Jun 22, 2015
Of all the pre and post GD shows over the extended Holiday weekend, Thievery Corporation's performance, at the 4500 capacity Aragon Ballroom, is likely the biggest.But that's fitting since Thievery Corporation has such a broad appeal -- blending genres and building bridges between all sorts of music fans. They're also coming in hot after a...
Jun 20, 2015
Steve Kimock and Jerry Joseph have a had a long standing musical relationship.But each has carved out a brilliant original career, while also cultivating rock solid friendships with jamband icons. Members of the Grateful Dead have relied on Kimock to provide lead guitar roles time and again, while Widespread Panic calls on Joseph for...
Jun 20, 2015
Stop me if you've heard this one.Iconic guitarist and songwriter passes away in the 90's way before his time. Years later, his old bandmates come together in Chicago for a three night run over the Fourth of July weekend to celebrate the songbook.That's right, the worlds of Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa have...
Jun 20, 2015
We're giving away tickets to a band featuring a gentleman named Lesh this Fourth of July weekend!No, it's not that Lesh, but Phil's son Grahame and his band Midnight North will be playing a gig with Jackie Greene at Evanston's delightful SPACE.And, yes, Greene himself has some deep ties to the Dead family....
Jun 20, 2015
Since its opening in the mid-90's Martyrs' has always had a special place in the Chicago Deadhead world.It's where the long standing Dark Star Orchestra got their start in a Tuesday night residency. It has also been a frequent stop for Terrapin Flyer, a band who has grabbed the Chicago Dead band crown...
Jun 20, 2015
It's easy to get wrapped up in all Dead, all weekend, but let's face it... Mr. Trey Anastasio is a key player in all of this, too.And some people just want their Phish.Unfortunately, we'll have to wait a few weeks until he's band on the road with Mike, Page & Jon, but a...
Jun 20, 2015
The Dead are celebrating 50 years this summer, but David Nelson had started playing with Jerry Garcia even before that.When New Riders begin to gig steadily in 1969, Jerry provided the pedal steel, Mickey Hart the drums and Phil Lesh the occasional bass. So when NRPS bring the Psychedelic Last Supper to Chicago to coincide with...
Jun 20, 2015
We've become so accustomed to a once a year visit -- in January -- by Railroad Earth to Chicago, that I did double take when I learned they'd be doing not one, but a pair of late night gigs during the Fare Thee Well weekend.What a coup for City Winery, that they got RRE...
Jun 20, 2015
City Winery has positioned itself as a hub for all things Grateful Dead -- day, evening and late night.Anchoring the weekend will be live streams directly from Soldier Field into their comfy and upscale music room each night from July 3-5.If you're looking for a place to catch the shows before late nights...
Jun 20, 2015
We've had the Alex Bleeker & The Freaks late night gig on our GD50 Show Grid since the announcement of City Winery's Weir World series of pre, during and post-show gigs.They've promised special guests from the beginning but, oh man, did they deliver. This is a dream line up for crossover fans of Grateful...