UPCOMING SHOWS
THE THIRD MIND – LIVE – FEATURING DAVE ALVIN, JESSE SYKES, VICTOR KRUMMENACHER, MICHAEL JEROME, AND MARK KARAN
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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“I had a crazy idea and was looking for musicians who perhaps didn’t think it was so insane.” – Dave Alvin
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Starting five years ago as a wishful music fantasy, The Third Mind, a super group deemed “Californian Psychedelic Rockers” by Doom Charts, has now become a powerful and thrilling sonic reality.
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The brainchild of Grammy award-winning songwriter/guitarist Dave Alvin and veteran alternative music bassist Victor Krummenacher (Camper Van Beethoven, Monks of Doom, Eyelids), The Third Mind began with studio recordings also featuring Jesse Sykes from her critically acclaimed group, Jesse Sykes and The Sweeter Hereafter, drummer Michael Jerome (Richard Thompson, Better Than Ezra, John Cale), guitarist David Immerglück (Counting Crows, Monks of Doom, Camper Van Beethoven), with special guest, legendary LA musician, Willie Aron on Keys.
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LIVE – The Third Mind present their psychedelic improv performances with the addition of guitarist Mark Karan (Bob Weir’s Ratdog, Phil Lesh, Delaney Bramlett) subbing for Immerglück.
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The Third Mind’s eponymous debut was released in 2020, featuring extended and psychedelic versions ranging from 8-10 minutes of songs by Alice Coltrane, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Roky Erickson’s 13th Floor Elevators. Following its release, tour plans were thwarted by the pandemic. The group reconvened in 2022 for a second album – The Third Mind 2 – which shifted from the instrumental focus of their first effort to vocals with Seattle-based Jesse Sykes at the helm covering songs from the late ‘60s by the Electric Flag, Fred Neil, Dillard and Clark along with an original tune, “Tall Grass,” penned by Alvin and Sykes.
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Hailed as a “must-see” performance by the San Francisco Chronicle, The Third Mind made their live debut performance at the 2023 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco’s legendary Golden Gate Park, which CBS News Bay Area proclaimed “a spectacular performance.” A 10-date West Coast tour followed the festival garnering rave reviews including Twangville who noted, “When we debuted live at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, I felt like I’d come home. I’m excited to be playing in The Third Mind’s live touring line-up.” – Mark Karan
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It was clear then that these shows were not to be missed, and needed to be recorded and released! The Third Mind’s – Live Mind is now available, released on February 14, 2025 by Yep Roc Records.
BILL KIRCHEN - "Bill Does Bob"
Friday, October 24, 2025
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In 1964 and 1965, a young Bill Kirchen made two pilgrimages from his home in Michigan to Rhode Island to attend the legendary Newport Folk Festival at the peak of the folk revival. While there were wondrous performances from old folk and blues artists as well as the new generation of folk stars, all were overshadowed by the emergence of Bob Dylan.
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In 1964, with poetic masterpieces like “Mr. Tambourine Man,” Dylan revolutionized popular song lyrics. And in 1965, with a full electric band, he announced his abandonment of protest folk with a sound that would alter rock music forever. Bill Kirchen would later humbly acknowledge, “ my mind was blown.”
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Over the years, Kirchen’s shows would always sprinkle in a Dylan song or two, revealing Bill as one of the finest interpreters of mid-60’s electric Dylan and, not surprisingly leaving his fans wanting more. Now on a new tour with his very fine Texas band, Bill will pay homage to Bob and satisfy his fans. First half will be devoted to the best of the Commander Cody and solo years, while second half will be nothing but Dylan from Newport. Add Bill’s memories of Newport, wry observations and stories from the era and you have an unforgettable evening as only Bill Kirchen can fashion!
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About Bill Kirchen:
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Grammy nominated artist and co-founder of the seminal Americana and Roots R ’n’ R band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Bill Kirchen offers a very rare combination of guitar virtuosity, a mastery of roots rock ’n’ roll, and an easy connection with his audience. His guitar drove the Commander Cody classic Hot Rod Lincoln into the Top Ten, and spawned a career that has spanned over 50 years and includes guitar work with Nick Lowe, Emmylou Harris, Doug Sahm, Elvis Costello and many more.
JD EICHER 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR w/ CHRISTIAN LOPEZ
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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JD Eicher is an Ohio musician known for indie rock and alt-pop songwriting that features expressive vocals and meaningful, carefully-crafted lyrics.
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An artist who tours in the US and abroad, Eicher has shared billing with a wide range of well-known acts, including Coldplay, Maroon 5, Train, The Zombies, Sister Hazel, Pete Yorn, Red Wanting Blue, and more.
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With several full-length albums to his credit, JD was enlisted to create the soundtrack to bestselling author Nicholas Sparks’s (The Notebook, A Walk To Remember) 20th novel, Two By Two. Eicher’s song of the same name – “Two By Two” – was played on Good Morning America, and Eicher and the song are referenced in the novel.
He has since gone on to write his own novel and companion album (The Lights Along Majesto and the album Majesto Sessions) and to continue the trend of being a go-to producer of custom music for various brands and special projects.
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20 YEARS – A NOTE FROM JD
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At the end of high school and into college (20 years ago!!), I started playing my original songs for anyone who would listen. I played on campus (shout out Westminster!); I played in coffee shops; I booked random shows in garages and fields across Pennsylvania. And I just never stopped. The joy of writing music and then getting to perform it became the pursuit.
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It’s been sort of a hot air ballon of a career – high highs and low lows and a winding path the whole way. But the band and I have been able to keep this indie project alive thanks to two things:
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Stubbornness
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The kind people who have shown up for the music
The support has meant the world.
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We want to celebrate these 20 years with some special shows. New music, old music. Solo acoustic, full band. Stories, special guests.
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I hope you’ll be there. You’re why we’re still here.
JD
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ABOUT CHRISTIAN LOPEZ:
Rolling Stone says, “Lopez has landed on a sound that flies straight through multiple eras of rock, pop, and country.” Born and raised in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Lopez burst onto the scene with his debut EP Pilot and full-length album Onward (2015), produced by Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb and released on Blaster Records. Lopez hit the ground running, touring relentlessly through the club and festival scenes, earning accolades like Rolling Stone Country’s “Best Things We Saw at AmericanaFest” two years in a row. And soon after being hailed as one of their “New Country Artists You Need To Know.”
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Lopez’s most recent album, Magdalena (2023), was recorded in seclusion at his ranch in Magdalena, New Mexico. Co-produced with Stevenson, the album eventually led to multiple invitations to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.
JORMA KAUKONEN W/SPECIAL GUEST JOHN HURLBUT CELEBRATING 85 AND 70!!!
Thursday, December 18, 2025
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In a career that has already spanned a half-century, Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy nominee, he is a founding member of two legendary bands, Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Jorma Kaukonen’s repertoire goes far beyond his involvement in creating psychedelic rock; he is a music legend and one of the finest singer-songwriters in music.
Jorma’s good friend and fellow musician, John Hurlbut, is joining him towards the end of his set as they both are celebrating milestone birthdays. “I get to sit back and play as an accompanist with no responsibility other than to decorate his moves. I have known John for more than forty years. We have been friends for a long, long time. We’ve messed around musically together over the decades, but during Covid, when we (and everyone else) had nothing else to do except try to figure out the vacuum, we decided to sit down and play seriously together. What came of that were three fabulous albums on the Culture Factory label. We’re still doing it.”