Reviews

[rating=8.00] Überjam Deux provides proof positive of the chemistry of John Scofield’s Überjam Band. Some ten years since they last worked together–actually under the moniker the John Scofield Band on Up All Night–this new studio set flows as effortlessly as the musicianship at its foundation. The album begins in leisurely enough fashion with “Camelus,” a […]

A quick recap of Phish’s July 31, 2013 performance at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, Stateline, NV Phish played their second consecutive show last night to a packed audience in Lake Tahoe, NV. With three solid shows under their belts to start off the second leg of summer tour anticipation was high. From […]

As the sold out crowd milled around the Bank of America Pavilion enjoying the beautiful summer weather and few cold beers an anticipatory buzz hung in the air.   The Black Crowes bluesy but energetic opener “Soul Singing” immediately provided the focus and direction the crowd was seeking.  Lead singer Chris Robinson clad in jeans and […]

A quick recap of Phish’s performance July 30, 2o13 at Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, Stateline, NV After two ripping shows at the infamous Gorge Amphitheater to kick off the second leg of summer tour, Phish took the stage last evening in Lake Tahoe, NV to a capacity crowd. The intimate venue was rocking […]

As the sun sets over the west, the cars pour out of the 55th Newport Folk Festival full of leg-weary, over-sunned but ultimately satisfied music lovers making the trek back home.  Whether they came to check out their favorite band, to graze to find some new ones, or to catch the headliners, Newport Folk promised […]

Sunday at GOTV turned out to be the warmest day at the festival, just a bit more humid than the previous days, and with lots of gorgeous sunshine that poked through sparse cloud cover throughout the day. And whether it was local youthful jammers The McLovins or reggae/punk pioneers Fishbone on the Green Vibes stage, […]

Saturday at the Vibes turned out to be another fantastic day at the festival as Bill Evans continued to make himself present as Artist in Large on each of the stages, sitting in with fellow jazz legend John Scofield at the Green Vibes Stage. The New Orleans music scene was well represented at the fest […]

18 years. Has it really been 18 years of the Gathering of The Vibes Festival? When Jerry Garcia, aka Captain Trips, singer and guitarist of The Grateful Dead, died in the summer of 1995, his passing left quite a void in the psychedelic rock scene. What began a year later as a celebration of his […]

Punk rock isn’t dead, in fact it’s alive and well when punk musicians reach their 50’s, as was the case with Black Flag, who announced in January of this year that guitarist Greg Ginn and vocalist Ron Reyes would reform the iconic punk band. When you are standing in a ridiculously long line outside of […]

[rating=8.00] Though he might have spent his early years hanging out with the likes of Patti Smith and Television at CBGB’s, it was at the recently shuttered rock ‘n’ blues club Kenny’s Castaways on Bleecker St. where a young Willie Nile made his name shortly after moving from his hometown of Buffalo, NY down to […]