by Weston | Jul 31, 2014 | Book Events, Roots Book, Roots Concert |
On August 9, at 7 p.m., join Weston Blelock, author of Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival: The Backstory to “Woodstock,” for a talk and book signing at the Inquiring Mind Bookstore and Cafe. Blelock will discuss the events—including the Sound-Out Music Festivals in...
by Weston | Dec 20, 2013 | Roots Book |
On December 29, Rick Danko, the bass player and singer in The Band, would have been 70. Danko grew up in Ontario, Canada, and left school at 14 to become a rock musician. His break came when he was tapped by Ronnie Hawkins to join The Hawks, one of Canada’s hottest...
by Weston | Nov 15, 2013 | Roots Book |
In 1971 the Woodstock Aquarian wrote, “Family is a crisis intervention service—a 24-hour hotline for major and minor crises. Family is communications—it is a gathering together of the community. It is a connecting service. Receptive in that it answers whatever...
by Weston | Aug 27, 2013 | Roots of Woodstock Blog |
What is the Rev. Thunderbear Traveling Roadshow (RTTR)? It’s a band headed up by Bill Barrett, a recent Woodstock returnee. Joining Bill are John Coghill on bass, Ian Snyder on lead guitar, and Russell Riley on drums. Barrett is a fan of impassioned three-hour sets,...
by Weston | Aug 1, 2013 | Carbon-Neutral Initiative, Roots of Woodstock Blog |
The Marcellus Shale Documentary Project, a Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) exhibition, is in its final weeks (June 29 to August 18, 2013). The show is curated by Laura Domencic, director of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. This photographic survey,...
by Weston | Jul 5, 2013 | Roots of Woodstock Blog |
Recently I spoke to Alex Cherney, lead singer, and manager of Hale Eddy, about their time in Woodstock. This past winter, he and the band recorded their debut album, Three More Dinners, at “School House,” the former site of Mary D’s Montessori School, on Ohayo...
