Woodstock

Beatle Rock 

Ringo Gets Back to the Garden

September 27, 2026September 27, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Bethel Woods, Buck Johnson, Gregg Bissonette, Hamish Stuart, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, Steve Lukather, The Beatles, Warren Ham, Woodstock

All-Starr Band brings the hits to Bethel Woods

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Remembrance Rock 

Garth Hudson was the Heart of The Band

January 23, 2025 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, RIP, The Band, Woodstock

Remembering a North American music legend, gone at 87

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North Americana 

WATCH: Laura Zarougian Shares Video for “New Used Car”

November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Chicago, Laura Zarougian, Lucinda Williams, New Used Car, Saugerties, Woodstock

Sophomore album due out in early 2025

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African Fusion jazz Latin Rock 

Soul Sacrifice: Michael Shrieve Turns 75

July 6, 2024July 6, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Carlos Santana, drummer, Michael Shrieve, Santana, Santana IV, Soul Sacrifice, Woodstock, Woodstock Music & Art Fair

Celebrating the career of Santana’s otherworldly drummer

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Indie Rock Rock 

Birdfeeder Take Flight with a Decidedly Delayed Debut

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 3 Colors, Band of Changes, Birdfeeder, Boston After Dark, Chris Harford, Dumptruck, Freedy Johnston, Kevin Salem, Mark Mulcahy, Miracle Legion, Polaris, Woodstock

Mark Mulcahy fills us in on the creation of this exciting new indie supergroup

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Folk Pop Remembrance 

Woodstock Original Melanie Gone at 76

January 24, 2024January 25, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Brand New Key, Lay Down (Candles in the Rain), Melanie, Melanie Safka, RIP, Woodstock

Among her hits include “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”

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Soul 

Spaced Cowboy: Sly Stone at 80

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, Cynthia Robinson, D'Angelo, Everyday People, Fresh, George Clinton, Joe Perry, Larry Graham, OutKast, Prince, Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone, Stand!, Woodstock

Honoring the unorthodox genius of a soul icon

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Festivals Films Rock Rock Docs Television 

Trainwreck or Clusterf#&k?: Unpacking Woodstock ’99

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 David Seville 0 Comments 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Festival, Bob Weir, Crosby Stills & Nash, Cypress Hill, Green Day, Joe Cocker, Kid Rock, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Primus, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rollins Band, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Woodstock, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

A new Netflix docuseries uncovers the controversial festival that serves as a disturbing sign of the times

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Folk Rock 

Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys: Arlo Guthrie at 75

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Alice’s Restaurant, Alice’s Restaurant Massacree, American Folk, Arlo Guthrie, folk, Massachusetts, Stockbridge, Woodstock, Woody Guthrie

Looking back on the long career of a legendary American son

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Festivals Music Journalism Remembrance Rock 

Michael Lang Goes Back To The Garden

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Ron Hart 4 Comments Blind Melon, Blue Cheer, Blues Image, Bob Dylan, cancer, Carlos Santana, Chuck Berry, Green Day, John Lee Hooker, John Scher, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Lang, Nine Inch Nails, RIP, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mothers of Invention, Woodstock, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

Following a valiant battle with a rare form of cancer, the renowned and controversial Woodstock co-founder passed away on January 8 at 77

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Pop 

Another Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren at 50

July 9, 2021March 28, 2022 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1971, Bearsville Records, Hunt Sales, Runt, The Ballad of Todd Rundgren, The Nazz, Todd Rundgren, Tony Sales Jr., Woodstock

Why Todd’s most obscure ’70s album remains one of his very best

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Beatle 

Thanks For The Pepperoni: A Half-Century of All Things Must Pass

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1970, All Things Must Pass, Badfinger, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Gary Wright, George Harrison, Ginger Baker, peter Frampton, Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Woodstock

Looking back at the emancipation of George Harrison

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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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adblock Fusion jazz Latin Psychedelics Rock 

Santana Anointed: 50 Years Of Abraxas

September 16, 2020November 30, 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 Allan 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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