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IFLTS: 'It Makes No Difference,' The Band (Spinner.com)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Filed under: I Freakin' Love This Song Spinner.com : 'It Makes No Difference,' The BandFrom 1978's 'The Last Waltz''It Makes No Difference' is nearly the most forlorn and heartbreaking song I know. The Band's Rick Danko, a dreamy bassist with warm and round tenor pipes, handles vocal duties with such... Read more

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music from big pink (veni vidi blogi)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:23:00 GMT

Actually, little pink. Sometime over the last decade, we stopped referring to our little fingers as...little fingers, and they became "pinkies". Little toes, I read at the weekend, are now pinkie toes. What I want to know is why. Similar to an ad on radio every morning as I drive to work, which says if you buy a bed from a local shop you will soon be pushing up "zees". All delivered...

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AfterNews: Steady Truckers/Wilco/Bob Dylan (Hidden Track)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:56:30 GMT

... scheduled to kick off on October 30 in Louisville. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy recently revealed that the band hopes to release a new studio album by Spring 2009 during an interview with a radio station in Albany. Meanwhile, booking agent High Road Touring appears to be setting up a Wilco/Neil Young tour towards the end of the year. [HT - Phorbsie] Sadly, Bob Dylan didn’t join old friend Levon...

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Bob Weir’s Gamelan: “One Instrument With A Lot of Players” (Nevada Thunder)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:47:31 GMT

side note: found this great article interviewing Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead. he talks about his current band, his former band, and even brings up his opinion of the Presidential Election. enjoy. Mike Greenhaus http://www.jambands.com Though he is the youngest member of the Grateful Dead’s classic lineup, Bob Weir has gradually aged into a stately role [...]

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REVIEW: New Dog, Old Tricks (Phawker)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:15:29 GMT

BY ED KING ROCK SNOB On “Hang On”, from Dr. Dog’s latest album, Fate, everyone’s favorite floppy-eared psychedelphians swing Tarzan-like from bearded, cut-out bin Beach Boys to cokehead-era Band, before doing a canonball in the Beatlesque bongwater. Come on in, the water’s lovely! The Dog always seem to front load their albums with these [...]

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Rick Danko - Times Like These (Cave 17)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:05:45 GMT

Times Like These is Rick Danko’s final solo album, technically unfinished when he died in 1999 and released the first time a year later (it’s recently been reissued). Danko brought in Band members Levon Helm and Garth Hudson, as well as people related to the group, including Professor “Louie” Hurwitz, Maud Hudson, and the Crowmatix. [...]...

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The Summer Season's Best Music Festivals (ABC News)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:28:51 GMT

A fan crowd surfs during the Modest Mouse set at Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007. The three-day festival, headlined by Pearl Jam, includes 130 bands. (Brian Kersey/AP Photo)Music festivals are to summer what rock is to roll. If you haven't had a chance to beat the heat with your favorite legend, it's time to face the music. USA TODAY's Rebecca Heslin gets the lowdown...

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LiveCountingCrows Lauches With Free Download (The Weight)

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:44:00 GMT

... fans who register for a free account at . I just got my copy and I'm currently listening to 'Richard Manuel is Dead' from their excellent Hard Candy album. I bought that album and didn't play it for months. Once I listened for the first time, it was in rotation for a year. Whether or not you've listened to much of their work since August and Everything After or Recovering the Satellites,...

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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS 08/02/08 (KansasCity.com )

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:37:00 GMT

•Actor Peter O’Toole, 76 •Country singer Hank Cochran, 73 •Keyboardist Garth Hudson of the Band, 71

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Umphrey’s McGee Lights Up The Northeast (Hidden Track)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:00:29 GMT

07/24/08 Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY Sound Tribe Sector 9 opened Set I: JaJunk > Higgins , Soul Food I > Ocean Billy , Nothing Too Fancy > Got Your Milk (Right Here) > Jimmy Stewart > Nothing Too Fancy , Syncopated Strangers , Rocker Part II > JaJunk , Come Closer Famous words from Levon Helm about the first time The Band played NYC: “New York, it was an adult portion. It...

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Troubador Tuesday -- Jesse Winchester (The Daily Docket)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:35:00 GMT

... Lady":A fine art painter hippie compadre of mine used to love this one, "Black Dog":Canadian Robbie Robertson of The Band got involved in producing Jesse early on, perhaps because of the richness of his vocal timbre and his songwriting. My painter friend also loved "Isn't That So." I also favor "Mississippi, You're On My Mind" and "Nothin' But A Breeze."Most people don't know...

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Rick Danko Blog (Visions of Dylan)

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:29:44 GMT

From Carol Caffin: This site is dedicated to the music and legacy of Rick Danko of The Band. Lots of Band and Dylan-related material, too. (Carol is a writer, editor and publicist & worked with Rick Danko for many years) Rick Danko, His Life, His Music & His Legacy

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Basement Songs: Robbie Robertson, “What About Now” (Popdose)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:38 GMT

In the fall of 1991, Robbie Robertson released his second solo album, Storyville, to glowing reviews, including a four-star feature write up in Rolling Stone (“a mature and masterful work that lends additional luster to the formidable legacy Robertson shaped with the Band”). A month later, Nirvana’s Nevermind was released, and we all know [...]

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Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal (prefix)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:35:25 GMT

... record as much as it is a love letter to fans. His odd voice, a vocal mix of Warren Zevon and Rick Danko, is at once sarcastic and heartbreaking.This, his ninth studio release, was produced by Tony Visconti and is full of gems, though they mostly come when he turns down the volume; to my ears, he was always most successful in his alt-country phases. It is not that tracks like the...

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Tour Dates: SPAC Attack (Hidden Track)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:28:21 GMT

If I was to dream up a fest this summer consisting of some of the best roots singer/songwriters around the line up would come pretty darn close to the one that was revealed for the inaugural Saratoga Music Festival. The one day fest to be held at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on August 17th [...]

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Ronnie Hawkins - Mojo Man / Arkansas Rock Pile (Cave 17)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:23:41 GMT

I had this plan to do a whole week on material related to The Band. I’ve got four records, and figured I could come up with something for the Friday by the time it rolled around. Great idea, but not feasible. And besides, the whole point of writing this review is to get away from The [...]

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Tears of Rage: Richard Manuel is Dead (Sound Affects) (PopMatters Music)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:00:00 GMT

The opening track on 1968’s Music from Big Pink is one of the most perfect pop compositions ever. It is a perfectly atypical opening number and a perfect introduction to the intriguing...

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Levon & The Hawks "He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart)" (Doctor Mooney's 115th Dream)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:48:00 GMT

You might know 'em as Bob Dylan's backin' band during the soul grindin' tour of 65/66. But, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson and Richard Manuel weren't always known as The Band. Before their dusty tumbler debut of sounds, namely, Music From Big Pink , they went through a few name...

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CD Review: The Sea To The North by Garth Hudson (Blogger News Network)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:48:16 GMT

The dream of having his own solo album began when Garth was left alone on stage during a New Year’s Eve concert by “The Band”. He had planned to play the traditional Auld Lang Syne at the stroke of midnight but had started playing too early so he had to improvise with whatever came to [...]

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When Good Albums Happen to Bad People: Robbie Robertson, “Robbie Robertson” (Popdose)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:30:46 GMT

Robbie Robertson’s recorded output with his legendary band — that is, The Band — and his solo career would seem like different beasts on the surface. While The Band was known for its exploration of the various forms of American roots music — folk, country, and rhythm and blues — his solo recordings have aimed [...]

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