Farm Aid is returning to Raleigh, North Carolina’s Coastal Credit Union Mark Park at Walnut Creek on September 24 with a line-up that includes Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Mathews with Tim Reynolds, Margo Price, Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Crow, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, and Lukas Nelson & Promise …
Read More »'Human Highway': Piecing Together the Great CSNY Album That Never Was
For those who still scan liner notes in the streaming era, one credit on Neil Young’s new ArchivesVol. II box — “Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young: Vocals” — will be both familiar and intriguing. The sight of those names on the collection, which dives into Young’s 1972–1976 work, is hardly …
Read More »Can Neil Young Sue Donald Trump Into Silence?
Can Neil Young successfully sue Donald Trump over the usage of his music at rallies? As with so many recent controversies in music, it all comes down to a tricky copyright issue. Young filed a lawsuit against Trump’s campaign Tuesday, claiming that the president and his campaign team lack the …
Read More »'Shit, Mary, I Can't Dance': Neil Young Drops the Tender 'Try'
Neil Young has released the charming “Try” from Homegrown, the long-lost 1975 album that he’s finally decided to release next month. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the record’s arrival, but we’ve already waited nearly 50 years for it to come out. What’s another few months? The soothing barroom ditty opens with …
Read More »David Crosby on Live Music's Uncertain Future — and Why He Hasn't Given Up on Reuniting CSNY
David Crosby had a busy 2020 lined up, with three separate tours, major shows with Phil Lesh, Joe Walsh, and Jason Isbell, and a lot of new music to make. At the moment, Crosby has no idea if any of that is going to happen. “I don’t want to be …
Read More »Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Willie Nelson Unite for Los Angeles Autism Benefit
UPDATE 1/6/21: After being postponed due to Covid-19, Stephen Stills‘ autism benefit Light Up the Blues has been rescheduled to April 10th, 2021. Tickets can be found at the Greek Theater’s website. ** Stephen Stills and his wife Kristen are bringing their long-running autism benefit show Light Up the Blues …
Read More »Watch Neil Young Sing 'Running Dry' for the First Time in 50 Years
Neil Young has pulled out some stunningly-rare tunes on his solo acoustic theater tour since it began just one week ago, including “Ambulance Blues,” “The Last Trip to Tulsa,” “Broken Arrow” and “Razor Love.” But last night at the State Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he brought things to a whole …
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