Bob Dylan

I don't quite get Bob Dylan doing Christmas songs, but here he is, sporting a wig at a house party, accompanied by a band that sounds more like it should be playing at Oktoberfest. Read More

Nearly a whole verse into the fourth song of Bob Dylan's performance at the United Palace Theatre, the audience emitted a sharp gasp. Read More

"Thirty years ago you could hear what he was saying," the old guy next to me groused. Read More

Did we ever think we'd see the day when Bob Dylan puts on a Santa hat and dances to a Polka Christmas song? Read More

"Ballad Of A Thin Man", United Palace Theatre , New York , November 17 Bob Dylan finished his fall tour with a third show at the United Palace Theatre in New York last night (November 19). Read More

"...this was the first show I've seen since guitarist Charlie Sexton rejoined the band. The setlist was phenomonal: they opened [night three] with a hard rocking, swagger heavy "Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking" (from Slow Train Coming ), followed by a loose "The Man In Me" (from New Morning , and also used in the opening credits of The Big Lebowski). The fans loved the semi-obscure picks. Then he played my favorite song from my favorite album of 2009: "Beyond Here Lies Nothing" from Together Through Life . He also played "Jolene" and "My Wife's Home Town" from that album, all of which were great. Dylan is such a '60s icon, and of course he has nearly five decades of material to draw from, I'm glad he still plays so much recent music, which shows his continued relevance: the album he drew from the most was 2006's Modern Times : "Thunder On The Mountain," "When The Deal Goes Down," "Workingman's Blues #2" and "Ain't Talkin'." He played my favorite song from 2001's "Love & Theft," "High Water (For Charlie Patton.)" And I was glad he hit one of my favorites, "Cold Irons Bound," from 1997's Time Out Of Mind. Over 50% of the show was from the past 12 years, which I think is awesome. As you know, I consider Bob to be one of the best artists of the '00s." [ No Expiration ] Bob Dylan played his third show in a row at United Palace Theatre in NYC on Thursday night (11/19). Read More

Listening to a Bob Dylan album that I downloaded to my iPhone, I was prompted to rummage through a box of yellowing newspaper articles on entertainers and found a 2002 New York Times article, "Bob Dylan's Unswerving Road Back To Newport," which traces his merger of folk and rock. Read More

Those guys you are talking about all had conspicuous hits. Read More

Air Waves addicts can check out the pop trio tonight with Bright Lights at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave. (at N. 11th St.), 718-963-3369; 9, Free. Classic rock heartthrobs Big Star play with with Kurt Vile (and the Violators) at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, 317 Clermont Ave. (at Lafayette Ave.), Brooklyn, 718-638-1256; 7, $35. Read More

Oh hey look it's the new Thanksgiving video from song-and-dance entertainer Bob Dylan. Read More