Song of the Day: 'Poor Poor Pitiful Me'/'Cadillac Ranch' medley, Warren Zevon

9 February 2012, 12:14 pm

A live performance from the Capitol Theatre in Passaic... Read More »

Video premiere: Chieftains and the Low Anthem's 'School Days Over'

9 February 2012, 9:31 am

The Chieftains and the Low Anthem's 'School Days Over': A new video featuring the Low Anthem and the Chieftains premieres on Pop & Hiss. Ireland's Chieftains collaborate with Rhode Island's Low Anthem on the song "School Days Over."... Read More »

Nodaway Fair singer now on The Voice

9 February 2012, 5:45 am

A country singer from North Dakota who will headline this summer at the Nodaway County Fair is having her moment in the sun on national television.... Read More »

Alec Wilkinson: JD Souther in the American Songbook, at Lincoln Center.

5 February 2012, 9:14 pm

JD Souther, who is sixty-six, lives on a farm outside Nashville, and is most widely known for his part in writing sombre, elegiac songs that the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt made famous, such as “New Kid in Town,” “Heartache Tonight,” and “Faithless Love.” . . . (Subscription required.)... Read More »

Dan Kane's entertainment spotlight: Singer Aaron Neville

1 February 2012, 3:58 am

Aaron Neville, whose hits include “Tell It Like It Is,” “Everybody Plays the Fool” and the Linda Ronstadt duet “Don’t Know Much,” will appear in concert at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Tangier at 532 W. Market St. in Akron. Tickets, $30 to $55, may be ordered at 330-376-7171.... Read More »

Downturn recasts National Hispanic Cultural Center

31 January 2012, 8:04 am

ALBUQUERQUE -- It's the place where Linda Ronstadt sang "Desperado" to Sen. John Kerry during the 2004 presidential campaign.... Read More »

"The Fans Would Throw Little Tinfoils Of Hash At Me": A 1980 Interview With Bill "Spaceman" Lee, Baseball's Stoner ...

19 January 2012, 4:38 pm

# billlee The folks at The Golden Sombrero alerted us to this wonderful piece of baseball history : a 1980 High Times interview with pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee in which Lee holds forth on drugs, Bowie Kuhn, race, reincarnation, drugs, drug use, drug abuse, which drugs Expos fans threw to him in tri... Read More »

Parks to play from 'Heart'

19 January 2012, 5:18 am

Dianna Parks will perform Linda Ronstadt's "Heart Like a Wheel" album in its entirety Friday night at the Barlow Event Center, 1151 Civic Center Drive N.W., Rochester. The album, which was... Read More »

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: The Reflected Lights and Shadows of Californiaa€(TM)S 1970s Troubadours

15 January 2012, 5:32 pm

The composer J. D. Souther in the Allen Room as part of the Lincoln Center American Songbook series, performed songs identified with Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles, along with new works. "Too many stories, too many heartbreak songs/ Where nobody's right, nobody's wrong," go the words to "Fait... Read More »

Some old 'New' songs to start the year | Listing Slightly

13 January 2012, 6:51 am

It’s hardly a novel idea, but how about beginning the new year with a few old “New” songs? There are a lot to choose from. Here’s a sampler by category: A new start • Appropriately, U2’s “New Year’s Day.” Some new views • Patti Labelle offers a “ New Attitude.” • A whistlin... Read More »