Top Ten Things I Love About Liberals
Contrary to popular belief, and some of my earlier writings, I love liberals for oh so many reasons. Here's a start
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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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  • Pete COORS is a Hypocrite
    After watching countless COORS beer commercials in my life & witnessing them becoming more risqué every year, I want to know what Mr. Peter COORS really plans on preaching to the children of Colorado and America now that he's running to the be the next US Senator?

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  • A global opinion about War...
    Rome claimed the biggest turnout - 1 million protesters. In London, at least 750,000 people demonstrated in what police called the city's largest demonstration ever. Spanish police gauged the Madrid turnout at 660,000. More than 70,000 people marched in Amsterdam in the largest Netherlands demonstration since anti-nuclear rallies of the 1980s.

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  • International politics in Africa and more Pamela
    It has been interesting hearing the differences in American and British perspectives, although we are "united in the war effort". The British angle is definitely more analytical and objective, expressing more views from other nations as well as their own...

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  • International politics in Africa and more Pamela
    It has been interesting hearing the differences in American and British perspectives, although we are "united in the war effort". The British angle is definitely more analytical and objective, expressing more views from other nations as well as their own...

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  • Schwarzenegger says Kill Quick
    Sure, animals may cry, or the kid who lost it might, 4 days and one day too late. But animals are horrendous contributors to campaign elections

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  • Arnold the Barbarian
    Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former steroid using muscle-head, running the countries' most populated and wealthy state in the world, has declared war on animal shelters.

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  • "Fahrenheit 9/11" - Was President Bush Asleep at the Helm?
    "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore's latest documentary, gives a detailed account of the events leading up to 9/11 and the President's response.

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  • "Fahrenheit 9/11" - Was President Bush Asleep at the Helm?
    "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore's latest documentary, gives a detailed account of the events leading up to 9/11 and the President's response.

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  • 4th of July, Bombs Bursting through Air, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, Ad Nauseum
    The question of how a movement for social justice deals with symbols like the Fourth of July or like the flag has always been a controversial one. At the height of the Vietnam War, when some were advocating burning the flag, others said we should wash it instead, try to reclaim the symbol instead of repudiate it.

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  • Another Forest Bites The Dust
    Bush & Dick are at it again... June was a busy month (even for this administration), as Bush, Dick, the Army Corps of Engineers, federal judges, the Forest Service, the Fish & Wildlife Service, the EPA, and the rest continued on their (war)path of doing more damage to our environmental protections than any other administration in U.S. history.

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  • Another Forest Bites The Dust
    Bush & Dick are at it again... June was a busy month (even for this administration), as Bush, Dick, the Army Corps of Engineers, federal judges, the Forest Service, the Fish & Wildlife Service, the EPA, and the rest continued on their (war)path of doing more damage to our environmental protections than any other administration in U.S. history.

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  • Another Forest Bites The Dust
    Bush & Dick are at it again... June was a busy month (even for this administration), as Bush, Dick, the Army Corps of Engineers, federal judges, the Forest Service, the Fish & Wildlife Service, the EPA, and the rest continued on their (war)path of doing more damage to our environmental protections than any other administration in U.S. history.

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  • THE STATE OF THE UNION
    "People say to me all the time that when they look at the direction of America, they don't know whether to laugh or cry," says Mother Jones publisher Jay Harris. "I tell them they should laugh - and vote." Date:September 4th, 2004

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  • Pete Townshend pulls diatribe against Michael Moore, but the damage is done.
    Pete Townshend pulls diatribe against Michael Moore, but the damage is done.

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  • Pete Townshend pulls diatribe against Michael Moore, but the damage is done.
    Pete Townshend pulls diatribe against Michael Moore, but the damage is done.

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  • Most Americans move toward living the Third World Dream
    Thats us, the worrying poor. Silly us, always worrying. Why not be happy? God can make you happy, heterosexual sex is also available to you. Liquor, Beer, and Cigarettes too. Roads. We pay doctors to provide you comfort as you die from untreated long term disease.

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  • Hey, "Kenny Boy" -
    Did you know National Guard service (unlike John Kerry who was active duty in Vietman) was seen as a way for the privileged to avoid being drafted for Vietnam War duty? John Kerry had a priveleged upbringing, but he didnt take the easy way out as Bush did.

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  • Secretary of Strategory
    I would require one specialist alone to maintain the pool of raw petroleum shaped roughly like the Persian gulf that I would have as decor for my office (I hope for a nice view but that would, of course, be up to you).

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  • Secretary of Strategory
    I would require one specialist alone to maintain the pool of raw petroleum shaped roughly like the Persian gulf that I would have as decor for my office (I hope for a nice view but that would, of course, be up to you).

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  • COORS FOR HYPOCRITE
    Pete Coors is a man of contradiction - to say the least. As CEO of Coors Brewing Company - Pete worked to reverse years of anti-gay policies at the company, making it one of the most gay-friendly in the country. Then Pete decides to run for Senate - and his "personal" views on a lot of issues sure have changed.

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  • COORS FOR HYPOCRITE
    Pete Coors is a man of contradiction - to say the least. As CEO of Coors Brewing Company - Pete worked to reverse years of anti-gay policies at the company, making it one of the most gay-friendly in the country. Then Pete decides to run for Senate - and his "personal" views on a lot of issues sure have changed.

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  • COORS FOR HYPOCRITE
    Pete Coors is a man of contradiction - to say the least. As CEO of Coors Brewing Company - Pete worked to reverse years of anti-gay policies at the company, making it one of the most gay-friendly in the country. Then Pete decides to run for Senate - and his "personal" views on a lot of issues sure have changed.

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  • MoveOn.org to host Vote For Change Tour
    Moveonpac.org is hosting a Vote for Change tour this summer. There's going to be approximately 34 shows in 28 different cities, all of which are in key battle ground states in this year's presidential election.

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  • MoveOn.org to host Vote For Change Tour
    Moveonpac.org is hosting a Vote for Change tour this summer. There's going to be approximately 34 shows in 28 different cities, all of which are in key battle ground states in this year's presidential election.

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  • Rock the Vote -- Support John Kerry!!!
    In an effort to overturn the current administration and restore democracy to the White House, members of the entertainment industry are going on tour. Stars like Bruce Springteen will be joining the Dixie Chicks, the Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and other pop stars for MoveOn PAC's Vote for Change Tour.

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  • Rock the Vote -- Support John Kerry!!!
    In an effort to overturn the current administration and restore democracy to the White House, members of the entertainment industry are going on tour. Stars like Bruce Springteen will be joining the Dixie Chicks, the Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and other pop stars for MoveOn PAC's Vote for Change Tour.

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  • Rock the Vote -- Support John Kerry!!!
    In an effort to overturn the current administration and restore democracy to the White House, members of the entertainment industry are going on tour. Stars like Bruce Springteen will be joining the Dixie Chicks, the Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and other pop stars for MoveOn PAC's Vote for Change Tour.

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  • Short history lesson on the privilege of voting
    For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms. When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press.

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  • Short history lesson on the privilege of voting
    For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms. When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press.

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  • P Rawson guides Aging Hippies: Rock it!
    Visit MyPollingPlace.com to get information on your polling locations and more. Thank you for voting! Grateful Web supports John Kerry for President and locally here in Colorado we support Ken Salazar for US Senate. Regardless of who you're voting for its imperative to get out there and make your voice heard.

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  • They should have hid the document in their pants
    Doug Feith and his boss Paul Wolfowitz are two favorite bogeymen of the left. These two policymakers are partially responsible for a radical neoconservative agenda: 1) vigorously fight terrorists and the states that support them, 2) provide unflinching support for Israel and their daily struggle against terrorism; and 3) promote freedom, pluralism, and democracy throughout the Middle East.

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  • They should have hid the document in their pants
    Doug Feith and his boss Paul Wolfowitz are two favorite bogeymen of the left. These two policymakers are partially responsible for a radical neoconservative agenda: 1) vigorously fight terrorists and the states that support them, 2) provide unflinching support for Israel and their daily struggle against terrorism; and 3) promote freedom, pluralism, and democracy throughout the Middle East.

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  • They should have hid the document in their pants
    Doug Feith and his boss Paul Wolfowitz are two favorite bogeymen of the left. These two policymakers are partially responsible for a radical neoconservative agenda: 1) vigorously fight terrorists and the states that support them, 2) provide unflinching support for Israel and their daily struggle against terrorism; and 3) promote freedom, pluralism, and democracy throughout the Middle East.

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  • NEW YORK SPEAKS: Get Bush out of office
    That's YOUR president guys. We're trapped. We like getting your Sympathy cards for wives with dead husbands, deeply appreciated. But stand up for us in a material way. You don't need to send fire trucks or peanut butter sandwiches. Just get this guy out of office.

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  • NEW YORK SPEAKS: Get Bush out of office
    That's YOUR president guys. We're trapped. We like getting your Sympathy cards for wives with dead husbands, deeply appreciated. But stand up for us in a material way. You don't need to send fire trucks or peanut butter sandwiches. Just get this guy out of office.

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  • Seven Troops Dead Monday - Another Four Tuesday - 1002 DEAD
    In Iraq, another eleven Americans have been killed in the last two days. Why isn't this all over the news? Has America become desensitized to our troops dying? How come Bush didn’t mention one word about these troops yesterday during campaign stops? The death toll is now 1002 American troops, and thousands others have been maimed. Nobody knows exactly how many Iraqi civilians have been killed since America has occupied Iraq. I still have no idea what we've accomplished. What does your idea of 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED' mean, Bush? I just can't fiqure it out.

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  • Roy and Doug Square off on Bush and Kerry
    Shortly after reading the following e-mail content, I happened to look at the label of a jar of Heinz sandwich sliced pickles. Yep.... "Made in Mexico"

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  • Roy and Doug Square off on Bush and Kerry
    Shortly after reading the following e-mail content, I happened to look at the label of a jar of Heinz sandwich sliced pickles. Yep.... "Made in Mexico"

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  • The 2003 Medicare Bill Bullet points
    Notice the money trail in this bill that the legislature passed this year, a true problem for you and your children for the future--

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  • Chaplain John (CH Morris) DIARIES from IRAQ
    Truly prayer is the privilege of the children of the Heavenly Father and I've been a grateful recipient.

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  • Chaplain John (CH Morris) DIARIES from IRAQ
    Truly prayer is the privilege of the children of the Heavenly Father and I've been a grateful recipient.

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  • Aaron & Chris On Drugs & Iraq
    probably, bush understands drugs better than kerry anyway...I have this feeling lately that Kerry is really no answer...it might actually be better to leave bush in and get people even more pissed off so that 2008 becomes revolution time...maybe bush will pass some (more) horrible rights reducing legislation over the next 4 yrs and prove what a bad move it was to vote him in...

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  • Aaron & Chris On Drugs & Iraq
    probably, bush understands drugs better than kerry anyway...I have this feeling lately that Kerry is really no answer...it might actually be better to leave bush in and get people even more pissed off so that 2008 becomes revolution time...maybe bush will pass some (more) horrible rights reducing legislation over the next 4 yrs and prove what a bad move it was to vote him in...

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  • Why Do They Hate Us?
    It’s disturbing to read the words of misinformed critics of the United States. They claim that somehow the U.S. is responsible for the viciousness of our enemies: if only we changed our policies, somehow peace would sprout up and everyone would love us.

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  • Why Do They Hate Us?
    It’s disturbing to read the words of misinformed critics of the United States. They claim that somehow the U.S. is responsible for the viciousness of our enemies: if only we changed our policies, somehow peace would sprout up and everyone would love us.

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  • Why Do They Hate Us?
    It’s disturbing to read the words of misinformed critics of the United States. They claim that somehow the U.S. is responsible for the viciousness of our enemies: if only we changed our policies, somehow peace would sprout up and everyone would love us.

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  • Something has gone seriously haywire with the Republican Party
    This year, as in the past, Republicans will portray us Democrats as embittered academics, desiccated Unitarians, whacked-out hippies and communards, people who talk to telephone poles, the party of the Deadheads.

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  • Something has gone seriously haywire with the Republican Party
    This year, as in the past, Republicans will portray us Democrats as embittered academics, desiccated Unitarians, whacked-out hippies and communards, people who talk to telephone poles, the party of the Deadheads.

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  • Kurt Vonnegut: Cold Turkey
    We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. And like so many addicts about to face cold turkey, our leaders are now committing violent crimes to get what little is left of what we’re hooked on.

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  • More From Chris & Aaron
    it started with Levitra's new "Tackling Men's Health" campaign...give me a break, what are they going to tell us about health? that we can fix anything with a pill...then someone said "hey I get paid to do cancer research because of products like Levitra.." Then the wave of realization that we are just caught in a horrible loop...thousands need the big companies, whether it is drug, soda, or mac-n-cheese, as employers and providers...society would collapse on itself without the monster corporations, and they are perhaps evolving into something better than what they used to be...companies that are developing a conscience and a resposibility, maybe out of necessity...

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  • How to Debate George Bush, by Al Gore
    The last time Mr. Bush stood on stage for a presidential debate. If elected, he said, he would support allowing Americans to buy prescription drugs from Canada. He promised that his tax cuts would create millions of new jobs. He vowed to end partisan bickering in Washington. Above all, he pledged that if he put American troops into combat: "The force must be strong enough so that the mission can be accomplished. And the exit strategy needs to be well defined."

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  • How Many Teenage Kids Have Died In Car Wrecks With COORS Beer In Their Car?
    Dear Pete: -- I've been thinking lately about how popular your beer, particularly Coors Light, is with teenage kids & have been wondering how many times teenage kids have died with your beer in their car? Of course, nobody could ever know the exact #, but my guess would easily be in the thousands. In my high school in New Jersey, Coors light was everywhere. But for me, Coors light was too expensive, so I went with rolling rock. Anyway, I am wondering if your company is notified when Coors beer cans are found in the cars of dead kids. You guys keeping tabs?

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  • Going to the candidates debate!
    Haliburton had been mentioned for the second consecutive time, the darkness in Cheney's soul rose up and created a vortex that consumed all light entering the camera on his side of the split screen, thus leaving his side entirely blacked out for approximately 2.5 seconds

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  • Going to the candidates debate!
    Haliburton had been mentioned for the second consecutive time, the darkness in Cheney's soul rose up and created a vortex that consumed all light entering the camera on his side of the split screen, thus leaving his side entirely blacked out for approximately 2.5 seconds

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  • HP RELAYS: Wall Street Journalist Farnaz Fassihi 'lives' in Iraq
    They melt a shallow hole into the asphalt, dig the explosive, cover it with dirt and put an old tire or plastic can over it to signal to the locals this is booby-trapped. He said on the main roads of Sadr City, there were a dozen landmines per every ten yards. His car snaked and swirled to avoid driving over them. Behind the walls sits an angry Iraqi ready to detonate them as soon as an American convoy gets near. This is in Shiite land, the population that was supposed to love America for liberating Iraq.

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  • GW BUSH: First American President to avoid "Aging Curse"
    Is there any doubt the years of presidential stress have aged G.W. Bush less then any other American President in History?

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  • GW BUSH: First American President to avoid "Aging Curse"
    Is there any doubt the years of presidential stress have aged G.W. Bush less then any other American President in History?

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  • Endangered Species: Eliot Spitzer
    Eliot Spitzer’s latest suit against Behemoth Insurer’s reminds us how important his vanishing breed is.

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  • Endangered Species: Eliot Spitzer
    Eliot Spitzer’s latest suit against Behemoth Insurer’s reminds us how important his vanishing breed is.

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  • Researching the Beliefs of Modern Liberals
    Reading gratefulweb I am reminded of the life my family and I once lived. The theme I remember was, “question authority”, “make love not war”, “dare to be different”, etc etc etc… Over time, I think I just got tired of a perpetual recognition of the world’s alleged imperfections. To me these people seemed, and often time still seem, very upset at the condition of their environment and seem bent on making their voice heard.

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  • Researching the Beliefs of Modern Liberals
    Reading gratefulweb I am reminded of the life my family and I once lived. The theme I remember was, “question authority”, “make love not war”, “dare to be different”, etc etc etc… Over time, I think I just got tired of a perpetual recognition of the world’s alleged imperfections. To me these people seemed, and often time still seem, very upset at the condition of their environment and seem bent on making their voice heard.

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  • HP Relays: Al Gore invite to take back America
    ...the problems he has caused for this country stem not from his belief in God, but from his belief in the infallibility of the right-wing Republican ideology that exalts the interests of the wealthy and of large corporations over the interests of the American people. Love of power for its own sake is the original sin of this presidency

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  • Youth Leaders in Action unites forces with Robert F. Kennedy
    Robert Kennedy visited Boulder, CO Wednesday, 10/20/2004, for a pro-enironmental rally on the Pearl Street Mall. Our own Mike Moran was there....

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  • Youth Leaders in Action unites forces with Robert F. Kennedy
    Robert Kennedy visited Boulder, CO Wednesday, 10/20/2004, for a pro-enironmental rally on the Pearl Street Mall. Our own Mike Moran was there....

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  • Rocking the Cradle - The Dead shows at the Great Pryamid
    Good things come to those who wait! First, it took 30 years to produce this ultra-cool 2CD/DVD set from the Dead’s legendary September 1978 run at the Sound & Light Theater, outside Cairo, nestled in the dunes just a short mummy-walk from the Great Pyramid and the mysterious Sphinx.

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  • Hot Buttered Rum for Two Nights in Boulder - Oct 10 & 11
    The widespread appeal of Hot Buttered Rum's music stems not only from the band's musical versatility and prolific songwriting, but also from the magnetic chemistry the group creates onstage together. It is this chemistry that is propelling the band to ever greater success. The band has performed at festivals as diverse as the Newport Folk Festival, Bonnaroo, Grey Fox, High Sierra and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and has shared the stage with such artists as Phil Lesh, Bela Fleck, Ben Harper, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall and Peter Rowan, the last two of whom worked with the band on its critically-acclaimed studio release, Well-Oiled Machine.

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  • Hot Buttered Rum for Two Nights in Boulder - Oct 10 & 11
    The widespread appeal of Hot Buttered Rum's music stems not only from the band's musical versatility and prolific songwriting, but also from the magnetic chemistry the group creates onstage together. It is this chemistry that is propelling the band to ever greater success. The band has performed at festivals as diverse as the Newport Folk Festival, Bonnaroo, Grey Fox, High Sierra and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and has shared the stage with such artists as Phil Lesh, Bela Fleck, Ben Harper, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall and Peter Rowan, the last two of whom worked with the band on its critically-acclaimed studio release, Well-Oiled Machine.

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  • Bob, Phil, Billy & Mickey to Play Obama Benefit on 10.13
    Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart announced today that they will join together again on October 13th to headline a benefit concert for the Presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama, at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA. Also appearing will be the Allman Brothers Band, plus opening act to be determined.

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  • Bob, Phil, Billy & Mickey to Play Obama Benefit on 10.13
    Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart announced today that they will join together again on October 13th to headline a benefit concert for the Presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama, at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA. Also appearing will be the Allman Brothers Band, plus opening act to be determined.

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  • Phish: Walnut Creek DVD
    Since it has been over four years that Phish has toured, it is easy to forget how exciting and inspiring it can be to watch them play. Though there has been a recent slew of delightful audio performances released, the emergence of the Walnut Creek DVD (recorded at the famed venue in North Carolina during their 1997 summer tour) finally gives fans another chance to have Phish illuminate their eyes as well.

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  • Phish: Walnut Creek DVD
    Since it has been over four years that Phish has toured, it is easy to forget how exciting and inspiring it can be to watch them play. Though there has been a recent slew of delightful audio performances released, the emergence of the Walnut Creek DVD (recorded at the famed venue in North Carolina during their 1997 summer tour) finally gives fans another chance to have Phish illuminate their eyes as well.

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  • MIKE RELM TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT ARTIST ALBUM ‘SPECTACLE’
    As an audio/visualist and mash-up DJ, MIKE RELM has become world famous for his mind-melting real time performances. But with the advent of SPECTACLE, his exciting debut studio album due out September 23 on his Radio Fryer label, the San Francisco-based musical talent has masterfully upped his game. On the heels of his recent mesmerizing DVD Clown Alley and the acclaim of his riveting 2005 CD mixtape Radio Fryer, the bespectacled and suit-clad Relm steps into the role of electronic music maestro while effortlessly reinforcing his long-standing reputation for innovation.

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  • MIKE RELM TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT ARTIST ALBUM ‘SPECTACLE’
    As an audio/visualist and mash-up DJ, MIKE RELM has become world famous for his mind-melting real time performances. But with the advent of SPECTACLE, his exciting debut studio album due out September 23 on his Radio Fryer label, the San Francisco-based musical talent has masterfully upped his game. On the heels of his recent mesmerizing DVD Clown Alley and the acclaim of his riveting 2005 CD mixtape Radio Fryer, the bespectacled and suit-clad Relm steps into the role of electronic music maestro while effortlessly reinforcing his long-standing reputation for innovation.

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  • Eric Hutchinson sounds like...
    Eric Hutchinson shines with a unique brand of pop-soul on his debut album, Sounds Like This. Although the charismatic singer/ songwriter has been favorably compared to his early idols (Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Paul Simon), one of the most remarkable things about Sounds Like This is the sheer breadth of musical styles that Hutchinson effortlessly encompasses.

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  • Eric Hutchinson sounds like...
    Eric Hutchinson shines with a unique brand of pop-soul on his debut album, Sounds Like This. Although the charismatic singer/ songwriter has been favorably compared to his early idols (Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Paul Simon), one of the most remarkable things about Sounds Like This is the sheer breadth of musical styles that Hutchinson effortlessly encompasses.

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  • Widespread Panic Announces New Years Shows in Denver
    Widespread Panic has confirmed 2 shows in Denver, Colorado playing the Pepsi Center on December 30th and 31st. Their New Years shows in Denver will be accompanied by Nederland's own Yonder Mountain String Band. Tickets go on sale October 11th. In addition to New Years, Widespread has announced additional fall tour dates. Their run starts in Austin, Texas at the Backyard on October 10th.

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  • Widespread Panic Announces New Years Shows in Denver
    Widespread Panic has confirmed 2 shows in Denver, Colorado playing the Pepsi Center on December 30th and 31st. Their New Years shows in Denver will be accompanied by Nederland's own Yonder Mountain String Band. Tickets go on sale October 11th. In addition to New Years, Widespread has announced additional fall tour dates. Their run starts in Austin, Texas at the Backyard on October 10th.

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  • Rain Down On Me
    I thought Michael Travis did an amazing job switching between the keyboards, laptop samples, loops, and guitar/bass. What struck me the most was the live recorded audio he would use. Most of the samples sounded as if he were doing what I know to be a sort of tabla language. And as always Jason Hahn is just a machine! Albeit machine that constantly finds smiles and laughs onstage.

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  • Rain Down On Me
    I thought Michael Travis did an amazing job switching between the keyboards, laptop samples, loops, and guitar/bass. What struck me the most was the live recorded audio he would use. Most of the samples sounded as if he were doing what I know to be a sort of tabla language. And as always Jason Hahn is just a machine! Albeit machine that constantly finds smiles and laughs onstage.

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  • Rex Foundation: Black Tie Dye Ball, Musical Caravan Shows & More
    Rex Musical Caravan keeps growing with upcoming events, community fundraisers, festival presence and great success with Rex Jams at recent summer festivals, all demonstrating the musical community's support of the Rex Foundation. Check out all that is happening and join in for the great music, fun connections and celebrations of our 25th anniversary:

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  • Rex Foundation: Black Tie Dye Ball, Musical Caravan Shows & More
    Rex Musical Caravan keeps growing with upcoming events, community fundraisers, festival presence and great success with Rex Jams at recent summer festivals, all demonstrating the musical community's support of the Rex Foundation. Check out all that is happening and join in for the great music, fun connections and celebrations of our 25th anniversary:

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  • GOV. RITTER STATEMENT ON OIL SHALE P.E.I.S.
    Gov. Bill Ritter issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Interior’s publishing of a final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for commercial oil shale development:

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  • GOV. RITTER STATEMENT ON OIL SHALE P.E.I.S.
    Gov. Bill Ritter issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Interior’s publishing of a final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for commercial oil shale development:

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  • MONOLITH Announces Reforestation Project Details
    The MONOLITH Festival and title-sponsor Esurance recently released details of the 2nd Annual Monolith Festival Urban Reforestation Project. This year the project will focus on youth with a special tree-planting event in partnership with Denver non-profit organizations The Park People and Cerebral Palsy (CP) of Colorado.

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  • MONOLITH Announces Reforestation Project Details
    The MONOLITH Festival and title-sponsor Esurance recently released details of the 2nd Annual Monolith Festival Urban Reforestation Project. This year the project will focus on youth with a special tree-planting event in partnership with Denver non-profit organizations The Park People and Cerebral Palsy (CP) of Colorado.

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  • Larry Coryell Organ Trio At The Iridium Jazz Club
    This weekend at the Iridium Jazz Club-- SEPT. 5-7 LARRY CORYELL ORGAN TRIO SAM YAHEL, BILLY HART

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  • Larry Coryell Organ Trio At The Iridium Jazz Club
    This weekend at the Iridium Jazz Club-- SEPT. 5-7 LARRY CORYELL ORGAN TRIO SAM YAHEL, BILLY HART

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  • Charmaine Clamor At Kitano in NYC
    Charmaine Clamor is the first Filipina jazz singer to find success on mainstream American radio. Her album, "Searching for the Soul," has been heard on more than 100 stations around America, and peaked at #1 on the CMJ jazz charts in several markets. Critics and disc jockeys have compared Charmaine's sultry alto voice to legendary vocalists like Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan, and Cassandra Wilson, all the while recognizing her individual style and sound.

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  • Charmaine Clamor At Kitano in NYC
    Charmaine Clamor is the first Filipina jazz singer to find success on mainstream American radio. Her album, "Searching for the Soul," has been heard on more than 100 stations around America, and peaked at #1 on the CMJ jazz charts in several markets. Critics and disc jockeys have compared Charmaine's sultry alto voice to legendary vocalists like Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan, and Cassandra Wilson, all the while recognizing her individual style and sound.

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  • FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET MUSIC (FONT) in NYC
    FONT At CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ Sept 18, 19th & 20th, 2008 - 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York

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  • FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET MUSIC (FONT) in NYC
    FONT At CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ Sept 18, 19th & 20th, 2008 - 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York

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  • Umphrey’s McGee Ties One On in Boulder
    On Labor Day, coming off an opening gig for Gov’t Mule at Red Rocks, Umphrey’s played a solo show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. It was a special all-acoustic show, and the band was in good form. Relaxed and still glowing from the night before, Umphrey’s McGee made themselves right at home at the Fox Theatre, with their personal mini-bar set up on stage, comprised of vodka, ice, orange juice, beer and several other items. It was time to kick back.

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  • Umphrey’s McGee Ties One On in Boulder
    On Labor Day, coming off an opening gig for Gov’t Mule at Red Rocks, Umphrey’s played a solo show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. It was a special all-acoustic show, and the band was in good form. Relaxed and still glowing from the night before, Umphrey’s McGee made themselves right at home at the Fox Theatre, with their personal mini-bar set up on stage, comprised of vodka, ice, orange juice, beer and several other items. It was time to kick back.

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  • The Rumble Strips Tour North America
    The album closes with arguably it’s strongest moment. Built around a huge, Talking Heads-esque piano rhythm, ‘Hands’ is an extraordinary piece of song writing. Charlie’s almost spoken word delivery is like an anglicized Springsteen, as he talks of finding himself, “on the hard shoulder of the motorway / to my feet I tried to complain / but I don’t think they were listening”, as the song build to almighty crescendo.

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  • The Rumble Strips Tour North America
    The album closes with arguably it’s strongest moment. Built around a huge, Talking Heads-esque piano rhythm, ‘Hands’ is an extraordinary piece of song writing. Charlie’s almost spoken word delivery is like an anglicized Springsteen, as he talks of finding himself, “on the hard shoulder of the motorway / to my feet I tried to complain / but I don’t think they were listening”, as the song build to almighty crescendo.

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  • The David Leonhardt Trio CD Releases 'Explorations'
    David Leonhardt Trio - EXPLORATIONS: Simply superb piano from David, bassist Matthew Parrish and crisp/clear drums by Alvester Garnett on this gem of a CD. There are several originals; all packed with talent that shines from all 3 players, but in this case, the most notable tracks are David's arrangements of tunes like George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", & Clapton's "Sunshine Of Your Love"! He breathes new life into those tracks & elevates them back into their proper place...

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  • The David Leonhardt Trio CD Releases 'Explorations'
    David Leonhardt Trio - EXPLORATIONS: Simply superb piano from David, bassist Matthew Parrish and crisp/clear drums by Alvester Garnett on this gem of a CD. There are several originals; all packed with talent that shines from all 3 players, but in this case, the most notable tracks are David's arrangements of tunes like George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", & Clapton's "Sunshine Of Your Love"! He breathes new life into those tracks & elevates them back into their proper place...

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  • Joby's Retro Reviews Volume IV (9.20.1970 Fillmore East)
    I’m over my wishy-washy indecision about which show to review up next for y’all. I decided that this one is best because it is one of my “desert island picks” to borrow a term from Born Again Ben's recent post (that is, to those of you not familiar with the term, one of my top five favorite Dead recordings of all time and one which I would take with me to a desert island were I only allowed five CD’s total) and is available to stream at your leisure from archive.org.

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  • Joby's Retro Reviews Volume IV (9.20.1970 Fillmore East)
    I’m over my wishy-washy indecision about which show to review up next for y’all. I decided that this one is best because it is one of my “desert island picks” to borrow a term from Born Again Ben's recent post (that is, to those of you not familiar with the term, one of my top five favorite Dead recordings of all time and one which I would take with me to a desert island were I only allowed five CD’s total) and is available to stream at your leisure from archive.org.

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Greetings to all Grateful Web devotees, and congratulations to all on the new site. Contrary to popular belief, and some of my earlier writings, I love liberals for oh so many reasons. Here's a start:

10) My favorite cities--New York, San Francisco, Chicago, St. Louis--are rife with liberals.

9) Most of my favorite actors and musicians are liberals.

8) Most Jews are liberals; heck, Israel was founded by hard-core socialists, and Kibbutzes are old-fashioned communes.

7) My favorite University professors, and I've had plenty, were liberals.

6) All but one of my ex-girlfriends were liberals. Bless your hearts.

5) Without liberalism, how could we conceive conservatism?

4) Classical Liberalism is Modern Conservatism! (Read "The Road to Serfdom" by Friedrich Hayek)

3) Freedom of speech is highly-touted by liberals, including the Grateful Web Creators. Thank you for the opportunity to speak!

2) John Kerry lied to congress about U.S. Troops committing widespread atrocities in Vietnam. He disgraced himself, his unit, and all veterans who served honorably.  Self-aggrandizing Kerry lied to boost his political stature as the anti-war candidate. Isn't freedom of speech great?

...and the number one reason I love liberals:

1) Even with an Islamo-fascist knife pressed against the jugular vein of all freedom-loving democracies, liberals think we shouldn't fight, and believe the United States is responsible for all the evils of the world. Destroying Bush has become more important than destroying the homicidal maniacs of militant Islam, whose stated goal is the annihilation of western civilization.

Donald Meissner

Editor,  The Grateful Right

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