Dean Budnick
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 12
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- Sep 25, 2026
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Barry Sless: Steeling Time with David Nelson Band, Skeleton Crewe, Moonalice, Bobby Weir and Phil Lesh (opens the original)
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When it comes to discussing his vibrant and variegated career as a bandleader, songwriter and pedal steel virtuoso, Barry Sless is quick to deflect. He’s much more comfortable extolling the virtues of longtime collaborators such as David Nelson or recent cohorts like Stephen Inglis. But make no mistake about it, Barry is a badass. This assertion can be quickly corroborated by the range and renown of the artists who have enlisted him over the years, including: Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Chris Robinson
In The Now: GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite Attest to The Vigor and Vitality of the Blues (opens the original)
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“I just love the energy of it,” storied harmonica ace Charlie Musselwhite says of recording and performing with the acclaimed, ascending blues trio GA-20. The four musicians entered the studio last year to create an album that honors their collective enthusiasm for the genre, nearly 60 years after Musselwhite’s opening salvo via his debut album Stand Back! The title of their collaborative record, Blues Now, also serves as a mission statement. The 10 tracks enthusiastically and unabashedly draw o
Pink Talking Fish: Storied Centennial Celebrants (opens the original)
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“I've played hundreds of venues over the years and there’s something about the energy inside the walls of certain places that makes you want to go the extra mile. The Capitol Theatre is the epitome of that,” offers Eric Gould, as he looks ahead to his September 19 performance with Pink Talking Fish that will commemorate the Cap’s 100th anniversary. “I think you could talk to almost any artist who has graced the stage and they’d feel the same way. So to be able to design this show that marks the
The Midnight Rides of Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds (opens the original)
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One of the initial reference points for the new studio album by Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds, was a live performance by the critically heralded but criminally underappreciated funk fusion innovators, Stuff. “We were on a European tour early last year on those double-decker kind of tight claustrophobic buses,” Sturgill Simpson recalls, as he details his group’s collective connection to the pioneering act from 1970s. “We were on the bus with the crew, whereas in the States we're on our own
“Sugar Mags” Contains Multitudes: Grateful Dead Archivist David Lemieux Picks 10 Memorable Bob Weir Moments (opens the original)
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David Lemieux, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Mark Pinkus at the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors [This article appears in our special 132-page Bob Weir edition, which presents rare photography, archival interviews and new conversations that pay tribute to an endearing, enduring artist. We previously shared our Sturgill Simpson, Susan Tedeschi, Margo Price, Don Was and Oteil Burbridge features from the publication.] Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux has occupied his current role for ov
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