In August 1965, singer Marty Balin decided to open up a new night spot in San Francisco. With some help from a couple of investors, he hoped the Matrix would provide a home for the growing number of ...

Considering its seismic impact, on the band and music history, Grace Slick's invitation into Jefferson Airplane on Oct. 16, 1966, was surprisingly low-key. "I was up in the balcony at the Avalon ...

The concert got underway with Kaukonen’s “Been So Long.” The first set saw the blues enthusiasts including a number of standards in the genre including the traditional “Hesitation Blues,” Blind ...

Founding Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna guitarist/singer Jorma Kaukonen has lined up four special concerts celebrating his upcoming 85th birthday. The shows will take place in four different major ...

Imagine Dragons, the Grammy-winning rock band, will put on a performance aboard a plane 35,000 feet in the sky on Feb. 24. Imagine Dragons’ airplane concert Live at 35 will be held on a Southwest ...

Former Marin rock drummer Joey Covington, who played with the Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship and co-founded the spinoff band Hot Tuna, will be remembered at a tribute concert Aug. 31 in ...