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Whew. http://www.bobdylan.com/news/ I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day of the most dangerous month of the year At the worst time at the worst place – that’s all I seem to hear I got up early so I could greet the Goddess of the Dawn I painted my wagon – I abandoned all hope […]

Davis, an American Rock Band, released their first single “Time.” This song is filled with soaring vocals and guitar playing that harkens back to the heady days of the British Rock invasion ala Cream, Bad Company and Zeppelin. This is a versatile group of young musicians with a gritty rock edge.  The song “Time”, propels […]

Very few rock bands have the power to reach into your soul and give it a good shake, but the Dirty Knobs are one of those rare outfits.With the first guitar slash, the Knobs remind you that there was a time when feeling alienated was venerated and nobody ever had to turn the volume down. […]

Derek and the Dominoes were an English-American blues-rock band formed in 1970 by guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon.  All four members had previously played together in Delaney & Bonnie and Friends during Clapton’s brief Blind Faith tenure. The band released only one studio album, Layla […]

Dawes is composed of brothers Taylor (guitars and vocals) and Griffin Goldsmith (drums), along with Wylie Gelber (bass) and Tay Strathairn (keyboards). Taylor Goldsmith at the Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival, June 2012 Dawes was formed from the band Simon Dawes after the departure of co-songwriter Blake Mills, subsequently abandoning a post-punk sound in […]

As one of the founding members of the Los Angeles punk band X, John Doe was one of the most influential figures in American alternative rock during the early ’80s, but when he launched a solo career in the early ’90s, he decided to pursue a rootsy, country-rock direction instead of continuing with punk. X’s […]

Deftones were one of the first groups to alternate heavy riffs and screamed vocals with more ethereal music and hushed singing — spawning a fair amount of imitators in their wake. The group first formed in Sacramento, California during 1988, when then high-school students Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Chino Moreno (vocals) first […]

As a drummerless acoustic trio consisting of two guitarists and a string bassist, the Devil Makes Three are not your normal alt-country band. While deeply rooted in the blues and country music, they enthusiastically incorporate elements of bluegrass, ragtime, and jug band traditions as well. The group also makes no bones about its punk rock […]

Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, CBE (pronounced day-viz) is an English musician born in 1944. He was the rhythm guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for The Kinks, which he led from 1963 to 1996 with his younger brother, Dave. In 1973, Davies attempted suicide by overdose following the breakup of his first marriage. He was later diagnosed with bipolar […]

A young British guitarist, Mark Knopfler, enlisted his brother David, John Illsley on bass and Pick Withers on drums to form the band Dire Straits in 1977. Little did the fledgling band know they were embarking on the road to world fame in the 80’s and beyond. Extending the “pub rock” tradition, Knopfler’s spare guitar […]