November 3, 2008

Hors d’Oeuvres: Zappa Drummer Roundtable

Terry Bozzio got four other former Zappa drummers to speak with him about their experiences playing behind FZ for a seven-part video series over at the Drum Channel. Bozzio’s joined

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AfterNews: Phil Lesh / Genesis / Jambands

Former Grateful Dead bass player Phil Lesh and his Friends head to Rockefeller Center on Wednesday afternoon for a taping of NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The 2nd annual

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Tour Dates: The Doctor and the Brothers

For the first time in their long and storied careers two of New Orleans most recognizable acts – Dr. John and The Neville Brothers – will head out together for

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Review: Blues Traveler @ State Theater

Another week, another new contributor. Please welcome Kevin Smallwood to the team. Kevin will cover the Washington D.C. area for us.

The tie-dye shirts over the merchandise table dated most fans rolling into the State Theater in Falls Church, Virginia on Monday night. Over the course of their 21 year history, Blues Traveler has remained uniquely relevant yet sometimes an abstemious participant in a music scene it helped cultivate.

As the driving force behind the H.O.R.D.E. Tour, Blues Traveler helped carve out a niche for all the bands that followed the fan-based model of the Grateful Dead. The tour bridged a gap for a community birthing its second generation and ultimately allowed for the early exposure and success of scene powerhouses: Phish, Widespread Panic, Gov’t Mule and others.

Through mainstream success, a tragedy and random touring hiatuses Blues Traveler has its fair share of battle scars. But like a well worn warrior or perhaps even a fine wine, the years of experience have made them a formidable force. READ ON for more from Traveler in Falls Church…

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Briefly: moe. to End Hiatus in January

moe. scared their fans earlier this year when they announced they’d be taking indefinate hiatus after moe. down, but it turns out their hiatus will only last a little more

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Stormy Mondays: Philathon Commences

Phil Lesh and Friends’ Nokia run is just getting started, by all accounts with one clunker and one smoker, but before we get too caught up in the present, let’s

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Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week

Before Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers caught on the States, they were huge in Europe. In 1978 the group flew to England to film an episode of the BBC’s Old

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