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Part Two – Joe Russo Talks Shpongle, EDM, and “Almost Dead”

Estimated read time 13 min read

We had the pleasure of talking with Furthur drummer Joe Russo about this weekend’s Colorado shows with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead as well as some of his other recent and upcoming projects and collaborations. In part two of our interview with Sir Joe, he opened up about his studio work and upcoming album, what he loves about genre hopping, and the inspiration he’s drawn from playing with Shpongle and Cass McCombs and legends like Phil Lesh and Bob Weir.

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Joe Russo Talks Furthur, The Grateful Dead, and “Almost Dead”

Estimated read time 12 min read

We had the pleasure of talking with Furthur drummer Joe Russo about this weekend’s Colorado shows with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead as well as some of his other recent and upcoming projects and collaborations. In part one of this two part piece we touch on how JRAD started as a fresh take on the classic Grateful Dead song catalog, the transformative experience Russo has gone through since immersing himself into the world of The Grateful Dead, and his place in the lone line of potential torchbearers of that music.

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A Man About Everywhere: Marco Benevento Talks Train Car Pianos, His New Album, and Why Colorado Has Such A Great Scene

Estimated read time 9 min read

You may know him as the man behind the dirty Wurlitzer of the Benevento-Russo Duo or you may remember him as the left hand man of Garage A Trois, but you should know him as the riff mastermind soundscape artist Marco Benevento. While he is certainly a man about…everywhere, his trio of three years, as well as his new album, ‘Tigerface,’ is where it’s at.