Photos of John Kadlecik from Dark Star Orchesra, 9/27/2008 – Rex Foundation Black Tie Dye Ball at the Hery Fonda Music Box in Hollywood, California. Photos by Ebb Eskew. Read the article and interview about the new John K Band here.
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these images are ©2008 by Ebb Eskew and used here by permission.
Dark Star Orchestra will continue their touring Spring and Summer, 
including a few festival appearances, with Jeff Mattson taking the leads. East coast and middle shows for late Spring, starting May 20th in Philly, and then winding up at the Mountain Jam Festival in June 5th.
Summer starts off at my kind of zoo and goes to Summerfest , Gratefulfest , All Good Music Festival and Gathering of the Vibes ! Too much is just enough!
From the bands website:
Summer’s Here and the Time is Right…
The first leg of our summer tour is locked in and we are excited to share our plans with you. Kicking off in Minnesota and cruising through the mid-west with stops in Iowa and Illinois before hitting Summerfest for the annual street fest where there will be plenty of dancin’ in the streets. From there we head to our annual celebration at Nelson’s Ledges where we will celebrate 4th of July weekend (July 2-3-4) with Gratefulfest 11 and will be joined by Keller Williams, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Peter Rowan’s Bluegrass Band, JGB, Emmit-Nershi Band and more! Follow that up with a headlining spot at All Good’s Thursday Throwdown and a return to the annual Gathering of the Vibes. Summer is looking pretty sweet.
Seeds of Light Tour – Dark Star Orchestra
| 05/20 | Electric Factory | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 05/21 | Innsbrook Pavillion | Glen Allen, VA | |
| 05/22 | Wellmont Theater | Montclair, NJ | TICKETS |
| 05/23 | Belmont Country Club | Ashburn, VA | |
| 05/26 | Lupos Heartbreak Hotel | Providence, RI | |
| 05/27 | Tarrytown Music Hall | Tarrytown, NY | |
| 05/28 | Hampton Beach Casino | Hampton Beach, NH | TICKETS |
| 05/29 | Hampton Beach Casino | Hampton Beach, NH | TICKETS |
| 05/30 | Mighty High Mountain Fest | Tuxedo Park, NY | |
| 06/02 | Palace Theater at the Stamford Center | Stamford, CT | |
| 06/03 | Music Hall of Williamsburg | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 06/04 | Theatre At Westbury | Westbury, NY | TICKETS |
| 06/05 | Mountain Jam Festival | Hunter, NY | |
| Summer Tour | |||
| 06/24 | Minnesota Zoo Weesner Ampitheater | Apple Valley, MN | |
| 06/25 | Simon Estes Ampitheater | Des Moines, IA | |
| 06/26 | CEFCU Stage | Peoria, IL | |
| 06/27 | Park West | Chicago, IL | |
| 06/30 | Summerfest-Briggs and Stratton Stage | Milwaukee, WI | |
| 07/02 | Gratefulfest 11 | Garretsville, OH | TICKETS |
| 07/03 | Gratefulfest 11 | Garretsville, OH | TICKETS |
| 07/04 | Gratefulfest 11 | Garretsville, OH | TICKETS |
| 07/07 | Veteran’s Park Ampitheater | Springfield, OH | |
| 07/08 | All Good Music Festival | Masontown, WV | TICKETS |
| 07/29 | Gathering Of The Vibes | Bridgeport, CT | TICKETS |
| Jeff Mattson on lead guitar for the above dates |
Dark Star Orchestra going further west with Stu Allen taking the leads on their “On Way or Another Tour” – beginning April 7th in Aspen CO, and ending up in Solana Beach, CA on May 1st.
Belly Up to Belly Up !
From the bands website:
One Way Or Another
April brings the band back to the mountains for another great run out west. The tour begins with stops in Aspen and Avon before holding down the Boulder Theater for Friday and Saturday night. From there its off to Northern California for two nights at the Mystic Theater before heading to the northwest for shows in Portland, Seattle, Olympia and Ashland. 4/20 finds the band back in CA at the Eureka Theater. Then its off to Reno before swinging into San Fran for a weekend at the Regency Ballroom. The last leg of the tour winds south through 
California stopping off in Modesto, Los Angeles, Santa Ana before wrapping up with 2 nights at the Belly Up in Solona Beach.
Our friend Stu Allen will be joining us for this tour starting April 7th. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Stu joined Melvin Seals & JGB in June 2004 and appears on the ‘Keepers of the Flame’ album. In the early 1990’s, he co-founded the Minnesota-based acoustic-electric jam band, Blue Man Jive. In addition, he is a founding member of The Jones Gang, Minneapolis’ premier Grateful Dead tribute band, to which he still lends his talents. A resident of San Francisco, Stu continues to explore, experiment, create, and recreate, within a variety of musical styles. He can’t wait to join us on the road and come and play for you folks.
Ticket info and more details available on our Tour Dates Page.
One Way Or Another Tour Dates – Dark Star Orchestra
04/07 Belly Up Aspen, CO
04/08 Vilar Center Avon, CO
04/09 Boulder Theater Denver, CO
04/10 Boulder Theater Denver, CO
04/13 Mystic Theatre Petaluma, CA
04/14 Mystic Theatre Petaluma, CA
04/16 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
04/17 The Showbox Seattle, WA
04/18 Capitol Theater Olympia, WA
04/19 Ashland Armory Ashland, OR
04/20 Eureka Theater Eureka, CA
04/22 Knitting Factory Reno, NV
04/23 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
04/24 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
04/25 State Theatre Modesto, CA
04/28 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
04/29 Galaxy Theatre Santa Ana, CA
04/30 Belly Up Solona Beach, CA
05/01 Belly Up Solona Beach, CA
Stu Allen joins on lead guitar for the above dates
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rob!
