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Dave Matthews, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wilco to Honor Neil Young at MusiCares Concert

">Photo: Brecheisen/WireImage Dave Matthews, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mellencamp, Wilco and Crosby, Stills & Nash are just a handful of the artists set to pay tribute to legend Neil Young at the 2010 MusiCare’s Person of the Year gala on January 29th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event will honor both Young’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-worthy musical achievements as well as his philanthropic work, which includes leading roles in both Farm Aid and the Bridge School benefit concerts.

Published: 2009-11-10 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Exclusive Clip: “CSNY: Deja Vu”

This Friday sees the theatrical release of CSNY: Deja Vu, a very different kind of band documentary. It follows Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on their “Freedom of Speech” tour in 2006 and features a combination of performance footage combined with stories from and interactions with fans on the road. Click above for an exclusive clip from the film, including why Stephen Stills equates his band’s live show with political cartoons.

Published: 2008-07-22 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Videos

Track by Track: Crosby, Stills & Nash on Their Self-Titled Debut

Rolling Stone recently sat down with Crosby, Stills & Nash to go track by track through their landmark 1969 debut album. Recorded before Neil Young joined their ranks, it contains many of their most enduring songs. “We were in love with each other at the time we recorded that album,” Graham Nash says. “We were new friends discovering new parts about each other and we had songs. And we had the ability to translate those songs into records that was astounding and we knew it. When we walked out of the studio with that two-track under our arm, we knew what it was going to do. We knew that it was going to be a hit. We knew that we had nailed something that wasn’t really that popular kind of then. It was all Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix and stuff and here comes this little acoustic record.” Here’s the story behind seven songs from Crosby, Stills & Nash: • Track by Track: Crosby, Stills & Nash on Their Debut Album

Published: 2008-08-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Ahmet Ertegun Memorialized in New York City

Towards the end of Tuesday night’s star-packed tribute to late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, Neil Young spoke for his fellow artists: “Ahmet was our man,” he said, after singing “Helplessly Hoping” with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. “I just hope that today’s musicians have someone like Ahmet, because we were really lucky.” Crosby and Nash then stepped offstage, leaving Stills and Young to perform an emotional version o

Published: 2007-04-19 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: General

Tour Tracker: The Shins, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Art Brut

Photo: Hawthorne/Getty The Shins hit the road (presumably to work out material for a new album? Please?), Crosby, Stills & Young schedule a brief tour of the States before heading off to Glastonbury and Art Brut book five-night residencies at New York’s Mercury Lounge and Chicago’s Schubas Tavern. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. The Shins May 2 - Bellingham, WA @ Western Washington University May 4-5 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox May 6-7 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom May 9 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre May 10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium May 11 - San Diego, CA @ Soma May 13 - Richmond, VA @ The National May 14 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club May 15 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live May 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory May 17 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater May 18 - New York, NY @ Terminal Five Crosby, Stills & Nash June 3 - St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena June 4 - Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavilion June 6 - Detroit, MI @ Meadowbrook Festival June 7 - Toledo, OH @ Zoo Amphitheatre June 12 - Cooperstown, NY @ Doubleday Field June 13 - Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino June 14 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion Art Brut June 1-5 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge June 6 - Philadelphia. PA @ Johnny Brendas June 8-12 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern June 13 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos June 15 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent June 16-18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland June 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

Published: 2009-03-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Graham Nash Talks “Reflections” Box Set, Performs “Right Between the Eyes”

On his way to Rolling Stone headquarters in New York to talk about his new three-CD career spanning box set, Graham Nash began thinking about a song he wrote in the city more than 40 years ago. “I was seduced by a beautiful woman down in Long Island,” Nash says. “She was married. The song is a confession to a friend.” Nash sang us an acoustic version of the track, “Right Between The Eyes,” for what he believes is the first time in 20 years (click above for the exclusive video). It’s one of 64 tracks on Reflections, which traces his career from the Hollies through the many incarnations of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to his recent solo work. “I went through 44 versions of the set before I settled on this one,” he says. “It was painful for me because I’m not for introspection or resting on my laurels. A lot of the musical soundtrack to my life is on this box set.” Nash plans on hitting the road this summer for Crosby, Stills and Nash’s 40th anniversary tour. He’s also in the early stages of recording a new covers album with his famed trio under the guidance of producer Rick Rubin. The last time Nash was hanging at Rolling Stone along with David Crosby and Stephen Stills, the trio took us track-by-track through the making of their landmark self-titled debut album: • Track by Track: Crosby, Stills & Nash on Their Self-Titled Debut Related Stories: • Crosby, Stills and Nash Talk About Their New Movie and Old Bands • Exclusive Clip: CSNY: Deja Vu • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: 2000 Feature

Published: 2009-01-30 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Videos

News Ticker: CSNY, Britney Spears, Led Zeppelin

CSNY – Déjà Vu, the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young documentary directed by Neil Young, has been picked up for distribution. The band hopes to release the new politically-charged documentary before the November elections. Britney Spears was involved in another minor car accident on Tuesday. Spears’ Mercedes rear-ended a Ford Explorer in Beverly Hills, but no one was injured and no damage was done to either car. Music engineer Larry Levine, an associate of famed producer Phil Spector and the creator of the “Wall of Sound” recording technique, died at the age of eighty. David Coverdale has retracted claims that his band Whitesnake would open up for Led Zeppelin for their reunion tour, and that Led Zeppelin is going to have a reunion tour at all. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-05-14 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Weekend Rock List: Best Protest Songs

George W. Bush gave his final State of the Union address this week, signaling the beginning of the end of eight tumultuous years. The Bush presidency inspired a whole new generation of rockers singing about being fed up, so for this weekend’s Rock List, we’re asking you to pick the all-time best protest songs. Tell us your picks, and on Monday we’ll reveal the final list. Here are our suggestions: • Green Day - “American Idiot” • Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – “Ohio” • Bob Dylan – “The Times They Are A-Changin’” • Pearl Jam – “Bushleaguer” • Eminem – “Mosh” [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-02-01 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists, Rock Daily

Neil Young’s Rough Ride: A Look Back at the Freedom of Speech Tour

When Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young tore into “Let’s Impeach the President” in Atlanta in August 2006, they faced an overwhelming chorus of boos and raised middle fingers. The band seemed calm onstage, but today Neil Young says he feared for his safety throughout the ­entire Freedom of Speech Tour. “I was a nervous wreck by the end of that thing,” he says. “We had to deal with death threats and bomb-sniffing dogs the whole time.” The Atlanta concert is a pivotal scene in CSNY Déjà Vu, a documentary chronicling the tour, directed by Bernard Shakey (a.k.a. Young), which premiered at Sundance. Click here for an interview with Young in which he discusses the documentary, the presidential election and his plans for the future. Related Stories: Sundance Preview: CSNY, U2 Lead Pack of Movies That Rock New Music Tuesdays: Neil Young’s “Chrome Dreams II” Neil Young Journeys Through the Past at Idaho Tour Kick-Off

Published: 2008-01-29 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Neil Young’s Biggest Fan Speaks: “His Voice Is Haunting,” Says Donald Trump

Two years ago we noticed the bizarre trio of Patti Smith, Salman Rushdie and Donald Trump rocking out to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the first two rows of Madison Square Garden. Last year, the Donald was sitting upfront for Young’s solo show at the United Palace Theater and on Monday Trump was again grooving to Neil at the Garden. We gave Trump a call yesterday to discuss. “He’s got something very special,” Trump says. “I’ve listened to his music for years and I’ve seen him before that, but I went to the concert where they were honoring Bob Dylan years ago at Madison Square Garden [Bob Fest 10/16/92] and Neil got up and totally brought the house down. There was nobody close. He’s performed for me at my casinos over the years and he just brings it down. I’ve met him on occasions and he’s a terrific guy.” Does Trump have a favorite Neil Young song or album? “It’s sort of all favorite,” he says. “I like the older stuff better, which is typical with a lot of artists — hence the famous Ricky Nelson song ‘Garden Party.’ I like all his songs, you know, ‘Rock and Roll’ — just great stuff. His voice is perfect and haunting. He’s 63 and I don’t think it’s changed. It’s more important than his playing, ’cause you have so many great players — but there’s just one voice like that. Whatever the hell ‘it’ is, he’s got it.”

Published: 2008-12-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News