Coming up on our two year anniversary, The Barn is back with a whole new look and yet another slightly tweaked focus.What started in 2009 as a way to see if we could bring great live music to our suburban hometown, has expanded over the last year into a full service music blog exploring the...

These days, my music obsession exposes me to hundreds of new bands a year. There has always been a wealth of talent, but nowadays barriers to entry have been brought so low, I can now actively seek out, and enjoy, an extremely wide variety of high quality music with a few mouse clicks or finger...

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.2011-10-07Montery County Fairgrounds Monterey, CAOne: The Promised Land, Easy Wind, Pride Of Cucamonga, Mission In The Rain, Two Djinn, Candyman, Mason's Children, The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)Two: Any Road, Estimated Prophet, Deal, Playing In The Band &...

Theres nothing I can say about the vision and leadership of Steve Jobs that hasnt been said more eloquently in eulogies by people that were close to him.I can, however, offer some of the best visualizations on Apples way of revolutionizing the music industry.First, is a radial timeline the first ten years of...

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.2011-10-05Greek Theater Los Angeles, CAOne: The Music Never Stopped, Bertha, Cumberland Blues, Brown Eyed Women, Peggy-O, Magnolia Mountain, Jack Straw, New Speedway BoogieTwo: Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance, Crazy Fingers > She Came In Through The Bathroom...

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.2011-10-04The Joint Las Vegas, NVOne: China Cat Sunflower > New Minglewood Blues, Maggie's Farm, Cosmic Charlie, Welcome To The Dance > China Doll, Like A Rolling Stone, Casey JonesTwo: The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) > Viola Lee...

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.2011-09-30Red Rocks Ampitheater Morrison, COOne: Iko Iko, Greatest Story Ever Told > Cold Rain And Snow, Me And My Uncle, Ramble On Rose, Loser, Money For Gasoline, Box Of RainTwo: You Ain't Going Nowhere*, Hard To Handle*, Two...

The young Seattle folk rockers made a case for why they belong in the big room, upgrading to a place that's as classy as their sound: the magnificent Chicago Theater. Fleet FoxesFriday, September 30, 2011The Plains/Bitter Dancer,Mykonos,English House,Battery Kinzie,Bedouin Dress,Sim Sala Bim,Your Protector,White Winter Hymnal,Ragged Wood,Montezuma,...

Among other things, we're featuring some great interviews of some of our favorite musicians in this week's Linkafication...Glide Magazine talks with Chicago-area resident, and both former and present Flecktone, Howard LevyThe AV Club exchanges a few words with Megafaun's Phil CookRelix has an outstanding retrospective look at MMW's 20 year career featuring multiple interviewsI love...

For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.2011-09-28Maverik Center West Valley, UTOne: Cosmic Charlie, Loose Lucy, Alligator, Friend Of The Devil, Deal, Big Railroad Blues, Doin' That Rag, PassengerTwo: Here Comes Sunshine, Foolish Heart, Turn On Your Lovelight, Colors Of The Rain, All Along The...