GRATEFUL DEAD NEWS: BOB WEIR SOLO ALBUM, WARREN & TIGER AT CENTRAL PARK, JERRY GARCIA CATALOG HITS STREAMING SERVICES
Things are very much alive in the world of the Grateful Dead, with a slew of exciting news for fans coming down the pike this week: Bob Weir's upcoming solo album, Warren Haynes getting a little help ...
ReadmoreTHE WEIGHT BRINGS THE BAND TO LIFE AT CITY WINERY JULY 28
The Weight, a group featuring former members of The Band and various Band-associated groups, will perform at City Winery in New York on Thursday, July 28. Here's a rundown of the members of The Wei...
ReadmoreBILLY ROGAN & IAN FLANIGAN DUO TO PERFORM IN SCRANTON AND TUNKHANNOCK
Woodstock, N.Y.-based acoustic duo Billy Rogan and Ian Flanigan will perform two Northeastern Pa. shows this week, with gigs lined up at Backyard Ale House in Scranton on Thursday, Dec. 17 and Twigs i...
ReadmoreJOSH RITTER, ‘AN INTROVERT AT HEART,’ OPENS UP ON STAGE
In 38 years of life, Josh Ritter’s songwriting has already been compared to Bob Dylan’s. He’s authored a New York Times “best-selling novel” that drew praise from legendary horror author Stephen King....
ReadmoreFORMER MEMBERS OF THE BAND CARRY THAT ‘WEIGHT’
By Michael Lello While three of the core members of seminal Americana rock collective The Band have left this earth, the music lives on – thanks in no small part to The Weight, a newer group formed b...
ReadmoreAS THE CROWE FLIES: A CHAT WITH RICH ROBINSON
By Michael Lello Top photo, Rich Robinson performing with the Black Crowes at last year's Peach Festival, by Jason Riedmiller Every major band seems to have “the quiet one.” George Harrison in The ...
ReadmoreGABE BUTTERFIELD WORKS TO HONOR FATHER’S LEGACY
By Michael Lello Growing up in Woodstock in the 1970s, Gabe Butterfield crossed paths with a host of legendary rock musicians. And none were more talented or in demand than his father Paul. The eld...
ReadmoreAMY HELM: “IT’S OUR JOB TO PASS IT ON”
By Michael Lello Amy Helm is playing a vital role in keeping alive the legacy of her late father Levon – and not just in name. When the legendary drummer, singer and mandolin player from The Band di...
ReadmoreDAY 4: CROWES TAKE FLIGHT
crowes1 By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus SCRANTON – No band has carried the flag for the Woodstock generation into the latter 20th ...
ReadmoreBOB DYLAN, WILCO AND MY MORNING JACKET IN CAMDEN
By Michael Lello CAMDEN, N.J. – It’s easy for music fans that missed the 1960s to feel they were shortchanged. Woodstock; the New York folk scene; Monterey Pop; The Allman Brothers, The Band and the...
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