We’ve followed Sierra Ferrell’s journey for a good long while now—those busking days on street corners, including the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, were just the first bright strokes in what has become an extraordinary portrait of an artist. Whenever she steps onto a stage—like those magical nights we witnessed at the…
The emerging electro-funk quartet Dizgo packed Dharma Bums in New Hope, PA, on Friday, January 24, 2025, and truly rocked out. The rustic venue—tucked in the attic of a local restaurant—had very little data service but provided a great platform for this Bloomington, IN-based band to bring the heat, and bring the heat they did. Their two-…
On January 18, while presenting a collective “rainbow full of sound,” Greensky Bluegrass and Railroad Earth left no doubt that they still possess the character, proficiency, relevance, and charisma that have kept them among the most notable of the so-called “jam bands” in…
He was the eldest member and, until now, the last surviving founder of The Band—a group that once served as Bob Dylan’s fearless co-pilots through tumultuous tours and the legendary sessions that birthed The Basement Tapes. The other Hawks, all bright lights in their own right—Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson—preceded him in passing. And if you…
It’s been said that all the years combine and melt into a dream. This can be true for any entity as it passes into history, and no doubt it applies in particular to the Grateful Dead. The story of this beloved band has been chronicled in numerous books by band members, insiders and close friends, and music journalists. After a while, it all rolls into one. So yes, the Grateful Dead has its own…
