Greensky Bluegrass turned heads and won over many fans at the Park West last Friday, and even welcomed longtime friend Joe Hettinga of Strange Arrangment to the stage for a trio of tunes.  There will be plenty more on the blog about this show to come, but for now enjoy a full audio stream and [...]

Updated (4/9) to include stream and download of the set (no encore) recorded fromthe soundboard.  The video featured below is the night’s finale featuring three members of Greenksy Bluegrass as guests on a cover of The Band’s classic “The Shape I’m In”. Strange Arrangement Park West January 27, 2012 Destination > Bed Bugs > Booger Jam > Golden [...]

Every once in a while, a confluence of forces lead to a live music experience with so much potential, its legend begins to form even before a single note is played. Do you feel that?  It’s the sensation of the stars aligning for one such event.  This Friday (1/27), Strange Arrangement and Greensky Bluegrass convene [...]

There are certain musical truths in this world.  One of them (as this Venn Diagram explains) is that everybody loves Pink Floyd.  Their fans are rabid and diverse and they’ve  inspired musicians across a large swath of genres and backgrounds.  And so, when I set out to put together another Barn Presents Mix Tape featuring [...]

Groupon Live is offering $40 for two tickets for Saturday ticket to the fourth installment Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival on January 21; a $79 face value.  This year, Saturday night will be at the beautiful Auditorium Theater, and feature some of our favorite artists, including: David Grisman Quintent Del McCoury Band Joe Purdy Travelin’ [...]

Lots of interesting free music from some of The Barn’s favorite bands in this week’s Linkafication. Van Ghost is running a pretty badass promotion to pick the first single from their latest release  at Grooveshark.  You can also win a package for Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival. Greensky Bluegrass is offering a free download of [...]

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 [...]