One of the longest running Vibes Traditions takes place Sunday morning on the main stage with the World Peace Prayer Ceremony. All are invited to celebrate the countries of the world, and the universal message: May Peace Prevail On Earth! The World Peace Prayer...
He is a guitarist, and is known for incisive, literate songwriting. He is also noted for his music loop work, often creating spontaneous compositions in performance. He is the co-author of the book Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead,...
In his 10-year career this gifted singer and his limber band have built their catalog the old-fashioned way, by introducing new songs to their live set, then bending and shaping them over dozens of performances before committing a definitive version to the hard...
Zero was founded by Steve Kimock and Greg Anton in 1980 in Marin County. Their music being a mixture of jazz, rock and blues – free flowing. Soon they were joined by other Bay Area musicians from the psychedelic caravan, sharing the same spirit: John Cipollina,...
The spirit of the progressive rock era – the readiness to experiment, the premium on precision and the openness to move beyond preconceived boundaries – lives in the music and ethos of U-Melt. The untraditional sound comes from varied backgrounds of the...
Reggae music has never stopped evolving but for millions of people from around the world it’s still defined by the songs of Bob Marley and the Wailers. It’s been their heartbeat rhythms that have inspired so much of what’s followed since, as...
Did you know the Grateful Dead had their own official clown? Of course they did, and who else could it possibly be but the one, the only, Wavy Gravy? Returning once again as Emcee and Master of Ceremonies is Wavy Gravy, the original prankster with a purpose. From war...
It’s the same with a band, where the years build up layers one could never have expected when they set out in a van back in the day. So it is with San Francisco’s Tea Leaf Green, whose own journey began as a jam-minded party on legs in the late 1990s and now finds...
The Kind Buds, New England’s Premier Jam Duo, entertain their audiences with inspiring covers & incendiary originals, trading fiery-sweet licks on a roller coaster of tension & release. A truly acoustic duo, Bud & Budd perform raucous, intuitve,...
Railroad Earth return in 2014 with Last of the Outlaws, the band’s seventh full-length and one that aims to stake their claim as an alpha dog in the current Americana Folk-Pop scene. For a group who’ve always been difficult for journalists to place inside...
The Rolla Story: And to think, he almost didn’t make the gig… Call it fate, call it a coincidence, call it a series of fortunate events, but three years, two records, and one wedding later, Rolla can only call it their good luck that Fuzz’s booking...
Nardy Boy is one crazy-ass mash up of funk, 2nd line, blues and jazz motifs and deeply soulful singing. Led by New OrleansÍ own Renard Boissiere, the band swings to a variety of grooves planned and impromptu, and his vocals are often punctuated by an eclectic set of...
More than three decades have passed since Los Lobos released their debut album, Just Another Band from East L.A. Since then they’ve repeatedly disproven that title„Los Lobos isn’t “just another” anything, but rather a band that has consistently...
The Mickey Hart Band has announced a 19-date tour kicking off with a hometown show at Yoshi’s in Oakland, CA on November 28th. Hart is donating 100% of the ticketing fees from tickets sold on MickeyHart.net to Music Therapy. In August, Hart’s new band...
A native of Syracuse, N.Y., and the tenth of 12 children, Martin Sexton grew up in the ’80s. Uninterested in the music of the day, he fueled his dreams with the timeless sounds of classic rock ‘n’ roll. As he discovered the dusty old vinyl left in...
Once referred to as one of the Jam Scene’s “Best Kept Secrets” by Relix magazine, Juggling Suns have been abducting fans from New Jersey to Japan since 1997. Their roots lie in the diverse musical styles of old school psychedelia, jazz, bluegrass,...
King for A Day is an authentic American rock band from Fairfield Connecticut. Driving rythm led by bassist Benj Lefevre lays the bedrock for the crunching and often soaring guitar sound from Randy Funke. Threaded through the thunder and the lightning are the...
Kevin Hays is internationally recognized as one of the premier jazz pianists of his generation. Many of his 15 recordings as leader have received critical acclaim from publications such as The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine and Jazz Times, as well as a “Coup...
Leslie Edward “Les” Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U.S.) is a singer, lyricist, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, best known for his work with the alternative rock band Primus. Claypool’s mastery of the...
“Keller & The Keels” is a bluegrass project consisting of Williams and the husband and wife combo of Larry and Jenny Keel. The trio released Grass in 2006, a collection of both original and cover songs. They released Thief, an album of cover songs, in...
In life’s constant renewal comes the Equinox, comprised of Matthew Detroy (Piano), Rich Zurkowski (Bass), Hans Broeking (drums), Johnny Durkin (percussion), Rob Somerville (sax), and Jen Durkin (Vocals). This new group formed around the music of co-writers...
It’s as if, after close to two decades of existence, this pioneering band has finally crafted their ultimate statement, tying together styles they’ve dabbled in, paid respect to, created, or pushed forward into one tightly woven mosaic. JBB’s Future...
Jay Stollman has achieved unparalleled success as one of the most popular vocalists on the East Coast. He has performed around the world to rave reviews, sharing the stage with musical legends such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett, The Temptations, Four Tops, Jose...
Fro/Jason Is an upcoming rapper inspired by seeing one of his closest friend death (Neo Brown) he dropped the dream for basketball and continued a route for rapping. Fro was born in Miami and raised in Little Haiti. Little Haiti was a place that open the eyes on 101...
Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, George Clinton revolutionized R&B during the Í70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-Í60s acid heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone. The Parliament/Funkadelic machine...
Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, has one of the most distinctive voices in music today. Known as one of the most influential guitar players of all time, Betts has mastered a seamless style of lyrical melody and rhythm — marrying...
To describe how the Dirty Dozen Brass Band has arrived at its 35th Anniversary, trumpet player Gregory Davis employs a tried-and true New Orleans-centric analogy: “It ends up being like a pot of gumbo, you drop in a little okra, drop in a little shrimp, you drop...
Guitar Phenom and Singer/Songwriter, Darian Cunning is a frequent special guest amongst many elite players in the NorthEast. Kindhearted & soft-spoken, he is a traveling Soul fueled by the music he writes and performs week after week. He has shared the stage with...
There arose a want, or perhaps a need that fate would instill in four seasoned musicians. While each had had many respective successes in their careers, the need remained for something more. The need was for a playground a place where they could each be the gifted...
The Gathering of The Vibes couldn’t be more proud to welcome back this hometown Latin Rock band to the stage, and we’re certain you’ll agree that they are a worthy addition to the VibeTribe. Cosmic Jibaros have effectively changed the idea of the...
“From Fairfield, Conn. to a little apartment in San Francisco to Music City, USA – Nashville, Tenn. to the mapmakers – singer/songwriter Christopher Robin has seen and done it all, a traveled troubadour cut from the same cloth as the music legends he...
Although best known as one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, adding Dead staples such as “Truckin”, “Sugar Magnolia,” and “Cassidy” to the band’s catalog, Bob Weir obtained a long and affluent music career that has...
5 years in the game with over 100 performances, 3 full length CD’s, numerous mixtapes and a dozen music videos, real life brothers Komrade and Pat Grim have accomplished quite a bit in their young life. The Brothers Grim hail from the 118 Avenue in Edmonton,...
In the past six years since inception, BORIS GARCIA has set about trouncing genre “lines in the sand” and has fused Pop, Bluegrass and Jam into their own undeniable sound. BORIS GARCIA was born when friends recorded for fun only to find an audience beyond...
“Every time we would finish a session,” says Buddy Guy, “if everybody felt good about it, we’d say, ‘Let’s do another.’ You need about 14, 15 songs for an album, but we had passed 18 songs and I said, ‘Man, when is this...
Since 1995 the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has traveled the world, bringing its unique hybrid of Vaudeville, Circus, Wild West Shows, Burlesque, and Sideshow to theaters, clubs, colleges, and festivals. The company has produced innumerable cabaret shows, custom...
To get together and do it like it’s your last day to do it.” This is how one should “Chuch it up,” describes Matt Hayes, who plays pedal steel, lap steel and dobro and sings for the Burlington, Vermont-based band Chuch. Hayes, along with the...
Singer Songwriter Reid Genauer, frontman of Assembly of Dust, has described the seminal 1968 studio recording, Music From The Big Pink, by the legendary group The Band and Bob Dylan, as influential in his decision to be a rock musician. ItÍs this rational that has...
Originally formed at the University of Vermont as an acoustic duo “Strange Folk” in 1991 with Trafton and other founding member Reid Genauer, Strangefolk (now one word) added bass and drums within a year and took to playing the bars in and around the...
This eight piece musical outfit was notorious for performing musical compositions ranging from Tower of Power, Sly and the Family Stone to the likes of Funkadelic. Deep Banana Blackout has sold out such venues as the Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut (1200...
As campers and fans set-up camp and find friends old and new on Thursday, it’s certainly one of the most asked questions around the park; “What set do you think DSO will perform tonight?” Dark Star Orchestras shows are built off the extensive catalog...
