The Music Plays the Band is a podcast from Dark Star Orchestra Drummer Rob Koritz about the influence of the Grateful Dead on the life and career of professional musicians from the jamband world and beyond. With the premise being musicians who like the Grateful Dead really love talking about the Grateful Dead, Rob has long form conversations with some of your favorite musicians about how they got turned on to the band and the impact it had on their life, music and careers. In addition to the feature interview, each episode will have three mini-segments:The Black Music Moment, highlighting the monumental influence of Black Music on the sound of the Grateful Dead. The Sarno Music Solutions Breakdown with audio guru Brad Sarno about ideas and techniques that shed light on the sonic secrets from the Grateful Dead audio world. There's a Grateful Dead Cover Band in Every Town features conversations with local Grateful Dead bands from around the country, discussing different approaches to covering the music and the communities that have developed around these scenes...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 15 hours 57 minutes
episode 20: Ep 20 Donna Jean Godchaux MacKay (Grateful Dead)
To celebrate his 20th Episode, Rob welcomes very special guest Donna Jean Godchaux Mackay to the program. Donna spent the 70s as a member of the Grateful Dead and shares her stories on how that came to be plus her musical experiences growing up. Donna also explains how she, along with Jerry and Bob worked out their harmonies, the joy of the music, playing with other people and her current musical relationship with Jeff Mattson plus much much more in this very candid conversation...
episode 19: Ep 19 Jay Lane (Ratdog, Wolf Bros., Primus)
Jay Lane joins Rob for this episode and they have a deep and candid talk that touches on his upbringing in San Francisco, his many and varied musical influences, how he came into the Dead's musical universe, what he strives for as a musician and much , much more. Also joining today is Garrett Deloian of Jerry's Middle Finger, a Los Angeles based band that primarily interprets the music of the Jerry Garcia Band...
episode 18: Ep 18. Barry Sless (Phil and Friends, David Nelson Band, Full Moonalice and much more)
Rob welcomes Barry Sless, guitarist and pedal steel player for too many projects to name. Barry shares his thoughts on interpreting the music, always having an open mind plus the differences in approaching improvisational music on pedal steel or guitar, and much more.We also have the final installment of our amazing conversation with Rick Turner. Today Rob and Rick discuss the limitations that came with the Wall of Sound...
episode 17: Ep 17. Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors, Joan Osborne)
Rob welcomes Aaron Comess, drummer from the Spin Doctors. Hear how the Dead had an early influence on his playing and career, as well as his insight into the early 90's genesis of the jamband scene as we know it today and much more.We focus on the immortal Sam Cooke in the Black Music Moment and welcome Josh Daniel from Charlotte NC who talks about his local Dead scene and having the pleasure to perform both with his band and as a solo artist...
episode 16: Episode 16 Vince Herman (Leftover Salmon)
In this episode, Rob has the honor of talking to Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon about his career, his love of the the Grateful Dead, and how the two have connected over the years. Vince discusses the influence of Jerry and the role it played in the various stages of his creative life...
Special Edition-Rob Koritz (Dark Star Orchestra)/Brothers Lazaroff
While we are on the holiday break, we turn the tables, as the Brothers Lazaroff take the reins for a conversation with Rob. Listen as Rob talks about his perception of the podcast, what he finds most interesting about the process, his guests and more!We will be back with Episode 16 featuring Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon on July 15th.Have a fun, safe holiday!! Support the show (https://www.themusicplaystheband.net) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
episode 15: Ep 15 Jeff Mattson (Dark Star Orchestra)
In this episode Rob goes deep with bandmate Jeff Mattson, touching on his musical upbringing, and how he was hooked on the Dead at an early age. Jeff also gives us first hand insight about his collaborations with Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay and the adjustment period he went through when he joined DSOIn the first of a series of segments to come, Rob talks with master luthier and co-designer of the Wall of Sound, Rick Turner...
episode 14: EP 14 Holly Bowling (Solo Piano, Ghost Light)
Rob sits down with pianist Holly Bowling to discuss her singular approach to interpreting the music of the Grateful Dead, dissecting both the traditional and experimental techniques that she employs in achieving her unique sound. Holly talks about touring as a solo artists versus fitting in with an ensemble.We honor the great Koko Taylor in the Black Music Moment and talk with Jake Wolf from the Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Review in There is a Grateful Dead Cover Band in Every Town...
episode 13: Ep. 13 Cris Jacobs ( Cris Jacobs Band, Neville/Jacobs Project, The Bridge)
Rob reconnects with guitarist and singer-songwriter Chris Jacobs, about being raised by Deadheads, his seminal early Grateful Dead experiences, and eventual gigs as a member of Phil Lesh and Friends. Chris breaks down the overarching influence the Dead has had on his own artistry, and how it inspired him to find his own way to mix the styles...
episode 12: Ep 12 Anders Beck (Greensky Bluegrass)
Rob talks with Greensky Bluegrass dobro player Anders Beck about his love of the Grateful Dead from his early days of learning guitar in high school to his professed current daily listening of 70's Dead. Anders testifies to the power of the Dead in the modern Bluegrass scene and the influence of Jerry Garcia and Old And In The Way in turning so many people on to the genre...