Lee Johnson’s Dead Symphony #6 made its debut in 2008 and two years later the composer has retooled the piece – which encompasses some of the Grateful Dead’s best melodies
Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, or as they’re newly known, only The Fellowship Band, just finished a week’s worth of shows at the Village Vanguard in NYC, the first
Back in 2006 Phish bassist Mike Gordon toured with Grateful Dead drummers Billy Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart as part of the Rhythm Devils ensemble. While Andy Hess handles bass duties
With three rather successful releases under his belt, Ray LaMontagne decided that he needed a change for his new studio album. The singer-songwriter, whose previous albums were all produced by
The lineup for this year’s Bridge School Benefit has finally been confirmed and Hall of Fame rockers Buffalo Springfield are on top of the bill for the pair of concerts
Nestled between the ponds, streams, and the beauty of Great Blue Hill is historic Prouse Farm in Canton, MA, located just 10 miles from Boston and the new home of the Life is Good Festival. Life is Good filled a major void for a large scale music festival in New England. Sure, Newport, RI has both the Folk and Jazz festivals & Maine held the inaugural Nateva Festival this year, but this is the first multi-day festival within the Route 128 belt.
The three stages that comprised the Life is Good Festival kicked off on Saturday for two days of feel good music on an absolutely gorgeous weekend in New England. Sunny 70 degree weather with no hint that Autumn is knocking on the door, it was the perfect weather to match the feeling that the iconic “Life is Good” brand is all about. Not only was the festival, which was the largest ever put on in the greater Boston area (estimated attendance at 20,000 people each day) supposed to put a smile on your face, it served another purpose. 100% of the proceeds of the event, over $1,000,000 will be donated towards The Life is Good Kids Foundation which helps kids overcome issues such as violence, illness and poverty.
Unlike other festivals & concert events where access to the “meet and greets”, priority seating, and other perks & amenities is accessed through exorbitant ticket fees and joining fan clubs, the Life is Good festival had another formula. Here, it was setting fund-raising goals and making donations to the very worthwhile cause of helping kids.
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Odd musical pairings aren’t something new, in fact NPR’s All Songs Considered recently did an entire podcast dedicated to them. The latest duo to be added to this list is
It’s a triple shot of British rock awesomeness on Wednesday as BIO airs profiles of Led Zeppelin (8PM), Ozzy Osbourne (9PM) and The Rolling Stones (11PM). Speaking of Led Zeppelin,
Later this month, one of the best new pop-jam bands in the East will join forces with one of the West's finest. Tea Leaf Green returns the favor of some other pioneer jam acts that invited them on stage by inviting Long Island's fledgling Tauk out on the road for a swing up the PCH.
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