Jimmy Vivino’s connection with the Band runs deep, and it continues right through ’13 Live,’ which was recorded at Levon Helm’s rustic concert space.

Even as Garth Hudson continues working on a new studio effort, the Band’s very busy multi-instrumentalist is prepping for a tour in Japan, to begin at the end of July. You May Also Like: A Legacy Reclaimed: Robbie Robertson and the Band How the Band Said Goodbye With ‘Jubilation’ TheRead More

It’s difficult, as this plays, to believe that The Beautiful Old focuses on sheet-music favorites from before the advent of electricity. These 19 gusts of folk-tinged turn-of-the-century Americana still hold boundless insights. You May Also Like: Linda and Richard Thompson, “The Great Valerio” (1974): One Track Mind Richard and LindaRead More

Some magic was bound to surround this, as Jimmy Vivino reunited with long-time former collaborators for the first time in years. But doing so in Levon Helm’s old-barn studio, where Vivino had made so many memories, only heightened the date’s sense of emotional reminiscence. You May Also Like: The BlackRead More

Sunday gives us another chance to remember Levon Helm, as Elton John, Mavis Staples and others pay tribute to the rail-jumping, loamy voiced, rhythmic heart of the Band during the annual Grammy awards. You May Also Like: How Levon Helm’s ‘Electric Dirt’ Confirmed a Stirring Late-Career Resurgence How Levon HelmRead More