Feb 21, 2012
Mark Karan's musical history has the narrative flow of a great book. The guitarist has spent years shuttling between the Bay Area and L.A., working in studios and on stages, laying down tracks with some of the world's most successful musicians. The road has been filled with twists and turns, unfolding with an almost...
Feb 21, 2012
Grateful Dead and Talking Heads on the same bill? It never happened when these bands were together, but Chicagoans get a chance to see some of the foremost re-creators of this music on the same stage -- Friday March 2nd at The Abbey. This Must Be The Band plays a two hour set starting at 9...
Feb 1, 2012
Dedication. Hard work. Vision. Networking. All words often associated with success in business, but they equally apply to the way that Jim Boukas has built up a Chicagoland jamband empire of sorts over the last seven years. By constantly tweaking the formula, breaking new ground, trying his hand at new things and fostering relationships with...
Nov 18, 2011
What happens when you take 12 musicians, with only 2 Deadheads in the bunch, and challenge them to funkify select cuts from the catalog of the Grateful Dead? That was the question, when Dave Watts and Colorado's Motet set out to prepare for their 4 night 2011 Halloween run through the Front Range.If rehearsal time is proportional to...
Nov 7, 2011
1. One of my favorite local blogs, The Are The Imitators, is featuring a sweet photo set from the Dawes / Blitzen Trapper show at the Metro last Thursday2. Chicagoist Drinkifies several Chicago Bands. For fun here's the link to some of our jambands, Chicago based and otherwise: Umphrey's McGee (cold Bud Light), Cornmeal (garnish with pickled...
Sep 23, 2011
Wilco, Dissected. An interesting breakdown of their career from Consequence of Sound.Don't just throw away those fruit stickers, make art! Steal your face right off your banana.The cure for the lack of LP Covers in the digital age?VIDEO TIME!Okay, just audio over a still photo of David Cross. However, I still...
Sep 16, 2011
In a nice interview with the Montreal Gazette, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy reveals a deep appreciation for Canada's most famous power trio.Tweedy: (Laughs) Yeah, I love Rush and I have a deep appreciation of them as people and as a band, more so now than when I was growing up, being a punk rock fan...
Sep 9, 2011
Friend of The Barn Rob Mitchum offers his take on Pearl Jam's 20th birthday party at Alpine Lullaby versions of your favorite Rock and Pop hits, including Grateful Dead and WilcoJane's Addiction returns to the Metro this fall -- check some photos of their 1988 appearance at the venerable club (via XRT)The Reader breaks down...
Sep 7, 2011
Umphrey's McGee welcomed special guest Bob Weir to the stage to open their second set last night at Brooklyn Bowl. They opened the set with a tune long associated with Weir and the Dead "Not Fade Away" and segued into the Umphrey's original "Glory". The show was the first of a four night stand with...
Aug 14, 2011
There is something special when the worlds of rock and classical music collide. After months of preparation, the end products are only performed a handful of times, creating something truly unique for the lucky attendees. The Barn will feature a different rock / symphony fusion weekly over the next several weeks in a new feature: Symphony...