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Fest Focus: Jam Bands

May 1, 2001 by: A. Cohen

Local music buffs love to bash the “jam band” phenomenon as a collection of unsophisticated hippie Deadheads who couldn’t give up the party when their favorite act finally cashed their check and disbanded. However a quick perusal of the music listings for the next few weeks, particularly the night time theatre and club events shows that an entirely new breed of acts have virtually taken over Jazz Fest. The jam band phenomenon of the past few year...

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