CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN TURNS ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ TASK INTO MUSICAL GOLD
When a bandleader in the jam universe needs a guitarist, they call Neal Casal. A member of Chris Robinson Brotherhood, a frequent collaborator with Phil Lesh and an alumnus of Ryan Adams' beloved band...
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JOE RUSSO BRINGS EAST COAST ATTITUDE TO GRATEFUL DEAD SONGBOOK
When New Jersey metalhead Joe Russo was in high school, he quit a band because it played Grateful Dead songs. But starting in his 30s, he'd come to love the iconic San Francisco group's music as a ke...
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MIZ’S COMEBACK STORY UNFOLDS ON ‘A YEAR AGO TODAY’ (SONG PREMIERE)
Mike Mizwinski — the singer, songwriter and guitarist who performs as Miz — opens his soon-to-be-released new studio album, “A Year Ago Today,” with an introspective, country-flavored tune called “Bei...
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HOLLY BOWLING FINDS THE KEYS TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who knows the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish, inside and out, better than Holly Bowling. And that includes the members of those iconic bands themselves. T...
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NEAL CASAL ON CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD, PLAYING JERRY GARCIA’S ‘WOLF’ & BEING A GOOD LIEUTENANT
Guitarist-photographer Neal Casal is one of a handful of musicians who can lay a legitimate claim to having played one of the late Jerry Garcia’s treasured guitars in the decades since Garcia’s 1995 d...
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PEACH FESTIVAL 2016: TRIBUTES TO GREGG ALLMAN, PINK FLOYD, LED ZEPPELIN ENLIVEN SOGGY WEEKEND
Photos by Pati Bobeck SCRANTON, PA — Gregg Allman’s absence from last weekend’s Peach Festival on Montage Mountain figured to create a void that would leave festival organizers and headlining acts ...
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GRATEFUL DEAD NEWS: BOB WEIR SOLO ALBUM, WARREN & TIGER AT CENTRAL PARK, JERRY GARCIA CATALOG HITS STREAMING SERVICES
Things are very much alive in the world of the Grateful Dead, with a slew of exciting news for fans coming down the pike this week: Bob Weir's upcoming solo album, Warren Haynes getting a little help ...
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‘JUST LIKE NEW YORK CITY’: DEAD & COMPANY AT CITI FIELD
Photos by Angelo Santoro FLUSHING, N.Y. — There’s something to be said for ending your career while your skills are at their peak, guaranteeing you won’t have a chance to sully your scorecard. Jerr...
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JOHN KADLECIK, GRAHAME LESH, SCOTT SHAPIRO AND MORE HIT PHILLY SUBURBS FOR WAVY GRAVY’S 80th BIRTHDAY, REX FOUNDATION BENEFIT
If you’ve been considering attending an art exhibit, but just can’t seem to find one that’s brought you to your knees like "Bertha," think about getting “pinky up” with Wavy Gravy at “Unlimited Devoti...
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STEVE KIMOCK REFLECTS ON HIS LIFE-LONG MUSICAL JOURNEY IN ADVANCE OF ARDMORE PERFORMANCE
I’m standing outside the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, Pa., back on December 5, 2012, moments before Steve Kimock and his band were to take the stage. A man purporting to be homeless is pa...
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