Posts by Dave Goodwich

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 […]

Few artists have had the kind of impact on rock and roll that Donna Jean Godchaux Mackay has amassed in the past fifty years. While most fans fondly remember her as the graceful vocalist (and lone female member) of The Grateful Dead from 1971-1979, Donna cut her teeth as a teenager in the Muscle Shoals, […]

After two red-hot performances in New Orleans, Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings kicked off a brief three-night run of live-streaming shows at Austin, Texas’s ACL Live at The Moody Theater on Friday evening. Fresh off a well-deserved “Best Bluegrass Album” win at the 63rd GRAMMY Awards for his 2019 Sophomore studio effort HOME, Strings and his […]