This just in from LoHud.com: Music legend Bob Dylan will be the first headliner to play the Capitol Theater in Port Chester when the historic venue opens in the fall. This stifles lingering rumors that The Rolling Stones would be the “anonymous” first act in an already star-packed lineup. If… Read More →
G.E. Smith once joked that he hadn’t slept since the 1960s. Don’t laugh. That might actually be closer to the truth than you could imagine, considering that Smith has crammed in more music and more gigs with some of the world’s most notable musicians than seems humanly possible. It’s no… Read More →
This goes back to a conversation I had with Rob Stoner outside the Turning Point Cafe some years ago. Stoner, former bass player for Bob Dylan and longrunning session man and music industry insider, was at the Piermont venue playing with rockabilly crooner Robert Gordon. I ran into him afterward…. Read More →
From punk rockers to folk singers, it seems like everyone wants a piece of the Christmas music biz. And you can’t really blame them. You have your classic Burl Ives and Nat King Cole holiday collections which seem to pop up every Christmas — with good reason. It’s classic stuff…. Read More →
One week into our Listening Room readers poll for best album, the results are, well, interesting – but not entirely surprising. Our poll so far is dominated by classic rock releases, but with a good mix of newer albums that will probably give the old timers a run for their… Read More →
Leave it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to put on a show. Last night marked the first of a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden to commemorate the Rock Hall’s 25th anniversary. By all accounts it was a rousing success, with legendary performers like Bruce Springsteen, Stevie… Read More →
Legendary rockabilly crooner Robert Gordon will return to the Turning Point on Sunday, making one of his regular appearances at the cozy Piermont venue that has hosted everyone from Bo Diddley and Johnny Copeland, to Hot Tuna and Roger McGuinn. If you’ve ever had a chance to see him you… Read More →
How does someone spend five years playing with the world’s most famous rock band and still make it onto a list of guitar players “under the mainstream radar?” Because Mick Taylor never got the credit he deserves. (courtesy of Fred the B-slinger/jimsatten.com) Taylor’s jazz/blues guitar playing revitalized the Rolling Stones… Read More →
Some of you have already heard that Bob Dylan has a new Christmas album this year—something we hear Iggy Pop was planning earlier this year. Well, you can indeed now hear the legendary folk singer/songwriter take a stab at the Holiday season. I’m not exactly a Dylan-head, but I have… Read More →
The Concert for Bangladesh was a good cause before concerts did that sort of thing. And it certainly produced classic music: Leon Russell’s “Young Blood” and cover of “Jumping Jack Flash,” Ringo’s “It Don’t Come Easy,” along with appearances by Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Billy Preston. Organized by former… Read More →
David Lindley plays so many stringed instruments that he often tells interviewers he’s lost count. It’s no surprise — the multi-intrumentalist has been collecting them since the 1960s, and was once known for stockpiling cheap guitars from Sears. But his talent is undeniable. Don’t take it from me: Check him… Read More →
There wasn’t much reason to think anything would come of Richie Wise’s project in the late 1960s, when the guitarist/singer signed up two teenagers to form a power trio. And, in fact, the band that came to be called Dust managed just two albums before it dissolved. Dust nonetheless carved… Read More →
David Bowie knew Mick Ronson had the glam-rock look he wanted for The Spiders From Mars, the backup band that would ultimately gain the up-and-coming singer/songwriter international acclaim. He just wasn’t sure Ronson could play. “Mick Ronson just floored us,” Bowie’s producer, Tony Visconti, says on Ronson’s website. “When David… Read More →
Bob Dylan’s latest album, Together Through Life, is due for release tomorrow, his first studio release in three years. We’ve lost track of how many albums that makes for the Hall of Fame singer/songwriter, but this one’s getting decent reviews — although one reviewer suggested it has a “bleak” feel… Read More →
Still waiting to see how Bob Dylan responds to the latest issue floating around his Malibu estate. Specifically, the folk/rock legend has been hampered lately by complaints from neighbors of his expansive Mailbu spread because the port-a-potties he makes his staff use are spreading toxic funes around the neighborhood, or… Read More →