Feb 27, 2017
"We played that song this morning and the last time we played it was like 12 years ago", said Marco Benevento after he and Joe Russo finished "Powder" on Saturday night.That type of thing happens during reunions, but I'm not sure there were many complaints at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday. Even with Marco and...
Feb 3, 2017
Lots of show announcements elicit a "wow", but few actually send me to the web to check flight prices.Ladies and gentlemen, we have one of the latter.The Benevento Russo Duo have sorta kinda eased back into a state of un-retirement, jumping from impromptu or "secret" shows, adding Oteil for a...
Sep 27, 2016
See More Designs from Apparel Thee WellBetcha Can't See Just OneThere's not a lot of JRAD Lot-style merch out there, so thought we'd give one a shot.Please allow 5-8 business days for printing / delivery.Have special requests with this design (hoodies, childrens, ladies, special colors)? Just shoot us a message and we can accommodate!$20 (...
Aug 17, 2016
By: Faraz ChaudryDrooling over festival lineups is a common pastime for many concertgoers come spring, yet there were few as saliva-inducing as the Peach Fest lineup for 2016, its 5th anniversary. Yes, the musicians make the 12-hour trek to beautiful Scranton, PA worth it, but with this year's edition taking place on Montage Mountain,...
Aug 16, 2016
In the days after Joe Russo's Almost Dead performed for three nights at Brooklyn Bowl for the Freaks Ball, I searched high and low for top quality media of the affair. After all, between the setlists, the guest appearances, crazy antics, prolific teases, debuts, (non-Dead) covers and sold out goodness of a three...
May 3, 2016
Andrew Bird- Are You Serious [4/1]After a series of folk releases and experimental instrumentals, Are You Serious finds Andrew Bird going back to his older sound, but with a flare of accessibility that never existed prior. With a heavy emphasis on a percussion section of drums and bass within the production, the album strikes as...
Mar 31, 2016
By: Aaron Stein - @neddyoThis originally appeared in Aaron's excellent weekly newsletter Noted:: Nedsday. Sign up here.So... you may have noticed that I seriously dig on the Almost Dead thing.I'm certainly not alone, almost everyone that sees them is rightfully blown away. But, there are a nontrivial number of folk that are basically...
Feb 2, 2016
New Year's weekend was kind of a landmark for the JRAD crew. Not only did they play an acoustic set on NYE, they welcomed a horn section for a large portion of the set on New Year's Day at Port Chester, NY's Capitol Theater.As long as they keep sharing awesome, mulit-cam videos of these...
Jan 21, 2016
What's not to like? Every detail is sublime -- from the cool stage dressings to the height and pitch of Marco's hat.The 57th (!) installment of RAD Tracks Thursday offers the rare acoustic treat of Johnny Cash's "Big River, shot and edited by Foggy Notions with five camera's place right on stage.Here's the complete...
Nov 5, 2014
We were happy to give away dozens of tickets for a bunch of shows during the Halloween Weekend in Chicago. While tons of great music was consumed, like an overflowing bag of trick-or-treat candy, the good times linger into the following week, too.So if you are still nursing a Halloween Hangover, there's nothing like...