50 years after it was released, Bob Dylan’s Planet Waves (released 1/17/74) can still elicit markedly opposing reactions upon successive listenings. And perhaps that only makes perfect sense: it’s most famous song. “Forever
One could/ practically find almost a dozen great tunes penned by the late great Robbie Robertson (who left us on 8/9/23) from any album from The Band at their peak
Rock legend and masterful lyricist, lead guitarist, and composer Robbie Robertson died today (8/9/23) at the age of 80 following a long illness. Robertson who founded The Band with Levon
The Last Waltz tour visited Richmond, Virginia’s Altria Theatre on Sunday, November 13th. Led by Warren Haynes and Don Was this 2022 edition features Jamey Johnson, Kathleen Edwards, Anders Osborne, Dave Malone, John Medeski, Cyril Neville, Terence Higgins, Bob Margolin, Mark Mullins & The Levee Horns (featuring the original horn arrangements of Allen Toussaint).
It didn’t take hindsight of a half-century to perceive The Band’s live album as one of the highlights of the storied group’s career. Perhaps that’s at least in part because
The seventh studio album by The Band, Islands,(released 3/15/77) is the final such effort from the group’s original lineup. And its deceptively picturesque cover image is as telling as its
What a long strange trip it’s been – goodbye everybody!
Clash issue an incredibly cool box set, Dogfish Head Brewery reveals Dead Beer ingredient and fresh linkage
Check out Calexico’s version of Later Alligator by New Orleans legend Bobby Charles at Jazz Fest
Trooper, a new beer, has the Iron Maiden seal of approval + Jason Molina tribute album and fresh linkage