Levon Helm’s rare trip to the West Coast has been filled with special guests. After Elvis Costello sat in with Levon and his band last Tuesday, the legendary drummer welcomed Phil Lesh and Jim James to the stage at The Independent in San Francisco on Friday night. Jambands.com has the scoop.
Here’s a look at six other stories of interest…
- JamBase has photos of Pretty Light’s Red Rocks show
- Arcade Fire’s Suburbs hits #1 making for an indie conundrum
- The Boston Herald reviews Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival
- Pink Floyd’s albums have been pulled from the iTunes store
- Jorge Garcia of Lost comments on the new Weezer album
- Bob Weir talks to Paul Liberatore about going orchestral
Finally, I’ve been off-grid this weekend so I didn’t get to post a story earlier, but we wanted to mention the passing of Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward. Hayward was a vital cog of the group’s innovative mix of funk, country, Americana and rock. R.I.P. Richie.
