Blending native percussive instruments with contemporary, unconventional materials, Cyro Baptista is redefining the role of the modern drummer by bringing rhythm back to the communal language it originated from. Since arriving from Brazil, Baptista has performed with numerous world renowned musicians, and now focuses his energy on his own project, Beat The Donkey.
With a music career that includes extensive classical training, a Bachelors Degree in Music from the State University of New York-New Paltz, member of the house band for The Cosby Show, tours with Freddy Jackson, and ten years performing with the Zen Tricksters, Rob Barraco has now solidified himself as a vital element of Phil Lesh and Bob Weir
Five years ago, Mike Rivard set out to create an ongoing experiment. What if his bassline could be the constant focal point, a musical lighthouse, where a rotating cast of allstars including John Medeski, DJ Logic, and the late Mark Sandman, could come together, listen, and be free to just go off to wherever they wanted to lead the music. The result: the creation of a perfect balance between chaos and order.
Colorado has always been a hotbed for bluegrass, and though they may not have been born and raised in the mountains, the four boys of the Yonder Mountain String Band are melding jam-tinged exploration with classic style pickin’. With their own festival, a full summer tour, and a newly released album comprised of Benny Galloway tunes, YMSB is a young force with Old Hands.
As the strobe lights flash and the confetti rains down on the crowd, singer Wayne Coyne pushes the audience into a full chorus sing-a-long exclaiming, ‘humiliation is nothing to fear!’ He should know, leading the house along with a hand puppet of a nun, while he dons a classic white suit stained with fake blood. And this isn’t New Years, or a Halloween show…it’s a Wednesday night in April where a packed house dances and cheers along side frogs and cows and every costume imaginable.
In less than six months since first gracing the stage, Hookah Brown has gone from Rich Robinson
With humble origins in the bars of Vermont, hard earned recognition in the small theatres of Colorado, critical acclaim on the national touring circuit, a major player on the HORDE tour and ultimately sold out Red Rocks shows which featured an unknown opening act named the Dave Matthews Band; Sean Kelly and The Samples have had a long and colorful road the past 15 years.
As if the road-tested Moon Boot Lover and a flourishing solo career aren’t enough, now Peter Prince undergoes a new traumatic experience.
The Slip is coming off a huge year. Between constant touring which brought the trio across the United States, into Canada, and as far as Japan, they also managed to release arguably one of the best albums of the year. Now Brad Barr will venture out on his own to play his first ever solo gig.