Concert Review: Jefferson Starship, plus Country Joe McDonald and QMS

Review of Jefferson Starship concert 4/30/10 at Oreana Winery, with openers Country Joe McDonald and Quicksilver Messenger Service

Photos from the concert.

Concert Preview: Jefferson Starship

Preview of Jefferson Starship concert on 4/30/10, featuring interview with Paul Kantner. Complete interview available here.

Interview: Paul Kantner

Paul Kantner was a co-founder, singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter for the Sixties psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane, which is best known for the hits “Somebody To Love” and “White Rabbit”. His songwriting credits include “Crown of Creation”, “We Can Be Together”, “Volunteers” (co-written with bandmate Marty Balin) and “Wooden Ships” (co-written with David Crosby and Stephen Stills). Kantner stayed onboard when Jefferson Airplane morphed into Jefferson Starship.

This interview was conducted by phone on 4/21/10. It formed the basis of a preview article for Jefferson Starship’s 4/30/10 show in Santa Barbara.

Advice From Musicians

Songwriters and musicians answer the question: What advice would you give to an aspiring songwriter/musician? Responses from:

Pete Seeger
Sir George Martin
Jeff Barry
Todd Rundgren
Ted Nugent
Billy Corgan
Ray Manzarek
Paul Kantner
Country Joe McDonald
Jonathan Richman
Van Dyke Parks
Steve Vai
Cris Kirkwood
Mike Watt
Henry Rollins
Mark Tulin
Ian Underwood
Billy Cox
David Freiberg
Steve Young
Justin Roberts
Black Francis
Alex Ebert
Al Kooper
Ira Kaplan