Look out mama, there’s some greybeards comin’ up the river. They may look like your old hippie parents or grandparents, but they are really one of rock music’s most enduring and consistent bands, Crazy Horse. Playing as if the clock never moved over the last 40-plus some years, it was a treat to see Neil […]
Tag: Bob Dylan
Contest: Free Pair Of Passes To See ‘For The Love Of Music’
A new documentary exploring the roots of the Cambridge folk music scene and Club 47, the legendary Harvard Square coffeehouse, recently screened to rave reviews in front of a sold out crowd at the Boston International Film Festival. Now, For The Love Of Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival will come home for a special […]
Music Worth Buying: Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan
In a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone, guitar legend Jeff Beck shared his unpleasant memories of being onstage at the Rock Hall induction ceremonies 20+ years ago jamming “Like A Rolling Stone” and “Satisfaction” with members of the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and apparently everybody who was anybody. “It was one of the […]
Contest: Win a copy of the new book Bob Dylan in America
I found myself at Classic Park in Eastlake last summer, the result of a last minute chance to catch Bob Dylan’s summer tour with John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson. Like capturing a lightning bug in a bottle, I had been on a semi-quest for a few years, hoping to experience that sometimes elusive yet often […]
Eric Clapton – Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
My man Judd is at it again – he’s got a good discussion going, talking about his favorite live tunes, and he slipped one of my all-time favorites onto his list. To me, Eric Clapton’s version of Dylan’s classic “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” (recorded at the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Tribute Concert) is the […]
Making A List: Top Ten Rock Songs in Two Minutes
Hey everybody! The Stereo Dictator is back with a list that is sure to stimulate some conversation: The Top Ten Songs of the 20th Century in Two Minutes! This post is inspired by a friend of mine who recently asked me to come up with the top ten rock and roll songs of the 20th […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Crazy Water – 7/13/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! I was planning to go ahead with another one of my mixes today, but weekend plans got in the way and I didn’t have time to type up song notes. […]
Little pink houses for you and me….and children 14 and under
Thanks to Cool Cleveland for reminding me of this….. Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are back on the road this year for another summer of shows at minor league ballparks across the United States. They’re bringing John Mellencamp along for the ride this summer and reports from the early tour dates say that all three […]
Here’s a rock and roll tour for ya – Bob Dylan + John Mellencamp + Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan is once again revisiting his highly successful summer tour of minor league ballparks, which inspired similar tours featuring Def Leppard and Bryan Adams, and Counting Crows with Live and Collective Soul. Dylan grabs fellow veteran ballpark traveler Willie Nelson and adds John Mellencamp to the bill. Dylan was so-bad-that-I-walked-out awful a few years […]
The Band – The Last Waltz
Having my own music blog has really magnified one of the things that I love most about life – the musical journeys that you take, and are introduced to, by friends. A couple of weeks ago, I was catching up on the massive stack of blogs in my Google Reader…..which really makes me think about […]