Believe it or not, the Grateful Dead had a far-reaching influence that stretched way beyond their inner circle of improvisational minded bands. Since playing their first shows 50 years ago
He is out in the crowd before you know it. Blood is running down his hand yet he is jumping around and dancing amongst the fans gathered in a circle around him. The energy is buzzing as young and old come to investigate the musical commotion going on in front of the stage at the New Orleans Voodoo Music Festival. If you didn’t know the name The Stone Foxes before this then you surely know it now. And just like that, Shannon Koehler, vocalist and drummer of this San Francisco band, is back on the stage, singing his heart out and grinning ear to ear. This energy is why he became a musician.