Robbie Robertson

A longtime member of The Band, Robbie Robertson yesterday issued a statement in response to the news that his bandmate Levon Helm is, according to his family,” in the final stages of his battle with cancer.” Robertson’s statement read in...

Here are the Top 3 Concerts of the Coming Week: 1. KRIS ALLEN 2012 was a year of ups ands downs for Kris Allen, who beat Adam Lambert to win Season 8 of “American Idol” in 2009. In May, he......

The Last Waltz is the greatest rock 'n' roll movie ever made despite the fact that one of its biggest stars, the Band drummer Levon Helm (pictured), hated it. Levon passed away last year, but Wednesday night you can see and hear him in his prime for...

The success of roots rock group The Band back in its heyday with Dylan came from great musicianship, of course, but also from the ramshackle ramble of its delivery. Garth Hudson at Keswick Theatre's historic organ during Songs of the......

It’s no secret that Jim Weider considers the highlight of his music career to be his time as guitarist in The Band after that iconic roots rock group reassembled in 1983 following a five-year hiatus and the departure of original......

Randall Bramblett, a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has worked with Steve Winwood, Gregg Allman, and Robbie Robertson, is heading for Suffolk where he's set to play a Sept. 22 fundraiser for Tidewater Arts Outreach. In Suffolk, Bramblett will...

Americana/roots rockers The Felice Brothers’ concert at Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Saturday was far from perfect. But it certainly had some good moments. And the good moments were very good. The Felice Brothers in file photo......

Dawes Wed., May 30, 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. Infinity Hall, 20 Greenwoods Road West, Norfolk. (866) 666-6306, infinityhall.com.   Dawes are going to be everywhere this summer: Bonnaroo, the Newport Folk Festival, The Clearwater Festival, Mountain Jam,...

As any Tom Petty fan knows, the waiting is the hardest part, but this is ridiculous. Petty and the Heartbreakers haven’t played an arena show in Orlando since 1995, although the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have made numerous road-trip worthy...

Gene Vincent, the influential early rocker born in Norfolk, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. His band, The Blue Caps, were unfortunately overlooked by the Rock Hall -- until now. Vincent's musical co-conspirators will be inducted...

Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious...

NEW YORK -- Legendary drummer and singer for The Band, Levon Helm, died Thursday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 71. A note on Helms' Facebook page says simply: "Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family,...