The Weight Band at The Bardavon, A Hudson Valley Homecoming
The Weight Band and special guests Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams started off the pre-Thanksgiving festivities at the Bardavon Theater in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, November 19th.
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Dead of Summer Music Festival 3 Features Deadgrass and Max Creek at Magic Mountain in VT
The Magic Mountain Ski Area and Whirlygig Music proudly announce the third annual Dead of Summer Music Festival. The festival will take place on July 9th, 2022, at the beautiful, scenic Magic Mountain Ski Area in Londonderry, Vermont.
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Ramble on Lark Street: Last Waltz Tribute a First for New Albany Music Hall
Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and perhaps a new one was born on Wednesday night in Albany. Coming together in grand fashion family, friends and fans of The Band convened at Lark Hall on Thanksgiving Eve for a memorable evening…
The Weight Band Release “World Gone Mad” Tour Dates Include Shows in Brooklyn and…
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…
Salt City Waltzes to Del Lago Casino for The Band tribute Concert
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…
Revisiting Watkins Glen Summer Jam 1973
It was the Summer of 1973, the ‘Hippie movement’ of the 1960’s still existed, but only in isolated pockets, tucked way in the dusty cobwebbed corners of the counterculture. Groups like the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, and The Band…
Summerfest at the Stadium: Eric Clapton and The Band perform Inaugural Concert at Rich Stadium…
On Saturday July 6, 1974, Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, NY held the first ever concert in its history. Eric Clapton and his band would serve as headliners, with The Band serving as a warm up for Slowhand. Tickets for the show were $8.50…
Levon Helm Featured on Timely Mike Younger single, “Lord of the Fleas”
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…
Summer Jam ’73: New York’s Largest Social Gathering (Cuomo would be Pissed)
In 2020, it is nearly impossible to imagine 600,000 people gathering anywhere, but especially in the rural town of Watkins Glen for Summer Jam '73. For live music enthusiasts, summer is the best time of the year. The warmest months…
The Church of Levon: The Religious Experience of Visiting Levon Helm Studios
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,…
