Sloppy Roast Beef (Band of the Month - June, 2005)
The end result would be a collaboration of original music that has been compared to a wide variety of rock and roll styles ranging from bands of the 1970's such as The Doobie Brothers, Santana, and the Allman Bros. to the more modern jam band styles of Widespread Panic, Gov't Mule, and MOE.
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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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  • Album Review: Quadrophenia
    I suspect on Mars in 100 years precipitation will form and storm when our descendents listen as well.

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  • Rob Pray's D.I.Y. Diaries: Home Brewed Beer
    If you love beer (and can boil water), you owe it to yourself to make some.

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  • Rob Pray's D.I.Y. Diaries: Home Brewed Beer
    If you love beer (and can boil water), you owe it to yourself to make some.

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  • Grateful Web Ticket Board
    Sean Balch, a friend of The Grateful Web has an extra Phil Lesh ticket for the 5/15/05 show. If you're interested and would be willing to write up a short review and maybe take a few pictures, The Grateful Web will provide the ticket to the show.

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  • The Grateful Web meets The Grateful Dead...
    Phil Lesh was in Denver autographing his new book, 'Searching for the Sound,' and The Grateful Web was there to meet him...

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  • The Grateful Web meets The Grateful Dead...
    Phil Lesh was in Denver autographing his new book, 'Searching for the Sound,' and The Grateful Web was there to meet him...

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  • Will the South Park Creators Get the Last Laugh?
    South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always gone out of their way to skewer the self-serious and people like Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin aren't exactly moving targets, but to suggest that the show has a conservative, or at least an anti-liberal bent is ludicrous.

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  • Will the South Park Creators Get the Last Laugh?
    South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always gone out of their way to skewer the self-serious and people like Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin aren't exactly moving targets, but to suggest that the show has a conservative, or at least an anti-liberal bent is ludicrous.

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  • Will the South Park Creators Get the Last Laugh?
    South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always gone out of their way to skewer the self-serious and people like Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand and Alec Baldwin aren't exactly moving targets, but to suggest that the show has a conservative, or at least an anti-liberal bent is ludicrous.

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  • Dark Star Orchestra, has vowed the ‘Music Never Stop’
    Following a brief pause in the music following the sudden, tragic loss of band co-founder, keyboardist, and vocalist Scott Larned on April 24, Chicago-based Grateful Dead tribute act, Dark Star Orchestra, has vowed that the ‘music never stop’ and plan to continue as a nationally-touring entity.

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  • Dark Star Orchestra, has vowed the ‘Music Never Stop’
    Following a brief pause in the music following the sudden, tragic loss of band co-founder, keyboardist, and vocalist Scott Larned on April 24, Chicago-based Grateful Dead tribute act, Dark Star Orchestra, has vowed that the ‘music never stop’ and plan to continue as a nationally-touring entity.

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  • YES: Close to the Edge
    We don’t listen to Yes to dance, we listen to Yes to journey.

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  • YES: Close to the Edge
    We don’t listen to Yes to dance, we listen to Yes to journey.

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  • 5.8.77 - Cornell University - 28 Years Later...
    In particular my favorites are Loser, TLEO, Jack Straw (for its fluidity and perfect groove, how often do you think of this song for its groove?!), BE Women (again for the ease and fluidity of Jerry's playing and the rest of the band not getting in the way), Row Jimmy (some of Jer's best slide work ever!), and Dancin' (finding the non-stop, eternal groove).

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  • 5.8.77 - Cornell University - 28 Years Later...
    In particular my favorites are Loser, TLEO, Jack Straw (for its fluidity and perfect groove, how often do you think of this song for its groove?!), BE Women (again for the ease and fluidity of Jerry's playing and the rest of the band not getting in the way), Row Jimmy (some of Jer's best slide work ever!), and Dancin' (finding the non-stop, eternal groove).

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  • Etown: Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon plus Mary Gauthier
    Etown announes Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon plus Mary Gauthier taping Tuesday, June 21. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 13th.

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  • Etown: Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon plus Mary Gauthier
    Etown announes Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon plus Mary Gauthier taping Tuesday, June 21. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 13th.

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  • Drug Czar Misled Press on Teen's Suicide.
    Young Victim Tested Positive for Alcohol, Not Marijuana. But who needs facts when beer companies pay for your campaign?

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  • Drug Czar Misled Press on Teen's Suicide.
    Young Victim Tested Positive for Alcohol, Not Marijuana. But who needs facts when beer companies pay for your campaign?

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  • Cool War Rhetoric
    An American President welcomed and cheered by Eastern Europe: first time for everything.

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  • Cool War Rhetoric
    An American President welcomed and cheered by Eastern Europe: first time for everything.

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  • Cool War Rhetoric
    An American President welcomed and cheered by Eastern Europe: first time for everything.

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  • Real Quotes: T.E. Lawrence. Bush relearns history, USA suffers.
    "[We] have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honour. [We] have been tricked into it by a steady withholding of information. The Baghdad communiqués are belated, insincere, incomplete. Things have been far worse than we have been told, our administration more bloody and inefficient than the public knows... Our unfortunate troops,... under hard conditions of climate and supply, are policing an immense area, paying dearly every day in lives for the willfully wrong policy of the civil administration...." - T.E. Lawrence, Sunday Times of London, August 22, 1920.

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  • Tai Chi: Not Just For Old People
    I am only 5’ 2’’ and if I am attacked by anyone I want to know how to defend myself. The moves Tai Chi shows is to back off and use someone else’s strength or “chi” against them.

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  • Tai Chi: Not Just For Old People
    I am only 5’ 2’’ and if I am attacked by anyone I want to know how to defend myself. The moves Tai Chi shows is to back off and use someone else’s strength or “chi” against them.

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  • New Mimi Fishman Auction has begun!
    The Grateful Web is thrilled to power this May Mimi Fishman auction. An eclectic auction blend of a traditional "Mimi" charities as well as Rock the Earth, and the Conscious Alliance. The auction items are eclectic as well, spanning decades of rock and art with signed items and several ticket/pass packages from bands including: String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, Mike Gordon of Phish has donated the first guitar he ever bought. Ben Harper autographed posters, cult classic rock band Gentle Giant signed DVD and VIP pass for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The auction ends June 1st.

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  • New Mimi Fishman Auction has begun!
    The Grateful Web is thrilled to power this May Mimi Fishman auction. An eclectic auction blend of a traditional "Mimi" charities as well as Rock the Earth, and the Conscious Alliance. The auction items are eclectic as well, spanning decades of rock and art with signed items and several ticket/pass packages from bands including: String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, Mike Gordon of Phish has donated the first guitar he ever bought. Ben Harper autographed posters, cult classic rock band Gentle Giant signed DVD and VIP pass for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The auction ends June 1st.

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  • Phishy, Phishy, Phishy. How do you get your Phix?
    A couple of weeks ago Mike asked me to go to the Phix show at the Fox and write a review; I'm not going to write a review of a cover band, I told him. You'll wind up with ridiculous lines like "Paul was really channeling Trey on that cover of Moma Dance" or "their version of Punch You in the Eye almost made me feel like it really was Phish."

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  • Phishy, Phishy, Phishy. How do you get your Phix?
    A couple of weeks ago Mike asked me to go to the Phix show at the Fox and write a review; I'm not going to write a review of a cover band, I told him. You'll wind up with ridiculous lines like "Paul was really channeling Trey on that cover of Moma Dance" or "their version of Punch You in the Eye almost made me feel like it really was Phish."

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  • Kraftwerk: AutoBahn
    When the synthesizer was born, and stereo recordings were still young, four young Germans made the ultimate celebration of driving in stereo and electronic sound on their Album side, "AutoBahn."

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  • Kraftwerk: AutoBahn
    When the synthesizer was born, and stereo recordings were still young, four young Germans made the ultimate celebration of driving in stereo and electronic sound on their Album side, "AutoBahn."

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  • What’s the best way to salvage a doomed Presidency?
    Even Jesus can’t save him now, so don’t go publishing that horrific article!

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  • What’s the best way to salvage a doomed Presidency?
    Even Jesus can’t save him now, so don’t go publishing that horrific article!

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  • Mike Gordon (Phish) First Guitar auction price hits $7,500!
    The most recent auction ended June 1st, 2005 and raised $14,323.51 for charity! If you'd like to check out some cool past auction items, click on the previous auctions link. (www.gratefulweb.net/auctions)

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  • Elmira Dianati's Peace for Humanity initiative hits the airwaves
    Elmira Dianati takes her Peace Initiative to the Air Waves. Hear her on KQED, recorded 5/30/2005. Ms. Dianati is living proof all of us, if we care, can make a difference in this world.

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  • Politics Amid Time Bombs
    How precarious it must be to implement education programs for new immigrants, knowing that somewhere close by a bomb ticks.

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  • Politics Amid Time Bombs
    How precarious it must be to implement education programs for new immigrants, knowing that somewhere close by a bomb ticks.

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  • Politics Amid Time Bombs
    How precarious it must be to implement education programs for new immigrants, knowing that somewhere close by a bomb ticks.

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  • Dark Star Orchestra Provides Fun and Nostalgia in NY
    DSO is not just your average Grateful Dead cover band. There is a huge debate in the music world about cover bands and I don’t know what to think, but at the very least it is always fun. Can you really ask for more? Well, yes, but let’s come back to that question after a quick review of their show Wednesday night near Albany in Clifton Park, NY.

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  • Dark Star Orchestra Provides Fun and Nostalgia in NY
    DSO is not just your average Grateful Dead cover band. There is a huge debate in the music world about cover bands and I don’t know what to think, but at the very least it is always fun. Can you really ask for more? Well, yes, but let’s come back to that question after a quick review of their show Wednesday night near Albany in Clifton Park, NY.

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  • Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Red Rocks
    “Music…touches the soul…[and] often makes you feel so good about the less than wonderful day we may have had. I can’t believe that any of us that love music can stand by and watch this insanity continue, knowing that we are directly responsible for some really bad days for real families in Iraq.”

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  • Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Red Rocks
    “Music…touches the soul…[and] often makes you feel so good about the less than wonderful day we may have had. I can’t believe that any of us that love music can stand by and watch this insanity continue, knowing that we are directly responsible for some really bad days for real families in Iraq.”

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  • Grateful Web Marks 10th year Anniversary on the Web
    Thank you for being a part of the Revolution. Here are our top 20 articles for this decade!

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  • Where Did My Mind Go?
    As for the Pixies, I thought they were great. Again, I had heard very little of their music before this time, and I was pleasantly surprised. I am familiar with the Breeders’ music, and figured the bassist, Kim Deal, would be worth it. Besides, aren’t all women bass players awesome anyways?

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  • Where Did My Mind Go?
    As for the Pixies, I thought they were great. Again, I had heard very little of their music before this time, and I was pleasantly surprised. I am familiar with the Breeders’ music, and figured the bassist, Kim Deal, would be worth it. Besides, aren’t all women bass players awesome anyways?

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  • Grateful Gallery
    The Grateful Gallery has images for you to use! Submit your concert, outdoor, fun, whatever pictures and we'll be happy to post with your credits.

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  • Don't Panic -- 06/24/05 Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
    Red Rocks was the site of Michael Houser's second to last show and has always been a second home for Panic and their fans. Panic's previous three night run at Red Rocks in 2003 after Mikey's death the year before had been very disappointing to most and word from the Spring Tour and the Bonnaroo shows had this Red Rocks stand as being redemption of sorts.

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  • Don't Panic -- 06/24/05 Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
    Red Rocks was the site of Michael Houser's second to last show and has always been a second home for Panic and their fans. Panic's previous three night run at Red Rocks in 2003 after Mikey's death the year before had been very disappointing to most and word from the Spring Tour and the Bonnaroo shows had this Red Rocks stand as being redemption of sorts.

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  • Gathering of the Vibes - August 12th, 13th, & 14th
    So 10 years later, as we move forward with Vibes 2005, we just wanted to let you know that Jerry is very much in our thoughts, and this year we're proud to show tribute to the man who has inspired us all, on so many levels.

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  • Gathering of the Vibes - August 12th, 13th, & 14th
    So 10 years later, as we move forward with Vibes 2005, we just wanted to let you know that Jerry is very much in our thoughts, and this year we're proud to show tribute to the man who has inspired us all, on so many levels.

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  • Ladell McLin's 'Stand Out'
    So what happens when someone comes along who plays with that kind of intensity, whose command of the guitar goes beyond chops to something deeper in the soul, who is so tied to his beloved instrument that he's been known to sleep with it and cover it in roses -- and on top of all that, he's from Chicago.

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  • Ladell McLin's 'Stand Out'
    So what happens when someone comes along who plays with that kind of intensity, whose command of the guitar goes beyond chops to something deeper in the soul, who is so tied to his beloved instrument that he's been known to sleep with it and cover it in roses -- and on top of all that, he's from Chicago.

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  • Introducing Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: A Masked Unmasking
    Their one-night only stop in Denver, camping out of a “crashed-green” tour-bus from 1954, introduced me and my friends to their brand of Heavy Gypsy Folk ‘n’ Roll for the first time. I cringe with understatement to say that I enjoyed Sleepytime. The entire show was like a fast train crashing into a loud symphony.

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  • Introducing Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: A Masked Unmasking
    Their one-night only stop in Denver, camping out of a “crashed-green” tour-bus from 1954, introduced me and my friends to their brand of Heavy Gypsy Folk ‘n’ Roll for the first time. I cringe with understatement to say that I enjoyed Sleepytime. The entire show was like a fast train crashing into a loud symphony.

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  • Introducing Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: A Masked Unmasking
    Their one-night only stop in Denver, camping out of a “crashed-green” tour-bus from 1954, introduced me and my friends to their brand of Heavy Gypsy Folk ‘n’ Roll for the first time. I cringe with understatement to say that I enjoyed Sleepytime. The entire show was like a fast train crashing into a loud symphony.

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  • Grateful Web Book Club & Review - 'Comédia Infantil'
    Mankell is born in 1948 in Stockholm. He spent his youth in the Northern part of Sweden (Harjedalen). In 1972, he went to Africa for the first time, which influences his work later on. At age 20, he wrote his first play “The Amusement Park”, and at age 24, his first novel “The Stone Blaster”.

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  • Grateful Web Book Club & Review - 'Comédia Infantil'
    Mankell is born in 1948 in Stockholm. He spent his youth in the Northern part of Sweden (Harjedalen). In 1972, he went to Africa for the first time, which influences his work later on. At age 20, he wrote his first play “The Amusement Park”, and at age 24, his first novel “The Stone Blaster”.

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  • Maho Bay
    Maho began as a handful of tent cottages, and over the last twenty-nine years has grown into one of the world’s greatest examples of sustainable building. Unfortunately, the land that Maho occupies is leased and there is a strong incentive economically to develop the land. Now hear this: the lease expires January 31, 2012, and Maho could very well lose out to the principles that it does not hold itself up to and could one day become a mega-resort. If you plan on going to Maho, GO NOW.

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  • Maho Bay
    Maho began as a handful of tent cottages, and over the last twenty-nine years has grown into one of the world’s greatest examples of sustainable building. Unfortunately, the land that Maho occupies is leased and there is a strong incentive economically to develop the land. Now hear this: the lease expires January 31, 2012, and Maho could very well lose out to the principles that it does not hold itself up to and could one day become a mega-resort. If you plan on going to Maho, GO NOW.

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  • Maho Bay
    Maho began as a handful of tent cottages, and over the last twenty-nine years has grown into one of the world’s greatest examples of sustainable building. Unfortunately, the land that Maho occupies is leased and there is a strong incentive economically to develop the land. Now hear this: the lease expires January 31, 2012, and Maho could very well lose out to the principles that it does not hold itself up to and could one day become a mega-resort. If you plan on going to Maho, GO NOW.

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  • Thoughts on American Music and Jerry Garcia
    In light of the Fourth of July I would like to invite all readers to comment with your ideas of what constitutes American Music. We could get a very nice discussion going regarding bands, styles, influences, allusions, imagery, intent, and anything else that might come up about what American Music is, was, means and does.

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  • Thoughts on American Music and Jerry Garcia
    In light of the Fourth of July I would like to invite all readers to comment with your ideas of what constitutes American Music. We could get a very nice discussion going regarding bands, styles, influences, allusions, imagery, intent, and anything else that might come up about what American Music is, was, means and does.

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  • No More News!
    If you really think about what kind of sensation you’re getting from the news, you might discover that not only is it causing you to view the world through blood-tinted lenses, but it’s also turning you into a vampire.

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  • No More News!
    If you really think about what kind of sensation you’re getting from the news, you might discover that not only is it causing you to view the world through blood-tinted lenses, but it’s also turning you into a vampire.

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  • Mustaches Morph Into Keffiyah
    Well-timed to kill a celebration of London's selection for the 2012 Olympics, and disrupt the G-8 Summit, terrorists murdered 52 in Great Britain.

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  • Mustaches Morph Into Keffiyah
    Well-timed to kill a celebration of London's selection for the 2012 Olympics, and disrupt the G-8 Summit, terrorists murdered 52 in Great Britain.

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  • Mustaches Morph Into Keffiyah
    Well-timed to kill a celebration of London's selection for the 2012 Olympics, and disrupt the G-8 Summit, terrorists murdered 52 in Great Britain.

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  • New Mimi Fishman Auction!
    Rare signed photos, magazines, posters including this cool War of the Worlds poster with Tom Cruise & Dakota Fanning's signature. Also, Shakedown Campout, Gathering of the Vibes VIP pass, Trey Anastasio ticket packages & more! Ends 7/25/2005.

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  • New Mimi Fishman Auction!
    Rare signed photos, magazines, posters including this cool War of the Worlds poster with Tom Cruise & Dakota Fanning's signature. Also, Shakedown Campout, Gathering of the Vibes VIP pass, Trey Anastasio ticket packages & more! Ends 7/25/2005.

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  • They Might Be Giants! Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
    They provide us with good, clean, fun, educational music about factual situations that are either humorous or enlightening in a day and age that more often than not bombards us with lyrics of hate and violence.

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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
    Jones Street Station make American music that is both contemporary and classic in character. Veterans of New York City's roots music community, they released their debut album Overcome (as The Jones Street Boys) on Smith Street Records in October 2007. They are currently finishing their second album to be released in mid-2009.

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  • Jones Street Station Announce January Tour
    Jones Street Station make American music that is both contemporary and classic in character. Veterans of New York City's roots music community, they released their debut album Overcome (as The Jones Street Boys) on Smith Street Records in October 2007. They are currently finishing their second album to be released in mid-2009.

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  • Switzerland Meets New York @ The Canal Room, NYC
    Beat Kaestli moved to New York from his native Switzerland, where he was awarded a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music and he received his Master Degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music. While honing his craft alongside luminaries such as Jane Monheit, Jason Moran and Stefon Harris, he immersed himself in Manhattan’s fiercely competitive music scene, and now appears in clubs such as The Blue Note, Birdland, The Bitter End, The Jazz Standard, The Stone and Sweet Rhythm, performing with jazz greats, like Esperanza Spalding, Clarence Penn, Joel Frahm and Victor Prieto.

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  • Switzerland Meets New York @ The Canal Room, NYC
    Beat Kaestli moved to New York from his native Switzerland, where he was awarded a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music and he received his Master Degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music. While honing his craft alongside luminaries such as Jane Monheit, Jason Moran and Stefon Harris, he immersed himself in Manhattan’s fiercely competitive music scene, and now appears in clubs such as The Blue Note, Birdland, The Bitter End, The Jazz Standard, The Stone and Sweet Rhythm, performing with jazz greats, like Esperanza Spalding, Clarence Penn, Joel Frahm and Victor Prieto.

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Sloppy Roast Beef was formed in the summer of 2002 when six close friends decided to take their guitar driven original rock and roll sound out of the basement and into the public eye.

At the time of "The Beef's" inception, three of the band's members, A.J. Davidson, Michael Moore, and Zac Davidson, were playing with the group "Jo Digs" while the other three members, Andrew Teague, Nick Edwards, and Derek Lewis, played in the band known as "Sweet Automatic".

While both former bands achieved moderate local success in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a yearning still remained among band members to create a sound that not only accented strong songwriting and musicianship but that was also authentic to the South.

The end result would be a collaboration of original music that has been compared to a wide variety of rock and roll styles ranging from bands of the 1970's such as The Doobie Brothers, Santana, and the Allman Bros. to the more modern jam band styles of Widespread Panic, Gov't Mule, and MOE.

Stuck in the middle of a music era where image, piracy, and "Bling Bling" have become industry norms, Sloppy Roast Beef has continued to do what they love the most…

-Make music and play it live!

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