“We'd tried it a number of different ways, but we weren't that excited about it,” Robbie Robertson told Guitar Player in our May 1995 issue. “So our attitude was, ‘Well, just in case something else ...
The Weight Band are premiering the new track "You're Never Too Old (to Rock 'n' Roll)" exclusively for readers of The Boot. Fans can press play above to watch a rowdy, raucous performance of the song ...
You wouldn’t necessarily figure a song inspired by filmmakers Luis Buñuel and Ingmar Bergman — and crammed with surreal lyrical imagery referencing everything from the Bible to the Jewish owner of a ...
In the days following the death of The Band’s Robbie Robertson, a number of tributes have been pouring in. The latest comes from Zac Brown Band. At a recent concert at the Saratoga Springs Performing ...
It’s hard to put a finger on it, but there is something just so soothing about the song, “The Weight,” by the Canadian-born rock band, the Band. It’s like an old dusty short story that you read as a ...
ALBANY, N.Y. - With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "The Weight," The Band fused rock, blues, folk and gospel to create a sound that seemed as authentically American as a Mark ...
It's easy to be cynical about a tribute band. At their worst, one can be downright insulting to a lover of a certain band's music. It can zombify beloved work, bringing nothing to the canon but ...