This brings us back to when we first got smitten with rock music so long ago.

Even as the Eagles neared the height of fame, before 1976’s Hotel California, they were already teetering on the edge of a fiery burnout. You May Also Like: The Eagles’ most legendary guitar improvisation … wasn’t: ‘That’s not like the demo’

At City Winery, Chicago: Since 2012, Michael Nesmith has toured around the country with the Monkees and as a solo act. You May Also Like: The Monkees were split, and sparked, by creative differences: ‘It’s part of the equation’

At Chicago’s Mayne Stage: I was looking forward to seeing the band Poco again. I had the good fortune of seeing the band, or more accurately the Poco acoustic trio, in 2012. You May Also Like: Rusty Young – Waitin’ For The Sun (2017) Simon Phillips, Poco, Oz Noy +Read More

For Don Henley, the Eagles’ success was related not to gimmickry but to a focused attempt to blend bed-rock music styles without any of the artifice that’s associated with more modern acts. You May Also Like: Following no trends, the Eagles’ Long Road Out of Eden was an impressive comeback

“Let’s Drive,” released today as part of John Oates’ Good Road to Follow series, is emblematic of the free-form creative tear he’s been on — combining soul and country, and focusing on a brand-new topic. You May Also Like: John Oates isn’t a fan of Hall and Oates’ ’80s videosRead More

For some reason, Jackson Taylor seems to fly under the radar on the underground country scene.

This set represents an often-overlooked period, and one of intense experimentation, for Steve Earle — who couldn’t have been further removed (personally or professionally) from his earliest triumphs You May Also Like: Steve Earle, “The Tennessee Kid” from Terraplane (2015): One Track Mind

Tommy Malone was not lacking for work as a musician, not with his frontman role in one of the best and beloved roots bands going, the Subdudes. This underrated talent had basically handed his career over to this New Orleans favorite on and off from 1987 until the band wentRead More

Co-founder Bernie Leadon will reportedly join the Eagles for a portion of their still-expanding 2013 tour. He last recorded with the band on 1975’s One of These Nights, and was the first member to depart. You May Also Like: Mudcrutch’s belated self-titled debut brought Tom Petty back to his rootsRead More