The Grammy winner was convicted of illegally funneling millions in foreign contributions to Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign. Recorded on New Years Eve and New Years Day 1970 at the shortlived NYC venue, ...
A metal plaque commemorating the Fillmore East — one of the most storied venues in music history — vanished from the site of the long-shuttered Lower East Side concert hall about a week ago. And local ...
On this day in 1970, Jimi Hendrix died in London at the age of 27, joining Brian Jones as one of the early members of The 27 Club. Prior to his death Hendrix had been at a party, and then was taken by ...
The Band of Gypsys work their way up to a comfortable groove on a previously unreleased recording of “Ezy Ryder,” recorded at the Fillmore East half a century ago, which will feature on a new box set.
It’s one of the odder contradictions about Jimi Hendrix: Despite being so enigmatic and galvanizing in front of a live audience, he actually hated being out on the road. In his defense, “the road” in ...
There are multiple moments in Jimi Hendrix’s short but eventful career that are hailed as iconic: his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock, setting his Fender Stratocaster alight at ...
Jimi Hendrix Live At The Filmore East features the only known color and black and white rare footage of the group in concert including Machine Gun Who Knows Izabella Fire Foxey Lady and a musical ...
Now, almost half a century after the concerts took place, we finally have the whole enchilada: a five-CD (or eight-LP), 43-song box that features a new mix and no edits and that presents all the ...
CD 1: Power Of Soul; Lover Man; Hear My Train A Comin’; Changes; Izabella; Machine Gun; Stop; Ezy Ryder ;Bleeding Heart; Earth Blues: Burning Desire. CD 2: Auld ...
To celebrate the man, the myth, the legend that is Jimi Hendrix, we’re pulling out one of our favorite Hendrix live recordings. On May 10, 1968, Hendrix played the Fillmore East in New York City’s ...
It may only be rock ’n’ roll, but it was enough to get legendary concert promoter Bill Graham top billing at a new exhibit in his old Upper West Side ’hood. The late music impresario — who had a hand ...