The Michael Dorf-produced Neil Young Tribute took place at Carnegie Hall last night and our friends at Thrasher’s Wheat have a full report on the event. Among the highlights were Joan Osborne singing Old Man, J Mascis tackling Cortez The Killer, Sugar Mountain by The Wood Brothers, Keller Williams’ version of Comes A Time, Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield tearing into Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River by The Roots and an all-star finale featuring all the performers on Hey, Hey, My, My (Into The Black).
Rolling Stone also has a good article on the tribute.
- The Waster chats with Trevor Garrod of Tea Leaf Green
- Check out Arcade Fire’s unplugged performance on KROQ
- Adam Durwitz of the Counting Crows covers love songs
- Why aren’t The Drive-By Truckers as big as Mumford & Sons?
- Stream part of Pete Shapiro’s Grateful Dead doc on Relix.com
- The Guitar Hero video game series has been axed by its maker
Finally, Paul Liberatore of the Marin Independent Journal published a few incredibly interesting excerpts from Sammy Hagar’s forthcoming autobiography Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock and as you can imagine, Hagar has some great stories to tell. Check it out for Sammy’s take on Eddie Van Halen in 2003 and David Lee Roth. [via Blabbermouth]