Set your DVRs for tomorrow night to catch “Don’t Be Denied”, an introspective look at the music and life of Neil Young, airing on PBS, 9PM EST.
Narrated by Young and produced by the BBC as part of their “American Masters” series, the film chronicles the songwriter’s entire career — from his suburban Canadian upbringing, through [...]

Looks like Neil Young’s been busy. In addition to finally giving his long-awaited archives a release date (June 2), ol’ Shakey has a new album, Fork in the Road, due out April 7.
Head over to his official site to catch bizarre homemade videos (like the one below) and pre-order the album.

OK. Lets officially write this off as one of the most heinous musical crimes of all-time perpetrated by a formally great artist. What is it about male musical figures in their mid-forties that causes such frequent lapses in judgment? Insecurity? Boredom? Maybe it’s just the drugs, or combo of all three?
Whatever the reason, the fact of [...]

As 2008 comes to a close, we at Stranger Dance are starting to look forward to what 2009 holds. A number of our favorite artists (Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Jason Isbell, M. Ward, Wilco, etc.) have confirmed upcoming albums and even more are flirting with the idea.
A few things stuck out to us while compiling [...]

A few of us here at Stranger Dance fled the DC area to get away from politics, but even we’ve gotten caught up this election season. Having said that, I’ll be happy when it’s all over and we can start moving forward.
However, if you just can’t get enough of this battle, you can even check [...]

The lineup for the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert has been announced, to be held October 25 & 26 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. As always, Neil Young (a school co-founder) will anchor the lineup which also features Wilco, Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Death Cab for Cutie and Norah Jones.
In addition to those artists, ZZ Top and [...]