The Band’s 3rd Album, ‘Stage Fright,’ to Get Expanded Reissue →

On February 12, 2021, Capitol/UMe will celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Band’s classic third album, Stage Fright, with a suite of newly remixed, remastered and expanded 50th Anniversary Edition packages, including a multi-format Super Deluxe 2CD/Blu-ray/1LP/7-inch vinyl box set photo booklet; digital, 2CD, 180-gram black vinyl, and limited edition 180-gram color vinyl packages. All the Anniversary Edition releases were overseen by principal songwriter Robbie Robertson and boast a new stereo mix by Bob Clearmountain from the original multi-track masters.

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IT WAS THE MUSIC Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, film by Mark Moskowitz →

A musical odyssey about two veteran musicians in search of what they call “music utopia”, It Was the Music features Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams; he’s from New York’s Upper East Side, she’s from rural West Tennessee.

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Consequence Sound : Bruce Springsteen Reunites with the E Street Band on New Album Letter to You: Stream →

This is the first time The Boss has recorded with the likes of Roy Bittan, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Stevie Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, Charlie Giordano, and Jake Clemons since 2014’s High Hopes. Letter to You features nine new Springsteen songs, which were written on a guitar randomly gifted to him by a fan, as well as three cuts from the 1970s that have never been released: “Janey Needs a Shooter”, “If I Was the Priest”, and “Song for Orphans”. Mixing was provided by Bob Clearmountain, and mastering was handled by Bob Ludwig.

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Rolling Stone : Rosanne Cash, Exhausted By the State of the Country, Looks to a Better Future in New Song →

Like most artists, Rosanne Cash has been stuck in her home for the bulk of the past year. But unlike some singer-songwriters who feel creatively paralyzed by the moment, Cash has been able to process what’s happened throughout 2020 — a deadly pandemic, an uprising for black lives, a looming election — into art.

“My tour was cancelled, and I was off the road, sequestered in my own home, with time, a stack of writing journals, and a recording studio in the basement,” Cash says. “The only thing to do was write songs.”

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Alabama News Center : New documentary explores Alabama ‘Black Belt Blues’ →

A new, one-hour documentary digs down deep into Alabama’s African American inspired blues tradition, one less well-known than its Mississippi counterpart, but equally rich.

Alabama Black Belt Blues is produced by One State Films in partnership with Alabama Public Television (APT). It premieres on APT stations at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, with a rebroadcast at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25.

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Artnet : Yoko Ono Is Hanging Banners With a Message of Hope for New Yorkers on the Facade of the Met for Its Reopening Later This Month →

For the first time, the space that usually advertises current exhibitions will be turned over to the Japanese-born conceptual artist Yoko Ono. The artist created two 24-by-26-foot banners, one that reads “DREAM” and one that reads “TOGETHER,” during lockdown as a way to address the longing for connectivity felt by so many.

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NME : Christine and The Queens’ – ‘La Vita Nuova’ review: surprise EP is an astonishing and emotional sucker-punch →

Héloïse Letissier has once again injected enormous emotional heft into the vessel of warped, left-field pop. And this one takes on classic literature! Christine and The Queens’ newest release ‘La Vita Nuova’ borrows its name from a Latin text by Dante Alighieri, which tells the story of his love for a woman named Beatrice and  details the emotional toll of her early death.

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Blues Blast Magazine : Phantom Blues Band – Still Cookin’ – Album Review →

Johnny Lee Schell, Tony Braunagel, Mike Finnigan, Darrell Leonard, Lenny Castro all part of this great album.

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Angélique Kidjo Wins Best World Music Album For 'Celia' | 2020 GRAMMYs →

Angélique Kidjo won Best World Music Album for Celia at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. This marks her fourth win in the category and fourth GRAMMY win overall. 

During her acceptance speech, Kidjo celebrated a new generation of African artists coming up to represent the continent while thanking luminaries who came before her for their contriutions to world music, including Celia Cruz.

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Keb' Mo' Wins Best Americana Album For 'Oklahoma' | 2020 GRAMMYs →

Keb' Mo' beat out fellow category nominees Calexico And Iron & Wine (Years To Burn), Madison Cunningham (Who Are You Now), J.S. Ondara (Tales Of America) and Yola(Walk Through Fire).

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Poughkeepsie Journal : Amy Helm working on new album →

Woodstock musician Amy Helm is working on a new album. The Grammy winner has posted news of her latest endeavor on Facebook. Details have yet to be released, but the daughter of the late Levon Helm has revealed where she is recording the album – Levon Helm Studios; and who is performing on the project – musicians Tony Mason, Josh D. Kaufman and Phil Cook.

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Rolling Stone : Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton Praise the Band in ‘Once Were Brothers’ Documentary Trailer →

Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, and Martin Scorsese praise the Band in the new trailer for Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, an upcoming authorized documentary about the group.

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Variety : Album Review: The Band’s ‘The Band’ 50th Anniversary Edition →

Fifty years on, it’s difficult to convey just how much The Band changed the game. As psychedelia and acid rock were exploding, they were mentally and musically galaxies away, sequestered in Woodstock, creating their earthy, rickety fusion of folk, blues, country, old-school rock and soul.

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Rolling Stone : Warren Haynes, Lukas Nelson, Jamey Johnson Lead Last Waltz Tour →

Robbie Robertson has announced an all-star tour celebrating the Band’s legendary farewell concert The Last Waltz. Warren Haynes, Don Was, Jamey Johnson and Lukas Nelson are among the artists that will take part in the 12-date The Last Waltz Tour 2019: A Celebration of The Band’s Historic Farewell Concert.

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Larry Campbell und Westernhagen - Mit 18 - Das Pfefferminz-Experiment (Woodstock Recordings Vol.1) →

Rund 40 Jahre nach dem legendären Album "Mit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz" hat Westernhagen die Songs neu aufgenommen. Entstanden ist "Das Pfefferminz-Experiment - Woodstock Recordings Vol. 1". Producer : Larry Campbell.

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NDR : Carl Carlton: Ostfriesischer Gitarrengott →

Unter seinem bürgerlichen Namen Karl Walter Ahlerich Buskohl kennt den Ostfriesen kaum jemand. Doch als Carl Carlton wird er in der Musikszene wie ein echter "Gitarrengott" gefeiert.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung : Unser Mann in Woodstock →

Gäbe es einen offiziellen deutschen Botschafter in Woodstock, wäre das Carl Carlton. Wobei Woodstock da eher metaphorisch für die goldenen Jahre des Rock steht, auch wenn der Ostfriese im New Yorker Künstlerdorf eine Zweitwohnung hat. Er ist da wegen Levon Helm hin, der Schlagzeuger bei The Band war und der da wiederum wegen Bob Dylan hingezogen war, für den die Band arbeitete.

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung : CARL CARLTON UND THE SONGDOGS : „Ich habe immer gedacht, ich bin nicht gut“ →

Der friesische Gitarrist, Songwriter und Weltbürger Carl Carlton kommt wieder auf Tour – mit seiner eigenen Band The Songdogs. Für ihn ein Schritt aus dem Schatten der Künstler, für die er sonst als Musiker arbeitet.

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Der Ausnahmegitarrist aus Ostfriesland →

Der Ostfriese Carl Carlton ist nicht nur Gitarrist bei Maffay, Lindenberg und Westernhagen – auch in Amerika ist er ein gefragter Musiker. Dabei begann seine Karriere denkbar tragisch.

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