GREENSKY BLUEGRASS

LONG time...update!

Yo! Summer is blazing. Everyone enjoying?

First off: We are working on a new website. It will offer a ton of new stuff that you all will love. Stay tuned. We promise it's coming.

Next: You've heard the new album, Five Interstates is done. We're going to start previewing tracks on our myspace until we release it. Get your copy before it's available onlive or anywhere else, come to HOXEYVILLE.

Also: June started great. Our two night run at Bell's brought out so much good family. You're all good people. Thanks for the support. The rain show will always be memorable for me. We toughed it out because you all did too.

take a look at these: (from our friend Koreen)

And Then: RRE tour was great. Lots of great moments on stage and in the crowd with friends. We're glad to see some new faces and share Railroad with some of the familar ones. Denver was my favorite show of the tour. Check out the set on archive. night one and night two.

Lastly: It's going to be a great busy summer. Come out and make some memories with us. Here's all the dates right now. Be keep an eye out. We'll add more.

Live in this town and want free tickets? We'll set you up with some posters and Bob's your uncle! email promo@greenskbluegrass.com to help out.

don't stay away. cheers.

-paul

West Coast Spring Swing!

On the road again, folks! Headed out from Michigan and into the Centennial State, our first stop will be The Fox Theatre in Boulder to commemorate Tax Day supporting the Infamous Stringdusters. Then five consecutive nights of shows as we head our way west towards Eureka, California for a 4/20 show at the Red Fox Tavern. Here is the West Coast Spring Swing in detail.

4/15 - The Fox Theatre , Boulder, CO

4/16 – The Palladium, Salt Lake City, UT

4/17 – Great Basin College Theatre, Elko, NV

4/18 - The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA

4/19 - McNear's Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA

4/20 - Red Fox Tavern , Eureka, CA

4/23 & 24 - Red Room @ The Crystal Bay Casino , Crystal Bay, NV

Free shows following the Yonder Mountain String Band performances in the
Casino!

4/25 - Silver Moon Brewing, Bend, OR

4/26 - White Eagle Saloon , Portland, OR

4/27 - The Big Easy Concert House, Spokane, WA

Thirteen shows in fifteen days, from Colorado to Washington State. Come on out and help us pay the gas bills! Dave digs bacon! Anders loves produce! Or just bring a friend and do a little whoopin' and hollerin'! It's all good.

We would also like to mention that on July 3^rd Greensky will be playing the 1^st Annual Rothbury Music Festival in Rothbury, Michigan. With a fantastic line-up of musicians, this festival promises to be a winner.. Head on over to The Rothbury Report , a message board all about the festival, and show our boys some love! Let them know how happy you are to see some true local talent at this Michigan gathering of the tribes!

See y'all down the road!

Dave's Tour Update 4/5/08

Hey folks... Dave here with a tour update! Well we're on day 11 in the Northeast and getting ready for our last stop before we head to Michigan and back to the west. Thanks to all the folks coming out and supporting the band, we really appreciate it! We have been having a great time and playing some great shows, many of which have already been posted online. The tour wraps up tonight at The Fountain House in Newton NJ with special guest Andy Goessling from Railroad Earth. After that we head home for a few days off and two shows in MI. On April 11th, we'll be at The Intersection in Grand Rapids with Steppin In It guitar shreder Josh Davis doing a duo set with Mike Shimmin. The next night on the 12th we head up to Whitehall to play at The Howmet Playhouse. Tickets for both are on sale now. It's been a good trip and we are looking forward to getting in to our own beds for a few day's before we head out west. People ask me "What keeps you going?" and for those folks all I have to say is bacon. Bacon with my breakfast really keeps me going. Well we'll see y'all soon.
Dave

East Side, West Side....on the road again!

Good Morning, Campers!!!!!!!!

This weekend brings to an end the much anticipated and very satisfying Ski Tour '08, with shows tonight at the Trilogy Wine Bar and Lounge in Boulder followed by tomorrow night's finale at Sherpa and Yeti's in beautiful downtown Breckenridge.

The trip has been an interesting one to say the least. Treacherous drives through blinding snow storms, followed closely by hugely entertaining shows such as the great (some might say epic!) night at the Stage Stop in Rollinsville, CO. We knew it was going to be a fun evening, with Bill Nershi opening the show. By the end of the night the band was joined by Vince Herman, Jeff Austin and Billy for a rousing 2 set barn burner. Lots of new songs were debuted, many margaritas consumed, and a great time was had by all. You can link to the LMA here and either download or stream the entire show.

http://www.archive.org/details/gsbg2008-02-29.matrix.flac16

And here's a few pics:

Bont, Vince Herman, Paul and Billy Nershi

Jeff Austin, Noodle, Billy, Mike and Dave

Along the way the boys also hooked up with some of the gang from Head For The Hills and Wayword Sons, Barry Sless and Great American Taxi for some sweet jams. The whole trip has been fun, meeting old friends and making new ones along the way. Many thanks to everyone who came out to sing, dance and ski!

Now for the new stuff. Lots of upcoming shows, folks! We are extremely happy to announce more shows on both the east and west coasts. Here's a taste of what's to come your way soon.

MARCH

26 Kent Stage, Kent, OH

27 River Street Jazz Cafe - Plains, PA (Wilkes-Barre)

28 Mezzanote Lounge Syracuse, NY

29 Nectar's - Burlington, VT

31 Parkside Lounge - NYC, NY

APRIL

1 The Main Pub - Manchester, CT

2 Wheel House Tavern Naragansett, RI

3 Waterstreet - Rochester, NY

4 TBA

5 Fountain House - Newton , NJ

11 The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI (with special guest Joshua Davis)

12 Howmet Playhouse - Whitehall, MI

20 Red Fox Tavern - Eureka, CA

23-24 Red Room at Crystal Bay Casino - North Lake Tahoe, NV ** YMSB aftershows**

(more April shows TBA soon)

And now on to the festivals!!! It's going to be a great summer festival season, and Greensky is proud to announce their participation in the following extravaganzas:

MAY

24 Hookahville - Thornville, OH

JULY

3-6

18-20 Northwest String Summit - Horning's Hideout - North Plains, OR

25-27 Hoxeyville Music Festival - Hoxeyville, MI

AUG

1 Dunegrass - Empire, MI

2 Silver Maple Music Festival - Comstock, MI

3 Dunegrass - Empire, MI

8 Dead on the Creek - Willits, CA

Of course, there are sure to be more shows to fill in the down time in between, and possibly more festivals to announce later. Stay tuned.

Once again, many thanks to all for the kind words that we hear, and the fine fellowship that we experience everywhere we travel. The feeling is truly mutual.

SKI TOUR 2008 & BEYOND...

Howdy Home Team!!

Lotsa great stuff been cooking up 'round these parts, hard to tell where to start.

Coming up next we are excited for SKI TOUR 2008!

We've only been to Colorado in June or thereabouts so this should prove fun and educational.

Everybody coming out?

We'll need some of you to help get posters on the streets.

If you live in or near one of our destinations, email us and we can set you up.

There may be some pieces that continue to fall into place. Stay in touch and keep checking in.

See you out there in the snow!

For specific venue and ticket info you can check here.

Tix are onsale here for our March 15 show at Kalamazoo State Theater with our good buddy Tim Carbone of the incredible band Railroad Earth. We are working on a few surprises for ya'all - hope to see you there!

Looking to the horizon, there will be a tour East - and a tour West announced in the coming weeks
(which should be accompanied by a NEW WEBSITE!!)
Following that there will be some exciting festival dates surfacing sooner than later as well...
Thanks to everyone for all the support and kind words, we'll see you on down the road!

Camp Greensky

GSBG 2008 LOVE TOUR

Hey! How are ya?

We're getting geared up for a big party in Memphis this weekend. Can't wait to see everybody that's driving in. I'm going to bring my discs for the tournament on sat too.

Next weekend is the 2008 Love Tour. One of the venues has been changed, so MI up-northers look close.

FEB 14th - The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI - $8 - 9:30pm
FEB 15th - The Livery - Benton Harbor, MI - $10 - 9:30pm
FEB 16th - Short's Brewery - Bellaire, MI - $8 - 9:00 pm (sorry there will be no Opera House show in Traverse this time)

Also keep in mind that tickets are on sale for the Kalamazoo State Theatre show on March 15th, with special guest Tim Carbone (from Railroad Earth). Tim will play a solo set and be sitting in with Greensky.

Tickets at:

http://tinyurl.com/ypzsv4

And don't forget to make a trip to the general store and get your valentine "Live at Bell's" :

Later!

GSBG

PS. The long anticipated 2008 ski-tour will be announced this week. It'll be worth the wait. Lot's of CO shows and some parties on the way out. We'll let you know. You'll be pleased.
ased.

New Year's and the new year with Greensky

With rehearsals for New Year's Eve in full swing, Anders on the way from the “Centennial State” and plans for the upcoming months taking shape, we thought we'd update everyone on the latest happenings here at Camp Greensky.

First, tickets for the New Year's extravaganza are selling fast. Last year there were tickets available at the door, but they didn't last long and the venue was sold out well before the first notes were played. So if you are planning to join us in Kalamazoo and don’t want to be left out in the cold, take a few minutes and buy your seats online here……

Greensky New Year's Tickets via Ticketmaster

….or you can get your tickets at the Kalamazoo State Theatre box office at 404 South Burdick, in downtown. The phone number is 269.345.6500. You can also take a look at the promotional video produced by our friend Gabriel Lamb of Gab Gab Presents on MySpace Videos here:

New Years 2007 Promotional Video

Thanks, Gabe!!!

After a brief break it’s back on the road for a few weeks in January. The band will be hanging in and around Michigan, playing venues from school auditoriums to the more familiar taverns and breweries. You can catch Greensky at the following shows:

Jan 11 2008

8:00P

Suttons Bay School Auditorium

Suttons Bay, Michigan

Jan 17 2008

9:00P

Beachland Ballroom

Cleveland, Ohio

Jan 18 2008

9:00P

The Kinetic Playground

Chicago, Illinois

Jan 19 2008

9:00P

The Waterfront

Menomenie, Wisconsin

Jan 25 2008

7:30P

Hart Public Schools Auditorium

Hart, Michigan

Jan 26 2008

9:00P

Founders Brewing Company

Grand Rapids,

In February Greensky Bluegrass will be playing 2 nights in Memphis, Tennessee at Newby’s on Friday and Saturday the 8th and 9th. These shows, booked by our good pal Mike in Memphis, are sure to be mayhem in the making! In Mike’s own words:

“I am trying to bring back the great shows of the late 60's, like the Fillmore and Winterland shows in San Francisco. I am also trying to get a Frisbee Golf Tourney set up on Saturday morning for all who would like to attend. The tickets are going to be very reasonable at $10/night or $15/both nights. They can be bought in advance from Newby's or they can be bought at the door. I hope many of you can make the trip down here. It is a great city to visit. There is a lot of music history and Americana history down here.”

Ain’t that the truth! If you play your cards right, you might even be able to get in a few rounds of Frisbee Golf AND score one of Elvis’ old Cadillac’s as well. If you have any specific questions about accommodations in Memphis, feel free to email Mike Kronk at promo@greenskybluegrass.com and he will pass along the info. We hope to add a few gigs in the south built around those shows before returning to Michigan for a Valentine’s Day weekend run from Ann Arbor to Traverse City. And as previously announced, late February / early March has the boys rolling back through Colorado for a Ski Tour combining the best elements of downhill and bluegrass!!

More to come, so keep in touch and we’ll see y’all down the road!!!!!

Welcome Anders Beck!!!!

Greensky Bluegrass is absurdly excited to announce that dobro player extraordinaire, Anders Beck, will be joining the band on a full-time basis. Fans of acoustic music know Anders from his work over the past few years with songwriter Benny Galloway and The Wayword Sons as well as numerous other collaborations with members of Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band and other Colorado legends.

The relationship between GSBG and Anders started when the band played three shows in Colorado with The Sons and Anders sat in with the boys each night. Over the course of many late night jam sessions, it became clear that there was some serious musical chemistry brewing. At 2007's Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Anders joined GSBG for a song wearing large black angel wings. To this day, nobody really knows what that was all about, but what is known that it made everybody laugh and smile and jam a little harder, which really is what IT IS all about. In November, Anders joined GSBG on tour for a few weeks and it became very obvious that it was time to make this musical fantasy a reality.

Anders' creative and tasteful melodic playing add a new side to GSBG's already mature full sound. "Personally, I love Greensky's original songs and that is what initially really drew me to this band.", Beck says... adding later that "there are some bands where dobro doesn't fit or work due to a million different factors and others bands where it just fits instantly... Greensky definitely falls into the later group." Keeping on the subject, mandolin player Paul Hoffman stated that "this full-time addition of dobro, and particularly Anders' style of dobro playing, open up a lot of new doors for the band. Its a bigger, fatter sound and lets us explore different musical spaces... while still being able to shred bluegrass music."

Beck's first "official" show as part of Greensky Bluegrass will be at the band's New Years Eve Bash at the State Theatre in their hometown of Kalamazoo, MI. While Beck will be thrown into Greensky's rigorous tour schedule, he also notes that The Wayword Sons plan to continue to play shows and that he will continue working with some of his favorite side projects like Grateful Grass and The New Rank Strangers, featuring members of Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, Honkytonk Homeslice, and Ekoostik Hookah.

Greensky will be announcing some January shows in the midwest very soon as well as a Valentine's run in MI. In late February the quintet will be headed west for a "Mountain Time" tour filled with bluegrass and skiing. Stay tuned for the details.

From everyone here at Camp Greensky, have a wonderful holiday season, and we'll see you on NEW YEARS EVE!!!

NYE Poster and Promo video

This beautiful poster is a master work of art by the lovely Meegan
Czop, whose wonderful style also graces the cover of last year's CD
release "Tuesday Letter".

The promo video was produced by our good friend Gabriel Lamb of Gab
Gab Presents in San Francisco. Expect to see more from this film
fanatic in the future.

Greensky Bluegrass New Year's Eve 2007 Promo Video

Hope to see everyone there!!!!

Autumn Leaves

The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, our first ever live album, "Live at Bell's" is out of mastering and sent along to be printed and packaged for it's grand debut next month. To top it all off the boys are gearing up for another great autumn full of shows in many of our favorite towns!

Starting next weekend with a run to Chicago, IL and Madison, WI (Oct. 11-12) and then into full gear as we take up the age old notion and "head west" with almost a full month of dates spanning CA, OR, WA, MT, CO, MO with a few more last minute gigs bound to pop up along the way. We are also excited to announce there will be a new face behind the soundboard starting on Halloween and on thru Thanksgiving, our good friend Kevin Gregory (some of you may know him as Production Manger and Monitor Engineer for Yonder Mountain String Band), I am sure that we will all appreciate his vital role in keeping Greensky Bluegrass sounding sweet!

West Coast starts with a couple dates around the SF Bay, Las Tortugas Dance of the Dead in Yosemite, our second annual Humboldt Halloween Spectacular with special guests Bucky Walters and on into Oregon for a great weekend of fun ending up in Seattle at the Tractor Tavern.
From there we make a brief stop in Missoula, MT to visit our friends at The Loft for the night and on into Colorado!

We are excited to welcome our good friend Anders Beck (Wayord Sons) out as a special guest on dobro and steel guitars for the entire string of Colorado dates! Also, another dear friend will be joining us for the Stage Stop show on 11/9, Benny "Burle" Galloway (Wayword Sons)to warm things up with a set. The next day we will be appearing in BOTH Denver (as part of Colorado Music Summit) and Ft. Collins at Avogadro's Number. Sunday we head back to Denver for a full fledged evening at Dulcinea's and then, as quickly as we arrived, we head back east to Michigan via Kansas City and points beyond.

After catching our breath for a few days at home we have CD Release Parties in Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo over the Thanksgiving holiday and on into December!