Chad Berndtson

Sonny Landreth: Elemental Journey

Chad Berndtson June 20, 2012 No Comments

If you've ever watched and heard Sonny Landreth at his most intense — where he gets really, deeply vested in a solo, gets on that game face that's not quite mad scientist but of a learned tinkerer who knows truths mortals can't comprehend, and conjures the kind of slide guitar sorcery that puts him in league with the instrument's greatest; you know that it isn't his spare, inoffensive singing that packs rooms at Landreth shows throughout the world.

Hidden Track Interview: Why The Eternally Busy Billy Martin Made Time For Wil Blades

Chad Berndtson June 12, 2012 No Comments

Billy Martin discusses his duo with Wil Blades, the future of MMW and more.

HT Interview: Rob Barraco Pt. 2 – Dark Star Orchestra

Chad Berndtson May 8, 2012 2 Comments

Rob Barraco tells us all about how he became a member of Dark Star Orchestra and more.

HT Interview: Rob Barraco Pt. 1 – Return & Future of The “Q”

Chad Berndtson May 7, 2012 4 Comments

Keyboardist Rob Barraco tells us about reuniting with Phil Lesh and the rest of his “Q” band mates.

HT Interview: The Then, Now World of Steve Kimock

Chad Berndtson May 2, 2012 3 Comments

Steve Kimock talks about embarking on his first full-scale band tour in three years and more.

Interview: Dave Watts Takes The Motet’s Funk Is Dead East

Chad Berndtson April 19, 2012 1 Comment

The Motet’s Dave Watts talks to us about the group’s funkify-the-Grateful-Dead concept.

Review: Bill Evans Soulgrass @ Blue Note

Chad Berndtson April 18, 2012 No Comments

Chad Berndtson shares his take on Bill Evans’ Soulgrass project in NYC.

Bill Evans –

Chad Berndtson April 10, 2012 No Comments

You need just a few more adjectives and addendums to nail all that is Evans, who cut his teeth playing jazz lofts in New York City starting in the late 70s, logged time with Miles Davis and many others throughout the 80s, remained a core member of the adventurous group Elements well into the 90s, and has over the past 20 years or so made armfuls of fascinating records in a wide variety of contexts and combos, jazz and non. This is the same Bill Evans who’s equally comfortable sitting in with the Allman Brothers Band – as he did, again, during this year’s Beacon run in New York – as he is with Herbie Hancock or Bela Fleck.