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High on a Mountain Examines Colorado Jamgrass Scene
In High on a Mountain: An Oral History of Jamgrass in Colorado, music writer Nick Hutchinson explores the origins of jamgrass in the ...
Nick Hutchinson
Dec 3, 20211 min read


Channeling Jerry Book Marks 25th Anniversary of Garcia’s Passing
“ 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...
Nick Hutchinson
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Untethered in the Sixties and Beyond: “Girl Freiberg” Shares The Story of her Life
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...
Nick Hutchinson
Feb 27, 20201 min read


Max Creek: 45 & Live!
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...
Nick Hutchinson
Mar 27, 20191 min read


John Kadlecik Band at Skipper’s Smokehouse: 3.10.18
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...
Nick Hutchinson
Apr 6, 20182 min read


Steve Kimock Blasts Off on Satellite City Tour
Steve Kimock came into wider public view when Jerry Garcia referred to him (in a 1988 Guitar Player Magazine interview) as his favorite...
Nick Hutchinson
Dec 6, 201712 min read


Kingfish Lead Guitarist Robbie Hoddinott Passes on Eve of 63rd Birthday
Among Deadheads, Kingfish is cultishly revered as Bob Weir’s finest side project and arguably one of his best musical endeavors outside...
Nick Hutchinson
Mar 7, 20171 min read


Jerry on Jerry – The Unpublished Jerry Garcia Interviews
Jerry on Jerry – The Unpublished Jerry Garcia Interviews. Edited by Dennis McNally with a foreword by Trixie Garcia. 240 pages. Black Dog...
Nick Hutchinson
Nov 30, 20154 min read


Dennis McNally on Zen, Garcia and the 50th Anniversary of the Dead
Dennis McNally worked as the publicist for the Grateful Dead from 1984 through 1995. McNally was also the Grateful Dead’s official...
Nick Hutchinson
Apr 23, 201525 min read
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