Cosmic Energy Kicks Off 2012
Posted on: January 03, 2012
DSO closed out 2011 and kicked off the New Year with its annual Cosmic New Years run, a series of four shows that blew the roofs off of three venues packed with near capacity crowds.
Pulling into Montclair, NJ and the Wellmont Theatre for the last two days of the year, the band followed 12/30’s acoustic/electric/electric elective with a New Year’s Eve show that reached across GD eras, with the first set coming from the ‘60s (Vallejo, CA 2/21/69) and the second from the ‘70s (Santa Barbara, 6/4/78, Set 1), finally ringing in 2012 with the second set from 7/18/89’s Alpine Valley show. With too many highlights to mention, one that merits citing is DSO taking a minute to ring in the New Year between songs, launching 2012 with a smokin’ ‘80s-style “Eyes Of The World” that still has the audience spinning.
As the six guys and a girl take a month to patch their bones, rest assured everyone in Dark Star Orchestra wishes every fan who makes the tours possible a happy and prosperous 2012, and they can’t wait to see you all back on the road!
Spring Tour West Announced, Cosmic New Year's Eve Approaching
Posted on: December 18, 2011
We're thrilled to announce our SPRING TOUR WEST - a brief two-week swing through some of our favorite western states - once we return from shows at the Jam in the Dam Festival & in London. The Spring Tour West looks like one epic segue of a fantastic show:
Seattle x 2 > Portland > Eugene > Arcata > San Francisco x 3 > Petaluma > Santa Cruz > Solana Beach > Agoura Hills > Phoenix
Lots of excitement is building for our final shows of 2011 at Cosmic New Year's Eve: two nights at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ. We'll be performing three sets each night and on NYE, taking on a set from each decade of the 60s, 70s and 80s. We hope you can make it!
Senator Al Franken Introduces DSO in DC
Posted on: December 03, 2011
Last night at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C., Minnesota Senator Al Franken introduced Dark Star Orchestra - using some of his trademark hilarious banter that brought the original Grateful Dead on stage in 1980 during their Radio City Music Hall run.
Here's a photo of DSO with Senator Franken!
DSO Winter Food Drive
Posted on: November 30, 2011
Partnering with Strangers Helping Strangers, DSO is asking for your assistance to help those in need in the local communities where we are playing. If you're able to bring a non-perishable food, toiletry, feminine/personal hygiene or baby product donation to any of these upcoming shows - it would go a long way. Donation stations are going to be set up at these shows:
-Thu Dec 29 - The Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
Together we can make a difference!
2,000 and Beyond - A Grateful Dead Odyssey
Posted on: November 22, 2011
Following our 2,000th show celebration last weekend our Fly Through The Night tour rolls on with a pre-Thanksgiving gigs tonight at The State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ and tomorrow at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA. This coming weekend we head to the Big Apple to dance off the tryptophan at The Best Buy Theater for our Garden Party Weekend where we will be Playing a Classic Grateful Dead Show from the Famed Madison Square Garden on Friday and Saturday night. We follow that up with a special Acoustic Show at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY. The rest of the tour winds around the east coast with stops in Pittsburgh, Charlottesville, 2 nights in DC, Concrod, NH, Providence RI, Bridgeport, CT, Albany, NY and Portland, ME.
Visit our Tour Dates Page for details on all our upcoming shows.
14 Years and Counting
Posted on: November 11, 2011
On a dark and stormy night 14 years ago we played our first show as Dark Star Orchestra. As we prepare to celebrate our 2,000th show in a few days we are taking a moment to reflect on what a long strange trip its been while gazing at the open highway that lay in front of us. We have been on what seems to be one continuous wild and adventurous tour since Martyr's in 1997. That road has carried us from Japan to Amsterdam and to all but two states in the union. Along the way we have been fortunate to receive immense love and support from our fans. We are proud to share the music with all of you and hope to keep the wheels rolling for many years to come....thank you so much for being a part of it!
Cheers!
- DSO
Fish, Chips and Jam
Posted on: November 04, 2011
To add to our trip to Europe next Spring we are excited to announce that we will be playing a gig in London at The Garage on Sunday, March 18th. For this special show we will be recreating a historic London show in it's entirety from the Grateful Dead's Europe '72 Tour. Click HERE for more info.
That show will cap off our Eurotrip that also includes 3 nights in Amsterdam at the Melkweg for Jam in the Dam VI. Check out more info on Jam in the Dam HERE.
Comin' Up on our 2000th Show
Posted on: October 25, 2011
We will celebrate our 2,000th show at the State Theatre in Ithaca, NY On Saturday, November 19th. Thanks to all of you who helped us reach this tremendous milestone. We couldn’t have made it this far without the love and support of our fans and we hope you can join us on this monumental night! Tickets on sale now via DSOtix.
Visit our Tour Dates Page for details on all our upcoming shows.
Cosmic New Year's Run
Posted on: October 17, 2011
Not long after dancing off the turkey in NYC we will welcome in 2012 with a 4 night east coast NYE run. Stops include Baltimore on 12/28, Philadelphia on 12/29 (recreating a 3 set show including acoustic and electric sets) and 2 nights in Montclair, NJ. On the 30th we will play a special 3 set show that will kick off with an acoustic set. Then, on NYE we will bid good night to 2011 with a GD decade retrospective, recreating a classic set from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
Tickets to the 28th and 29th are available now via DSOtix.
Tickets for the 30th are available HERE and NYE tickets are available HERE
Visit our TOUR DATES PAGE for a full listing of our upcoming shows.
A Flood of Music
Posted on: October 12, 2011
We’ve made more great downloads available through DSO’s OnDemand catalog, covering our Spring tour. From March 31 through May 14, through Four Winds West and Into the Sun, we’ve picked 15 shows – that’s over 60 hours of live Dark Star Orchestra – from us, to you. Do a little music shopping HERE.
Visit our TOUR DATES PAGE for a full listing of our upcoming shows.