When the multiracial, coed folk-fusion band Rusted Root formed in Pittsburgh, Pa., in the early ’90s, frontman and founder Michael Glabicki probably never considered that, in 2009, the band’s name ...

Michael Glabicki, the lead singer of Rusted Root, is set to launch Spotlight Art Bar at The Paramount in Huntington, New York, as an official concert venue. Michael Glabicki and Rusted Root. Photo ...

Rusted Root and Toad the Wet Sprocket have one thing in common: Each received significant airplay in the mid-’90s with songs that many listeners recognize even if they don’t know who sings them. But ...

What jumps out at first sounds like gibberish: “ooombasayoh” and “seemoobadiyah.” The song is Rusted Root’s “Send Me On My Way,” and those nonsense syllables — combined with actual English words sung ...

From the Grateful Dead in the 1960s to Phish in the 2000s, jam bands have possessed an almost supernatural ability to lure fans from dozens, sometimes hundreds of miles away, to their live ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X It’s been two dozen years since Rusted Root first formed, but the band is just as full of vitality ...

, celebrating 20 years as a band, will get a good idea of the upcoming album from the Pittsburgh-based band by attending the Kalamazoo concert this weekend. The group -- known for its mid-90s hits ...

Almost time for Hash Bash already? Oh man, just when you got the smell of weed out of your favorite tie-dye and Dad’s old jean jacket. Comes earlier and earlier every year doesn’t it dude? To coincide ...

Since its earliest days playing in the Pittsburgh area in the early 1990s, the eclectic ensemble Rusted Root has been known for its loose, almost improvisational style. Technically, it may not be a ...

In the tradition of bands like the Grateful Dead and Phish, Pittsburgh rhythm makers Rusted Root came to the mainstream surface not only because of their interesting lyrics and hypnotic jams, but ...

Rusted Root is getting ready to hit a Pittsburgh studio to record its first album of new material in more than five years. By Gary Graff Rusted Root is getting ready to hit a Pittsburgh studio to ...