San Diego Union-Tribune music critic George Varga began drumming in rock bands at 12 and writing professionally about music at 15. A Louisiana native who grew up mostly in Germany, Varga has earned ...

The death of a beloved ex-bandmate partially inspired Robbie Robertson to complete his first solo album in 1987, which included an ode to his lost friend.

ACCLAIMED Offaly bluegrass band JigJam is back in the studio, recording their upcoming album at Zac Brown’s Southern Ground ...

A lmost four decades after his death at age 42, the pianist and singer Richard Manuel, whose voice was an essential element ...

Richard Manuel biography a loving testament to a key member of The Band originally appeared on Goldmine.

His Life and Music, from The Hawks and Bob Dylan to The Band’ after deep dives into archival materials and original ...

Released on June 26, 1975, The Basement Tapes was genius finding itself – in Bob Dylan, once more; in the Band, for the very ...

With the benefit of half a century of hindsight, Bob Dylan and The Band's The Basement Tapes would appear to represent the first of a series of ...

There are all sorts of healthy, sensible, understandable reasons somebody might choose to change their body. In fact, there ...

You’d be forgiven for assuming Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are birds of a different feather. One’s a reclusive Jewish kid ...

Quite a while after 'The Last Waltz' and a live performance comeback, The Band finally started to work on new music in 1993.