Dead and Company’s third tour made its way to Citi Field on June 24 while the Mets were away in San Fransisco, defeating the Giants by a score of 5 – 2. The summer evening weather made for a spectacular night of music with a packed stadium. The long-standing game of guessing the show opener […]
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A Rainbow Shines over Dead and Company’s Performance at SPAC
Dead and Company roared into Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, June 20 after a hot weekend of shows at Fenway Park. The national tour has Deadheads and Mayerheads alike buzzing about the continued pairing of the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti. Few tours of […]
John Mayer Launches his Search For Everything World Tour
The musically acclaimed John Mayer kicked off his latest tour at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY on March 31, 2017. This tour is in support of his recently released studio album entitled The Search For Everything. The format of his concert included five chapters to help guide the audience through the show, which […]
John Mayer Leads Dead and Company at SPAC
With Dead and Company having started their fall tour in Albany this past October, Capitaland got the first taste of John Mayer in a Jerry Garcia role, one that brought criticism and concern from those who weren’t familiar with Mayer’s guitar prowess but experts in tabloid fodder. But to those in the know, musicians and real […]
Saratoga Performing Arts Center 50th Summer Lineup
The state’s premier outdoor concert venue is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer. Saratoga Performing Arts Center kicks off its golden anniversary concert season with the fourth running of the SPAC Rock and Run, which offers 5k, 10k and half marathon distances, on May 15. Albany-area siblings Jocelyn and Chris Arndt, who were breakout artists at […]
John Mayer Confirms Trio Back in Studio
Last week, John Mayer made news when he confirmed his self-titled blues-rock trio would be reuniting. As reported on Jambands.com, the singer-songwriter casually posted the picture below on Instagram with bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan, captioned “In the studio, day one.” Mayer most recently wrapped a tour with Dead and Company, and although official dates […]
Photo Gallery: Dead and Company Truckin’ Through Buffalo
Dead and Company came to the First Niagara Center in Buffalo last Wednesday. The band, which includes three of four founding members of The Grateful Dead and Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and most notably John Mayer. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir were on top of their game and the chemistry that was ignited really created a great […]
Dead & Company – Much More Than Expected
Dead & Company was an idea that to most, floating on an initial thought, may have been hard to conceptualize. To a very large amount of the Grateful Dead community there was a vast amount of skepticism around how it could be possible for John Mayer to find his place as the lead guitarist for […]
Dead and Company Kick Off Fall Tour in Style
Grateful Dead shows have a certain history in Albany, and ever since the opening of the Knickerbocker Arena in 1990, now the Times Union Center, Deadheads have flocked to the Capital District. At the start of Dead and Company’s Fall tour, the crowd enjoyed warm pre-show weather and an even hotter show inside as Bob […]
Bob Weir Hints at More Performances with Fare Thee Well Lineup
With Dead & Company hitting the road later this month, starting at The Times Union Center in Albany, Bob Weir shed some light on the the upcoming tour as well as the potential for more shows with the Fare Thee Well “Core Four” in the future. Weir had high praise for John Mayer, filling in […]