Chuck Berry

Greenwich Entertainment has released the documentary Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World in select theaters across the US and on streaming platforms. The film tells the story of the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival, and…

By 1980, the Grateful Dead certainly didn't feel like a stranger at Nassau Coliseum. The band had played ten shows at this arena already, five in 1973 and another five the previous year in 1979. However, 1980 would only see a single…

Like rock music itself, the rock concert has very humble, homegrown origins. It started way back in the later 40s/early 50s when radio DJs and record store owners saw them as a way to generate more bucks from the racy new musical style…

48 years ago today, The Grateful Dead wrapped up their first ever run at Nassau Coliseum. The venerable Long Island venue was almost completely new at the time, having only opened in February of 1972. In fact, the Dead were only the second…

Albany has many venues, but for more than a decade, there has not been a mid-sized music venue for bands to 'graduate' to once they prove themselves capable of filling clubs, including The Hollow, Parish Public House, Pauly's Hotel and…

As we continue to look back on the year in music in 2017, no retrospective would be complete without recognizing the artists that we lost this year.  Fortunately, even though they may no longer be with us, their music is eternal and will…

It's not every weekend that a Grateful Dead cover band sells out a three-night run at the Brooklyn Bowl. Two weekends in a row?  Unheard of.  Fantastical as it may seem, Joe Russo's Almost Dead (JRAD) achieved this feat within mere seconds…

Chuck Berry's name is synonymous with rock and roll. The singer-songwriter-guitarist got his start in the 50's with hits like "Maybellene", "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B. Goode." His music redefined the fabric of the musical landscape…