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After 54 years of service, at a “An Intimate Evening Benefiting the Rex Foundation,” Hot Tuna on December 2 put a culminating exclamation point on the compelling electric rock ‘n’ blues performances that the band has been known for. It was Hot Tuna’s final electric concert in California; the final, final electric show was to take place in Denver on Dec. 7. Mesmerizing as an electric or acoustic outfit, acoustic Hot Tuna will continue on in 2024.  

When Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady bring 2023 to a close, Hot Tuna’s plugged-in performances will also end…

Jorma Kaukonen was the lead guitarist of the Jefferson Airplane. Together with bassist Jack Casady -- they have been friends and musical partners since they were teenagers -- he formed Hot Tuna as a side venture to pursue other interests, originally in acoustic blues with Will Scarlett on harmonica. Jorma has had a long, varied, and interesting career in music deep in the American grain. He tells his story in

We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago..... As the Jefferson Airplane slowed and then stopped ...

We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago..... As the Jefferson Airplane slowed and then stopped their touring in late 1971-early 1972, i...