Fresh from a accord with Phish's Trey Anastasio, associates of the National accept appear a activity with addition aerial amount of jam rock, the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. Anchored by the National's Scott and Bryan Devendorf, and fronted by Weir, the all-star accumulation will accomplish a appropriate one-off concert beneath the name the Bridge Session on March 24th. The appearance will go down at Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, California which agency that alone about 50 admirers will be in appearance – but the appearance will be webcast live, for free, to anyone with an Internet connection.
"They're a good, adolescent bandage and this is traveling to be fun," Weir told Rolling Stone, en avenue to the Mayan charcoal in Tulum, Mexico area he is vacationing.
Fans can apprehend a alternative of National tunes, Grateful Dead abstract and politically-minded awning songs. The Bridge Session's appellation reflects the event's aim to "bridge the gaps" amid humans of altered brainy standpoints while aswell comatose to cartography – TRI Studios is amid just above the Golden Gate Bridge, while the National reside a stone's bandy from the Brooklyn Bridge.
Between sets, Grateful Dead artist John Perry Barlow will ballast a roundtable discussion, alongside Weir, discussing accumulation issues such as First Amendment rights and Occupy hot capacity like accepting the money out of politics. Home admirers will be able to collaborate anon through amusing media and abide questions to the panelists, in absolute time, via Twitter. Disco Biscuits bassist Marc Brownstein will act as the evening's MC.
Weir afresh congenital TRI Studios – which stands for Tamalpais Analysis Institute – absolutely to host challenge such as this. The advanced achievement amplitude broadcasts reside HD video and audio streams to a array of end user accessories including adaptable devices, bold consoles, tablets, computers and Internet able HDTV. The analysis ability is currently exploring means to abutment interactivity a allotment of an admirers of admirers the advanced apple over by way of real-time amusing media.
The Bridge Session is getting produced by HeadCount, a non-profit voter-registration alignment that has begin means to advance altercation of the autonomous action at reside music challenge and has encouraged political captivation a allotment of music fans. Weir serves on the Board of Directors.
While anybody and everybody will be able to watch the Bridge Session from their iPads or MacBooks or whatever, if you wish to be an absolute allotment of the flat audience, HeadCount is giving abroad two tickets through an online contest. Visit HeadCount's official website for details.
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