on August 26.

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  • Day Three at 10KLF - 2008 Live!
    The guys played their entire new album, Loaded, and a couple from their previous recording on Compass Records. They played “Black Cat” right off. But it was their “Northwest Passage” about global warming, weitten as if it were a sea chanty, was amazing. There were plenty of Waybacks fans there who were singing along, even on a record that was just months old. James Nash easily moved from acoustic guitar to mandolin, but when he picked up the electric guitar, the band launched into a medley, including a Dead tune, a Texas swing number, and a rock and roll tune.

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  • Day Three at 10KLF - 2008 Live!
    The guys played their entire new album, Loaded, and a couple from their previous recording on Compass Records. They played “Black Cat” right off. But it was their “Northwest Passage” about global warming, weitten as if it were a sea chanty, was amazing. There were plenty of Waybacks fans there who were singing along, even on a record that was just months old. James Nash easily moved from acoustic guitar to mandolin, but when he picked up the electric guitar, the band launched into a medley, including a Dead tune, a Texas swing number, and a rock and roll tune.

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  • Colorado HippieFest Leaves Audience Dazed and Confused
    His set may have been short, but what Bruce made of it as bassist and vocalist reaffirmed his notoriety as a bass player and gave a performance that put forward everything he had to offer. Opening with "Sunshine of Your Love," Bruce easily got the audience up and moving immediately with the song's all too familiar bass and guitar introduction melody. Another great song, "I Feel Free" was performed with great interaction between vocals as Bruce and a backup vocalist recreated exactly the upbeat intro to the song. The replication of the recorded version of the song only continued as the song carried on, the audience still singing and swaying along.

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  • Colorado HippieFest Leaves Audience Dazed and Confused
    His set may have been short, but what Bruce made of it as bassist and vocalist reaffirmed his notoriety as a bass player and gave a performance that put forward everything he had to offer. Opening with "Sunshine of Your Love," Bruce easily got the audience up and moving immediately with the song's all too familiar bass and guitar introduction melody. Another great song, "I Feel Free" was performed with great interaction between vocals as Bruce and a backup vocalist recreated exactly the upbeat intro to the song. The replication of the recorded version of the song only continued as the song carried on, the audience still singing and swaying along.

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  • Last Day of 2008 10KLF
    Earlier, Oliver had made a comment about the nice people in Minnesota. Someone from the audience called out, “Yeah, but do they know Jesus?” Without missing a beat, Oliver said calmly, “I'm sure they do, but they keep it to themselves.” It was one of the nicest responses to what could have been an uncomfortable exchange.

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  • Last Day of 2008 10KLF
    Earlier, Oliver had made a comment about the nice people in Minnesota. Someone from the audience called out, “Yeah, but do they know Jesus?” Without missing a beat, Oliver said calmly, “I'm sure they do, but they keep it to themselves.” It was one of the nicest responses to what could have been an uncomfortable exchange.

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  • Hal Ketchum's New Album, 'Father Time,' Streets 9/9
    Hal Ketchum recorded his new album, Father Time, without a net. He amassed more than a dozen new original songs plus a dream team of musicians and entered the studio to record the album live to two-track. There were no overdubs and only a few second takes. “When I went into this project, my mentality was that this is either going to work or not,” Ketchum says. But at the end of the first day, with nine songs finished, he knew the experiment was a success.

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  • Hal Ketchum's New Album, 'Father Time,' Streets 9/9
    Hal Ketchum recorded his new album, Father Time, without a net. He amassed more than a dozen new original songs plus a dream team of musicians and entered the studio to record the album live to two-track. There were no overdubs and only a few second takes. “When I went into this project, my mentality was that this is either going to work or not,” Ketchum says. But at the end of the first day, with nine songs finished, he knew the experiment was a success.

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  • Garaj Mahal's New CD, 'w00t,' - Street Date 9/9/2008
    When you hear your first Garaj Mahal note, leading into an innovative fusion of funky jazz with a tasty world music flair, all other thoughts leave your mind as the music takes you on an unforgettable voyage. Fans return to experience the band again and again because they know they will always hear something new and progressive from these four first-class musicians: guitar and sitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, world-renowned bass master and educator Kai Eckhardt, gospel-inspired funky jazz keyboardist Eric Levy, and consistently in-the-pocket, natural-born drummer Alan Hertz, Garaj Mahal combines a century of musical experience to create a sound that's always new, freshly infused with a wide spectrum of musical expression, and always smoking hot.

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  • Garaj Mahal's New CD, 'w00t,' - Street Date 9/9/2008
    When you hear your first Garaj Mahal note, leading into an innovative fusion of funky jazz with a tasty world music flair, all other thoughts leave your mind as the music takes you on an unforgettable voyage. Fans return to experience the band again and again because they know they will always hear something new and progressive from these four first-class musicians: guitar and sitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, world-renowned bass master and educator Kai Eckhardt, gospel-inspired funky jazz keyboardist Eric Levy, and consistently in-the-pocket, natural-born drummer Alan Hertz, Garaj Mahal combines a century of musical experience to create a sound that's always new, freshly infused with a wide spectrum of musical expression, and always smoking hot.

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  • Bonerama Hits Colorado
    Since live performance is what Bonerama is all about, it's no coincidence that their third album, Bringing It Home, is also their third consecutive live disc. It also testifies to the amount of tightening-up the band's done in recent years. Joining another stack of Bonerama originals are covers ranging from the Meters and George Porter Jr. to the Beatles (two from the White Album, no less) to Thelonious Monk. And when they take on Led Zeppelin's "The Ocean" - with trombones doing the familiar backing vocals along with the big guitar riff - you can practically hear the audience's jaws dropping.

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  • Bonerama Hits Colorado
    Since live performance is what Bonerama is all about, it's no coincidence that their third album, Bringing It Home, is also their third consecutive live disc. It also testifies to the amount of tightening-up the band's done in recent years. Joining another stack of Bonerama originals are covers ranging from the Meters and George Porter Jr. to the Beatles (two from the White Album, no less) to Thelonious Monk. And when they take on Led Zeppelin's "The Ocean" - with trombones doing the familiar backing vocals along with the big guitar riff - you can practically hear the audience's jaws dropping.

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  • Day 2 of the Mile High Music Festival
    Sunday morning hit me like a ton of bricks. I’d been out for the first day of Mile High, leaving sometime around 1:30 am for the drive home, and only slept about 6 hours before I was out of bed again. In some ways, being able to sleep at home was a bonus. I got to shower, for example. But leaving the scene of the crime takes the fight out of a person, makes them soft. To beat the elements, be they natural or of man’s design, one must enter a Zen-like state of self-preservation. Stamina and persistence are the stimulants of necessity, but going home removes you from the game, takes you out of character. Without waking up in the game, the weather felt just as hot, I felt just as thirsty, and the lack of sleep felt like it really mattered.

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  • Day 2 of the Mile High Music Festival
    Sunday morning hit me like a ton of bricks. I’d been out for the first day of Mile High, leaving sometime around 1:30 am for the drive home, and only slept about 6 hours before I was out of bed again. In some ways, being able to sleep at home was a bonus. I got to shower, for example. But leaving the scene of the crime takes the fight out of a person, makes them soft. To beat the elements, be they natural or of man’s design, one must enter a Zen-like state of self-preservation. Stamina and persistence are the stimulants of necessity, but going home removes you from the game, takes you out of character. Without waking up in the game, the weather felt just as hot, I felt just as thirsty, and the lack of sleep felt like it really mattered.

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  • Joby's Retro Reviews (JGB 8-29-1987)
    In honor of what would be Jerry's 66th birthday today, the Grateful Web is featuring JGB in our most recent 'retro review.' Happy Birthday, Jerry!

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  • Joby's Retro Reviews (JGB 8-29-1987)
    In honor of what would be Jerry's 66th birthday today, the Grateful Web is featuring JGB in our most recent 'retro review.' Happy Birthday, Jerry!

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  • Backstage with BoomBox
    On the 25th of July, BoomBox played the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. Their music is a unique blend of electronica, funk, and southern rock, the likes of which I’ve never quite seen before. Bringing in crowds of both rock and electronica fans, BoomBox is getting bigger all the time. Zion Godchaux, son of former Grateful Dead members Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, plays guitar and sings. Russ Randolph, DJ, producer, multi-track sequencer, and lights guy, does everything else. Before the show Grateful Web's Sam Holloway had the opportunity to catch up with the band backstage.

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  • Backstage with BoomBox
    On the 25th of July, BoomBox played the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. Their music is a unique blend of electronica, funk, and southern rock, the likes of which I’ve never quite seen before. Bringing in crowds of both rock and electronica fans, BoomBox is getting bigger all the time. Zion Godchaux, son of former Grateful Dead members Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, plays guitar and sings. Russ Randolph, DJ, producer, multi-track sequencer, and lights guy, does everything else. Before the show Grateful Web's Sam Holloway had the opportunity to catch up with the band backstage.

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  • Backstage with BoomBox
    On the 25th of July, BoomBox played the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. Their music is a unique blend of electronica, funk, and southern rock, the likes of which I’ve never quite seen before. Bringing in crowds of both rock and electronica fans, BoomBox is getting bigger all the time. Zion Godchaux, son of former Grateful Dead members Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, plays guitar and sings. Russ Randolph, DJ, producer, multi-track sequencer, and lights guy, does everything else. Before the show Grateful Web's Sam Holloway had the opportunity to catch up with the band backstage.

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  • Kimock with the Everyone Orchestra in San Francisco on 8.9.08
    Steve Kimock will be joining the Everyone Orchestra on August 9th, 2008 at the Great American Music Hall. Matt Butler will conduct, with Kimock, Dan Lebowitz, Audio Angel, members of Jambay, Legendary Nigerian percussionist Sikiru Adepoju and many special guests.

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  • Kimock with the Everyone Orchestra in San Francisco on 8.9.08
    Steve Kimock will be joining the Everyone Orchestra on August 9th, 2008 at the Great American Music Hall. Matt Butler will conduct, with Kimock, Dan Lebowitz, Audio Angel, members of Jambay, Legendary Nigerian percussionist Sikiru Adepoju and many special guests.

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  • Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs' first U.S. Album & Dates
    Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, heralded by NME as “a glorious example of what rock ’n’ roll should be,” has signed with Transdreamer Records (distributed by MRI Distribution/RED) and are preparing their first American release as a band. Titled Dirt Don’t Hurt, the CD is slated for a street date of October 14, 2008. “Band,” however, is a figurative term for Holly and company— Holly Golightly and Lawyer Dave (a.k.a. the Brokeoffs) sing and play guitar, as well as drums, banjo, standup bass and an array of other instruments. It’s just the two of them.

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  • Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs' first U.S. Album & Dates
    Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, heralded by NME as “a glorious example of what rock ’n’ roll should be,” has signed with Transdreamer Records (distributed by MRI Distribution/RED) and are preparing their first American release as a band. Titled Dirt Don’t Hurt, the CD is slated for a street date of October 14, 2008. “Band,” however, is a figurative term for Holly and company— Holly Golightly and Lawyer Dave (a.k.a. the Brokeoffs) sing and play guitar, as well as drums, banjo, standup bass and an array of other instruments. It’s just the two of them.

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  • Rex Foundation: Black Tie Dye Ball w/ DSO – 9/27/08
    Dark Star Orchestra will be playing a benefit show for the Rex Foundation. The show is taking place on September 27th, in Hollywood, California.

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  • Rex Foundation: Black Tie Dye Ball w/ DSO – 9/27/08
    Dark Star Orchestra will be playing a benefit show for the Rex Foundation. The show is taking place on September 27th, in Hollywood, California.

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  • Creedence Clearwater LPs Reissued on Sept 30th, 2008
    The first six albums by Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees Creedence Clearwater Revival will be reissued by Fantasy Records (a unit of Concord Music Group) on September 30, 2008 as six individual expanded-edition CDs. The set marks the legendary band’s 40th anniversary. The albums — Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bayou Country, Green River, Willy & the Poor Boys, Cosmo’s Factory and Pendulum, all originally released from 1968-70 —have been digitally remastered and contain an array of rarities: B-sides, unreleased studio and live material, even a summit between the band and Booker T & the MGs.

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  • Creedence Clearwater LPs Reissued on Sept 30th, 2008
    The first six albums by Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees Creedence Clearwater Revival will be reissued by Fantasy Records (a unit of Concord Music Group) on September 30, 2008 as six individual expanded-edition CDs. The set marks the legendary band’s 40th anniversary. The albums — Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bayou Country, Green River, Willy & the Poor Boys, Cosmo’s Factory and Pendulum, all originally released from 1968-70 —have been digitally remastered and contain an array of rarities: B-sides, unreleased studio and live material, even a summit between the band and Booker T & the MGs.

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  • Keller Williams Releases LIVE and Announces Fall Tour
    Keller Williams has built a career on his uncanny ability to captivate a packed house-all by himself. So why now, after fifteen-years as a solo artist, is he releasing a live album-simply titled, Live-with three other names on the cover? It turns out that since he first picked up a guitar, this troubadour has wanted to front a band.

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  • Keller Williams Releases LIVE and Announces Fall Tour
    Keller Williams has built a career on his uncanny ability to captivate a packed house-all by himself. So why now, after fifteen-years as a solo artist, is he releasing a live album-simply titled, Live-with three other names on the cover? It turns out that since he first picked up a guitar, this troubadour has wanted to front a band.

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  • George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic Join West Beach Music
    George Clinton who will appear on Sunday, September 14-- is one of the greatest innovators of urban-based soul, rock and funk over the last forty years. As a teenager in the late 1950s, Clinton formed the Parliaments, a doo-wop style vocal group which had a big R&B hit whit "I Wanna Testify" in 1967 on indy label Revilot. When Revilot folded a year later, they retained the rights to the group The Parliament. In a stroke of genius, Clinton recognized that he still record shifting the focus from the vocals to the band and, in 1968, George formed Funkadelic, a visionary band that combined acid rock with primal funk.

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  • George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic Join West Beach Music
    George Clinton who will appear on Sunday, September 14-- is one of the greatest innovators of urban-based soul, rock and funk over the last forty years. As a teenager in the late 1950s, Clinton formed the Parliaments, a doo-wop style vocal group which had a big R&B hit whit "I Wanna Testify" in 1967 on indy label Revilot. When Revilot folded a year later, they retained the rights to the group The Parliament. In a stroke of genius, Clinton recognized that he still record shifting the focus from the vocals to the band and, in 1968, George formed Funkadelic, a visionary band that combined acid rock with primal funk.

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  • BoomBox Rox the Fox
    When I saw them last, it was as the opening act for Steve Kimock and a host of his friends, down at Owsley’s Golden Road in Denver. Not that I have anything against Owsley’s, in fact I was quite taken with the establishment, but the ancillary stage that BoomBox played on was little more than a back room, and the sound was so deafening that I could barely make out the words that Zion sang. It didn’t really matter, the show was fun even without the vocals, but the Fox Theatre has incredible sound, and Zion’s voice rang loud and clear, adding back the missing piece that I only vaguely knew existed, and filling out the sound beyond my hopes and expectations.

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  • BoomBox Rox the Fox
    When I saw them last, it was as the opening act for Steve Kimock and a host of his friends, down at Owsley’s Golden Road in Denver. Not that I have anything against Owsley’s, in fact I was quite taken with the establishment, but the ancillary stage that BoomBox played on was little more than a back room, and the sound was so deafening that I could barely make out the words that Zion sang. It didn’t really matter, the show was fun even without the vocals, but the Fox Theatre has incredible sound, and Zion’s voice rang loud and clear, adding back the missing piece that I only vaguely knew existed, and filling out the sound beyond my hopes and expectations.

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  • CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NOV 7-9 CELEBRATION
    November 7-9, 2008, presented by Bank of America will mark the Cape May Jazz Festival’s 15th year and 30th celebration. Friday night’s opener kicks off with a Tribute to Maynard Ferguson featuring a 16-piece big band led by Ed Vezinho and Jim Ward.

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  • CAPE MAY JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NOV 7-9 CELEBRATION
    November 7-9, 2008, presented by Bank of America will mark the Cape May Jazz Festival’s 15th year and 30th celebration. Friday night’s opener kicks off with a Tribute to Maynard Ferguson featuring a 16-piece big band led by Ed Vezinho and Jim Ward.

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  • The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
    The National Jazz Museum in Harlem begins the first full week of programming today, August 4th with a presentation on the life and work of one of the greatest living authors on blues and jazz, Albert Murray for Jazz for Curious Readers, followed by the first of four weeks of focus at Jazz for Curious Listeners on the great jazz pianist, educator and media man, Dr. Billy Taylor.

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  • The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
    The National Jazz Museum in Harlem begins the first full week of programming today, August 4th with a presentation on the life and work of one of the greatest living authors on blues and jazz, Albert Murray for Jazz for Curious Readers, followed by the first of four weeks of focus at Jazz for Curious Listeners on the great jazz pianist, educator and media man, Dr. Billy Taylor.

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  • The Sammies
    Sandwich, the sophomore effort from The Sammies, is set for release September 23 on MoRisen Records. The new release builds on the success of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut, which Pitchfork called “energetic and infectious.” Plans for a tour in support of Sandwich will be announced soon.

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  • The Sammies
    Sandwich, the sophomore effort from The Sammies, is set for release September 23 on MoRisen Records. The new release builds on the success of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut, which Pitchfork called “energetic and infectious.” Plans for a tour in support of Sandwich will be announced soon.

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  • The Sammies
    Sandwich, the sophomore effort from The Sammies, is set for release September 23 on MoRisen Records. The new release builds on the success of their critically acclaimed self-titled debut, which Pitchfork called “energetic and infectious.” Plans for a tour in support of Sandwich will be announced soon.

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  • Bassnectar Announces Fall Tour
    Bassnectar's wobbling sounds of womp are swirling into a storm that will descend on North America for another round of full throttle live shows. With nearly every show on his last tour hitting full capacity, this Fall Bassnectar hosts his fall tour: "The Other Side." Featuring Bassnectar DJ sets and Live PA and a diverse list of special guests including Beats Antique (featuring members of the Yard Dogs Road Show), Fort Knox Five, Seasunz and other friends and artists from the US, the UK, and Canada (plus live custom visuals of Videolicious, Android Jones, and iLL Gates), the tour hits almost 75 markets with stops in New York, Miami, Seattle, and all points in between.

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  • Bassnectar Announces Fall Tour
    Bassnectar's wobbling sounds of womp are swirling into a storm that will descend on North America for another round of full throttle live shows. With nearly every show on his last tour hitting full capacity, this Fall Bassnectar hosts his fall tour: "The Other Side." Featuring Bassnectar DJ sets and Live PA and a diverse list of special guests including Beats Antique (featuring members of the Yard Dogs Road Show), Fort Knox Five, Seasunz and other friends and artists from the US, the UK, and Canada (plus live custom visuals of Videolicious, Android Jones, and iLL Gates), the tour hits almost 75 markets with stops in New York, Miami, Seattle, and all points in between.

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  • New Music Review: “Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations” by Pepper
    On Tuesday July 22nd, SoCal based band Pepper released their new album, Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations. Originally from Hawaii, the band brought their island rhythms and sounds with them to the mainland a few years back after they were noticed by a Los Angeles based indie record label. Picking up where Sublime left off, Pepper plays a mix of dub, reggae, and rock, and Pink Crustaceans encompasses this sound perfectly.

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  • New Music Review: “Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations” by Pepper
    On Tuesday July 22nd, SoCal based band Pepper released their new album, Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations. Originally from Hawaii, the band brought their island rhythms and sounds with them to the mainland a few years back after they were noticed by a Los Angeles based indie record label. Picking up where Sublime left off, Pepper plays a mix of dub, reggae, and rock, and Pink Crustaceans encompasses this sound perfectly.

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  • Keller Williams, Magical Music Man
    Last weekend, Keller Williams played a double dose of his unique one-man-band music to us lucky Colorado residents, with a solo show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder on Friday, followed by a night with the Yonder Mountain String Band at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison on Saturday. Better yet, the Friday night show was “An Evening With” show, meaning a solid night of nothing but Keller. With an ever changing set list, and since Keller’s the kind of guy who’s made way too much music in his life to even fit into a whole day, I knew the night would be full of surprises. I was not disappointed.

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  • Keller Williams, Magical Music Man
    Last weekend, Keller Williams played a double dose of his unique one-man-band music to us lucky Colorado residents, with a solo show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder on Friday, followed by a night with the Yonder Mountain String Band at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison on Saturday. Better yet, the Friday night show was “An Evening With” show, meaning a solid night of nothing but Keller. With an ever changing set list, and since Keller’s the kind of guy who’s made way too much music in his life to even fit into a whole day, I knew the night would be full of surprises. I was not disappointed.

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  • Photos and Video of the Emmitt Nershi Band Show in Boulder
    The Grateful Web was on-hand at last night's Emmitt Nershi Band show at the Boulder Theater. We have some pictures and video clips from the show. Thanks to the folks at the Theater for their warm hospitiality.

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  • Happy Holidays from the Grateful Web
    Thanks to everyone for visiting the Grateful Web over the past year. We're getting ready for a big 2009 with a new site coming out very soon. We hope you'll continue visiting the site and hopefully will enjoy the new site even more. We think it's going to be a nice change and probably a bit past due. Stay tuned.

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  • New Year's Eve Show Marcus Goldhaber W/The Jon Davis Trio
    When Marcus was growing up, every night after dinner his mother would call him over to the piano to teach him a new song. She had no great plan to train him professionally, she only wanted him to know this music and have it a part of his life. She would always say, “This is a great one for you to know.”

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  • New Year's Eve Show Marcus Goldhaber W/The Jon Davis Trio
    When Marcus was growing up, every night after dinner his mother would call him over to the piano to teach him a new song. She had no great plan to train him professionally, she only wanted him to know this music and have it a part of his life. She would always say, “This is a great one for you to know.”

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  • This Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe (NYC)
    Michael Formanek may have one of the most diverse biographies in contemporary improvised music. At first glance his list of musical affiliations is both intriguing and confusing. Spanning nearly twenty three years he has played and/or recorded with Tim Berne, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Marty Ehrlich, Chet Baker, Tony Williams, Gerry Mulligan, Kevin Mahogany, Fred Hersch, Marimolin, Dave Liebman, Uri Caine, Joe Henderson, Mark Isham, James Emery, Bob Mintzer, Mingus Dynasty, Mingus Big Band, Terumasa Hino, Cedar Walton, Attila Zoller, Eddie Daniels, George Coleman, Franco Ambrosetti, Jane Ira Bloom, Ted Rosenthal, Bob Moses, Daniel Schnyder, and Gunther Schuller.

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  • This Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe (NYC)
    Michael Formanek may have one of the most diverse biographies in contemporary improvised music. At first glance his list of musical affiliations is both intriguing and confusing. Spanning nearly twenty three years he has played and/or recorded with Tim Berne, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Marty Ehrlich, Chet Baker, Tony Williams, Gerry Mulligan, Kevin Mahogany, Fred Hersch, Marimolin, Dave Liebman, Uri Caine, Joe Henderson, Mark Isham, James Emery, Bob Mintzer, Mingus Dynasty, Mingus Big Band, Terumasa Hino, Cedar Walton, Attila Zoller, Eddie Daniels, George Coleman, Franco Ambrosetti, Jane Ira Bloom, Ted Rosenthal, Bob Moses, Daniel Schnyder, and Gunther Schuller.

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  • RIBS & BRISKET REVUE New Year's Eve at Cornelia Street
    Hard blowing, finger-snapping, klezmer-inflected jazz and wailing big city blues that suddenly slips into Yiddish; Shapiro tips his beret to Slim Gaillard with a couple of his tunes in praise of kosher cuisine, pours soul sauce and reggae beats over Jewish comedy songs and generally rips into things with just the right mix of irreverence and affection... Respect is due to John Zorn's Tzadik label for bringing this unique recording to the world. There really is no one else doing it quite like Shapiro!

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  • RIBS & BRISKET REVUE New Year's Eve at Cornelia Street
    Hard blowing, finger-snapping, klezmer-inflected jazz and wailing big city blues that suddenly slips into Yiddish; Shapiro tips his beret to Slim Gaillard with a couple of his tunes in praise of kosher cuisine, pours soul sauce and reggae beats over Jewish comedy songs and generally rips into things with just the right mix of irreverence and affection... Respect is due to John Zorn's Tzadik label for bringing this unique recording to the world. There really is no one else doing it quite like Shapiro!

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  • Marco Granados Winner Best Latin Jazz Flautist of 2008
    Marco Granados and Un Mundo Ensemble perform music from their homeland, Venezuela. Venezuelan music is characterized by fast melodies, complex syncopated rhythms, and jazzy harmonies that blend the traditions of African, European and native cultures with sense of sophistication that is truly unique. A lot of Un Mundo’s arrangements are virtuosic, giving the performers the opportunity to display mastery of their instruments. The different styles performed by the ensemble represent the typical forms most commonly enjoyed by the Venezuelan listener. These styles include: the Joropo, the Merengue, the Tonada, the Gaita, and the Valse (or Waltz).

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  • Marco Granados Winner Best Latin Jazz Flautist of 2008
    Marco Granados and Un Mundo Ensemble perform music from their homeland, Venezuela. Venezuelan music is characterized by fast melodies, complex syncopated rhythms, and jazzy harmonies that blend the traditions of African, European and native cultures with sense of sophistication that is truly unique. A lot of Un Mundo’s arrangements are virtuosic, giving the performers the opportunity to display mastery of their instruments. The different styles performed by the ensemble represent the typical forms most commonly enjoyed by the Venezuelan listener. These styles include: the Joropo, the Merengue, the Tonada, the Gaita, and the Valse (or Waltz).

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  • 12/29 & 12/30/97 on LivePhish Radio this Monday & Tuesday
    An early New Year's treat from LivePhish.com: starting at 2PM EST on Monday 12/29 and Tuesday 12/30, LivePhish.com will broadcast both 12/29/97 and 12/30/97, respectively, in their entirety on Live Phish Radio.

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  • 12/29 & 12/30/97 on LivePhish Radio this Monday & Tuesday
    An early New Year's treat from LivePhish.com: starting at 2PM EST on Monday 12/29 and Tuesday 12/30, LivePhish.com will broadcast both 12/29/97 and 12/30/97, respectively, in their entirety on Live Phish Radio.

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  • Tiësto named Mixmag's #1 DJ in 2008
    Tiësto is excited about topping off this fantastic year with this acknowledgement and says, "I am honored that Mixmag chose me as the number one DJ of 2008. I had an amazing year and would like to thank Mixmag and their readers for their support!"

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  • Tiësto named Mixmag's #1 DJ in 2008
    Tiësto is excited about topping off this fantastic year with this acknowledgement and says, "I am honored that Mixmag chose me as the number one DJ of 2008. I had an amazing year and would like to thank Mixmag and their readers for their support!"

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  • Mike Berkowitz & the Gene Krupa Band at Iridium for Gene's 100th Birthday
    Star drummer Gene Krupa and his Orchestra were the hottest of the hot stuff in the big band years. Fortunately Mike Berkowitz, an incredible drummer of today rescued the brilliant Krupa arrangements and put together a phenomenal aggregation of some of our New York Jazz world's swingingest musicians and Vocalist extraordinaire, Cassie Miller from L.A. Not just for nostalgia buffs and music historians, any real jazz lover has to be thrilled by the sounds made by this amazing 16-piece group. Scott Barbarino has booked them into the Iridium, the premiere Jazz room (on West 51 Street and Broadway) on Tuesday, January 13, which coincides with what would have been Gene Krupa's 100th birthday.

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  • Mike Berkowitz & the Gene Krupa Band at Iridium for Gene's 100th Birthday
    Star drummer Gene Krupa and his Orchestra were the hottest of the hot stuff in the big band years. Fortunately Mike Berkowitz, an incredible drummer of today rescued the brilliant Krupa arrangements and put together a phenomenal aggregation of some of our New York Jazz world's swingingest musicians and Vocalist extraordinaire, Cassie Miller from L.A. Not just for nostalgia buffs and music historians, any real jazz lover has to be thrilled by the sounds made by this amazing 16-piece group. Scott Barbarino has booked them into the Iridium, the premiere Jazz room (on West 51 Street and Broadway) on Tuesday, January 13, which coincides with what would have been Gene Krupa's 100th birthday.

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  • New Years Eve Party, Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turblence, & Pressure
    New Years Eve Party at 2b1 Multimedia Inc. 3075 17th Street, San Francisco, featuring: Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turbulence, Pressure and Winstrong.

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  • New Years Eve Party, Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turblence, & Pressure
    New Years Eve Party at 2b1 Multimedia Inc. 3075 17th Street, San Francisco, featuring: Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turbulence, Pressure and Winstrong.

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  • WU Years Eve Bash
    If you're looking for something to do New Year's Eve this year and you're in the neighborhood of Minneapolis, fall by The Boardroom at Trocaderos on Wednesday night for a four-band groove extravaganza on two stages, hosted by local music partiers The Big Wu.

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  • WU Years Eve Bash
    If you're looking for something to do New Year's Eve this year and you're in the neighborhood of Minneapolis, fall by The Boardroom at Trocaderos on Wednesday night for a four-band groove extravaganza on two stages, hosted by local music partiers The Big Wu.

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  • Toubab Krewe NYE in Denver + Winter Tour!
    Toubab Krewe is thrilled to be in Denver for NYE tonight at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom. Special guest Rayna Gellert (Uncle Earl) joins the band for the run on fiddle.

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  • Toubab Krewe NYE in Denver + Winter Tour!
    Toubab Krewe is thrilled to be in Denver for NYE tonight at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom. Special guest Rayna Gellert (Uncle Earl) joins the band for the run on fiddle.

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  • The Dead to Tour in 2009...
    The lineup for this edition of The Dead will be the same one that rocked the house at Penn State last fall at the Obama benefit: The Core Four of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined by guitar monster Warren Haynes and RatDog keyboard ace Jeff Chimenti (both veterans of the 2004 Dead "Wave That Flag" tour).

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  • The Dead to Tour in 2009...
    The lineup for this edition of The Dead will be the same one that rocked the house at Penn State last fall at the Obama benefit: The Core Four of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined by guitar monster Warren Haynes and RatDog keyboard ace Jeff Chimenti (both veterans of the 2004 Dead "Wave That Flag" tour).

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  • Jesse Elder Quintet live at the Blue Note Tonight
    Jesse is a NYC based jazz composer, pianist and band leader. He has performed at venues such as the Blue Note, Smalls, Minton's Playhouse, Fat Cat, Top of the Rock, the Jazz Standard, and Town Hall. Jesse graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy where he received a "Fine Arts Award in Jazz Performance" and went on to study on scholarship at Oberlin Conservatory and New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Jesse performs his original compositions with renowned jazz artists such as Nasheet Waits, Ben Street, Chris Cheek, Tyshawn Sorey, Logan Richardson, Gary Thomas and others.

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  • Jesse Elder Quintet live at the Blue Note Tonight
    Jesse is a NYC based jazz composer, pianist and band leader. He has performed at venues such as the Blue Note, Smalls, Minton's Playhouse, Fat Cat, Top of the Rock, the Jazz Standard, and Town Hall. Jesse graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy where he received a "Fine Arts Award in Jazz Performance" and went on to study on scholarship at Oberlin Conservatory and New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Jesse performs his original compositions with renowned jazz artists such as Nasheet Waits, Ben Street, Chris Cheek, Tyshawn Sorey, Logan Richardson, Gary Thomas and others.

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  • Turbine Rumbles in the Red Fish
    Rightmire’s harmonica is almost certainly the band’s most exciting feature. It functions like a mouth-operated synthesizer, electrified, and run through a huge board of pedals. At times it sounds like a DJ scratch kit, at others it sounds like something from outer space. Sometimes it sounds like a regular harmonica. Rightmire’s epic lung capacity allows him to jam out on the mouth harp with incredible longevity. Long after most people would have blacked out and fallen over, Rightmire keeps the notes flowing, rocking around like a man possessed. I felt lightheaded just watching.

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  • Turbine Rumbles in the Red Fish
    Rightmire’s harmonica is almost certainly the band’s most exciting feature. It functions like a mouth-operated synthesizer, electrified, and run through a huge board of pedals. At times it sounds like a DJ scratch kit, at others it sounds like something from outer space. Sometimes it sounds like a regular harmonica. Rightmire’s epic lung capacity allows him to jam out on the mouth harp with incredible longevity. Long after most people would have blacked out and fallen over, Rightmire keeps the notes flowing, rocking around like a man possessed. I felt lightheaded just watching.

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  • Attention Colorado: Umphrey’s is on the Way!
    Chicago’s favorite export is coming to Colorado, and I’m not talking about either crooked politicians or Da Bears. I’m talking about Umphrey’s McGee, who will be doing a four-night stint along the Front Range later this month, beginning at the Aggie in Fort Collins on the 22nd. From there, UM will be stopping at the Boulder Theater on the 23rd, with back to back gigs in Denver at the Fillmore and Cervantes on the 24th, and a show in Breckenridge on the 25th.

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  • Attention Colorado: Umphrey’s is on the Way!
    Chicago’s favorite export is coming to Colorado, and I’m not talking about either crooked politicians or Da Bears. I’m talking about Umphrey’s McGee, who will be doing a four-night stint along the Front Range later this month, beginning at the Aggie in Fort Collins on the 22nd. From there, UM will be stopping at the Boulder Theater on the 23rd, with back to back gigs in Denver at the Fillmore and Cervantes on the 24th, and a show in Breckenridge on the 25th.

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  • New Years Eve: Zeppelin Reborn as Rose Hill Drive
    The promise of hearing Zeppelin II was a deal-maker as well, the kind of rock and roll Rose Hill Drive does best. But when the band opened up with Trans Am, an original track off the band’s latest, Moon is the New Earth, the crowd didn’t know what to think. As it would turn out, the change up was so that the band wouldn’t have to pause in the middle of Zeppelin II to play Auld Lang Syne, release the balloons, and watch the happy couples make out on the dance floor. Good thing too, because once these guys got going, there was no stopping them.

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  • New Years Eve: Zeppelin Reborn as Rose Hill Drive
    The promise of hearing Zeppelin II was a deal-maker as well, the kind of rock and roll Rose Hill Drive does best. But when the band opened up with Trans Am, an original track off the band’s latest, Moon is the New Earth, the crowd didn’t know what to think. As it would turn out, the change up was so that the band wouldn’t have to pause in the middle of Zeppelin II to play Auld Lang Syne, release the balloons, and watch the happy couples make out on the dance floor. Good thing too, because once these guys got going, there was no stopping them.

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  • Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Announce New Lineup & Jan./Feb. Tour Dates
    Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are very pleased to announce a revamped lineup for 2009. The odyssey continues with Brian Haas on keys, Josh Raymer on drums, and proudly introducing new members Chris Combs on guitar and lap steel and Matt Hayes on bass. The reconfigured band made its debut on New Year's Eve to an elated sold out crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They'll make their next apperance this coming Saturday, January 10th in New York City as part of the 2009 Winter Jazzfest.

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  • Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Announce New Lineup & Jan./Feb. Tour Dates
    Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are very pleased to announce a revamped lineup for 2009. The odyssey continues with Brian Haas on keys, Josh Raymer on drums, and proudly introducing new members Chris Combs on guitar and lap steel and Matt Hayes on bass. The reconfigured band made its debut on New Year's Eve to an elated sold out crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They'll make their next apperance this coming Saturday, January 10th in New York City as part of the 2009 Winter Jazzfest.

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  • Jones Street Station Announce January Tour
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A sense of timelessness rings throughout Richie Havens' latest release, Nobody Left to Crown, as though the passing years have only strengthened the meaning of his soul-filled folk rock. Nobody Left to Crown, released to the US on Verve Records on July 29th, attests that Richie Havens has never been more relevant, necessary even, than he is today.

Gifted with one of the most recognizable voices in popular music, Richie Havens has a soulful singing style that remains as unique and ageless as when he first emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s.  It's a voice that has inspired and electrified audiences from the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair in 1969, to the Clinton Presidential Inauguration in 1993 - coming full circle with the 30th Woodstock Anniversary celebration, "A Day In The Garden", in 1999. Richie Havens is not a man to easily abandon his hopes for a better world. "We are at the dawn of major change", he declares with a broad smile.  Nobody Left to Crown is his heartfelt and unwavering contribution to these fine aspirations.

For over three decades, Richie has used his music to convey messages of brotherhood and personal freedom. With more than twenty-five albums released and a touring schedule that would kill many a younger man, he continues to view his calling as a higher one.  As he told The Denver Post, "I really sing songs that move me.  I'm not in show business; I'm in the communications business.  That's what it's about for me".

Richie Havens tours this summer and fall in support of Nobody Left to Crown.  His current list of tour dates is as follows:

The current list of confirmed tour dates is as follows:

July 30 Sporting Monte Carlo - Salle Des Etoiles Monaco
August 02 Newport Folk Festival Newport RI
August 03 Sleeping Bear Dunegrass and Blues Empire MI
August 07 Brooklyn Academy of Music Metrotech Plaza Brooklyn NY
August 08 Reach Performing Arts Center Deer Isle ME
August 09 L. L. Bean Summer Concert Series Freeport ME
August 10 Nashua River Valley Folk Festival Lancaster MA
August 25-26 Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville CT
August 29-31 Rhythm Festival 2008 Clapham, Bedfordshire, UK
September 05 The Ohio Theater Cleveland OH
September 06 Beverly Arts Center of Chicago Chicago IL
September 07 The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington KY
September 13 Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry NH
September 15 Kentucky Theater Lexington KY
September 19 Le Poisson Rouge New York NY
September 20 Events Center at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Bethel NY
September 26 Infinity Hall Norfolk CT
September 27 Jonathan's Ogunquit ME
September 28 Higher Ground S. Burlington VT
November 21 The Sellersville Theater Sellersville PA
November 22 Patchogue Theater Patchogue NY
November 28-29 Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield ME
December 05 Sun Music Hall Charlotte NC
December 06 The Orange Peel Asheville NC
December 07 The Community Church Concert Series Chapel Hill NC
December 11 Rhythm & Brews Chattanooga TN
December 13 WorkPlay Theatre Birmingham AL
December 20 Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts Boston MA

2009
January 16 One World Theater Austin TX
January 17 Historic Central School Lake Charles LA
January 23 Anthology San Diego CA
January 24 The Palmdale Playhouse Palmdale CA
February 06 The Firehouse Coffeehouse Littleton MA
February 07 Veritas Auditorium Chicopee MA
February 08 Carol Autorino Center / Hoffman Auditorium West Hartford CT
February 20 Kirkland Performance Center Kirkland WA
February 28 Mariner Theatre Homer AK
March 1 Alaska Center for the Performing Anchorage AK
April 17 Macomb Center for the Performing Arts Clinton Township MI
April 18 Jasper Community Arts Jasper IN
April 23 Thrasher Opera House Green Lake WI
April 24 Stoughton Opera House Stoughton WI
April 25 ECC Blizzard Theatre Elgin IL
May 15 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY
May 16 Algonquin Arts Manasquan NJ

More dates to be announced.

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