Mark Vann’s spirit parted company with his body on March 4, 2002. Mark consistently lived by the motto of “Go Big!”. He applied this motto to both playing music and his unending willingness to offer his time and knowledge to teach anybody who wanted to learn. He encouraged others to “Dream Big”, “Go Big”, and “Pick Big”, and personally supported their efforts to do so.

Brooklyn Bowl, the new venue of former Wetlands owner, Peter Shapiro, and “The Friends of David Nolan” are pleased and excited to announce a very rare performance by New York’s most legendary Jamband, THE ZEN TRICKSTERS with former ZT, Rob Barraco.

Cornmeal announcing today New Years plans. For year 2 Cornmeal will be staying local and playing at Durty Nellies in Palatine, IL.  this year they will be joined by special guests The Giving Tree Band.  There are 3 level of tickets - GA, VIP, and a pecial Cocktails with the Band.

On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, the Rex Foundation releases for download the 11 Track Jerry Jams for Rex II.

On Wednesday, November 30th at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas, Digital Tape Machine will take the stage for the first time on the west coast. This will be the first of four shows on the tour. Make sure to tell your friends in Nevada and California about these dates. This time around, DTM will hit Las Vegas, San Diego, West Hollywood, and San Francisco.

Phil Lesh and Friends will be playing three shows at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, CO February 16, 17 and 18, 2012! The band features Phil, John Scofield, Warren Haynes, Jackie Greene and Joe Russo.Mail order starts Saturday, November 26 through GDTS and internet pre-sale starts Monday, November 28 at noon EST through Thursday, December 1 at 6 PM EST. Public onsale Friday, December 2 at 10 AM MST.

Leftover Salmon is pleased to announce a performance at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA on April 20th.This performance marks the band’s first return to Atlanta since 2004. Special Guest Col. Bruce Hampton will join them.The announcement comes following the group’s previously announced New Years Run & “On the Road Again” Winter 2012 Tour.Leftover Salmon Fan Club Ticketing for Atlanta, GA begins on Wednesday (11/23) at 10am (EST).

Garage A Trois, a post rock/freak jazz entity comprised of Seattle-based saxophonics master Skerik, Brooklyn sound-sculptor/keysman Marco Benevento, Texas-born punk rock vibraphone hero Mike Dillon and New Orleans funky drummer/beat scientist Stanton Moore, have announced five shows in Colorado this December. The run starts in Telluride, stops in Breckenridge, Ft. Collins and Boulder, and concludes in Denver.

Following two summers of sold-out Kyle’s Brew Fests, Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboardist of The String Cheese Incident, will team up with The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival to bring his charity beer festival on the road, to Chicago, on Saturday, December 10th, before the final Aragon Ballroom performance of The String Cheese Incident’s first full tour in over four years.