Relix

Jesse Jarnow, 31, a freelance writer and regular contributor to Relix -- one of the few magazines dedicated to the jam band scene -- has been watching and writing about this phenomenon for a while.

For indie rockers, 'jam band' increasingly no longer a shameful term 2010

JS: We were in meetings, and I was making demos and playing them for Relix.

Mike Ragogna: Fan-Funding With Jonah Smith, Plus Chris Bell, Stephen Stills, and Manassas Updates 2009

Keep On Truckin 'soundclip by Carleton recording of 19 from Splashdown Two (Relix 2080) &

Hot Tuna Lyrics 2009

Gary Davis recording of 19 from Splashdown Two (Relix 2080) &

Hot Tuna Lyrics 2009

Gary Davis recording of 19 from Splashdown Two (Relix 2080), copyright notice

Hot Tuna Lyrics 2009

--- The Dead sure aren't dead, according to February-March Relix via its "Dead On" profile of, and interviews with, the remaining four members of the Grateful Dead, soon to tour again in this post-Jerry Garcia era.

James Warren: This Week in Magazines -- Michelle Obama, Extreme Weather and The Grateful Dead 2009

The full story can be found in the August/September 2009 issue of Relix magazine - currently on newsstands.

Dave Marsh: Woodstock at 40: What it Means Today 2009

What made you decide to go independent instead of releasing another album with Relix?

Mike Ragogna: Fan-Funding With Jonah Smith, Plus Chris Bell, Stephen Stills, and Manassas Updates 2009

--- August-September Relix features music critic Dave Marsh musing on the significance of the Woodstock music festival 40 years later, in the process somehow tying it all in to Barack Obama's challenges:

James Warren: This Week in Magazines: Two Different Ways of Remembering Michael 2009

Gary Davis recording of 19 from Splashdown Two (Relix 2080) &

Hot Tuna Lyrics 2009