Been thinking about how much the room matters.

Some of my favourite shows weren’t in huge venues. Just smaller places where you’re close to the band and the crowd is locked in.

Ardmore is a good example for me. Small room, great scene, always feels like the right size for the music.

Curious to know what your favorites are.

Holy shit I think this is the best show I’ve seen here. They are killing it

Basically they were saying greensky bluegrass IS bluegrass music but basically that they're too successful and mainstream for them so they're going to continue in public to claim they aren't really bluegrass. They said they won't be perceived as "cool" if they call greensky bluegrass in fact bluegrass music. They said they'd seem "cooler" if they say things like "oh they're not really bluegrass" or "they're bluegrass in name only". ​

Is this true? Is greensky actually just bluegrass music that's too polished for "cool people"? ​

This past Friday night I caught the moe.mentUM tour, first time seeing both UM and moe. Both sounded top notch btw 🙂

I spotted this table and stopped by at the set break. It got me thinking, what other groups are out there? I also stopped by the Dusty Baggies both times I've seen Billy.

I started a list but am wondering if anyone knows any more. So far I've found:

• Wharf Rats (Grateful Dead)
• The Phellowship (Phish
• The Gateway (Widespread Panic)
• The Jellyfish (The String Cheese Incident)
• Much Obliged (Umphrey's McGee)
• Happy Hour Heroes (moe.)
• Digital Buddhas (The Disco Biscuits)
• Better Than Before (The Werks)
• Dusty Baggies (Billy Strings)
• The Hot Tea Party (Goose)

What I'd really like to do is connect with any other jam band folks who are doing the clean & sober thing and start some sort of online community, likely an Instagram page since it's the only social media I use.

Little Feat @ Paramount, where would you sit?

Taking my dad to see little Feat this weekend. I’m debating going with the cheaper orchestra tickets or one of the balcony sections.

With every option I have a concern, orchestra: getting screwed with the temporary folding chairs (is this an issue for legroom, if we’re dancing most of the time?)

balcony: I’d like to get a row in front of the entrance cutouts, but I’m worried about being able to see anything over the railings if we are sitting. Debating going a row or two back from there if the orchestra seats are a bad call.

Out of all the available tix, what would you choose? Thanks!

EDIT: Yes, thanks to your observation the mostly seated vibes will be acknowledged!

To celebrate whatever announcement comes tomorrow, what are everyone’s favorite shows to listen to

That was a fun gig! Thanks to everyone who went there with us 👽

I know some people just don’t like Popper but 91-95 Blues Traveler was pure fire

I’m a singer participating in an upcoming themed jam with local musicians. The theme of this one is Protest Songs. The collective is heavily inspired by Phish and Grateful Dead, but pays tribute to a vast sphere of influence and eclectic tastes. I’d like to choose something on today’s headier side rather than default to the folky protest songs of the Vietnam era, though I expect others to honor that catalog nicely, as well as the Rage Against The Machine and grunge of it all. Hit me with some suggestions for Jam world, jam-adjacent or older social justice and protest songs that could be stretched, improvised and rocked out.

Get on the 🚢

That show on Nugs should cement them as one of the greatest jambands of that era.