John Medeski: The Power of The Campbell Brothers (INTERVIEW)
Medeski has never been contained by one set of musical values, which is why, when the announcement came from Ropeadope records that he would be collaborating as both producer and guest on a record by Sacred Steel legends the Campbell Brothers, it was hardly surprising.
Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks 35 – The Houseboat Tapes
As Grateful Dead scholarship goes, the summer of 1971 presents an eye-popping, mouth-watering slice of Dead history in transition, and until the unearthing of these
Jerry Garcia Band : Pure Jerry: Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989
In less than a few short years, the estate of one Jerry Garcia, at least in the vault material department, has upped its commercial status from sleeping giant to roaring juggernaut. This latest, four-disc collection
The 5th Annual Jammy Awards 3/26/2005: Theater at Madison Square Garden, NY, NY
How best to go about discussing the Jammy Awards? In a sense, they
NBFB: NiBFiB: Confidential
One of the best things about the funk-tastic Boston quintet No Bud for Bisson (NBFB) is that it
Joey DeFrancesco with Jimmy Smith: Legacy
34-year-old Hammond B-3 organ ace Joey DeFrancesco almost single handedly re-ignited interest in the use of his instrument in a jazz context back in the late 80s and early 90s, so it was never any question that he
Oshe: The Good Book
One of the most interesting groups currently emanating from the suddenly-relevant-again upstate New York experimental music scene, Oshe is a remarkably interesting, futuristic electro-groove beast that, in all of its jams
Chemical Brothers: Push the Button
On their latest release, the underwhelming Push the Button, the Chemical Brothers return to a technique last explored, to far greater success, on 1997