Mar 30, 2015
Greensky Bluegrass must have been floating on air after performing a Dead fueled-set with Phil Lesh in California. But after a cross-country road trip post-show, the band found themselves literally underground... but it didn't stop the GD hits from coming.The band performed at McMinnville, Tennessee's Cumberland Caverns on March 29th as part of the...
Mar 27, 2015
Update 3/30: Added fifth tour debut... "Steven's Cat"A personal favorite reward of being a jamband fan: when a band is working on material in the studio and they head out on the road... the new material starts trickling into setlists.That's exactly what Widespread Panic has been doing on this spring tour. First, they dropped...
Mar 24, 2015
Photos: Adam Miszewski - @adjomi Miseweski Creative | Audio via archive.orgmoe. breezed through the Midwest last week, touching down at the storied Barrymore in Madison and played three of their most intimate Chicago shows in years, including at the tiny Bottom Lounge which was exclusive to three day pass holders. As usual, the shows were...
Mar 21, 2015
With Allman Brothers of the road and even sidelined from their annual March residency at the Beacon, Gregg's taken advantage and is taking his own band out, complete with horn section and a cabinet full of ABB tunes.While his summer jaunt will see some bigger venues with the Doobie Brothers, the spring tour found...
Mar 16, 2015
Alabama Shakes newest single, Dont Wanna Fight, previews a dramatic change to the young bands sound, their second record, Sound & Color, coming in April amongst much hype. Those in attendance at their recent Chicago Theatre show got a preview of the new album in full.The band performed all twelve songs from Sound &...
Mar 13, 2015
By @312mrgThe number and prominence of Phish cover bands is growing by the day. From the Lawn Boys, Seven Below, Helping Phriendly Orchestra, the Phix or Pink Talking Fish, there are bands reproducing the Vermont band's material with a variety of tweaks to the approach.But what I find more intriguing is the concept of...
Mar 12, 2015
How do you top one of the greatest acoustic albums of all time (Bela Fleck's Tales From The Acoustic Planet)? Bela kept the all-star lineup, but went straight bluegrass for the follow up to his 1995 acoustic jazz masterpiece.First, Fleck grabbed Sam Bush, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Vassar Clements and more to round...
Mar 7, 2015
As a fan of both artists, I was really looking forward to the North Mississippi Allstars and Anders Osborne collaboration... but honestly I had no idea what to expect of this tour, dubbed NMO.Here's what I learned on Friday night.1. Touring with two three-piece bands, with everybody's gear fitting comfortably up on stage, has...
Mar 6, 2015
Lotus brought their Gilded Age tour to Milwaukee's Turner Hall to put a cap on Feburary and managed to draw a capacity crowd.Their friends in Turbo Suit opened the show.The Barn's Milwaukee correspondent, Adam Miszewski, was on hand to capture the show as it went down and, as usual, he came up big....
Mar 5, 2015
Pat Metheny Group was arguably at a high point of their long-running career in 1987.With the release of Still Life (Talking), the band continued to incorporate Brazilian influence into their mix of soft, harmonic jazz-fusion. The tour found the band at The Vic in November, which was fortunately recorded by XRT.The set reaches back...