JamBase — On Tuesday and Wednesday nights Grateful Dead bassist played a pair of “From Darkness To Light” shows in the Grate Room at his Terrapin Crossroads venue in San Rafael, California. Among the members of his bands for both nights were guitarist Neal... more info

JamBase — Phil Lesh, Jackie Greene, Neal Casal, Cass McCombs, Mark Levy and Adam MacDougall covered a bevy of different bands during a "Darkness" show at Terrapin Crossroads on Tuesday. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Neal Casal just finished up his tenth solo record with noted producer Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Pernice Brothers, Gary Louris). While listeners will recognize Casal’s strong yet understated vocals, his acoustic-driven melodies have ... more info

The Late Greats — Neal Casal is known for being a guitarist for Ryan Adams & The Cardinals AND The Chris Robinson Brotherhood. But he also makes his own music. His tenth album – Sweeten The Distance – comes out next month on Royal … Continue reading → more info

Altsounds — On 7th November, Ryan Adam's former guitarist *Neal Casal* will release his tenth solo record *'Sweeten The Distance'* through Fargo. Recorded with noted producer Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Pernice Brothers, Gary Louris) *'Sweeten The D... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Ladies and gentlemen, Merrill is performing at the..." That's as much introduction as we're given before Merrill Garbus herself yanks away the microphone and starts the show. The second album by tUnE-yArDs is defined from its opening seconds by fal... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said... V.A. - The 5th Sunny Summer Sampler 01. I Got The Sun In The Morning - Betty Hutton / 2:15 02. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Ray Charles / 5:18 03. (Zo van die) Zomerdagen - Bart Peeters / 3:32 04. Sunny Weather - Lisa Ekdahl... more info

Rolling Stone — Photograph by Neal Casal courtesy of Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows available through Abrams Image For four years, photographer Neal Casal played with Ryan Adams as part of his band the Cardinals, touring the country and cuttin... more info

Live Daily — The Mother Hips will host the second-annual "Mother Hips Family Hipnic" April 30-May 1 at Fernwood Resort in Big Sur, CA. The group, which curates the event with ((folkYEAH!)) Presents, will headline both nights. The Hipnic also will feature perfo... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — A RYAN ADAMS MOMENT: Now that Ryan Adams is all married, book-minded and taking a hiatus from music, we wanted to give you a taste of exactly what you're missing. This music selection is from Adams and the Cardinals' June 16, 2005 performance at Stu... more info