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Asheville continues to produce incredible music, and one of the latest offerings is New Dawn Starkestra, a monster quartet of unlimited potential. Consider the personnel, … Continued

[All photographs courtesy of Jerry Friend]   A Very Special Xmas Jam Tribute to Phil Lesh Warren Haynes, Grahame Lesh, Daniel Donato, John Molo & … Continued

[At present, the recording is listed under Dopapod, because there are zero PHOTON recordings on archive.org. Now there is one!] PHOTON were in the middle … Continued

[Photos by Jerry Friend] Stone Temple Pilots came ready to rock, full of energy, playing a set packed with hit after hit. Anchored with core … Continued

High school friends guitarists Jeff Lloyd and Mike Garulli met and began performing together. At Syracuse, they found like-minded keyboard wiz Jim Wuest. In 2004, … Continued

Sunshine Hootenanny marked the fifth outstanding event presented by the Sunshine Music & Arts Festival crew and the second Hootenanny on another chilly weekend mitigated … Continued

Phil Ross and I were sitting in Dunedin Brewery last night (Friday, December 12), listening to a band we both clearly love: PHOTON. This was … Continued

You would be hard-pressed to suggestion a person more diversified in the music industry than Don Was. His C.V. includes producer, musician, president of Blue … Continued

[Photos and remarks courtesy of Mitch Levine Photography] Joni Bottari, filling the Jerry Garcia role, played her final show with Brown Eyed Women December 7 … Continued

Steve Cropper (10.21.41–12.03.25), the guitarist synonymous with Stax Records and lifetime member of Booker T and The MGs, has left us after an enormous body … Continued