Promoter Bill Graham booked blues, jazz and Latin artists on the same bill with rockers, introducing new forms of music to young white audiences. The Fillmore East’s debut featured psychedelic rock’s ...

The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) has been commemorating locations in the Village with plaques to remind people of famous sites and introduce some that aren’t so ...

With their final shows to take place later this year, the Allman Brothers Band have announced plans for a comprehensive box set of their legendary 1971 performances at the Fillmore East in New York ...

One of The Who’s more well-known, and oft-bootlegged concerts is finally set to receive an official release. On April 20th, the British rockers will unveil a brand new live recording of their show at ...

When it came time for the Who to stage the rock opera “Tommy,” it had to be a Fillmore. Live at the Fillmore East and West: Getting Backstage and Personal with Rock’s Greatest Legends by John Glatt ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

During the 1960s, rock impresario Bill Graham created the Fillmores, twin pillars of the national rock ‘n’ roll concert scene. The first one, the Fillmore West, opened in 1965 in San Francisco and was ...

More than just being a social marker, though, these shows — recorded in New York on March 12th and 13th, 1971 — remain the finest live rock performance ever committed to vinyl. From Duane Allman’s big ...