Sam Glass Band getting some sand on it!

By Butchie (Butch Worrell)
 Nashville, TN

 Down on that part of the Gulf Coast called Florabama there is a Band, The Sam Glass Band, that is kicking up the sand with their music!!

The Mickey Hart Band

Mickey Hart with the Mickey Hart Band

The final installment of Grateful Dead music over the course the weekend at All Good Music
Festival and Campout 2012 was The Mickey Hart Band on Sunday afternoon. Mickey, one of the
drummers from the Grateful Dead, led a terrific show backed by Dave Schools from Widespread Panic on bass, Gawain Mathews on lead guitar, Joe Bagal on lead vocals and keyboard, Sikiru Adepoju on talking drum and djembe, Crystal Monee Hall on background vocals, and Ian Herman on drums. Of
course, Mickey was going full-throttle playing a myriad of percussion instruments including cowbells,
djembes, and even a digital drum pad.

The Mike Dillon Band

The Mike Dillon Band

The Mike Dillon Band started out a high-energy night opening up for Fishbone at the Grey Eagle in Asheville, North Carolina last month. With such a unique concoction of punk rock, horns, and xylophone, The Mike Dillon Band did not disappoint. Led by percussionist Mike Dillon of The Dead Kenny G’s and Garage-a-Trois switching between drums, tabla, and vibraphone,

Thick As Theives - Brooklyn Bowl 3.19.13

Images and article by Bill Kelly

Fuzz driven, greasy garage rock is a sound that sort of disappeared at some time between the depressing days of disco and its variant offspring.  Thankfully, strong musical styles survive time and turmoil, as demonstrated by Thick As Theives, an emerging band that played a strong set at Brooklyn Bowl last Wednesday night.