When a group of prolific and experienced improvisers like this one is formed, you know it’ll be excellent music. What you don’t know is if it’ll really be a band or just a session, a musical season that passes with little fanfare and even less touring. […]
This highly anticipated official debut by Tapers Choice more than delivers on the band’s premise as a critical torchbearer for the jam band sound. In fact this group might redeem the premise of “jam band” for many listeners. They truly deliver as the highest tier of […]
Mountain Brews is very humble but one-of-a-kind album/project. Perpetual Doom is a record label that truly doesn’t miss, and among their many contributions to the cosmic country canon I find this album unique. It’s a beautiful LP collecting the four self released EPs by this psychedelic […]
When a band makes a self-titled album 30+ years into their career it’s often intended to be a great reminder to old fans that they are still kicking and a launching point for the uninitiated. If that’s the mission with this newest Motorpsycho record, then mission […]
Frogwings is a legendary jam supergroup and this sole document of their existence might surprise you. It’ll appeal to fans of Frank Zappa or John McLaughlin more readily than it would a Deadhead. Sure there’s a lightness and levity that characterizes hippy music, with the vocal […]
cover photo by Christopher Bruno What can I say, the people love Dark Star by The Grateful Dead. This recent live rendition has been the talk of the town. All star band The Heavy Lidders (including Jeffrey Alexander and blog favorites Elkhorn,) made even more heavy […]
One of my favorite recordings of the legendary rock group, and one of the best sets I have seen them play. 5 piece lineup of Doug, Brett Netson, and Jim Roth on guitars with Jason Albertini (of Helvetia/Duster) of bass and Stephen Gere on drums. It’s […]