General discussion

Opinion piece in TIME magazine by Ed Burns, Dennis Lehane, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, and David Simon – all writers and producers of the amazing HBO series The Wire, which wraps up its five-season run tonight. If you haven’t seen The Wire, get the DVDs and watch them in order from the first one. The … Read more

Julie Hauserman writes in the St. Petersburg Times about one of my favorite gigs: the Suwannee SpringFest. I’ve been fortunate enough to play almost every Suwannee SpringFest, and all but one of its fall counterpart, MagnoliaFest. I am among the thousands who flock to Springfest each year to hear an outstanding, eclectic lineup of musicians … Read more

I only got to play one gig for Ted Freed, in Clearwater FL a couple of years ago. I wish there had been more – he had a great vibe and clearly loved the music. Ted lost his third battle with lymphoma and passed away on March 4 at age 51. From that Creative Loafing … Read more

Ron “Pigpen” McKernan died 35 years ago today – March 8, 1973. Here’s an article from 2003 about visiting his grave in Palo Alto.

Angie Coiro is back on the air with a regular call-in show on Green 960. “The Green Show” airs from 3 to 4 pm every weekday on KKGN 960 AM in the Bay Area. Angie was the Friday host on KQED-FM’s Forum for many years, and not coincidentally, Friday was the only day Forum was … Read more

Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard talks about an encounter with Van Morrison.

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum perform at Benefit Concert honoring U. Utah Phillips, “the Golden Voice of the Great Southwest,” at Don Quixote’s Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, Calif. Co-presented with Snazzy Productions on Mon. March 10 at 7:30 pm, Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum with Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd, Keith Greeninger and … Read more

Counterstream Radio Anniversary Special Event: Elliott Carter and Phil Lesh Curious how Elliott Carter, one of our most venerable composers of music for the concert hall, and Phil Lesh, best known as the bass player for the Grateful Dead, ever crossed paths? Though you might not ordinarily connect these two composers, there are some surprising … Read more