Jun 13, 2011
It took a little while, but I'm ready comment on my experience at Summer Camp Music Festival this year. I'll withhold detailed comment on the weather or conditions, but there is enough to say about the music, even with my Sunday only pass, to get on the page. So, in keeping with The Barn's sub-theme...
Jun 10, 2011
Last week, I called Paul Simon a "class act", after reading this, I may have to reevaluate. Disclosure, in no way does it reduce the awesomeness of the video below.A bevy of Prince covers in honor of his birthday earlier this week.The blogs at The Trib offer an interview with funkiest of the...
May 27, 2011
Happy Birthday Bob! We learn more about you every day.Awesome! Cover Me Songs finds a cover of every Dylan song he's ever written.I am above average. I bet you are, too.Mega-tickets are exactly as their name implies.Furthur, Live at Your House June 7thRumor: Paul McCartney at Wrigley this summerVideo Time!Have...
May 19, 2011
The Barn is spotlighting two great shows along Ogden on Friday night.Our friends in Paradise Waits will bring some Dead inspired jams to Brixie's.If rocking blues is more your speed, check out the suburbs' most authentic blues bar, Harlem Avenue Lounge, and spend an evening with The Steepwater Band.Previous items on the...
May 19, 2011
Practice make perfect, this much we know. I have always been a huge advocate of bands that spend quality rehearsal time and many many shows working out their live act on the road.This infographic from Songkick made the rounds of InfoGraphic freaks earlier this year under the banner of "Hardest Working Bands of 2010".There...
May 15, 2011
There is something special when the worlds of rock and classical music collide. After months of preparation, the end products are only performed a handful of times, creating something truly unique for the lucky attendees. The Barn will feature a different rock / symphony fusion weekly over the next several weeks in a new feature: Symphony...
May 12, 2011
During the Phish Jukebox Summer Tour of 1998, the "Terrapin Station" debut got all the press, demonstrably connecting Phish to the looming presence and influence of the Grateful Dead. But I argue that it was the bust-out of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" that got the more intense and personal reaction from fans. For many Phish fans...
May 5, 2011
Leave it to our friends Mr. Blotto to use their setlist to make a musical comment on Good Friday. That was the approach for their show at Fitzgerald's on Friday April 22 (a show that The Barn spotlighted), busting out a playful take on "What's The Buzz?" and "Strange Things Mystifying" from Jesus Christ Superstar before...
Apr 22, 2011
Cornmeal on Chicago radio - and on WGN of all places ?!?The Do's and Don'ts of Deadheads bridging the gap with Indie Rockers. This was a hot topic in the blogosphere this week with The National announcing a GD tribute album featuring various artists. Seattle weekly also weighs in.Coming to a box office near...
Apr 22, 2011
It's Earth Day. This video is charming because of the messengers, but the message hasn't changed in 23 years. This is the only planet we've got; there's no reason not to take care of it."Somebody has to do something...it's pathetic that it has to be us" - Jerry GarciaMore information about this video and...