Features
Tuesday, November 25 2008
Day One: Frank Zappa to The Band
A Sgt. Pepper's-inspired satire…a platter of pure soul sizzle…the second act of rock's Warhol-weaned avant-garde…the beautiful noise of two voices in unison…and a backup 'band' comes into their own. Five definitive LPs -- five statements of solid rock royalty.
Reviews
Friday, April 27 2007
The Band: The Best of A Musical History
The music is superb, but who's going to buy this?
Friday, December 23 2005
The Band: A Musical History
This five-CD/one-DVD set spans the most important years of the Band's existence, from its days with Ronnie Hawkins to The Last Waltz's curtain call. It's both a lavish dedication and definitive documentation of the Band's legacy.
Friday, May 30 2003
The Band: Music From Big Pink [DVD Audio]
The Band were a group that turned a musical corner for everyone, influencing a generation of musicians in the process.
Blogs
Friday, August 19 2011
Counterbalance No. 47: 'The Band'
Wash your hands in lye water; you've got a date with the Band's 1969 self-titled masterpiece. Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn are giving it a listen -- look out Cleveland!
Thursday, June 23 2011
Across the Great Divide: The Band's "Brown Album"
The Band’s mythical country rock came to define a genre with its illuminating self-titled second record.
Thursday, June 19 2008
Tears of Rage: Richard Manuel is Dead
The opening track on 1968’s Music from Big Pink is one of the most perfect pop compositions ever. It is a perfectly atypical opening number…
News
Tuesday, April 19 2011
'Clairvoyant': Robbie Robertson had a sense about whom to work with
LOS ANGELES — There's a track on Robbie Robertson's new album, "How to Become Clairvoyant," that's destined to generate buzz among guitar aficionados, not just…
