1. One of my favorite local blogs, The Are The Imitators, is featuring a sweet photo set from the Dawes / Blitzen Trapper show at the Metro last Thursday 2. Chicagoist Drinkifies several Chicago Bands.  For fun here’s the link to some of our jambands, Chicago based and otherwise:  Umphrey’s McGee (cold Bud Light), Cornmeal [...]

I’m trying a bunch of new things on the blog lately.  So in that spirit, I’m moving away from the traditional weekly link roundup and towards a more anyday / anytime format.  So goodbye Friday Linkafication, and hello to 5 Great Links – a combination of web destinations and videos that I think are worthy [...]

This all worked out like a game of musical chairs where in the end everybody is rolling on the floor and giggling. First, rumors swirled about Umphrey’s McGee abandoning their traditional Chicago New Year’s Eve gig for a Year closing Run in St Louis. Then, as the fall tour dropped, Chicagoans realized a two-nighter at [...]

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 [...]

It took a little while, but I’m ready comment on my experience at Summer Camp Music Festival this year.  I’ll withhold detailed comment on the weather or conditions, but there is enough to say about the music, even with my Sunday only pass, to get on the page.  So, in keeping with The Barn’s sub-theme [...]

Cornmeal on Chicago radio – and on WGN of all places ?!? The Do’s and Don’ts of Deadheads bridging the gap with Indie Rockers.  This was a hot topic in the blogosphere this week with The National announcing a GD tribute album featuring various artists.   Seattle weekly also weighs in. Coming to a box office [...]

It was an exciting weekend all around for live music fans in and around Chicago.  After a trying midweek snowstorm, our favorite bands got back to business on Thursday night at, among other places, the Kinetic Playground in Chicago.  Following an opening set by Barefoot Fred, an enhanced Terrapin Flyer lineup took the stage, welcoming [...]

We are excited to announce what could be the most important spotlight show yet in the short history of The Barn.   Okay, maybe that’s a tad dramatic; however, Terrapin Flyer’s show on February 11th at Brixie’s is kind of a big deal, especially if you enjoy the music of the Grateful Dead and live [...]

More than just about any band (and I’ll throw the Beatles, Dead, and Zappa in there too), Talking Heads have provided direct inspiration to the jamband community.  Attribute it to their rhythmic ideals, engaging melodies or passion for innovation, but with only 8 studio albums to draw from, the variety of tunes covered and interpretations [...]

Hometown show.  Big Holiday weekend.  A historic venue in a great neighborhood.  This gig had all the makings of one for the ages. Cornmeal has been playing Thanksgiving shows in Chicago for ten years, and according to our friends at Chicago Jam Scene, they delivered yet again in the big room.