The Band Vinyl Box Set To Be Released
The seven studio albums released by the Band on Capital records will be released in a new vinyl boxset, ‘The Band: The Capitol Albums 1968-1977.’ The nine disc set includes such classics as Music From…
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The Last Waltz -Reflections and Alternate Footage
On November 25th, 1976, Thanksgiving Day, San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom was the setting for the end of an era. One that had started seventeen years earlier when Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel…
Bob Dylan to Release Complete Sessions of Legendary “Basement Tapes”
According to Consequence of Sound The entire collection of work by Bob Dylan and The Band (then known as the Crackers) Basement Tapes sessions will be available to the general public. Coming November 4th via…
Listen Up! The Band’s “Life Is A Carnival” Live (Previously Unheard)
As I posted earlier, Capitol/UME will release a The four-CD, one-DVD set of The Band from the last week of 1971 and is entitled ‘Live at the Academy of Music 1971′ (Sept. 17) During the…
The Band’s Dec. 28-31 1971 Performances at New York’s Academy of Music Gets the Box Set Treatment
Ultimate Classic Rock reports that Capitol/UME will release a The four-CD, one-DVD set of The Band live at their peak. The concerts are from the last week of 1971 and is entitled ‘Live at the…
Record Store Day 2013 – Americana and Roots Music Picks
It’s that time again twangers. Yes, Record Store Day 2013 is upon us. The day when us music fans can snatch up slabs of limited pressing vinyl from our favorite artists and help local independent…
Elton John and Mumford & Sons Set to Honor Levon Helm at 55th Grammys
The famed Midnight Ramble will roll into L.A. on Sunday night as Elton John** and Mumford & Sons appear on the Grammy stage to lead a tribute to the late music great Levon Helm, The…
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‘Love for Levon,’ Tribute to Levon Helm at Izod Center [VIDEOS]
After attending hundreds of concerts there are very few shows occurring these days that I wish I had attended. This is one of them. Gregg Allman, Jakob Dylan, Bruce Hornsby, Mavis Staples, John Prine, Joan…
Happy Birthday Woody Guthrie
Today would have been Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday. I have gone on record as saying that I think direct political commentary in music cheapens it. Inevitably someone plays the Guthrie card to prove that politics…
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Music Review: Hiss Golden Messenger – Poor Moon [Tompkins Square Records]
Poor Moon could have easily been lost to obscurity. After it’s initial label shuttered the album was left without production, distribution, and chief singer/ songwriter MC Taylor was left near bankruptcy. Thankfully the album was…