Music Interviews

Byrds founding member sets record straight with new memoir On the back of Chris Hillman’s new memoir Time Between: My Life As a Byrd, Burrito Brothers, and Beyond, the septuagenarian’s late friend Tom Petty is quoted...

If Gram Parsons is considered by many to be the patron saint of Americana, the argument can be made that former bandmate Chris Hillman is a solid cornerstone of the genre. While the California native...

Museum and philharmonic enter cultural partnership Massapequa Philharmonic music director David Bernard is of the firm belief that his organization is a leader in contributing to the cultural fabric of Long Island. So when the pandemic...

Ricky Byrd’s quest to use rock and roll to help people in recovery Sept. 25, 1987 is a momentous date in Ricky Byrd’s history. It marks the first day of his drug and alcohol recovery journey—a...

Stony Hill release finds G.E. Smith teaming with Philly soul legend If you ask G.E. Smith to describe himself as a musician, he humbly answers, “I’m a bar band guy.” And while there’s truth to this...

The quintessential in-demand sideman, G.E. Smith has played a significant role in the kind of seminal music happenings that make him the musical equivalent of Forrest Gump. Here are a handful of situations that stand...