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Visual Setlist: Furthur @ Terrapin Crossroads Grate Room, San Rafael, CA 6/28/12

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here. SongGapLast Time PlayedRevolution84/13/2012Feel Like A Stranger64/15/2012Sugaree94/12/2012Brown Eyed Women34/20/2012Big River124/7/2012Box Of Rain84/13/2012My Brother Esau34/20/2012Scarlet Begonias34/20/2012Dark Star44/18/2012Eyes Of The World34/20/2012Most Of The Time84/13/2012Fire On The Mountain34/20/2012Throwing Stones74/14/2012Not Fade Away34/20/2012...

Visual Setlist: Furthur @ Terrapin Crossroads Grate Room, San Rafael, CA 6/27/12

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.

Visual Setlist: Phish @ Klipsch Music Center (aka Deer Creek), Noblesville, IN 6/28/12

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Preview: 7 Walkers @ Lincoln Hall 8/16/12

It's crazy that a former Grateful Dead drummer was instrumental in assembling one of the coolest New Orleans bands currently touring. Bill Kreutzman has joined forces with NOLA products George Porter Jr. (The Meters, Runnin' Pardners), Papa Mali and Matt Hubbard to form 7 Walkers - a band in which all members distinct personalities are right...

Setlist, Stream & Download: Mickey Hart Band @ Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL 12/17/11

The version of the Mickey Hart Band captured on this recording was a bit different than the one featuring Kyle Hollingsworth, Steve Kimock and George Porter Jr. that he brought to town a few years ago, but the recipe is still the same: take some superstars from the ja How To Get Your Ex Back...

Fitzgerald's American Music Festival 2012 Schedule Grid & Best Bets

There's so much to like about a festival that celebrates the best of American music that has run for 32 (!) years. The 2012 edition of the American Music Festival at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn combines top notch national acts and homegrown Chicago area favorites in a multi-stage lineup with discounts for those who get out early. WARNING: the...

Video: Budos Band - "Chicago Falcon"

Chicago very much approves of "Chicago Falcon", the crazy funky lead-off track from the Budos Band's second LP. Here's a great video from an August 21, 2010 performance in Austin.

Good Ol' Grateful Dead & Polyphonic Neil Young

Rhino Records is launching a series of short music related ebooks called "Single Notes" -- the first round features Grateful Dead and Beastie Boys materialStrap yourself in -- Dave's Picks Volume 3 has been announced and it's a Chicago show from 1971I simply love the AV Club's AV Undercover and this Polyphonic Spree take on Neil...

Mr Blotto Rounds Out Lineup & Schedule For The Moved 2012 Blottopia Festival

Update 7/26: Schedule Info Added!Expect a mix of the familiar with some out-of-leftfield choices for supporting artists at the 2012 installment of Blottopia.Bluegrass is keyword for daytime portion of the festival. As previously reported, Grateful String Band will provide Saturday entertainment, and they will be joined by the exciting Chicago jamgrass band Leadfoot and more...

The Barn's Greater Chicago Festival Guide - Summer 2012

We've creeped past the solstice marker and are entering the heart of festival season in the Midwest. The oddest trend for 2012 seems to be festivals moving locations, which no less than five of the fests that we are tracking declaring a new home this year. Here's our roundup of the most intriguing camping and / or...