We took a week off from Linkafication last week, but that just means that this week's is just that much linkier.The Barn's favorite music industry crank Bob Lefsetz tears into Jon Bon Jovi, who has some misdirected hate for Steve Jobs. And the world keeps on turning.Robbie Robertson finds a new backing band:...

Well, that timing worked out just perfectly. After tackling an Abbey Road song, in order, each day of their Spring Tour, Furthur arrived at The Beatles' two album closing musical suites just in time for Phil Lesh's 71st birthday. Tucking the so-called Sun King and Golden Slumbers in the middle of a beefy second set...

Bob Weir prepping a collaboration with the Marin Symphony Orchestra (facebook)Buy Jerry's old house -- maybe its me, but this just isn't how I pictured it (but I doubt it would sell if it looked like it does in my imagination.Lengthy and informative interview with the amazing Joe Russo over at dead.net....

Looking for recommended performances of your favorite Dead tunes? Heady Version is a crowd-sourced repository of best. versions. ever.If you're heading out to see some music this weekend, first brush up on concert etiquette - should come in handy for Trey's acoustic setSummer Phish tour announced this week. Gotta love the coverage these things...

The week kicked off with Arcade Fire taking home the Album of the Year Grammy, followed shortly by the outraged public demanding to know... Who the f#%$k is Arcade Fire? At least this gave us all the opportunity to see what Tawny Kitaen is up to these days (hint: not proofreading).Trey tour starts...

Every Friday, we're going to offer the best links, news and sites that we've discovered over the past week. We promise to keep it relevant (mainly).Will the Rothbury festival be back in 2011? Rumors are swirling as a mass gathering permit is applied forIt was only a matter of time: Stuff Hippies LikeLetters Of Note:...

It was an exciting weekend all around for live music fans in and around Chicago. After a trying midweek snowstorm, our favorite bands got back to business on Thursday night at, among other places, the Kinetic Playground in Chicago. Following an opening set by Barefoot Fred, an enhanced Terrapin Flyer lineup took the stage, welcoming...

We've got a lot of great stuff to share from this past weekend and some great material to preview for next weekend. But, before we get to that, did you know there was also a football game on Sunday night? And while the teams headed to the locker room at halftime to recuperate and game...

Every Friday, we're going to offer the best links, news and sites that we've discovered over the past week. We promise to keep it relevant (mainly).Getting ready for Saturday's show, we give you this first person account from John Perry Barlow on how the Barlow Shanghai collaboration came togetherPhish fan market analyst drops sly...

After pushing around a snowblower and using a shovel for a makeshift pick-axe for hours yesterday, I just couldn't get Homer Simpson's "Mr. Plow" theme song out of my head.For those not familiar with the episode, Homer's snow-plowing business takes off driven by his low budget advertisement running on local access cable, only to...