Apr 23, 2017
The Southern USA is the place to be this weekend. With Sweetwater 420 Fest in Atlanta and Wanee in Florida, jam acts are making the festival rounds.Wanee has seen several of our favorites on the same days, and they've not been shy about doing a little collaboration.The official YouTube channel of the fest (...
Apr 12, 2017
On TV features a quick recap of some of the music we're playing at Tomorrow's Verse Headquarters.Who: Widespread Panic backing reggae legend JImmy Cliff with keyboard Chuck Leavell on piano.What: A joyous one-time collaboration on Johnny Rivers' "I Can See Clearly Now". When: September 12th, 2015You...
Mar 20, 2017
Chuck Berry passed away on Saturday at age 90. It may be easier for him to stake the claim as the "inventor of rock and roll" than any other musician.Look no further than the artists who have adopted his songs into their own repertoire. And it's not just one tune. Sure there...
Nov 30, 2016
Photos: Adam MiszewskiAfter a decade of playing Milwaukees Riverside Theatre, it appears that the word is finally out about these annual cant miss Widespread Panic shows. And although the 2016 version of this run brought fans from four corners of the country (tickets were snatched up at a record pace), its clear that itd take...
Oct 20, 2016
It's that time of year again.Widespread Panic touches down for three shows in Milwaukee starting on Friday, October 21st -- a tradition that started on Jimmy Herring's first tour with the band, and is still going strong now in his 10th year.In years past, we've detailed many great things about this run,...
Sep 21, 2016
By: Aaron Stein (@neddyo) | Photos: Andy TenilleOn a September Saturday, we took the entire family to Coney Island for a late afternoon of fun and Nathan's before making our way over to the new Amphitheater for the second night of Widespread Panic. I've been a huge fan of theirs since forever (my...
May 6, 2016
Widespread Panic's lighting rig has been at a consistent level of awesome for the last several years now. But they just may have stumbled on a new use for it lately.They'd been utilizing three suspended LCD screens to flash some incredible poster images all night (some with trippy animation). Deep in the second set,...
May 4, 2016
Widespread Panic returns to Chicago this weekend to close out their Spring Tour. But they do so under the specter of recent comments alluding to a touring break or potential hiatus. An initial interview givenby JoJo Hermann ("were not going to tour anymore") proved to be so controversial, that his statementhad to be walked back...
Jan 13, 2016
If there's one thing that has characterizes Widespread Panic's touring in recent years, it's been their willingness to "set up shop" in a city (see: Milwakuee) and treat fans to an extended time in more intimate settings.So it's curious that the only multi-night stand in Chicago since their last hiatus was a two-nighter at...
Oct 23, 2015
I drapedlast year's edition of this post with a love letter to the perfect marriage between city, venue, band and fan base that is the annual fall WSP Milwaukee Riverside Theater run.Feel free to go back and read that for background, but this year there are more pressing matters at hand...First, this could...