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Last week, HT faves the Ryan Montbleau Band put out Heavy On The Vine – the group’s Martin Sexton-produced fourth studio album. Glide’s Shane Handler spoke with singer/songwriter Ryan Montbleau

One of the most infamous shows in Wilco history took place on February 15, 1997 at Irving Plaza in New York City. The performance was being filmed for HBO’s long-dormant

There were a number of great musical moments at Phish shows on Sept. 30th including an amazing run of Landlady > Lizards > Tweeprise from Ohio, a psychedelic Mike’s > Keyboard Cavalry from Shoreline and the infamous “Hiatus Forbins” from Vegas. As for the 29th, we had to include audio of the one timer of Aerosmith’s Cryin from The Greek, the DEPIC 2001 from The Pyramid and the Spock’s Brain from Vegas. From everyone at Hidden Track, thanks for all the inspiration you have given us. Have a great day, Red. All setlists provided by Phish.net and all links provided by “The Spreadsheet.”

Monday, 09/30/1991 The Dugout Lounge, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Foam, Fee, Paul and Silas, Stash, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Sparkle, Take the ‘A’ Train, Llama
Set 2: Possum, Cavern, The Mango Song > Tweezer, My Sweet One, Horn, The Landlady > The Lizards > Tweezer Reprise
Encore: Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Good Times Bad Times

• Download: Phish – 09/30/1991

READ ON for setlists and downloads of more shows from Trey’s birthday and musical highlights from various Phish shows on September 29…

We love when a private show becomes open to the public and that’s the case for Alexandra Rosenstein’s 33rd Birthday Party at Sullivan Hall on October 8th. Why is this

Our friend Will McCranie caught a very special Dead Confederate show last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and has filed this report… Menacing as ever and wasting no

You wouldn’t think major news about a band’s future would break in a college paper, but that’s exactly what happened today as Vanderbilt’s student paper printed a Q & A

If you’ve been nose-to-grindstone in the music industry for decades, you hope to stay busy. And now, more than ever, it seems, Jeff Mattson’s cup runneth over.

Although long considered a musician’s musician with wicked guitar chops and a lived-in voice, and best known for the Zen Tricksters and a stint with Phil Lesh & Friends in the late 1990s, some of Mattson’s biggest breaks have come only in the past few years. First came a partnership with Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, with whom Mattson clicked instantly, going on to form what both musicians consider one of their most creative projects. And late last year, with John Kadlecik’s departure from Dark Star Orchestra imminent, Mattson stepped into the “Jerry” role in DSO so seamlessly that by the time he formally joined the band, in June 2010, it seemed just that: a formality. The role was his.

Hidden Track had a chance to visit with Mattson at his Long Island home a few weeks back, part of a rare break for the guitarist and singer between exhausting DSO tour legs. It was one of those conversations where 50 minutes flow by like five, with so much to touch upon, and Mattson was in a mood to expound.

HIDDEN TRACK: Watching you perform with DSO now, you’ve slipped into this role so easily. Obviously you’ve known these guys for a while but it’s a transition all the same. Going back, when did you first hook up with the DSO gang?

JEFF MATTSON: When did I first meet them?

HT: Right, you’ve known them for years and I can remember seeing the Zen Tricksters and DSO sharing bills some eight, nine years ago.

JM: Yeah, I think it was back about then, down south somewhere, where the Zen Tricksters opened for DSO. The first time we encountered each other there was, well, maybe a little gentle competition, but a good vibe between us, too. Then, in 2003, the Zen Tricksters went out as an acoustic trio, just Klyph (Black), Tommy (Circosta) and me, and did something like 10 shows opening for them. We got to know them better and there was mutual respect, and we both saw it as we’re on the same mission, instead of competing. And frankly, they’re a lot more successful than we ever were [laughs], and we weren’t much of a threat! But we had our niche.

READ ON for more of Chad’s chat with Jeff Mattson…