Van Morrison

My friend Jeff is usually about three years ahead of me when it comes to listening to music that was recorded more than ten years ago. Read More

If you're a high-roller shelling out $350 for a fine ticket, hoping to hear one of your favorite stars sing nothing but his hits, then Van Morrison might not be your guy. Read More

Morrison spent most of the Meyerhoff gig directing his crack nine-piece ensemble (with strings) through simmering vamps and R&B shuffles, stoically cuing a keyboardist to lay out here, inviting a guitarist to bend a few more bluesy licks there. Read More

He also closed the show with a rousing "Gloria," which served as a clever cover to bail out of the venue and get his limo on the road several minutes before the band wrapped up and the audience realized he had left the building. Read More

Halloween’s coming and the days are growing colder, but the special events calendar at Musicians Institute ( www.mi.edu ) is heating up with several exciting late October special seminar and clinic events. Read More

Van Morrison celebrated forty years since the release of his classic "Astral Weeks" last November with concerts that covered the album in its entirety, a carefully crafted rethinking of its nuanced nature that has been the backbone of his live schedule since. Read More

Van Morrison was actually scheduled to make an appearance in the bigger venue too this month, but... Read More

These days, an artist who released an album as poorly received as "Astral Weeks" was upon its debut in 1968 would find himself dropped in no time. Read More

Music legend Van Morrison landed on the Right Side of The Road... when he got off a speed fine yesterday thanks to top lawyer Nick Freeman. Read More

Van Morrison believers and Van Morrison haters. Read More