Grahame Lesh Chats with Andy Cohen, Les Claypool Riffs on A.I.
Widespread Panic for the Colorado Music Hall of Fame
Relix Daily
June 26, 2026
June 26, 2026
FEATURE
When Primus unexpectedly parted ways with their drummer shortly before New Year’s Eve a year and a half ago, bassist/singer Les Claypool quickly pivoted, pulling together several of the oft-intertwined projects he’s focused on during the past 30 years for two highly collaborative shows at Oakland, Calif.’s The Fox Theatre. The concerts, billed as Claypool Gold, worked and this spring and summer the bassist has been taking the concept on the road, performing distinct sets with his refreshed Primus lineup, the improvisationally heavy Colonel Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade and The Claypool Lennon Delirium, who recently released their third LP, The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy.
NEWS
Widespread Panic will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame during the set break of their concert at Morrison, CO’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre tomorrow, June 27. The show, the second of a three-night run, will be their 77th consecutive sellout appearance at the scenic outdoor venue.
Gene and Dean Ween walked into Nashville in 1996 with a batch of songs that managed to be both a loving tribute to classic country and something no Nashville studio had ever quite seen before. Backed by an A-team of session musicians, the album's tracks landed with a sincerity that surprised even the skeptics, proving that the duo's chameleonic genius extended far beyond the basement four-track weirdness that made them cult legends.
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Grahame Lesh Points Out Phil Lesh’s The Real Housewives of New York City Cameo on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen
Last night, Grahame Lesh appeared as a guest bartender on the popular Bravo program Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. His spot closed out a busy week in the New York area, which included a set with Warren Haynes and Daniel Donato at the Hudson River Music Festival, a last-minute show at New York’s famed Bitter End and the chance to throw out the first pitch at Queens, NY’s CitiField as the Mets took on the Cubs.
This 387-piece brick build brings the original Dancing Bear off the album art and onto your shelf, fully posable and ready to groove. Printed face details keep it authentic, and a hidden back compartment holds a collectible brick concert ticket. Part of the Brickcraft x Grateful Dead Dancing Bear collection.
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Taper’s Choice have filled in the dates between their previously confirmed stop at Live Oak, FL’s Hulaween on October 25 and their big Halloween show at Chicago’s Garcia’s on October 30. As they route from Florida to the the Windy City, the group – bassist Alex Bleeker, drummer Chris Tomson, keyboardist Zach Tenorio and new guitarist CJ Tywoniak, who was officially anointed as Dave Harrington’s replacement at Las Vegas’ Brooklyn Bowl in early May, will appear at Atlanta’s The Earl on October 27, Nashville’s Skinny Dennis on October 28 and Indianapolis, IN’s Hi-Fi Indianapolis on October 29.
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Dark Star Orchestra have extended their summer tour right up until the beginning of the fall. The popular Grateful Dead tribute act will now make stops at the Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA (9/10), Riverfront Park in Harrisburg, PA (9/11), Saranac Brewery in Utica, NY (9/15), College Street Music Hall in New Haven, CT (9/17) and Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton Beach, NH (9/18). These late-summer dates come after what is sure to be an active summer for the outfit, with shows already slated for July and August, including a Jerry Garcia celebration at Berkeley, CA’s Greek Theatre on July 31 and August 1. It has already been a busy spring and early summer for the ensemble, including a stop at Columbia, MD’s All Good Festival on June 13, where Trey Anastasio Band’s Jennifer Hartswick sat in on a cover of “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad.”
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The String Cheese Incident have dropped a surprise new studio track, “Lightning Sky.” The song is said to build on their previous LP, 2023’s Lend Me A Hand, which was produced by indie-Americana staple Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee, Hiss Golden Messenger), reflecting a deep commitment to songcraft and storytelling.
REVIEW
Wendy Eisenberg has been getting raves for their songwriting, banjo picking, keyboard work and genre-breaking guitar playing for more than a decade. They’re noted for their work as a side-person and in bands like Lower Chamber, an LGBTQ free-improv group, as well as numerous punk, art-rock and folk outfits. They also teach songwriting at The New School. On their new self-titled album, recorded in their home studio with a small band of friends, they had time to explore the back catalog of songs they’d accumulated over the years. In the arrangements, they returned to a more basic singer-songwriter sound, although traces of experimental music and fractured rhythms remain evident.
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The funk-soul horn outfit Huntertones will release their new album, Transmission on August 21. The set was recorded live in a single room, without overdubs or isolation. “This is human music, certified organic,” saxophonist Dan White, who is known for his work with Cory Wong and Lake Street Dive, said in a statement. “We’re true believers in direct communication,” added Jon Lampley, longtime trumpeter for The Great Big Joy Machine (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert band). “We’re doing the thing that will only sound like us.”
