I conceived of this as a T-shirt idea a few years ago and put together a meager prototype using my limited PhotoShop skills.  I recently found it again while rummaging through my hard drive. It seemed as much like a chart as many of the other things I’ve posted here, so why not share on [...]

Here is a summary of the most popular content on The Barn Presents over the last year.  These don't include the Furthur and Phish Rotation (or Announcement) Infographics which actually were more popular than any of these.  I chose not to include them as they are continually updated. 10. Wilco held its Chicago area summer [...]

Gov’t Mule Riviera Theater – Chicago, IL October 31, 2012 Set One: Blind Man In The Dark, Wold Boss, Larger Than Life, Gameface [1], Fallen Down > The Other One Jam [2], Kind Of Bird [3], Captured, Thorazine Shuffle Set Two: Hendrix Interview, EXP > Are You Experienced?, Freedom, One Rainy Wish, Up From The [...]

Any day with great music is like a holiday, but there are certain days on the calendar that make the live music experience even more celebratory. Even without music, the transformation that occurs in late autumn takes on a surreal, ominous tone, it’s no wonder that ancient societies create myth and ritual that mirrored the [...]

Halloween is on a Wednesday this year, and apparently that means six full days of Halloween musical goodness in Chicago. While the bulk of the “costume” shows will take place on the prior weekend and, of course Halloween night itself, there’s even a few heavy-hitting shows in the “days between” that serious music fans have [...]

Update 11/1 — for setlist & video, click HERE Update 8/29 with pre-sale information; 9/5 with public on-sale info and concert theme For a man who gigs so much, seems like it’s been awhile since we’ve had a taste of Warren Haynes in Chicago and even longer since we’ve had the Mule in town. Well, [...]

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 [...]

I just about soiled myself when I stumbled upon this clip on youtube. Mule and DDBB giving a mighty fine workout to the Headhunters’ “Chameleon”.

This is the 2010 holiday mix and the first in a trilogy.  For more Christmas tunage, check out the 2011 and 2012 mixes. There’s holiday music everywhere you turn this time of year.  While sometimes it might be nice to drown it all out with the occasional 20 minute “Dark Star” or “Tweezer”; we’ve recently [...]

When I interviewed The Steepwater Band’s Jeff Massey soon after they came of the road with Gov’t Mule, one the things I was most interested in was the process and logistics of the intra-band jamming that seems to occur whenever Warren Haynes is in the building.  His answer was enlightening and thoughtful.