DSO Summer Festivals 2009

Posted on: July 17, 2009

DSO's summer tour has been making the rounds to festivals across this fine land, from the 10th anniversary of GratefulFest at Nelson Ledges, to last weekend's All Good Festival and next weekend's Gathering of the Vibes. To revisit the festival vibe, check out this brief video clip from the band's festival closing slot at All Good.

We are very excited about our upcoming tour dates with our friend Keller Williams and apparently so are some other people. MSNBC has reviewed some of the best tours coming this summer and the DSO/Keller Willliams tour made the list. Click HERE to vote for DSO/Keller as the jambands you are excited to see this summer. See you on the road!

Fredericksburg 6/5 Show Postponed - Make-Up Date Announced

Posted on: June 04, 2009

Unfortunately our Celebrate Virginia show in Fredericksburg, VA has been postponed due to many days of continual rain. We have rescheduled for July 7th. All tickets will be honored for our make-up date and if you cannot make it, you may get your tickets refunded at point of purchase. Sorry for the inconvenience, you may thank good ole Mother Nature.

Fresh Nugs

Posted on: May 26, 2009

As the Spring Tour East gets in to high gear we are excited to release some great archival recordings from 2007 and 2008. The new releases include two Early 70's recreations on 5/29/08 at North Fork Theater in Westbury, NY and 6/06/08 Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton Beach, NH plus a DSO original set list regarded as a ‘fan favorite’ from Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD. Click HERE to check out the catalog and get your copy of one of these fine shows.

Acoustic DSO Live Stream

Posted on: May 20, 2009

Tune in to iClips on Friday May 22nd from 4:00-5:15 Central Time for to check out a rare acoustic set by DSO. The band will be performing live at Summer Camp and the next best thing to being there is catching it online. Click HERE to check it out.

Summer Camp kicks off the Spring East Tour for DSO, visit our Tour Dates Page for the full calendar. Hope to see you on the road!

Ship of Fools

Posted on: May 01, 2009

DSO is excited to join an amazing line-up of performers for Jam Cruise 8 sailing from Ft Lauderdale to Ocho Rios, Jamaica & George Town, Cayman Islands. We will be sharing the ship with: STS9, The Word, Zappa plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Maceo Parker, JJ Grey & Mofro, Railroad Earth, Steve Kimock's Crazy Engine and many many more. This is our second time on Jam Cruise and we are thrilled to be back on board!

Public on-sale for cabins is Thursday June 4 at 12:00pm ET. Hope you can join us!

Visit Jamcruise.com for complete details.

Gathering for the Vibes

Posted on: April 03, 2009

The Gathering of the Vibes has been a staple of DSO's summer festival circuit for years. Tonight at 8 PM EST, GOTV is hosting weekly Thursday night Vibes broadcasts where they're bring the community together online to feature set footage from years past. Tonight they're announcing the final main stage line-up for Vibes '09. Its going to be a BIG announcement for fans. Immediately following the release of the line-up will be the Masters of Bluegrass set from Vibes 2004.

Check it out!

No Foolin Around...Dates With Keller

Posted on: April 01, 2009

Dark Star Orchestra is delighted to announce a three show run with our talented friend Keller Williams. We will be playing Artpark in Lewiston, NY, Saranac Brewery in Utica, NY and Vasa Park in Hackettstown, NJ...check out our tour dates page for more info. Keller will kick off the show doing his solo looping freek show and DSO will be playing an extended set to close each night. These will be the first shows with this pairing and great fun for all.

It's All Good...Again!

Posted on: March 12, 2009

After last years rockin’ Late night Set DSO is excited to return to Marvin’s Mountaintop for the 13th Annual All Good Music Festival. Join us on the mountain along with: Bob Weir & RatDog, Ben Harper and RELENTLESS7, moe., Umphrey’s Mcgee, STS9, Les Claypool, Yonder Mountain String Band, Tea Leaf Green and many many more great artists. Visit the All Good Music Festival Homepage for more info. Hope to see you there!

Announcing GratefulFest July 2-6 at Nelson's Ledges

Posted on: February 20, 2009

Dark Star Orchestra is excited to be back in Northern Ohio for GratefulFest's 10-year anniversary July 2 - 6! In addition to three unforgettable nights of recreating the Grateful Dead with us, this year's festival features Keller Williams, Steve Kimock Crazy Engine, New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson, Jememiah Puddleduck, BoomBox, David Gans and many more to be announced soon! A limited amount of tickets are available now through DSO Fan Club Ticketing and are only $95. Join us for this very special weekend!