I was recently turned on to Fort Atlantic by a friend.  Turns out they are releasing their new album on  modded NES cartridge A big screen showing of Martin Scorcese’s seminal Band Documentary The Last Waltz will go down at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn on May 3.  There will also be an additional 30 minutes of [...]

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 [...]

On this day, 10 years ago, we lost the incomparable Ken Kesey.  Reading works by him and about him had a profound affect on myself and countless others who were looking to make sense of a whole world opened up to us in our formative years. I’ll leave the formal eulogizing and remembrances to those [...]

Jerry Week (aka The Eight Day Week aka The Days Between), the period between the celebration of Jerry Garcia’s birthday (8/1)  and the contemplation and memorialization of the anniversary of his death (8/9), hit the blogosphere this year with a ton of activity, a flurry of sharing of music and memories.  Since the 1st of [...]

NPR asks Why Do We Sit At Jazz Concerts? and challenges you to Name That Drum Fill Tribal elders suspend their marijuana laws for a night for a Willie Nelson show at casino Via Relix Magazine, Indie rockers celebrate Jerry Garcia in honor of JG Week Some videos for The Days Between

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 [...]

At long last, we have updated our FAQ Page to reflect The Barn’s latest mission Prince: genius or madman? A guide to all the celebrity cameos in the Beastie’s new Fight For Your Right Revisited long form video. We lost Lynn Hauldren, the Empire Carpet Guy this week.  Here is a link to our trip [...]

It’s Earth Day.  This video is charming because of the messengers, but the message hasn’t changed in 23 years. This is the only planet we’ve got; there’s no reason not to take care of it. “Somebody has to do something…it’s pathetic that it has to be us” – Jerry Garcia More information about this video [...]

While VH1 would have you believe that the typical band’s career narrative might flow like three-act play (discovery, fame, downfall), Cathy Richardson’s is more like a Dickensian novel.  From Chicago’s western suburbs to the national stage (many times over), the hallmarks of her career have been opportunities presented and seized, a revolving cast of colorful [...]

The Barn is pleased to announce our next HUGE live music event, and we’re just bursting with pride at the talent that we are bringing to the Western ‘burbs. For 15 years, Melvin Seals traded licks with Jerry Garcia in the Jerry Garcia Band, contributing to some of the most moving, inspirational and soulful output [...]