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 [...]

There is something special when the worlds of rock and classical music collide. After months of preparation, the end products are only performed a handful of times, creating something truly unique for the lucky attendees. The Barn will feature a different rock / symphony fusion weekly over the next several weeks in a new feature: [...]

The curator of our the I Love Charts tumblog offers his top ten song charts – Beatles, Clash, Ramones all make the list My Morning Jacket jams out a little on their newest tune Whoever writes the FAQ pages for Phish festivals certainly knows how to tickle my funny bone.  the latest for Super Ball [...]

Bob Weir prepping a collaboration with the Marin Symphony Orchestra (facebook) Buy Jerry’s old house — maybe its me, but this just isn’t how I pictured it (but I doubt it would sell if it looked like it does in my imagination. Lengthy and informative interview with the amazing Joe Russo over at dead.net. Everybody’s [...]

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 discovered that it’s also possible to combine the best of the jams with a little holiday cheer.   So, The Barn is pleased [...]