Category: Classic Rock

Classic Rock | May 30, 2019

David Crosby’s Glorious Renaissance

These days, David Crosby is a pretty happy guy. No, I’m serious. And that’s a big deal, especially considering Crosby’s ornery reputation (I’ve never experienced it in our chats), his […]

Classic Rock | May 30, 2019

A New Twist For The Musical Box

For the last 26 years, rabid and passionate Genesis fans, who seem to always impatiently long for some type of Genesis reunion that never happens, have had a pretty amazing […]

Americana | May 28, 2019

John McEuen’s Blissful Folk Music Life

It’s been fifty-plus years since John McEuen basically “replaced” Jackson Browne in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the NGDB started crafting their indelible folk country rock sound, most famously […]

Classic Rock | May 21, 2019

Nils Lofgren’s Rocky Beautiful Fifty Years

Three years ago, a movie called Hired Gun came out. The well-told documentary highlighted the stories of some of rock and roll’s best musicians, many largely unknown to the average […]

Classic Rock | April 22, 2019

Joan Osborne: Tangled Up In Dylan

(header photo by Jeff Fasano) It’s a somewhat unique phenomenon, that moment when an artist with a voice from heaven like Joan Osborne chooses to roll an entire album of […]

Classic Rock | March 25, 2019

Reviving The Music Of A Legendary Concert

Among some other notable factoids, 9/3/77 is considered by some to be the day the Grateful Dead proved to everyone that they were absolutely here to stay, drawing so many […]

Classic Rock | March 22, 2019

A Mickey Hart Bonus: A Moment With Jerry

(Featured photo of Garcia and Hart courtesy www.rosiemcgee.com) As a music writer, I always want to ask a given artist about what is most current in their lives, I mean […]

Classic Rock | March 20, 2019

The Rhythmic Brain Of Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart has got rhythm. Of course anyone who knows anything about rock music knows that. As drummer and percussionist extraordinaire for the Grateful Dead for over fifty years, or […]

Classic Rock | February 27, 2019

Feats Not Failing Them Now

As they step on stage wherever they may be during their current 50th anniversary tour, the guys in Little Feat know exactly why they’re still there. During their original, legendary, […]

Classic Rock | December 3, 2018

Live At The Fillmore: Integrate Not Infiltrate

What many call the definitive Allman Brothers tribute band is led by a gifted musician and longtime fan who believes authenticity is what fans want most.    When Lou Maresca […]