Gov't Mule Stories

Jamming With Pink: The Barn's Floyd Covers Mix Tape

[fblike style="standard" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="recommend" font="arial"]There are certain musical truths in this world. One of them (as this Venn Diagram explains) is that everybody loves Pink Floyd. Their fans are rabid and diverse and they've inspired musicians across a large swath of genres and backgrounds. And so, when I set...

Gov't Mule and Dirty Dozen Funk Up Chameleon

I just about soiled myself when I stumbled upon this clip on youtube. Mule and DDBB giving a mighty fine workout to the Headhunters' "Chameleon".

The Barn’s Holiday Mix: A Very Jamband Christmas

This is the 2010 holiday mix and the first in a trilogy. For more Christmas tunage, check out the 2011 and 2012 mixes.There's holiday music everywhere you turn this time of year. While sometimes it might be nice to drown it all out with the occasional 20 minute "Dark Star" or "Tweezer"; we've recently discovered that it's also...

The Art Of The Sit-in

When I interviewed The Steepwater Band's Jeff Massey soon after they came of the road with Gov't Mule, one the things I was most interested in was the process and logistics of the intra-band jamming that seems to occur whenever Warren Haynes is in the building. His answer was enlightening and thoughtful.Recently, Warren spoke...

One Foot In The Blues: The Barn's School Of Rock

Lets say youve got a ton of soul, a wealth of talent and a hell of a creative streak. You get off on loud guitars and the deep rumble of the bass. Your music is an extension of yourself, a vehicle of expression for joy, pain, melancholy, even anger. Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Howlin...

Change Of Address.... Hell Yes!

Sometimes we even surprise ourselves. On the heels of three great shows at the Mambo Room, The Barn is preparing to bring the party to a new venue this spring.Starting in May, we cross the border into Brookfield and plan two shows at the legendary Brixie's. Quite simply, this venue is an institution. For 76...