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The Great South Bay Music Festival is Back for it’s 12th Year at Shorefront Park in Patchogue, NY from July 12-15 with sixty-five performers on four stages over four days. Known for being Long Island’s longest-running and largest…

For any festival to survive – let alone thrive – for 10 years is an impressive feat. Bonnaroo and Coachella are two names that immediately pop into mind, but now it's time to add Backwoods Pondfest to that list. This past weekend at Twin…

Entering its 10th year at the Twin Ponds Campsite in Peru, Backwoods Pondfest is a weekend featuring a wide variety of bands and unique activities. Aside from the fun lineup, fans will be treated to such activities as fire spinning, yoga…

Dark Star Orchestra nixed their usual routine of recreating Grateful Dead shows and played a fantastic mix of Jerry Garcia Band tunes Sunday night at the Saranac Brewery in Utica NY. This deviation of the norm was prompted by the absence of…

Melvin Seals and the JGB stopped at the Putnam Den in Saratoga on March 12, during the middle of their spring tour. Playing for a packed house, they jammed through JGB classics that included "Roadrunner,Tough Mama, and The Harder They Come"…

Everything is great about Great North Music and Arts Festival. Featuring two sets by headliner Tipper, this year's line up brought a barrage of up and coming producers and bands together along with seasoned vets in central Maine. More than…

Upstate NY band The Garcia Project has been on the move lately and wowing audiences from the East Coast to the West with their recreation of Jerry Garcia Band shows for the '70s, '80s and '90s. The Garcia Project has come from playing…

The smell of patchouli oil filled the air as dreadlocked, middle-aged folks wore their patchwork pants while sipping on Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. The vibe was set for a grateful night, as Melvin Seals and JGB were set to play Putnam Den on…

The Garcia Project, based in Saratoga Springs, is a faithful conduit for the music of Jerry Garcia Band, conveying emotional resonance through the music that Jerry Garcia fans have known for decades. The Garcia Project includes Mik Bondy on…

The Garcia Project brought a crowd from near and far with some people coming simply out of nostalgia and a desire to spend New Year’s Eve reveling in the spirit of Jerry Garcia, but everyone, including those not previously familiar with the…