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Mickey Hart Closes Summerfest
Jam band royalty was in the house again last night as Mickey Hart, one of the drummers for the Grateful Dead, brought the latest incarnation of his band to the Zippo Rock Stage to close this year's Big Gig. Mickey is a world-renowned drummer and he...
Posted 07 July 2008 01:51 PM by Joe Heuer | with no comments
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Phil Lesh: Rock & Roll Royalty
Last night at the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard, royalty was in the house. Phil Lesh, whose bass guitar drove The Grateful Dead, brought his Phil and Friends tour to our fair city for a night of musical magic. As I mentioned yesterday, Phil was the...
Posted 05 July 2008 12:22 PM by Joe Heuer | with no comments
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Opening Day Strangest Moment
MId-afternoon I was passing by the Potawatomi Bingo Casino Stage & Pavilion when a familiar tune caught my attention. The zydeco-style band Freeze Dried was playing Franklin's Tower, one of my all-time favorite Grateful Dead dance songs. As I...
Posted 27 June 2008 11:21 AM by Joe Heuer | with no comments
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