Every Friday, we're going to offer the best links, news and sites that we've discovered over the past week. We promise to keep it relevant (mainly).Rolling Stone weighs in on the forthcoming Grateful Dead video game, but can it match the power and glory of the Journey arcade game?Widespread Panic will simulcast all...

I've been a fan of the sub-genre of InfoGraphics, the period table of whatever, for a while now. This awesome collection page at Unneccesary Umlaut collects some of the very best. You'll find periodic tables of swearing, beer styles, video game controllers and other trivalities... No music though, which is why my jaw nearly dropped...

Now updated with MSG3 Data!A visual way of viewing Phish's last few shows within the context of their overall rotation and a cool way to guess what is coming next.Click to view full size.Here's how the rotation looked before the 1/1/11 show.

Even casual readers our site may notice the affection and attention we lavish on bands that dabble in improvisational rock. We do this because we unabashedly love these bands, though not at the expense of all other music. It seems, however, that fans of jambands can't get a break when it comes to respectability amongst...

This is the 2010 holiday mix and the first in a trilogy. For more Christmas tunage, check out the 2011 and 2012 mixes.There's holiday music everywhere you turn this time of year. While sometimes it might be nice to drown it all out with the occasional 20 minute "Dark Star" or "Tweezer"; we've recently discovered that it's also...

Among the many changes around here in the next several weeks will be an increased focus on offering more multimedia content, especially audio and video. Our goal is to be a hub of sorts for streams and iPod ready downloads for notable Chicago area shows -- both out in the burbs and all around town....

Another smoker in Chicago last night. Here's what what down:11/13/10UIC Pavillion, Chicago, IL1:New Minglewood Blues, Dire Wolf, Mama Tried, Doin' That Rag > Mason's Children > Passenger > Caution > Get Back2:Lost Sailor > Saint of Circumstance > Mountain Song > I Know You Rider > Morning Dew, Unbroken Chain > Terrapin...

Continuing our new feature of music related InfoGraphics, we are celebrating the season with a look back at the Halloween shows of two of the bands with the richest tradition of Halloween fun: Phish and Widespread Panic.Step inside for a visual look into the Halloween history of these ambitious artists.The Barn's Phish Costume...

One of the new features we are rolling out with The Barn 2.0 is a focus on data visualizations and InfoGraphics that pertain to music. Thanks to blogs such as I Love Charts and Wired Magazine's InfoPorn, these are widing a wave of popularity lately amongst both nerds and geeks.Enter The Barn. With tons of...