Levon Helm

Music is a force, a force that triggers emotions, not unlike religion. This force can elicit elation. It can contribute to sorrow. As a social experiment, a concert reveals emotions across that spectrum. It is the rare occasion, however,…

Country-folk power couple Chaparelle gave an exciting performance on July 20 for the Woodstock community at Levon Helm Studios. Chaparelle, fronted by singer and songwriters Zella Day and Jesse Woods, are currently on their first…

Marco Benevento has announced a new double album, Barn Burner: Live at Levon's, to be released March 29, 2024 via Royal Potato Family. Recorded earlier this year live with his band featuring bassist Karina Rykman and drummer Chris…

This summer, founding Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh will make his return to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. And he's bringing a few friends along with him. Phil Lesh & The Midnight Ramble Band will play one night on Saturday, August…

Performing their current album, World Gone Mad, as well as classic songs of The Band, The Weight Band is led by Jim Weider, a 15-year former member of The Band and the Levon Helm Band. Originating in 2013 inside the famed…

The Del Lago Casino venue “The Vine” is bringing an infamous night from San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom back to life. The famed concert of “The Last Waltz” will be recreating music by “The Band” at the Del Lago Casino on Saturday…

Make no mistake. Don LaSala is not Conrad Hilton and he’s not in it for the money. Since 1998, LaSala and his wife Sue have been the owners and loving caretakers of one of the holy sites of rock history, the humble salmon-colored house in…

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Mike Younger has just released a new single just right for these carnivalesque political times, “Lord of the Fleas.” And while the lyrics for this tune were just penned to reflect today’s tumultuous climate, its…

The Band’s Levon Helm would celebrate his 80th birthday on May 26, and the late drummer will be remembered with four performances by the Midnight Ramble Band during May. With three shows on May 8, 9 and 15 taking place at the drummer’s…

Amy Helm and Cindy Cashdollar, two heroines of Woodstock, NY, wowed a hometown crowd on Friday, February 8 at Levon Helm Studios. The opening act, Freddy & Francine, however, traveled from significantly farther away. An Americana…