Tag Archives: Neil Young
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BottleRock Napa 2019: Mumford & Sons, Neil Young and Imagine Dragons to headline
Imagine Dragons perform at the Concord Pavilion in Concord on July 24, 2018. The band is one of six co-headliners at BottleRock Napa May 24 to 26. Photo: Kate Vides. NAPA — BottleRock Napa Valley producers today unveiled the lineup for the seventh incarnation of their annual wine country festival,…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Neil Young takes us ‘hitchhiking’ on new old album
It’s hard to believe, but somewhere, there is a huge vault of music that we don’t know about. In this vault are the good, the bad and the forgotten songs of the world’s greatest musicians. Every so often, one of those musicians digs deep into that vault and brings…
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Pegi and Neil Young cancel Bridge School Benefit concert in 2017
Photo: Paige K. Parsons Pegi and Neil Young have canceled the annual Bridge School Benefit concert in 2017—and possibly beyond, the Bridge School announced. The annual benefit show is a nonprofit charity event held every October at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. It celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. Neither Young nor…
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Album Review: Neil Young sparks change with ‘Peace Trail’
In an album that focuses on the apprehensions of the future—apprehensions about robotics, politics and the Earth—all while preaching about honesty and peace, Neil Young manages to keep his countryman persona intact. Peace Trail, Young’s 37th studio album, is wrought with his famous sound of folk, rock, electric guitar…
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Review: Bridge School Benefit marks 30 years with Metallica, Roger Waters, MMJ collaborations
Photos: Paige K. Parsons MOUNTAIN VIEW — Neil Young sat in with Metallica and My Morning Jacket served as Roger Waters’ backing band on the first day of the 30th annual Bridge School Benefit Saturday. Nine different artists performed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. The benefit aids…
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Metallica, Roger Waters tapped for 30th Bridge School Benefit concert
Metallica, Roger Waters, Dave Matthews and Willie Nelson were among the 10 artists announced Monday for this year’s installment of the annual Bridge School Benefit concert. The event, now in its 30th year, brings together popular musicians to benefit the Bridge School, a Hillsborough, Calif. facility serving children with…
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Review: Arcade Fire tops Bridge School Benefit on first of two nights
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Strong lineups at Bridge School Benefit concerts are often overshadowed by the cause for the annual event; the kids with severe physical and learning impairments at the school started by Bay Area rocker Neil Young and his wife, Pegi. Saturday, at the first of two 25th…