Johnny Van Zant leads Skynyrd into seventh decade of jamming Southern-style
When you talk about pioneers of music, you think how Bob Dylan bridged the gap between folk and rock, how the Beatles changed music forever by invading the United States with their new brand of rock ’n’ roll, how Chuck Berry made it OK to be a showy guitarist, how Led...
Rockabilly Uprising returns to Smithville June 7
Tune In, Turn On Rockabilly has always been one of this column’s favorite music genres. From the upbeat sound of bands ranging from The Stray Cats and Link Ray, to Robert Gordon, The Cramps and Flat Duo Jets, it’s always had a hipness and swagger we find appealing....
Remembering when AC was the ‘American Monte Carlo’
Remembering When In four days, Resorts Casino-Hotel will mark its 47th anniversary as the first legal casino to open outside of Nevada. The stories of that epochal day—about entertainer Steve Lawrence rolling the dice after making the first-ever state-sanctioned bet...
The day the wine world turned upside-down
Drink Up! Forty-nine years ago, on May 24, 1976, a wine tasting event in Paris, France, changed the wine world forever. Steven Spurrier, an Englishman, a wine expert, and an entrepreneur living in Paris, brought together the crème de la crème of French winemakers,...
