Geraldo Rivera 1979 Tv report on the Allman Brothers

Check out the video below: a pretty great Geraldo Rivera report about the Allman Brothers Band and their 1979 reunion: Geraldo is a legit fan and did a great radio interview with me when One Way Out came out. Lots of great lines in…

Neil Young on Howard Stern

Neil Young visited Howard Stern for an interview this morning. They covered a lot of ground, including why he thinks Buffalo Springfield's music didn't translate well to record, the act and art of songwriting, bad reviews, and Crosby, Stills,…

Frank Fenter Honored By The Georgia Music Hall Of Fame

Frank Fenter Honored By The Georgia Music Hall Of Fame     1936 - 1983 Frank Fenter co-founder of Macon's Capricorn Records to be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame October…

A (pretty damn good) interview with Paul Westerbeg

In honor the Replacements' recent reunion shows, I present to you this interview with Paul Westerberg. I would have loved to go see them in Queens Friday night, but I had my own gig going on. The Replacements were a very important band…

Happy Birthday B.B. King: An appreciation and personal history

B.B. King turns 89 today. Happy birthday Mr. King. Three years ago, I took my son Jacob, then 13, to see B at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair. I wanted Jacob to see him, and he had a truly memorable experience. When Jacob went up front…

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…

Thank you Johnny Winter for what you did for Muddy Waters and much more…

Six Strings Down. RIP Johnny John Dawson Winter III, February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014 A couple of years ago, my good friend and Guitar World colleague Andy Aledort wrote this great, harrowing piece for GW that includes some details…

Allman Brothers announce sale dates for final concerts

Finally, some news we've been waiting for... tickets for the final Allman Brothers concerts go on sale next week... Please note that the information below is a press release from the band without any editorial input or commentary from me...…

Horace Silver’s surprising Allman Brothers connection

RIP Horace Silver, a jazz giant whose music could be catchy without being simple, whose musical depth is often overlooked and who was a co-founder of the Jazz Messenger with Art Blakey... and who has a surprising Allman Brothers connection. This…

Special gig this Friday June 20 in Maplewood

Saxophonist Dave Loevinger, one of my partners from Beijing's Woodie Alan band will be in town and joining the Big in China band for a very special show. THIS FRIDAY, June 20 at Highland Place Bar and Grill. 8:30 PM 5 Highland Pl, Maplewood. More…