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: [...]

Lots of Chicago related links this week: A Chicago musician writes and records his way around all 50 states and returns home Chicago based The AV Club covers the use of Chicago landmark Marina Towers for Chicago band Wilco’s cover art for the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album Friends of The Barn and Chicago blues-rock staples [...]

Well, that timing worked out just perfectly.  After tackling an Abbey Road song, in order,  each day of their Spring Tour, Furthur arrived at The Beatles’ two album closing musical suites just in time for Phil Lesh’s 71st birthday.  Tucking the so-called Sun King and Golden Slumbers in the middle of a beefy second set [...]

Phil always seems to bring the jams when he visits the Big Apple.  Maybe its because he knows he’ll be chillaxing at his sweet Soho second home.  At just a touch shy of $1.8 million (indications are that this was a cash transaction), this condo is nice “home away from home” in the city.  It’s [...]