Posts by Dave Goodwich

Attending a Phish show at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia is somewhat akin to stumbling upon a long-forgotten civilization. The kind historians marvel at for centuries while the rest of society does their best to sweep any notion of it under their collective rug, dismissing it as some farcical hippie fantasy. […]

For some Baltimore-area Phish fans, last night’s (7/6) Trey Anastasio Band performance at the Pier Six Pavillion was long overdue.  After a pair of previously canceled gigs (a July ‘93 Phish show was aborted due to poor ticket sales and a May ‘20 TAB concert fell victim to the pandemic-related shutdown) the affable guitarist was […]

After more than fifty years, the Grateful Dead’s long strange trip through Philadelphia has finally come to an end. Maybe.  Since 1968, when the Jerry Garcia and Pigpen-led iteration of the Dead first visited the City of Brotherly Love for a three-night run at the infamous Electric Factory, Philly has proudly counted itself as something […]

Shortly after bluegrass legend Del McCoury partnered up with Roy Carter of the High Sierra Music Festival in 2007, with the aim to bring a version of his wildly successful and eclectic festival to the east coast, McCoury knew he had found home.  After canvassing the mid-atlantic region for potential venues, Carter invited Del and […]

With their tenth studio album, jamgrass pioneers Leftover Salmon are paying homage to some of their earliest and most formidable musical influences.  Grass Roots, the group’s follow-up studio effort to their critically acclaimed 2021 release, Brand New Good Old Days, represents a unique entry in Leftover Salmon’s discography as it stands as the first LP […]

After six long years, Mike Gordon has finally added another notch to his solo discography belt. Flying Games (out 5/12) represents the sixth solo studio effort from the longtime Phish bassist and follows up his critically-acclaimed 2017 release OGOGO. Picking up where OGOGO left off, and with the same Grammy-winning engineer/producer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, The […]

To celebrate ten years of top-shelf local and national musical talents, regional craft beers and ciders, unique and familiar foods, a vast array of independent vendors, and a remarkably family-friendly atmosphere, the Charm City Bluegrass Festival has decided to return to its roots.  What began in 2013 as a relatively humble affair just north of […]

While it’s only been eight years since guitarist Neal Casal formed the ensemble after being tasked with providing incidental set break music for the “Fare Thee Well” concerts commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Grateful Dead, the group of instrumental firebrands – consisting of Dan Horne (bass), Mark Levy (drums) and Adam MacDougall (keys) – […]

Disco Biscuits guitarist, Jon Gutwillig, along with longtime New Yorker journalist and noted author Nicholas Schmidle, have announced a second showing of their highly-anticipated debut of The Very Moon: A Steampunk Musical on Sunday, 5/14. After selling out the originally scheduled 5/13 performance in a matter of minutes, the pair added a subsequent Mother’s Day […]

Jon Gutwillig has been a busy man. Recently, when he’s not touring the country with his Philadelphia-based trancefusion band, The Disco Biscuits, the affable guitarist has been working on a pair of formidable musical endeavors. In addition to Revolution In Motion, his yet-to-be-debuted space-themed rock opera, Gutwillig, along with author and longtime New Yorker journalist […]