The Barn’s 2010 Holiday Mixtape was subtitled A Very Jamband Christmas and justifiably so — it’s intent was to collect a CD length holiday playlist that showcased the style of improv-leaning bands on Christmas classics.  Though at the time I thought I had cultivated the cream of jamband holiday fare, it became obvious that more [...]

I typically post these link roundups on Fridays, but didn’t get around to it last Friday and had too many could links to not share this week.  So here’s your first ever Monday Linkafication: Chicagoans!  North Coast Music Festival is this weekend.  Here are five reasons why you should go. Don’t you love it when [...]

Man, I love the Onion.  Many Linkafications have included videos. When I first realized they were filling off weeks this summer with a summer music edition, a rehash of music related articles fro the past, I figured I’d link up one or two of the best stories.  It turns out that the hits just kept [...]

Happy Birthday Bob!  We learn more about you every day. Awesome!  Cover Me Songs finds a cover of every Dylan song he’s ever written. I am above average.  I bet you are, too. Mega-tickets are exactly as their name implies. Furthur, Live at Your House June 7th Rumor:  Paul McCartney at Wrigley this summer Video [...]

We love this fairly scholarly article from NPR on how musicians get paid.  Morale of the story: go see live music (especially in clubs).

Some kick ass photos of the Furthur tour from Jambase. Enter your twitter account name and, using the hunch.com recommendation engine, this site will create a music playlist for you.  Gotta admit, it worked pretty well for me. For the Dylan completist.  Store, Organize. Display Appreciate… the entire body of work.  Bootlegs too? This article [...]

Every Friday, we’re going to offer the best links, news and sites that we’ve discovered over the past week. We promise to keep it relevant (mainly). Warren Haynes talks about his forthcoming solo album, his first in 19 years Van Morrison stripped of his Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame credentials (The Onion) Full episodes [...]

Every Friday, we’re going to offer the best links, news and sites that we’ve discovered over the past week. We promise to keep it relevant (mainly). Rolling Stone weighs in on the forthcoming Grateful Dead video game, but can it match the power and glory of the Journey arcade game?