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The 14th Annual NolaFunk Mardi Gras Ball was headlined by Voodoo Dead at The Capitol Theatre on February 6. The impressive supergroup consists of Steve Kimock, Dead & Company’s Jeff Chimenti, moe.’s Al Schnier, Wally Ingram, John…

Review by Filip Zalewski + Photos by Zach Culver It was cold in the Beacon and the lights were low. Spirits were high, as masses of Umph fans piled into the Beacon Theatre, shaking off those winter blues with some good…

Home For the Holidays featured a stacked lineup of top of the line musicians in the Dead community including Melvin Seals, Oteil Burbridge, Tom Hamilton, Duane Trucks, Jacklyn LaBranch, and Lady Chi. They played Jerry Garcia Band…

Keller Williams is in the midst of a huge tour that's stopping in for two upcoming Upstate NY performances - in Albany at Skyloft on October 24 and in Syracuse at Westcott Theater on October 25. Keller has been touring extensively this…

Derek Trucks sits in with Trey Anastasio Band. Words By: Karina Verlan Images By: Filip Zalewski (Essence Photography) For the past seven years, LOCKN' has been a true musical haven for improvisation, acting as a base for some of…

Incredibly entertaining performances consumed SummerStage by all bands, each unique in their own sonic essence. Funky groves, and a little shred, is a good way to describe their sounds. The rain didn’t stop the fans from enjoying…

It rained, it scorched, a few artists had to cancel due to travel issues, but that did not stop Summer Camp from being an absolute blast! A festival full of ups and downs but mostly a lot of awesome, jaw dropping moments of improvisation…

MGMT & Warpaint recently performed at The Capitol Theatre. MGMT played an intimate and fun set with their hits such as "Kids," "Time To Pretend," "Brian Eno," and "Electric Feel" sprinkled within some of their newer material from their…

MGMT will be performing at the historical Capitol Theatre on May 20 with Warpaint. MGMT is most known for their psychedelic pop hits like "Kids" and "Time To Pretend." They have released an album in 2018 called Little Dark Age which has a…

Lettuce was joined by John Scofield in lighting up The Cap with their masterful funk grooves, mixed in with some jazz fusion. John Scofield sat in for most of the show, cutting through the funky grooves with incendiary guitar playing. …