Reviews & Recaps

Pink Floyd/Phish/Talking Heads tribute act Pink Talking Fish had a handful of surprises in store for their New Year’s Eve show at Gypsy Sallys in Washington D.C.

Southern jam quartet Perpetual Groove welcomed an old friend and debuted an ELO cover as part of their three-set New Year’s Eve show at The Pour House in Charleston.

Listen to full show audio of Oteil & Friends New Year’s Eve gig at Brooklyn Bowl that featured a sit-in from Brandon “Taz” Niederauer.

The Dean Ween Group fit Funkadelic covers into their set before Dean Ween and Michael “Kidd Funkdelic” Hampton helped Dumpstaphunk ring in 2019 on New Year’s Eve in Denver.

Portland, Oregon’s Fruition ended 2018 with a pair of guest and debut-filled shows at the Boulder Theater on December 28 and 29.

The Allman Brothers Band co-founding guitarist Dickey Betts made his triumphant return to the stage with the Devon Allman Project on New Year’s Eve after suffering a stroke and undergoing brain surgery.

The Revivalists debuted a pair of covers and a number of originals at a New Year’s Eve show in their hometown of New Orleans.

Vermont jam quartet debuted a Michael Jackson cover and jammed with two members of The Werks as part of a sold-out New Year’s Eve concert at the House Of Blues in Boston.

Greensky Bluegrass brought 2018 to a close with a marathon New Year’s Eve show at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago featuring the debut of the title track from their new album.

Spafford closed out their 2018 by debuting covers from Don Henley, the Grateful Dead, Violent Femmes and The Traveling Wilburys.

Aqueous dusted off 10 songs they hadn’t played in 2018, debuted an original and covers as part of their two-night 2018 New Year’s Run in Buffalo.

Turkuaz rang in 2019 with a New Year’s Eve concert at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts with opening sets by Too Many Zooz and paris_monster.

Baltimore’s Pigeons Playing Ping Pong worked many covers credited to artists named Steve within their New Year’s stEVE performance in Pittsburgh on New Year’s Eve.

The Avett Brothers debuted a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin’” along with a new original and more during their New Year’s Eve concert in Charlotte, North Carolina.

As The Crow Flies reunited for the first time since May for a pair of shows at The Capitol Theatre. Watch their full New Year’s Eve performance that featured classics from the The Black Crowes songbook and more.

The String Cheese Incident jammed into 2019 at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on New Year’s Eve.

Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann led a cast of rotating musicians along with guests Taj Mahal and George Porter Jr. for The Big Swell’s debut performance at Rising Up To Paradise in Kauai, Hawaii on New Year’s Eve.

Umphrey’s McGee teamed with a horn section and then faced off with the horns for a challenge as part of a New Year’s Eve show filled with bust outs and cover debuts.