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Best protest songs: No. 5, “This Land is Your Land” - Woody Guthrie(0)

Posted by jharrington on November 17th, 2008 at 8:51 pm | Categorized as Bruce Springsteen, This Land is Your Land, Top 25 Protest Songs of All Time, Woody Guthrie

In honor of this election year, I am looking back at the 25 greatest protest songs of all time. I’m starting with No. 25 and working my way up. Note: Each artist was only eligible to have one song make the list. To read past entries on this list, click here.
5, “This Land is [...]

This Land is Your Land: Post your take(0)

Posted by jharrington on September 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 am | Categorized as Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Sleep Train Pavilion, This Land is Your Land

I didn’t make the This Land is Your Land festival at the Sleep Train in Concord, because I was (still am) down in Monterey for the Jazz Festival. I received one post from a concert-goer who hated the show. Hopefully, others enjoyed it more than he did. (I’ll include his negative reaction below.)
If you went [...]

Sheryl Crow, Mike Ness, Cat Power highlight `This Land’(0)

Posted by jharrington on September 18th, 2008 at 4:19 pm | Categorized as Black Keys, Cat Power, Henry Rollins, John Steinbeck, Mike Ness, Sleep Train Pavilion, Social Distortion, Son Volt, This Land is Your Land, Thomas Steinbeck, Woody Guthrie

By Jim Harrington
John Steinbeck and Woody Guthrie were two of the greatest artists of the 20th century. The issues that they often addressed in their art, unfortunately, are still very relevant in 2008.
“It strikes me, as I’m sure it’s become aware to everyone else, that we are coming on to really hard times – possibly [...]

Sheryl Crow, Son Volt, Cat Power celebrate Steinbeck, Guthrie(0)

Posted by jharrington on September 4th, 2008 at 11:10 pm | Categorized as Black Keys, Cat Power, Henry Rollins, John Steinbeck, Johnny Irion, Mike Ness, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Sheryl Crow, Sleep Train Pavilion, Social Distortion, Son Volt, This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie

(I’m cooking up a major story on this show - interviewing everyone from Thom Steinbeck to Sheryl Crow. I’ll post it when it’s done. But, for now, here’s the official press release:)
This Land Is Your Land
A Tribute to John Steinbeck, Woody Guthrie and the American Spirit
Saturday, September 20th at 2pm
Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
Featuring performances [...]

Mary J. Blige, Cheetah Girls, Neil Young lead new on sales(0)

Posted by jharrington on August 20th, 2008 at 5:47 pm | Categorized as Against Me!, All Time Low, Anberlin, Berkeley Community Theatre, Brian Regan, Cheetah Girls, Christian Music Awards, Common, Dave Stewart, Event Center at San Jose State, Fight Night at the Tank, Fillmore, Flint Center, Grand Theatre, Gwar, HP Pavilion, Horizon Casino, Jackson Rancheria, Machine: Tribute to Pink Floyd, Marin Veterans, Marshall Tucker Band, Mary J. Blige, Mountain Winery, N.E.R.D., Oracle Arena, Pink Floyd, Raley Field, Reno Event Center, Ricky Nelson, Rise Against, River Cats, San Francisco Symphony, San Jose Sharks, Sara Bareilles, SaveMart, Sleep Train Pavilion, The Academy Is, This Land is Your Land, Warfield, Warnor's Theatre, neil young

On Sale Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Ricky Nelson Remembered
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel
Jackson , CA
Carnival Cabaret
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 to Sunday, January 4, 2009
Horizon Casino Resort
Stateline , NV
Marshall Tucker Band
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel
Jackson , CA
Sacramento River Cats Playoff Games
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 to Wednesday, September 10, [...]