A place like Las Vegas makes forgetting easy, but Widespread Panic, who have planted so many roots in New Orleans, made it a point to remember this Halloween night.
The Slip have slowly been developing its distinct sound and style since the mid-nineties. The three-piece, made up of Brad Barr on guitars and lead vocals, Andrew Barr on drums and percussion and Marc Friedman on bass, have earned a strong dedicated following in that has been continually growing. Their sound spans everything from free-form jazz to almost pop-flavored power rock tunes and everything in between. A few days into their fall tour, The Slip stopped by Burlington to play a performance that at times, felt like a cozy family dinner and at others a timeless space voyage.
The inaugural Vegoose was not about social consciousness or warm, fuzzy, neo-hippie activism, nor was it about resurrecting some nihilistic hedonism of by-gone summers. Vegoose was all about chance
With a trove of Wilco originals and Uncle Tupelo classics, alongside Loose Fur, Golden Smog and Minus 5 material, Jeff Tweedy
Jay Farrar is a hard guy to follow. He
Prodigal jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood were the consummation of all things experimental this Halloween in midtown
Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek are thriving touring veterans. Before their most recent concert at The Pageant in St. Louis, this was squarely on my mind
The Al DiMeola Project threw caution to the wind, and despite the threat of Wilma looming in the Gulf of Mexico; (many touring acts canceled appearances due to the impending hurricane) the band tore the roof of the Carefree Theater before the storm got its chance.
Sharing the stage for the second of two nights at San Francisco
Rarely, at least in my observation, does an artist make the successful transition from rock band to solo acoustic performer. Jerry Joseph is one of those rare artists.
