In his beautifully-written liner notes to a newly-released compilation of vintage recordings by Uncle Walt’s Band, writer and musician Peter Cooper described the seminal trio’s 1974 debut album as “a ...

KID STUFF: Four Asheville teenagers have come together as Uncle Kurtis, a rock and punk-influenced group that plays the big stages in its hometown. The band has scheduled an Aug. 16 album release show ...

In the early 1970s, Texas music was coming apart at the seams. The ossified stylistic barriers that had arisen between rock, country, folk and blues were breaking down. Songwriters and bands were ...

Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead's bassist for over 30 years, claimed their basic inspiration came from the musical unions he saw in the Miles Davis Quartet along with the John Coltrane Quartet from the early ...

Mike Edwards, co-founder of Uncle John’s Band, rehearses a Grateful Dead tune. The Grateful Dead tribute group will play at an event connected to the Dead’s final shows in Chicago. Education and ...