So, I hung out with Danny Barnes last night at the goodfoot in Portland where he was doing a gig. He was just hangin' out upstairs eatin' and drinkin' (coffee) before the show. Our booth was right next to his and we started a convo with him. Talked about my love for Banjo and my love of him. Then, asked him if he would be joining DMB on their summer festival thing and he replied "The one out here, definitely. It's close to home. I like it out there." Asked if he knew any other bands and he said he knew of a BIG band from the Northwest area that will be there, "a celebration of sorts, they been around a while."
He would not give specifics of when, who or where, besides himself, but out here is GORGE and the BIG band from the Northwest is... PEARL JAM. Got it! Good.