The Mantras Stories

Phish Fans Guide To Chicago - Summer 2014 Edition

Among the many things I like about Chicago is the diversity of of options on just about any night. This is amplified when Phish is in town.Case in point: not only can Phish set up shop for three big weekend shows, the city can simultaneously host a multi-band festival with some crossover appeal to...

Long Live Jambands: Three Types (and 16 Examples) Of Bands Keeping The Jam Torch Burning

"Jambands are dead! Long live jambands!" That's a bit of wordplay that my friends and I have been tossing around since sometime in the early 2000s.There is a roughly 15 year stretch -- from "Touch Of Grey" being released as a single in 1987 to the inaugural Bonnaroo in 2002 -- that represents the last era ofpeak...

Video / Stream / Download: The Mantras @ Cubby Bear 3/6/14

So I was having my mind blown just a few blocks north on Clark Street this evening, but damned if Cubby Bear didn't also host quite the throw down as well.I recently came across a full show audio stream and download (via archive.org) of The Mantras set from the evening of March 6th, 2014....