Results for "Bob Weir"

Allman Brothers Band: Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection

by Doug Collette
April 5, 2020

The gold-embossed lettering on the front and back cover of the roughly 5" by 7" slipcase enclosing the Allman Brothers Band's box set Trouble No More belies its otherwise generic art work. Yet the graphic design isn't all that gives the lie to an otherwise positive first impression gleaned from 50th Anniversary Collection. A glance at ...

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Dead & Company at The NYCB Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

by Mike Perciaccante
November 16, 2019

Dead & Company NYCB Live at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Fall Fun Run Tour Uniondale, NY November 5, 2019 With the former Nassau Coliseum smelling like a mixture of pot, patchouli and incense with the vast majority of the attendees wearing something featuring tie-dye colors, the latest incarnation ...

Oteil Burbridge: Long Live the Dead

by Alan Bryson
August 24, 2018

In 2015 rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and drummer Bill Kreutzmann, founding members of the Grateful Dead, formed the band Dead & Company, along with longtime Grateful Dead keyboardist Jeff Chimention and drummer / percussionist Mickey Hart. They enlisted some fresh blood into the band with the addition of singer/guitarist John Mayer, and bassist Oteil Burbridge. A ...

Grateful Dead: The Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

by Doug Collette
February 4, 2017

The Grateful Dead didn't always make the most astute business decisions through the course of their career, but the marketing/merchandising agreement reached in 2006 with Rhino Records has been a treasure trove for the label, the band and its fans. And notwithstanding accusations of cash-grabbing, the fact is packages such as Sunshine Daydream (Rhino, 2013) and ...

Logan Metz: The Last Remaining Payphone in L.A.

by Paul Naser
October 18, 2016

There aren't many young players around actively channeling the powerful feel of New Orleans musicians like Doctor John, let alone doing it convincingly. This doesn't describe Chicago based musician/composer Logan Metz fairly, though. His danceable, joyful music has that same spirit, but it draws on too many influences to be so quickly categorized. Not too surprising, ...

Marina Crouse At The Sound Room

by Walter Atkins
February 7, 2016

Marina Crouse The Sound Room First Time Out Oakland, CA January 30, 2016 Talented East Bay vocalist Marina Crouse and her superb band lit up the intimate Sound Room with her distinctive brand of rhythm and blues on this chilly Saturday evening. The night was filled with a soulful blend ...

Grateful Dead: Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 5: Boston Music Hall 6/9/76

by Doug Collette
December 4, 2011

Set to be supplanted in 2012 by a new sequence of concert recordings dubbed Dave's Picks (overseen by chief archivist David Lemieux), The Grateful Dead's Road Trips archive series ends in stellar fashion with a complete show (plus), capturing the iconic band at one of the highest performing plateaus of its career in one of its ...

Grateful Dead: Road Trips, Vol. 4 No. 4: Spectrum 4-6-82

by Doug Collette
September 17, 2011

Throughout the entirety of the Grateful Dead's archival series, Road Trips, the graphics have accurately mirrored the music enclosed and Vol.4 No. 4 is no exception. Lacking the plethora of detail in the cover art as well as the usual array of action photos, the plainness of the packaging reflects what's inside. Five years removed from ...

Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival Welcomes School of Rock

July 13, 2011

Gathering of the Vibes, the Northeast's premier camping and music arts festival, is proud to announce a unique partnership with School Of Rock, the nation's leading performance-based music school, promising to be the “must see" musical event of the summer, July 21-24, at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT. School of Rock (www.schoolofrock.com) joins the Vibes Family at ...