Blind Spot: Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’
Editor’s note: We asked Tribune writers to reflect on a piece of the larger cultural puzzle (a popular TV show, a movie, a book, etc.) they were missing — until...
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Heartbreak is just a Lee Ann Womack song on ‘The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone’
“In some ways, every heartache is like an old Hank Williams song,” Lee Ann Womack sings on the title track of “The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone,” her latest...
Inside JD McPherson’s undivided heart and soul (and head)
Echoes of greatness reverberate inside the walls of Nashville’s legendary RCA Studio B, where Elvis, the Everly Brothers, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and scores of other artists banged out hit...
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams talk Bob Dylan, Levon Helm and ‘Contraband Love’
For richer, for poorer. In sickness and in health. In good songs and bad. Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams have taken the latter to heart over 30 years of marriage...
Rob Bochnik and the ‘simple hippie message’ of ‘Lovevolve’
Touring Australia with Bob Dylan. Sharing a stage with the late Levon Helm during one of his legendary Midnight Ramble sessions. More than a handful of late-night TV appearances. Guitarist...
The Lone Bellow put friendship first and come out on the other side of the ‘Storm’
The first time the members of The Lone Bellow heard one of their songs on the radio, they were driving on a snowy day into Chicago ahead of the band's...
Paul Simon made joy abundant at Northerly Island
There must be 50 ways to leave a Paul Simon concert happy. Despite a 90-minute rain delay and the absence of longtime guitarist Vincent Nguini due to illness, the 75-year-old...
Neil Diamond is ‘so good, so good, so good’ at United Center
Neil Diamond got a jump-start on celebrating Memorial Day at the United Center Sunday with a stirring rendition of the 1980 hit "America," which the 76-year-old singer dedicated to both...
Ha Ha Tonka is all grown up now on ‘Heart-Shaped Mountain’
Even rock stars grow up. Just ask the men in Ha Ha Tonka. Since the Missouri-based band's last album in 2013, most of its five members have paired up, fathered...
Don’t listen to the Wild Reeds’ three-part harmonies with your eyes
Three women and a banjo? Any band fitting those specifications must be a carbon copy of the Dixie Chicks, right? That's just one of the eye-roll-inducing comparisons the Wild Reeds...