STAGE THAT ONCE HOSTED THE DEAD HOSTS PRE-PARTY FOR LONGTIME GARCIA COLLABORATOR
For three days in early 1969, the Grateful Dead graced Chicago’s original Kinetic Playground with their now-ubiquitous brand of jam-infused eclectic rock. Shortly thereafter, Jerry Garcia began his decades-long collaboration with Mandolin impresario David Grisman, changing the face of The Dead’s music forever. Now, almost 40 years later, the new Kinetic Playground will participate in Grisman’s latest collaboration, the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival.
On October 24th, the Kinetic Playground will host the first of two official Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival pre-parties, co-presented by Chicago music website FANFOUND.com and music promotion company, It’s Real Music.
The event will feature Chicago Bluegrass & Blues festival VIP package giveaways, and mark the first trip to Chicago for D.C’s newest “newgrass” sensations, the Junior League Band. Supporting JLB on the bill will be an eclectic mix of Chicago artists, including soulful pianist Dylan Lloyd, melodic electro-punks Empra and Boom Alert, and Furious Frank’s hobocamp mud show, self-described as “Frank Zappa meets Herb Alpert in Texas.”
Doors are at 8pm, and tickets are $9, redeemable for a discount off of the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival ticket price.
About the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival:
On November 22nd, 2008, the Congress Theater will host the inaugural Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival (www.cbbfestival.com), featuring the David Grisman Quintet, The Avett Brothers, and 14 other leading Chicago and national acts. While rooted in the foot-stomping influences of bluegrass and blues, the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival will transport the concertgoer through the genre-defying evolution of music today. The one-day event, with music from noon ‘til midnight, will serve as a tribute to two schools of music that continue to shape and inspire contemporary rock, jamband, funk, folk, roots, Americana, and indie cultures, while allowing festivalgoers to save a heart. A portion of each $31 ticket will be donated to the Saving tiny Hearts Society (www.savingtinyhearts.org), an non-profit organization that raises money for America’s #1 birth defect, congenital heart defects (CHD).
