Robbie Robertson News and Photos

Garrison Starr: The TVD First Date

Tue, April 24 2012 9:35pm - Source: The Vinyl District

"I have to be honest, for the longest time the only album I owned on vinyl was the Bangles' Different Light."

Remembering Levon Helm – a classic interview with the Band

Tue, April 24 2012 11:49am - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

Big Pink is of those middle-class ranch houses of the type that you would expect to find in a development row in the heart of suburbia rather than on an isolated mountaintop high above the barn architecture of New York State's rustic Woodstock.

The Last Waltz

Mon, April 23 2012 6:00pm - Source: The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

Back in the early days of this blog, I wrote about the concert movie The Last Waltz , featuring the Band's final performance with an all-star lineup of guests.

Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson lead Levon Helm tributes

Fri, April 20 2012 9:51am - Source: GIGWISE

Stars of the music world, including Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson, have paid tribute to Levon Helm after he passed away yesterday (April 19).

Mike Ragogna: Robbie Robertson's Clairvoyant Box, Plus Chatting with Ed Sheeran and Devin

Tue, April 10 2012 4:14am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

In 2011, Robbie Robertson's album How To Become Clairvoyant was not only one of the more satisfying releases of the year, but it also was the artist's most personal statement about his life, covering topics from spirituality to the breakup of The Band. But Robertson reveals oodles more through a limited, signed, expanded box set version of the album, and it includes more treats than most collectibles attempt to gather.

Presenters for this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Robbie Robertson, Steven Van Zandt, Chuck D

Tue, March 20 2012 4:30pm - Source: Something Else!

John Mellencamp, Motown legend Smokey Robinson, singer-songwriter Carole King, the Band's Robbie Robertson and ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons and Dusty Hill — each of them already members of the hall — will welcome the Class of 2012.

Dawes, London Borderline, March 5, 2012

Tue, March 06 2012 1:24pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

A few weeks shy of a year ago, I was at the 12 Bar Club in London's Denmark Street, the Tin Pan Alley of pop legend, to see a young Los Angeles-based band called Dawes.

Robbie Robertson Brings Art and Music Together in Collector's Edition of New Album

Tue, September 20 2011 4:12pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The Band's Robbie Robertson has toured, recorded, composed soundtracks, written dozens of classics, and worked with everyone from Bob Dylan to Neil Diamond.

Dawes: 'I'd love to do a concept album but I'm American'

Fri, September 02 2011 12:57pm - Source: The Sun - London - UK

Different spellings aside, Dawes, like the great Doors, can proudly count themselves among the best bands to come out of Los Angeles.

Breakin' The Rules - Robbie Robertson Interview

Wed, June 22 2011 8:10am - Source: ClashMusic.com

What happens when the master story teller finally opens his heart?

Interview: Robbie Robertson

Tue, June 14 2011 7:32pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

On How to Become Clairvoyant , Robbie Robertson 's first studio album in over a decade, the legendary guitarist turns his third person street narratives inward, opting for atmospheric confessions on relationships soured by the road, tumultuous rock culture in the 70′s, and, of course, the legacy and ultimate demise of The Band. It's his most personal record to date, and while phoning from his Los Angeles home, he was eager to discuss the unique recording process and box set (brimming with bonus tracks, original artwork, tarot cards, and much more), as well as the cathartic process of songwriting.

Dawes: Nothing is Wrong

Mon, June 13 2011 11:15am - Source: A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz

I first discovered the band Dawes a couple of years ago after a friend recommended that I check them out.

Robbie Robertson: "Straight Down The Line" (Live On Fallon) (Video)

Fri, June 10 2011 12:52pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

Jimmy Fallon notes that How to Become Clairvoyant is the first Robbie Robertson solo album in 13 years in his intro to this performance.

All week: Nothing but Ticket Giveaways! Dawes, 6/11 at Wolf Trap

Tue, June 07 2011 6:32pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Here's a bit of a last minute entry into our concert giveaway series this week.

Here’s Something Else!: Everything 1980s, Daniel Lanois edition

Tue, May 31 2011 4:09pm - Source: Pop Dose

Reviews begin an occasional feature focusing on the best of the 1980s with a look at producer and songwriter Daniel Lanois' impact on the decade of popped collars and parachute pants.

Robbie Robertson to Receive Order of Canada This Friday

Wed, May 25 2011 7:47pm - Source: Spinner

Acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter Robbie Robertson , best known for his work in the legendary rock group the Band , will become an Officer of the Order of Canada this Friday, May 27, at a special ceremony in Canada's capital city at Rideau Hall.

Robbie Robertson – How to Become Clairvoyant (2011)

Mon, April 04 2011 2:26pm - Source: Something Else!

How to Become Clairvoyant is, thus far, Robbie Robertson 's most blatantly personal solo release, taking on his split with the Band, nostalgia for his generation's spent idealism, and the realization of a dark aftermath for the era's hedonistic excesses.