Camp Bisco has become the premier electronic music festival in the Northeast (RIP Mysteryland) and continues to showcase the talents of rising jamtronica, EDM, DJ and jam band acts throughout the weekend while host band The Disco Biscuits play 6 sets for their fervent flock of fans who make it a point to attend the […]
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Mountain of Youth: The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown Recap
“And they’re off!” On Friday, May 19 the gates lifted in Scranton, Pennsylvania and campers raced to grab the flattest and grassiest space on the The Pavilion Lawn at Montage Mountain. They were not there for the 142nd Preakness Stakes, which traditionally takes place in Maryland every third Saturday in May, but instead were celebrating a […]
The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown: Affordable Scranton Bluegrass
What can you do with $50 in Scranton, PA this weekend? How about two days of incredible bluegrass, folk, and funk? The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown begins Friday, May 19 with local act, The Dishonest Fiddlers taking the stage at 6:30pm followed by most Deadhead’s favorite one-man band, Keller Williams, at 8pm. Members of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s […]
JRAD Tears Up Brooklyn Bowl Board by Board in March RADness Finale
It’s not every weekend that a Grateful Dead cover band sells out a three-night run at the Brooklyn Bowl. Two weekends in a row? Unheard of. Fantastical as it may seem, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead achieved this feat within mere seconds of ticket release; not to mention the opening night, March 9, was only their […]
Set Up Like a Bowling Pin: JRAD Knocks Down the Brooklyn Bowl Run
If the Brooklyn Bowl ever decides to create a Hall of Fame, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD) can be sure to add “Fall Ball 2” to their list of accomplishments. As Saturday night wrapped up the sold out three-show run for this incredible quintet, I will non-apologetically say that they are the most important “cover band” […]
JRAD Announces Three-night Run at Brooklyn Bowl
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead has announced that they will be doing a three-night run at the Brooklyn Bowl Oct. 6-8. Earlier, the band announced that they will be at the Brooklyn Bowl on Dec. 29th, the first night of their three-night New Year’s run, which will be at the Capitol Theater for Dec. 30-31. Following […]
Lessons from Tom Hamilton
With any luck, you’ve been internalizing phrases like “be yourself” and “be honest” since the day you could understand language. These ideas are applicable to our everyday lives in a general sense, but they can also be the guiding force and underlying theme in the way we express ourselves through music and art. If you’re […]
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Keeps Brooklyn Bowl Buzzing
To an interloper who missed opening night, witnessing Joe Russo’s Almost Dead at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, March 25, could have been a bit like waking up on top of Mount Everest without knowing how you got there. Usually concertgoers stay alert for the peak moments of concerts that become precious memories. Night two of […]
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Freaks Ball XVI at Brooklyn Bowl
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead will kick off three sold-out nights at The Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, March 24. This constitutes the band’s fourth run of shows at the venue where the world first heard former Furthur drummer Russo lead a new cast of characters through two raging sets of Dead tunes back in January 2013. […]
American Babies Raise the Dead in Albany
On Thursday, February 25, those willing to boogie down on a school night took to the Hollow Bar and Kitchen in Albany to see Tom Hamilton’s American Babies. Considered to be “the hardest working man in show business,” Hamilton proved once again that this hard work pays off. The crowd, while somewhat sparse considering the […]