
The Allman Brothers Band's final show - 5 years ago last night!
Five years ago today, the Allman Brothers Band played their final show at the Beacon Theatre. You can order a CD of the final show right here. FIVE F'IN YEARS??
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RIP Robert Hunter, one of the all-time great songwriters
Eyes of the World: An interview with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter
So very, very sad to hear that Robert Hunter has passed away. To honor the man, I present my 2015 (?) interview. An edited version ran on WSJ.com as part of a preview…

RIP Brian Farmer, another good man gone too soon.
Re-posting this today, marking two years since Farmer's death. I am very proud that I own his Strat. Miss this guy very much.
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Warren Haynes’ longtime and much beloved guitar tech Brian Farmer died Sunday August 24,…

An interview with John Fogerty
I interviewed John Fogerty last year for the Wall Street Journal in advance of three shows he played at the Beacon. We spoke a lot longer than I could come close to capturing in that piece. Here is the more extensive Q&A.
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The full text of Amazon's George Orwell letter
New York Times reporter David Streitfield has been covering the Amazon/Hachette dispute since it began. He has an interesting, humorous take on the latest development - a rather odd and clearly misguided George Orwell reference. Money quote:
The…

Checking in with the North Mississippi All Stars
I'll be hanging out with the Dickinson brothers in a couple of weeks at Butch Trucks' Roots Rock Revival. Great guys, great band, great spirit. This story originally ran in Relix.
It’s soundcheck at New Jersey’s South Orange Performing…

One Way Out excerpt: The recording of At Fillmore East
In honor of the release of the expanded The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings, I present the following excerpt from One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band.
This is a partial, very abridged version of Chapter 8. To read…