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VIDEO | Chris Thile & Esperanza Spalding Join Snarky Puppy @ Ground Up Music Festival

Photo: @groundupfestIt's safe to say that Snarky Puppy's GroundUp Music Festival had one of the most ambtious forward looking jazz lineups that I've ever seen.  I anxiously await until they bring something like this closer to home than Miami Beach.  But for now, we've got several great captures of last weekend's action...

Navy Pier Will Host Huge Rolling Stones Exhibit This Spring, Summer

Photo: Philamonjaro StudioWith 2014's David Bowie exhibit and the MCA, a short-run Grateful Dead retrospective during Fare Thee Well at the Field Museum, and an upcoming Bill Graham event at the Skokie Holocaust Museum, Chicago has been host to several rock collections of note.But a forthcoming multimedia collection of Rolling Stones...

Legendary May 1977 Grateful Dead Shows Will See Release Upon 40th Anniversary

It's finally here.  The most requested show in Grateful Dead history is seeing its official release.The Cornell (May 8) 1977 show has long been considered one of the greatest of all time. (Or, if you hang out with more jaded heads, not even the best show that week).  Lucky for us, the entire run,...

Track Listing, Cover Art, Audio Samples From Forthcoming Phish - St. Louis '93 Release

If this release is for you, I'm guessing you know it before you see or hear anything contained in this post.But that doesn't make it any less exciting.Remember when Phish used to play the same market (that wasn't NYC) twice in the same year?  Yeah, it's been awhile, but the sheer number...

My Morning Jacket Gets Serious On Holiday | One Big Holiday in Review & Video

By: Alex Wood | Photo: @scobaumEvery year, My Morning Jacket host One Big Holiday, a festival in Riviera Maya featuring three headlining sets in four nights alongside a slew of other artists.This years festival took place February 4-7, and found the band in top form, with some of the best setlists imaginable, guest spots and,...

Just Teasin': Greensky Bluegrass & Fruition Join Forces @ The Vic [Setlists / Audio]

 A photo posted by Keith Griner (@phierce_photo_by_keith_g) on Feb 12, 2017 at 11:50am PSTGreensky Bluegrass completed the first let of their 2017 touring plans, and the last show with openers Fruition, on Saturday night in Chicago.There were sit-ins on both sides, with Dave Bruzza joining Fruition for a cover of Ray Charles' "...

Setlist / Audio | Greensky Bluegrass @ Vic Theatre 2/10/17

Photo: @greenskybluegrassMuch more from this run in the coming days, but wanted to get up a setlist and some Mixlr audio (thanks, ChrispyCritters) to document the first of two nights in Chicago.As a nod to the city, Dave Bruzza saluted the Cubs a mere blocks away from Wrigley, and "Fer Sure, Uh Huh" contained...

VIDEO | Holly Bowling "Unbroken Chain" & More @ City Winery 2/9/17

Photo: Philamonjaro Studio | Video: madpickenHolly Bowling nails a beautiful, solo piano rendition of Phil Lesh's "Unbroken Chain" from her show at City Winery Chicago on February 9th.There's some "hand-cam" action in this two camera edit from madpicken.UPDATE:  Here's "Wingsuit" by Phish...and "Althea"..."Scents & Subtle Sounds"...and the...

PREVIEW | Tedeschi Trucks Band Will Release 'Live From The Fox'

A new live album and video release from Tedeschi Trucks Band is great news no matter how you slice it.  But the document of the September 9 show at The Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA, Live From The Fox, isn't just a front to back filmed concert.While 12 cameras did capture the action...

Eaux Claires Music Festival Unveils Wilco-Heavy Lineup

The Wisconsin festival with an indie-rock tilt and French-sounding name as revealed its 2017 lineup, and Wilco fans should start packing.Wilco, along with related acts like Tweedy, The Autumn Defense and Glenn Kotchke (appearing in a duo with S. Carey) take a prominent role.  Wilco collaborator Feist will also perform.Other big name sets...