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
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Eighteen years since their formation, the Jayhawks might finally have the breakthrough album they have been destined to record with Rainy Day Music
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.
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.
The San Francisco based five-piece Vue, has been rolling along for four years and are about to undergo a big switch. The switch that so many indie bands before them have taken: jumping from an indie to a major label. Though guitarist Jonah Buffa won’t hesitate to tell you that his band’s success has been totally impulsive, when he exclaims, “who let us in the backdoor and left the door unlocked?”
Although nationally regarded for his keyboard work in the Trey Anastasio Band, Ray Paczkowski’s jazz trio Vorcza has recently released their debut release – Maximalist. Solidified in a traditional jazz foundation, the three members capture the music of the precise moment through rhythmic and harmonic explorations that involve shake your ass funk, mellow jazz and progressive instrumental improvisations.
Without releasing an album, Particle has managed to earn a huge following throughout the country, providing a powerful source of inspiration and satiation for fans who crave experimental, high energy dance music. It
Meet Jenny Toomey, musician, artist, and political activist. As the Federal Communications Committee plans to further deregulate the bounds against complete corporate media consolidation, the public threat remains as insidious and invisible as the deliberation process within the Beltway.
