In High on a Mountain: An Oral History of Jamgrass in Colorado, music writer Nick Hutchinson explores the origins of jamgrass in the ...

“ Instead of just being fans of the band, Deadheads have become fans of the Dead’s music… and who you like to hear playing it seems to be...

From the shuffle-tinged groove of the opening track “Roberta” to a convincing cover of J.J. Cale’s “Since You Said Goodbye” and on to the...

She’s a quicksilver girl A lover of the world She spreads her wings And she’s free — Steve Miller, 1968 Reminiscent at times of the...

Originating in New England in 1971, Max Creek holds old-school jamband cred as being one of the original purveyors of the genre. Over the...

“This is honest American roots music. They are compelling, beautifully crafted, and fully realized songs.” – Dennis McNally | Grateful...

Stephen Inglis manages to find open space in the sometimes crowded field of Grateful Dead tributes. On Cut the Dead Some Slack, the...

Way down upon Seminole Square . . . Twenty-two years had passed since I was last at Skipper’s Smokehouse, so it was a long overdue treat...

MiZ, A Year Ago Today A Year Ago Today is a pleasant surprise from singer-songwriter Mike Mizwinski and his skilled band MiZ. The...

Steve Kimock came into wider public view when Jerry Garcia referred to him (in a 1988 Guitar Player Magazine interview) as his favorite...

The Disreputable Few Ain’t Who I was Colonel Records Over the years Los Angeles musicians Mark Tremalgia (guitar), Randy Ray Mitchell...

The Sound Field The Bucket List With a carefully crafted batch of songs and superlative musicianship, this CD reflects the soulful...

It’s been almost 50 years since Country Joe McDonald asked a generation of young people at Woodstock what they were fighting for in...

On their third CD, Blast, the Plates pack a heap of intensity into their tight compositions, with most of the tunes clocking in around...

This 1980 Jerry Garcia Band version of “Mission in the Rain,” recorded at Kean College, is a worthy example of both Jerry at his vocal...

Among Deadheads, Kingfish is cultishly revered as Bob Weir’s finest side project and arguably one of his best musical endeavors outside...

When listening to Ocean of Storms, the experimental sounds of John Cage (or Phil Lesh and Ned Lagin) come to mind, as do some of the...

Emerging from Colorado back in 2005, Great American Taxi fused the Leftover Salmon-soaked vibe of Vince Herman with some of Boulder’s...

Colorado’s Gasoline Lollipops are on the rise. The tenacious Boulder-based group grafts inspired alt-folk songwriting to the rootsy...

The announcement that Quixote’s True Blue was closing this past October came as a shock to its dedicated patrons. More than just a bar to...