The Zen Tricksters can do it all. They are a superbly talented Rock/Jam band who play in both electric and acoustic formats and as of January, 2004, they are once again touring as a four-piece electric band. The Tricksters have a huge working repertoire that ranges...
The Disco Biscuits are an entirely different band today than they were when they first broke out of Philadelphia in the mid-90s. That’s not to say that they’ve abandoned their foundation, switched gears or set sail for distant shores. The Disco Biscuits...
Meeting in the late ’80s while attending college in Plattsburgh, New York, the members of the neo-jam band Ominous Seapods soon found themselves at the head of a grass roots following fueled by their more than 200 live appearances each year. Just as...
Founded at the University of New Hampshire in Durham in 1993, Percy Hill originally consisted of guitarists Tom Powley and Joe Farrell, keyboardist Nate Wilson, drummer Tim Leavy, percussionist Zack Wilson and bassist Jeremy Hill. Powley and Farrell tackled most of...
Michael Ray Originally from Trenton, New Jersey, Michael Ray’s three decade professional resume includes early stints with the likes of Patti LaBelle, The Delfonics and the Stylistics. Ray’s affiliation with Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Arkestra began in...
moe. is the preeminent progressive rock band on the music scene today, a quintet of world class musicians, whose creative output equals that of their longevity. In a remarkable career that has touched three decades and produced a discography of 24 albums, the Sugar...
Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater invites you to join us in celebration through traditional West African music and dance. In the Bambara language of Mali, “Jeh Kulu” means “community” and this is exactly what we hope to build with our audiences!...
How Much Land Does a Man Need? That is a great question, and one that The Jazz Mandolin Project is posing to audiences now in an exciting new chapter of its already illustrious career. This timely performance is a unique combination of literature, video and live...
Seven Days’ “Best Instrumentalist 2009” and Emmy Award winner Gordon Stone. The music that comes from Gordon Stone’s imagination is simply uplifting. He and his Vermont-based, world-traveling band, combine bluegrass and jazz with African, world...
From their founding in 1996 through their touring slowdown in 2001, Fat Mama was emblematic of a broader move by jam bands as groups began to meld an electronic influence to their music. Through their three releases, one can see a progression from Herbie...
For guitarist/lead vocalist Warren Haynes and his band, Gov’t Mule (drummer Matt Abts, keyboardist Danny Louis, and bass man Jorgen Carlsson), creating a new album is akin to walking a tightrope: Write new songs that please old fans, while hopefully garnering...
ekoostik hookah incorporates many genres of music into their own style, from folk to psychedelic rock, bluegrass to blues, extended jams to concise rock-n-roll, ekoostik hookahÍs style includes many musical genres for a sound that in the end is distinctly ñhookahî....
Conehead Buddha has built a solid career as one of the top drawing acts on the East Coast jamband scene. True originals in the genre, the band started alongside veteran acts such as moe. and God Street Wine. After taking a much-needed hiatus, front man and founder...
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...
We were elated to bring the band back to the festival stage in 2009, and they’ve been returning to the Vibes stage ever since. The quintet added a new percussion section in 2011 and is sounding tighter and as timeless as they ever have. Max Creek are truly...
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...