Show Review - Jambands.com
Posted on: December 09, 2010
Our friends at Jambands.com review the November 30 show from Crystal Bay Club near Lake Tahoe: "It’s always a treat to see these fine musicians perform, and Jeff Mattson is clearly an epic fit to the bands studied take on Grateful Dead music. Personally, because I wasn’t even alive for several years after this show was played, it’s super cool to get a little taste of what it would have been like to hear a Dead show go down in 1972."
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, UT
Posted on: December 08, 2010
Selected as an Editor's Pick for Utah's largest newspaper, The Tribune, noting "Another year has passed, and Jerry Garcia has not risen from the dead, so Dark Star Orchestra is the next best thing." Stay tuned for a review.
SLC Weekly - Salt Lake City, UT
Posted on: December 08, 2010
Previewed in SLC Weekly, DSO's Dec. 10 show is an event not to miss! "While DSO recreates Dead sets, they don’t try to replicate every note, instead staying true to the improvisational roots of their heroes."
In Utah This Week - Salt Lake City, UT
Posted on: December 07, 2010
DSO's return to SLC is previewed here with an interview feature with Rob Koritz and they know well that "Dark Star Orchestra is working the stage for fans who share the band’s undying love for all things Grateful Dead."
New Times - Phoenix, AZ
Posted on: December 02, 2010
The largest entertainment weekly in Arizona, the Phoenix New Times, previews the return to the Marquee Theater on Dec. 8 with some heavy praise: "Dark Star Orchestra is one of the best-known Grateful Dead tribute bands in the country."
Daily Titan - Anaheim, CA
Posted on: November 30, 2010
Here the Daily Titan previews the December 2 show at The Grove of Anaheim.
Sacramento Press - Sacramento, CA
Posted on: November 29, 2010
A show review with a photo gallery from the recent Nov. 28 Crest Theater show where DSO recreated the Cal Expo Amphitheatre show from 6/9/84.
Tahoe.com - Lake Tahoe, CA
Posted on: November 27, 2010
Here, the first feature article on DSO for this "City Near You Tour" comes from Lake Tahoe previewing the Nov. 30 show at Crystal Bay.
The Onion - Denver, CO
Posted on: November 12, 2010
Returning to Denver's Fillmore Auditorium on Dec. 11, DSO's show is featured in The Onion highlighting the band's "sense of historical gravitas" for recreating GD shows.
Metromix - Nashville, TN
Posted on: November 06, 2010
DSO's Halloween show was a fantastic fun party with very special guest Jesse McReynolds and there's this online gallery at Metromix.com with colorful highlights from the night's celebration.