Rob Barraco- keyboards, vocals Rob Eaton - rhythm guitar, vocals Dino English - drums, percussion John Kadlecik - lead guitar, vocals Rob Koritz - drums, percussion Lisa Mackey - vocals Kevin Rosen - bass, vocals
Dark Star Orchestra Featured on Syracuse CBS News 5 for the 5/8/07 Ithaca show, recreating the GD's 5/8/77 on its 30th Anniversary
Each night, the Chicago-based band decides on performing one show from the 2,500 that the Grateful Dead performed during their 30 year tenure as fathers of improvisational rock. As a chamber orchestra interprets Bach or Mozart, Dark Star Orchestra presents the complete original set list, song by song, and in order, recreating historic music with uncanny faithful interpretation.
DSO is drawing national attention with their true-to-life performances. Rolling Stone praises "Dark Star Orchestra's fanatical attention to detail." USA Today says DSO is "channeling the Dead" and the Washington Post declares them "the hottest Grateful Dead tribute act going." Dallas Morning News affirms DSO is "the next best thing to being there", the Denver Post describes Dark Star Orchestra as a perfection-oriented practitioner of homage and the Associated Press notes that DSO takes its act to a level of detail that befits a rock band famous for its fanatical following.
The group has its craft so well-refined that even members of the Grateful Dead themselves, rhythm guitarist/singer Bob Weir, drummer Bill Kreutzmann, vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux, and keyboardists Vince Welnick and Tom Constanten, have appeared on stage and performed with these live music interpreters. The group recently performed their 1600th show and recently released a three disc set of a special 30th anniversary recreation of the infamous 5/8/77 show from Ithaca, NY.
Precision is king with this group, which position the stage plot based on the year of Grateful Dead show to be performed. Dark Star Orchestra adapts their phrasing, voice arrangements, and even arranges specific musical equipment for the various eras in which they perform. At the end of every performance, the band announces the date and venue where the original show just covered took place. Dark Star Orchestra dips into every incarnation of the Dead, so most fans can see shows that happened long before they were born.
Were given a canvas with a boundary, whatever the stage set up is the framework and all of the painting that we do within that framework is unique to us, says rhythm guitarist/vocalist Rob Eaton. So we offer the sound and the structure, but all the stroking and painting is all us. So its fresh at the same time and also historically correct.
Hello my name is cyria and i need a ride from nw ohio to grateful fest. i could supply some gas money. my ride is backing out. im coming from toledo area. i would love someone to rescue me with love grateful rose
just wanted to say hi, happy 4th and PLEASE visit UR local TEAPARTY this 4th of july week!!!! read "Common Sense": A Case Against an Out of Control Government; Inspired By Thomas Paine; by Glenn Beck. a modernized version of the famous works written at the times of america's birth. America.. PLEASE educate yourselves- so that you may better understand better where we are headed!
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Thanks for the add. I've just heard all about you from great friends..had never heard your music myself until yesterday. Wonderful. Peace and love, Lynn
Come out and celebrate the release of our new album, 'Real World Shaker', with us. The kickoff to a national college radio campaign beginning on the 30th. It should be a wild time. Hope to see you there and as always, thanks for the support - The Wonda
Saturday, June 27th, 10pm @ The Mousetrap (5565 N Keystone Ave Indy, IN) FREE!!! w/ Marshall Robbins
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do you guys know anyone who is going to grateful fest that has to go through or from the toledo, bowling green area, can drive up to an hr to meet. i am a 21 year old girl and my sister wants to come with me!!! my ride BACKED OUT!!! i love you dark star, i saw you feb 22 and at grateful last year love cyria rose
Hey, I've got a new acoustic demo up of my song "Snapshot Chronicles" up now. Feel free to listen, comment, and if you like it tell your friends. If not, that's cool too.
I got question when you guies will change your song list as you have so many wonderful tunes availible share a little more... also you can post up to 10 songs these days... peace
