Bypassing his usual beer and occasional shot of whiskey, James McMurtry’s glass of red wine was symbolic of the evening’s show. Touring with his band in support of his first
The layout of Higher Ground’s Showcase Lounge doesn’t much recall the late Bill Graham’s Fillmore East, but the triple bill of Anders Parker’s Cloud Badge, Blood Oranges and Waylon Speed
What Festivals Can Learn From the Voodoo Experience It’s nearing the end of festival season, a changing of the guard now so regimented that it’s ushered in via SXSW and
Although Halloween has come and gone, many of us are still in “WTF” mode: in awe of the performances delivered by Phish, Umphrey’s McGee, Foo Fighters, Gov’t Mule, moe., Widespread
It wasn’t long into Lettuce’s sold out appearance in Higher Ground’s ballroom on October 25th that the septet fully reaffirmed the impression they left on their last appearance at the
It’s Monday morning, “Tela” and “Wilson” are being paged in the Las Vegas airport, and all is well in the universe of Phish. Wrapping up the 2014 fall tour last
The week of CMJ Festival in New York City is one of discovery and excitement, as independent and promising young artists from throughout the world take the stage to put
The post show glow from Halloween had not peeled off any fans faces as they entered the MGM Grand Garden Arena last night. The obvious question was how would Phish
On the heels of three solid shows in San Francisco, Phish rolled into Las Vegas last evening and delivered a Halloween masterpiece. Known for dawning musical costumes to celebrate the
On their first of three sold-out evenings at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre, Wilco could have opened with virtually anything from their expansive discography. But somehow, “Wilco (The Song)”— a love
