Song of the Day: Derek & The Dominoes’ “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out” by Tedeschi Trucks Band

Posted on 05/21/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged blues, Florida, jam band, LOCKN' Festival, soul, Tedeschi Trucks Band.

Tedeschi Trucks Band performs live at LOCKN’ Festival on Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Stuart Levine)

Tedeschi Trucks Band featuring Trey Anastasio share a smoldering live performance of the Derek & The Dominoes classic “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.”

Preview: moe. @ Frederick Fairgrounds, 11/7/20

Posted on 11/04/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Buffalo, Frederick Fairgrounds, jam band, Mandolin, moe., New York.

moe. (Photo by Paul Citone)

moe. today issued a low ticket warning for the jam band’s outdoor show at Frederick Fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 7.

The quintet triumphantly arrives on the heels of releasing This Is Not, We Are, the group’s first studio album in six years!

Livestream Preview: Keller Williams @ StageIt, 8/19/20

Posted on 08/18/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged bluegrass, folk, jam band, Keller Williams, livestream, StageIt.

Keller Williams (Photo by Taylor Crothers)

Keller Williams released his 25th studio album, Speed, last year, and it was his third collaboration with flatpicker Larry Keel and bassist Jenny Keel, following 2006’s Grass and 2012’s Thief.

Since then, Keller has embraced live-streaming in our pandemic times, and he has a show on Wednesday, Aug. 19 via StageIt that’s sure to touch on his collaborations with The Keels and more!

Livestream Preview: Cowboy Mouth @ YouTube, 6/5/20

Posted on 06/03/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Cowboy Mouth, jam band, livestream, Louisiana, New Orleans, roots, YouTube.

Cowboy Mouth (Photo by Darren Fazio)

Alt rockers Cowboy Mouth perform appear on YouTube on Friday, June 5, for a livestream concert featuring tracks off the band’s new EP Open Wide and classic Cowboy Mouth songs.

Song of the Day: “Easter in Quarantine” by Umphrey’s McGee

Posted on 04/10/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Indiana, jam band, progressive rock, Song of the Day, Umphrey's McGee.

Umphrey’s McGee (Photo courtesy IVPR)

Not unlike the rest of the country and the world, improv-rock gurus Umphrey’s McGee have found themselves with an empty-for-now itinerary and, in isolation, the strange daily balance of making sense of it all and making use of the extra time. Today, UM released “Easter in Quarantine.”

Live Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Warner Theatre — 2/21/20

Posted on 02/24/2020 by Ari Strauss in Live Review and tagged blues, Florida, jam band, soul, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Warner Theatre.

Derek Trucks (left) and Susan Tedeschi perform with their 12-piece supergroup, Tedeschi Trucks Band, at Warner Theatre, Feb. 21, 2020. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

February in DC, for the past five years, means the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the 12-piece blues-rock supergroup lead by married couple Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, holds an annual residency at historic Warner Theatre. This year’s residency included four sold out shows over two consecutive weekends, Feb. 14 and 15, and Feb. 21 and 22.

Live Review: Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt (of Leftover Salmon) @ City Winery — 2/11/20

Posted on 02/13/2020 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged bluegrass, Boulder, City Winery, Colorado, Drew Emmitt, jam band, Leftover Salmon, Vince Herman, zydeco.

Vince Herman of Leftover Salman performs at MerleFest 2017 on April 28, 2017. (Photo by cp_thornton)

Before Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt took the stage at City Winery, they were preceded by a brief reading from Tim Newby’s book, Leftover Salmon: 30 Years of Festival. The reading detailed the earliest origins of America’s premier “polyethnic Cajun slamgrass band,” (a term which, Vince joked, “has really pigeonholed us”), when Vince and Drew met in 1985. Over the next few years, Vince would play guitar in the Left Hand String Band, and Drew played several instruments, especially the mandolin, in the Salmon Heads.

Live Review: Spafford @ 9:30 Club — 2/5/20

Posted on 02/11/2020 by Mark Caicedo in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Arizona, funk, jam band, reggae, ska, Spafford.

Spafford performs at 9:30 Club on Feb. 5, 2020. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)

One of the many pleasures of blogging for Parklife DC is getting exposed to myriad types of music throughout the DC metro area. Whether it’s experiencing a new local player putting her/ his voice out there in the cacophony of great area performers or seeing established national touring bands with huge loyal followings, the thrill of documenting live music (to my mind, its purest form) is indeed a privilege. For someone like me, with a foot in the past and one stepping into the future, I get to tread a musical path that stretches out in many directions.

Snapshots: Greensky Bluegrass @ The Anthem — 1/31/20

Posted on 02/06/2020 by Ari Strauss in Live Review and tagged bluegrass, Greensky Bluegrass, jam band, Michigan, progressive bluegrass, The Anthem.

Progressive bluegrass jam band Greensky Bluegrass performs at The Anthem, Jan. 31, 2020. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

Greensky Bluegrass brought its winter tour to DC on a recent weekend for two back-to-back nights of shows at The Anthem.

Interview: Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon (@ City Winery, 2/11/20)

Posted on 02/05/2020 by Mark Engleson in Interview, Preview and tagged bluegrass, Boulder, City Winery, Colorado, Interview, jam band, Leftover Salmon, Vince Herman, zydeco.

Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt (Photo by Bob Charmichael)

Vince Herman is one of the founding members of the Colorado “jamgrass” (bluegrass jamband) group Leftover Salmon. A guitarist and songwriter, Vince has, with mandolinist Drew Emmitt, formed the core of Leftover Salmon for 30 years.

In this conversation, Vince and Parklife DC’s Mark Engleson discuss the band, his influences, the band’s forays into Colorado’s marijuana industry, and his upcoming show with Drew at the City Winery in DC on Tuesday, Feb. 11.