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Levon Helm: Ramble at the Ryman

Levon Helm was more than just a drummer, singer, and mandolinist for The Band. He was the group’s very soul, and not just because of the loamy rural tenor made famous by songs like “The Weight.” As the only actual Southerner in a Canadian outfit that mythologized the American South, Helm shouldered the load of a nostalgic yet troubled history that was, for his compatriots, mostly a dream. You could almost hear this existential burden in his weary yet unbowed style of drumming—a little behind the beat, as if life were always moving faster than he’d like. On live disc...  read more

This Week's New Album Releases (5/3/11)

Two of the nine albums we chose to highlight this week are actually box sets, but with a 9.0 rating, one of today’s new releases approaches instant classic....  read more

The 20 Best Documentaries of 2010

This was perhaps the deepest year in history for documentary features. It was a year when many of the best films uncovered lies, theft and fraud.   read more

Mountain Jam 2010 Photos Ft. Levon Helm, The Avetts, Drive-By Truckers, Many More

Photos by Joseph Longo...  read more

SXSW 2010: Lennon, Dylan, Neko, Levon

Jakob Dylan and Three LegsThe most hectic and exhilarating party of SXSW is on hump day when film and music overlap. The result is an interesting transformation both in appearance (baggy panted Kevin Smith look-alikes give way to skinny jeaned hipsters) and conversation ("What'd you see?" to "What'd you hear?"). Musically, my first highlight was the bio film on Levon Helm Ain't in It for My Health (below). Next was hearing Jakob Dylan's brand new band Three Legs with Neko Case and Kelly Hogan singing backup. It wasn't the greatest room to hear these guys but I was still impressed with the...  read more

Pearl Jam, Drake, MMJ, Levon Helm, Van Morrison, Many More Highlight New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2010 Lineup

Even after conducting the most thorough examination of Pearl Jam possible, we never would have been able to picture nor predict where Eddie Vedder would lend his trademark vocals next: the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival....  read more

Austin City Limits 2009 Day Two Photos Ft. Decemberists, Bon Iver, Mute Math, Levon Helm, Grizzly Bear and More

[Above: Bon Iver]Photos taken by Jason McElweenie at ACL 2009...  read more

Levon Helm's Ramble at the Ryman to Air on PBS

Levon Helm has, in recent years, found success hosting Midnight Ramble Sessions, nights of live music at his barn in Woodstock, N.Y. Last September, Helm took his jam session to the big stage at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, accompanied by noteworthy pals Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow and Sam Bush....  read more

Levon Helm: Electric Dirt

The throaty warble that characterizes the vocals of...  read more

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's All For The Hall - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre - 10/15/08

Photos taken at Nokia Theatre by Eric Ryan Anderson ...  read more