After a successful introductory summer ask anyone who was at Gathering of the Vibes! the Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson is returning for a fall of serious work, reclaiming Donna Jean's Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band roots with songs like You Ain't Woman Enough, Franklin's Tower, Eyes ...view article
Inspired by one of the great envelope filter pedals of the 1970's and developed with guitarist Mark Karan (Delaney Bramlett, Bob Weir & Ratdog, Jemimah Puddleduck) the Hartman Envelope Filter is a recreation of a classic effect optimized for tone, flexibility, and ease-of-use.
In a message from Donna Jean and the Tricksters, we have found that Jeff Matson (lead guitar/vocals) has unfortunately suffered a collapsed lung and therefor, the band will not be able to play Gratefulfest at Nelson Ledges as scheduled for the July 4th weekend.
Jeff is expected to fully recover very ...view article
From Mason Dixon-hugging York County, Pennsylvania comes Southern Bound, the debut CD from singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jud Conway. Backed by accomplished and seasoned musicians, Conway delivers thirteen original songs both personal in ...view article
Chicago's Umphrey's McGee enters its second decade together with their hardest, darkest, and most artistically cohesive album to date. The new album hits streets on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, when ...view article
Umphrey's McGee launches a one-of-a-kind pre-order campaign for their highly anticipated new studio release, Mantis (January 20, 2009 / SCI Fidelity Records). The pre-order, which offers an MP3 download of the album in addition to the traditional compact disc, also ...view article
Today, Keller Williams releases his first-ever all-covers collection, amusingly titled Thief. Recorded with the Keels—husband and wife duo Larry and Jenny Keel—Thief includes songs originally written and recorded by as wildly diverse an assemblage as anyone’s ever likely to dream up. ...view article
Quintessential Grateful Dead tribute act Dark Star Orchestra used numerology to its advantage last night celebrating its 11th year of performing with by debuting 'The Eleven' during the 2nd set on 11/11/08 at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH. Other highlights included Not Fade Away, Viola ...view article
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to listen to Larry Keel's new cd "Classic". In addition to his work with Natural Bridge, Larry regularly collaborates with some names you may know, like Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, Jorma Kaukonen, String Cheese Incident ...view article
