Yonder Mountain welcomed good friend Brenday Bayliss of Umphrey’s McGee to the stage at their stop in Chicago last week. Some video has surfaced, complete with enthusiastic crowd response. Brendan sat in for the first set closing “One More”, followed by a jammed out version of Talking Heads’ “Girlfriend Is Better”. Have a look. See [...]
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Every Tuesday in January, The Barn will offer another feature about the incredible music and career of Talking Heads. 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 [...]
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Jay Stanek and Chris Meier are friends and bandmates. Emerging out of the fertile music scene of Champaign-Urbana in the mid-nineties, their muse has taken them to stages, studios and points beyond to achieve their goals. Filtering a ton of musical and personal influences through a shared vision and welcoming a revolving cast of talented [...]
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We can crank up the amplifiers and layer on the production, but the acoustic guitar — natural and authentic — just isn’t going anywhere. Coupled with the high and lonesome sound of a fiddle or the lilting melody of expertly played mandolin, it is the foundation of traditional country, folk and bluegrass music. What’s more, [...]
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