Mike Ayers -- "Sharing in the Groove," with Grayson Currin
Category: Literary
Date and Time
- Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 6:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
Mike Ayers will speak about and sign his new book, "Sharing in the Groove: The Untold Story of the '90s Jam Band Explosion and the Scene That Followed," on Tuesday, August 19th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. He will be in conversation with Grayson Currin for this special event. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite.
About the Book:
"Sharing in the Groove" is the untold oral history behind the unlikely rise of Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler, and numerous other bands that helped define the 1990s jam band scene — a scene that paved the way for modern-day cultural institutions such as the Bonnaroo Music Festival, as well as kept the Grateful Dead ethos alive. It was also a scene with its own values and its own unique interactions with fame, record labels, MTV, drugs, and success.
As a veteran music journalist, Mike Ayers has been to more than 130 Phish shows, 20 Grateful Dead shows, and countless others by the bands profiled in this book. In the mid-90s, he stumbled upon a job working backstage for Phish as a prep cook in exchange for all-access passes for the night’s show, and ended up doing this for years. Later in the decade, he dabbled in the taping scene and recorded numerous shows that are still circulated online today.
Filled with anecdotes and stories directly from the musicians, promoters, managers, roadies, producers, label executives, and fans that lived this scene, "Sharing in the Groove" is a fun, fast-paced oral history that will appeal to music lovers everywhere.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
*A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "Sharing in the Groove," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
