Woodstock

Music Journalism 

When You Mistake The Beatles For Ché, You Get What You Deserve

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Che Guevara, Clampdown, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Pete Seeger, Seinfeld, The Beatles, The Clash, Woodstock, Woody Guthrie

By believing that singing about working for the clampdown was the same as working against the clampdown, we worked for the clampdown

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Fusion jazz Latin Psychedelics Rock 

Santana Anointed: 50 Years Of Abraxas

September 16, 2020September 17, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, José "Chepito" Areas, Michael Carabello, Michael Shrieve, Miles Davis, Santana, Tanglewood, Woodstock

Celebrating a half century of the most definitive Santana studio LP

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Blues Festivals Folk Psychedelics Rock 

I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part Two

October 20, 2019November 4, 2019 Carey Budnick 1 Comment 1968, 1969, Bill Cosby, Buffy Saint-Marie, Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Chuck Berry, Country Joe & The Fish, Dick Gregory, Flatt & Scruggs, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Ian & Sylvia, Iron Butterfly, James Cotton Blues Band, Joan Rivers, Joni Mitchell, Jose Feliciano, Jr Walker & The All-Stars, Lenny Bruce, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Richard Pryor, Richie Havens, Rodney Dangerfield, Steppenwolf, Sweet Inspirations, The Boxtops, The Grassroots, The Joe Tex Revue, The Turtles, Woodstock

Further observations at the intersection of two American music giants

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Psychedelics Records Rock 

Always See Your Face: Love’s Four Sail at 50

August 29, 2019August 30, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 3 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Arthur Lee, Elektra, Four Sail, Jimi Hendrix, Love, Woodstock

Digging into the last Arthur Lee classic on Elektra

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Blues Folk jazz Music Journalism 

I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part One

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 Carey Budnick 2 Comments Colpix, Elektra, Israel, Nina Simone, Nina Simone and Richie Havens, Nina Simone biography, Nina Simone's career, Philips Records, Richie Havens, Tel Aviv, Woodstock, Zoe Saldana

Observations at the intersection of two American music giants

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Rock 

Here’s to the TRULY Forgotten Woodstock

August 19, 2019August 20, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, Bethel '94, Bethel Woods, Dave Pirner, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Slim Dunlap, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, The Replacements, Victoria Williams, Winona Ryder, Woodstock, Woodstock 94

Talking Bethel ’94 with Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner

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Hard Rock World 

WATCH THIS: Israeli Rock Star Ninet Tayeb Delivers Fiery Rendition of Joni’s ‘Woodstock’

August 15, 2019August 16, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bethel Woods, Israel, Joni Mitchell, Netflix, Ninet Tayeb, Pat Benatar, PJ Harvey, Rough Trade, The Zombies, When Heroes Fly, Woodstock

Catch the rising singer/actress on tour with The Zombies this month

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Rock 

‘We Just Have One Thing To Say To You Fuckin’ Hippies…’

August 12, 2019August 23, 2019 Tim Sommer 9 Comments 1969, Arlo Guthrie, Canned Heat, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dr. Feelgood, Hot Rods, MC5, Roxy Music, Sha Na Na, Ten Years After, The 101ers, The Manson Family, Woodstock, Woodstock 1969

Sha Na Na were the most important act at Woodstock, and I’m not fucking kidding

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