Jan 26, 2017
Photo: @stacymmccannFresh of a remarkable Chicago run, the Tedeschi Trucks Band hit other Midwest markets when they got the terrible news of Butch Trucks' passing.But apparently the show must go on, at least the St. Louis stop did, and the band gave it all they could in honor of Derek's departed uncle, Wedensday...
Jan 26, 2017
For a master class in the early days psychedelic rock and the growth of live concerts in America, the last place you might expect to go is Skokie, Illinois. Perhaps even less likely at a Holocaust Museum.But impresario Bill Graham was a survivor. Born Wolodia Grajonca, he was a refugee who...
Jan 25, 2017
Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks, founding member and drummer of The Allman Brothers Band, has passed away at age 69 on Tuesday.Thank you, Butch for years of incredible music behind the kit. At its finest, the ABB was an unyielding rhythmn machine, and Butch provided the driving force. His music paved the way for...
Jan 24, 2017
By May, Amazon Video subscribers will get a chance to watch (or maybe more appropriately binge-watch) the nearly four hour documentary on the Grateful Dead, Long Strange Trip, which had its world premiere last night at the Sundance Film Festival.There's a whole cottage industry of chronicling the Grateful Dead in print and film, and...
Jan 24, 2017
Words: Alex Wood | Photo: @amacatlettThough Ben Gibbard has become a household name in the indie scene thanks to Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Services undying popularity, the songwriter enjoys an especially strong following in Chicago.His first of two sold-out nights at Thalia Hall justified this following, with Gibbard offering an eclectic...
Jan 24, 2017
The Chicago Blues Festival announced that it would move to Millenium Park in 2017, taking place at the downtown venue June 9-11.This marks the first time that the festival will not take place at Grant Parks Petrillo Music Shell since its inception in 1984.In addition to the change of venue, the festival announced its headliners....
Jan 23, 2017
Photo via @bangner InstagramI'm still piecing together all my thoughts on this remarkable run, but in the meantime all me to provide this short summary and some nice media from Saturday up here to complement the outstanding Zeppelin-inspired video from Thursday's show and full show audio from Friday's.Completing the run with only...
Jan 23, 2017
Photos: Howard GreenblattA three night run for the Tedeschi Trucks Band in Chicago was unprecendented, but apparently it wasn't nearly enough.Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi stopped by Buddy Guy's namesake club for a little more jamming with the Chicago blues patriarch. Guy, deep in his annual January residency at the club, was firing...
Jan 23, 2017
Forty-two years ago this month, the newly "retired" Grateful Dead (with re-joined Mickey Hart, but sans Donna Jean Godchaux) rehearsed for what would become the Blues For Allah album and an upcoming SNACK Benefit at Ace's in Mill Valley, CA.While other tapes from this time period have been in circulation (perhaps even this...
Jan 21, 2017
Photo via @karenglassdesignWe'll have much more to come from this show and tonight's gig, but first a quick recap.While Thursday's show featured an opening act, Friday brought two full sets of TTB spanning nearly three hours. And just because NMAS weren't on the bill, that didn't keep Luther Dickinson from joining the crew...