Warren Haynes has announced a fall tour with his new project, the Ashes & Dust Band. The group, which features drummer Jeff Sipe and string trio ChessBoxer, will kick off its tour in Kansas City on September 22 in support of Haynes’ forthcoming albumAshes & Dust (Feat. Railroad Earth). A couple of those dates will also […]
Wow. Now this was more like it. Night 2 of 3 in Chicago for the Dead’s Fare Thee Well, said-to-be-final shows at Soldier Field was hard-hitting, consistently satisfying, only a tiny bit meandering and to my ears a full-on triumph. Most crucially: they sounded like a band, not a group of guys jamming it out. […]
Last night’s Fare Thee Well Grateful Dead show in Chicago broke the record for attendance at Soldier Field set by U2’s 360 Tour in 2009 (last night: 70,764, U2: 67,936). Unfortunately, the crowd control entering and exiting the stadium was terrible. As if the city had done no preparation for this onslaught. Hopefully thats straightened out […]
I’m very proud about my new Ebook, Reckoning: Conversations With the Grateful Dead and hope that you will check it out. The book includes interviews with Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Phil and Trey Anastasio together,Robert Hunter, Bill Kreutzmann, Warren Haynes, Dick Latvala, John Kadlecik, Steve Kimock and Mark Karan and many more. It also includes wonderful photos by […]