Neil Young has long shied away from performing his classic albumsin concert, and, in a new interview with the AARP, he says that is unlikely to change any time soon. “I was just offered millions of dollars for a tour to do Harvest,” he told writer Edna Gundersen. “Everyone who …
Read More »Hear Jesse Dayton Cover Neil Young, AC/DC on New Album 'Mixtape Volume 1'
Jesse Dayton releases his new album Mixtape Volume 1 on August 9th. It’s a collection of cover songs that highlight the East Texas songwriter’s diverse influences — Dayton interprets everyone from Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot to the Cars and AC/DC. Ahead of Friday’s release, the Americana multi-tasker is streaming …
Read More »See Susan Tedeschi, Dave Matthews Band Cover Neil Young's 'Cortez the Killer'
Dave Matthews Band welcomed blues singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi to the stage on Wednesday night for a searing take on Neil Young’s “Cortez the Killer.” The 11-minute version of the sprawling epic, originally found on Young’s 1975 album Zuma, was performed during the band’s show at the Vystar Veterans Arena in …
Read More »Flashback: See Neil Young and Pearl Jam Rock the Free World in 1993
Pearl Jam were cresting when they made an appearance on the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards. Not only did they win Video of the Year for “Jeremy,” trouncing video warhorses like Aerosmith, Peter Gabriel and R.E.M., but they also performed on the show, giving the network footage to air when …
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