what is to become of the jamband scene

yes I did check out the painters. In fact, in my fungus induced state on saturday, I was rather entranced with the whole thing so I'm sure at one time or another I was standing over your shoulder admiring your work! Live painting is absolutely one of my favorite things to watch. I am very artistically inclined, but all of my talent is concentrated in the music side of art. I think because of this, I love painting/drawing/ceramics/ etc. so incredibly much.

Trees closed down almost a year ago. Sad, sad day. My city has been on the slippery slope to the shitter for a while now. The bridges over Good Latimer (the ones with all the graffiti art) are being destroyed right now to make way for a DART station. One the positive side of things, everyone goes to Gyspy Tea Room or the Granada, which is the best venue in Dallas, hands down. Have you seen any shows there? It's beautiful and has an amazing sound system. Only problem is you can't smoke in there.

I'm moving out of Dallas on Thanksgiving, thank jah. I'll probably be passing through Colorado (got to visit some friends in Denver and Boulder) sometime in December. I'm thinking of going to YMSB's NYE show at the Fillmore. You gonna be there?

 

Lets see some acts step up? Should the fans have to coddle groups until they are ready to explode? You gotta a jam band friend, I am positive. Go to their show and dance. You wouldnt believe how fucking contagious that is. They will get bigger because of you.

 

where is Cervantes? and I'm not that good with acronyms.... who is HBRSB? I saw New Monsoon last time they came through Dallas and I liked it alright. Didn't dig their CD nearly as much though.

when i was at the cheese show at the rocks there was a band driving around the parking lot playing bluegrass (or "guerilla grass" as they called it) named Oakhurst. Have you listened to them? I'm pretty certain they are from the boulder area. I definitely didn't get to hear enough to decide what I thought, but it did pique my interest.

 

Oakhurst is pretty good, they're from denver. (sorry, a little off topic)
- to the original question - I don't think the Jamband scene will disipate anytime soon, but it definatly will evolve. Hopefully many of the bands we listen to will continue to play in years to come, but new bands and music will come that is different. in the generations to come there will be new kinds of music. will there be jambands? I think so, but I think that the current "scene" will evolve and change, but thats a good thing.

 

People are trying to keep it alive and I really think its working. The lead singer from Phish is still going strong. Dave Matthews and even John Mayer in sort of a way. Dont worrry. It will stay strong. Of course there are also people like me who look to be in or are already in a jam band. Dont worry. Its good, fun music. It wont die. Jerry made sure of that before he left.

 

TEA LEAF GREEEEEEENNN!!!!!!!

-Mike

 

Bring on the Emmitt Nershi Band.