Posts by Dave Goodwich

Bruce Hornsby is a musical chameleon. Whether it’s pumping out chart-topping hits with his MTV-era cohorts The Range, collaborating with country music mainstays such as Ricky Skaggs and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band“, or scoring a grammy-winning instrumental track for the Olympics with jazz legend Branford Marsalis, the Williamsburg, VA native has never been content […]

It’s somewhat fitting that a band named after a Jack Kerouac poem release a “destination” album, rife with inspirational lyrics about legendary road trips and fallen comrades, which is exactly what beloved jamgrass pioneers Railroad Earth have done with their latest studio release, All For The Song. After suffering the tragic loss of founding member […]

If there’s one thing the lauded electro-funk quartet Pigeons Playing Ping Pong want to impart to their listeners, it’s that life truly is precious, so you might as well enjoy the hell out of it while you can. That “live life to the fullest” ideology is more than evident during their infamously raucous live performances, […]

When it comes to impressive musical resumés, one needs to look no further than New York City’s own Stuart Bogie. Best known for his work with Fela Kuti disciples Antibalas, the horn-blowing firebrand has collaborated with a litany of artists spanning myriad genres, from Arcade Fire and Iron & Wine to Public Enemy and Erykah […]

Lotus wrapped up a highly-anticipated two-night run at the Baltimore Soundstage on Saturday, February 26, with a pair of lively sets replete with their trademark infectious melodies and slick beats, albeit with a distinctly edgier & more aggressive vibe than ever before thanks to recent addition Tim Palmieri’s dynamic lead guitar work.  Palmieri, who garnered […]

When Grateful Dead founder/guitarist/Americana-Jam icon Bob Weir laid down for the night in his Mill Valley, CA home in early 2018, he had no idea that he would awaken the following morning with the inspiration to collaborate with renowned musician and producer, Don Was.  Was, who helmed the 80’s pop-rock group Was (Not Was) and […]

Even at the ripe old age of 83, bluegrass legend Del McCoury is still enjoying playing & recording music as much as he did when he first started. “I’m as excited about listening to new music today as the day I started—finding a new tune or a story that tickles me” explains the amiable guitarist […]

Over the past twenty years, Greensky Bluegrass has seen it all. Thanks to a rigorous nationwide touring schedule that has resulted in nearly two-thousand live performances to date and garnered widespread critical acclaim, along with a notoriously rabid fanbase, these progressive-bluegrass trailblazers have persevered, earning their spot amongst the preeminent live touring acts in the […]

Billy Strings made his triumphant return to the Washington D.C. area this past weekend (Saturday 11/13) before a capacity crowd at The Anthem with a pair of rousing sets that covered a wide musical spectrum, featuring a healthy dose of original material from his previous pair of studio releases, Home & Renewal, as well as […]

Béla Fleck stopped by the Strathmore Music Center, a stunning architectural marvel of a venue with superb acoustics located in Bethesda, MD, on Wednesday, September 22nd with his latest project, My Bluegrass Heart, for a much-anticipated evening of world-class musicianship and some good old-fashioned bluegrass, with a unique progressive spin that only Mr. Fleck himself […]

Two years after the prodigious guitarist’s sophomore studio effort, Home, which earned Strings his first Grammy win for Best Bluegrass Album, the Michigan native is returning to his current hometown Nashville, and it’s Sound Emporium studios, armed with an invigorating cadre of fresh material for his group’s latest release, Renewal (out Friday 9/24).  “I called […]

Since obtaining his first banjo nearly fifty years ago as a gift from his grandfather at the age of fifteen, few musicians have done more to champion the oft-misunderstood instrument than Béla Fleck. From bluegrass to country to jazz to classical to pop and even African tribal music, the five-string master has left an indelible […]

Since obtaining his first banjo nearly fifty years ago as a gift from his grandfather at the age of fifteen, few musicians have done more to champion the oft-misunderstood instrument than Béla Fleck. From bluegrass to country to jazz to classical to pop and even African tribal music, the five-string master has left an indelible […]

Since their formation nearly 40 years ago, venerable jam-rock outfit Phish has had the honor of performing in hundreds of different venues across the globe (the exact number is somewhere around 832), from legendary outdoor wonders such as Red Rocks and The Gorge to infamous arenas like Madison Square Garden and Hampton Coliseum. However, there […]

Sam Bush wrapped up a brief four-day Northeast/Mid-Atlantic run of shows on Sunday, July 18, at Stages in Cockeysville, MD, with a rousing two-hour set filled with Bush originals and bluegrass standards.  The evening started off on an auspicious note as local singer-songwriter Caleb Stine took to the stage just after 5:30 pm to deliver […]

Oysterhead returned to the stage last night for the first time since February 15, 2020, to deliver a rousing headlining set at the Peach Festival at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 3rd. The much-heralded supergroup, consisting of bassist Les Claypool (Primus), guitarist Trey Anastasio (Phish), and drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police), tore […]

“Good things come to those who wait” There are, perhaps, few other current musical acts to which this old adage could more appropriately be applied than live phenoms, Goose. Since their 2014 formation, the Norwalk, CT-based group had experienced a mostly slow & steady rise that was buoyed by the release of their first studio […]

Since their formation in 2015, Dead & Company has not been shy about plumbing the depths of the Grateful Dead’s legendary songbook. The latest “official” Grateful Dead spin-off band – featuring original members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann and augmented by John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge & Jeff Chimenti – has performed nearly 130 […]

Since co-founding the legendary jam-grass act Leftover Salmon over 30 years ago, Drew Emmitt has been one of the most influential trailblazers of the modern progressive-bluegrass movement which has taken the country’s fertile live-music scene by storm.  As the lead mandolinist/guitarist for the Colorado-based jam-band veterans, Emmitt has taken his myriad musical influences and harnessed […]

For over 30 years, Leftover Salmon has been at the helm of the burgeoning “jam grass” scene, leaving in their wake a legacy of legendary live shows and a genre-defying sound, with absolutely no signs of slowing down anytime soon.  With their ninth studio album, Brand New Good Old Days, their first to be released […]