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This Week in Bob Dylan
This is Seven Days: the top Bob Dylan news, links and more of the week.
NOW ON TOUR:
East Coast US: October 1 - December 3:
NOW ON TOUR:
East Coast US: October 1 - December 3:
Past Week: Port Chester NY, Providence RI, Waterbury CT (Setlists)
This Week: Springfield MA, Brooklyn NY, New York City (Tour Dates)
Covers and Recordings This Week
Nov 5: Boston Footlights (Merle Haggard)
Nov 7: Port Chester My Own Version of You
Nov 8: Port Chester Footlights (Merle Haggard)
Nov 8: Port Chester Stella Blue (Grateful Dead)
Tour News
Two Nights in Port Chester (Flagging Down The Double E's) [8]
The crowds in generally were much rowdier (and a little rougher) than I’ve seen in those theater shows. In many ways, this added welcome energy. Many lines got big laughs or cheers.”
News This Week
Our favorite news & reviews from this week.
Bob Dylan, The Complete Budokan 1978 (Hot Press) [10]
"Hold onto your hats, the opening number says. You thought you knew Dylan’s greatest hits by heart? Think again. From the first song to the last, he’s rearranged everything you once held dear, and asks you to roll with him, accepting the changed tunes and even new words just as you’ve cherished the originals."
"Bob always follows his path…” an eyewitness account of Dylan in Japan (Uncut) [5]
"On February 17, 1978, Bob Dylan arrived at Haneda Airport in Japan, and on the next day, February 18, the green light was lit to record a live album at the Budokan."
Every Great Actor Gets Really Scared’: Todd Haynes on Heath Ledger and Cate Blanchett (The Guardian) [8]
"But I stalked her, really. She was scared: it was a big thing to take on, to play Dylan, especially that Dylan. But I knew it."
Cat Power on Her Brilliant New Live Album of Dylan Covers (Vouge) [8]
"I hope that baton gets passed on and shared, because, yes, it’s Dylan, the Mount Everest of songwriting—but the wealth of music that he has loved his whole life is so vast. I hope that this helps them listen to all of his amazing songs and to how his voice can change on certain songs—you can hear how he’s feeling, and on certain songs you can feel his loss."
Cover a Day: The Man in Me (Untold Dylan) [5]
"Here’s the one that does stand out for me – but we’ve covered it before… Emma Swift doesn’t do that much to the song, but her voice is so pure and without an artifice that it just feels right for this song."
Bob Dylan Just Dropped a Bold New 18-Year-Old Bourbon (Robb Report) [5]
"The whiskey, which is bottled at 114 proof, is a deep ruddy brown color. On the nose it reads like an older Dickel whiskey, full of grain, fruit, and nutty notes. The palate is immediately drying and tannic, but not in an unpleasant way."
Buy Bob Dylan's Master Tapes at Auction (Live Auctioneers) [10]
"Bob Dylan’s Original Recording Session Master Tapes for his first album, “Bob Dylan” 3 Scotch 190 full reels of magnetic 1/2” tape, 10 1/2” diameter metal reels, each with original cardboard slipcase and inner cardboard reel holder."
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New Podcasts This Week
The latest streaming Dylan shows. Most links to Apple Podcasts
Pod Dylan
Murder Most Foul (Danny Fingeroth)
Definitely Dylan
Dylan.FM
The Bob Lefsetz Podcast
The Concert Goers
Buffalo Happy Hour
Headful of Ideas
Tangled Up In Blue (YouTube)
Making Sense
Upcoming Events
Selection from our constantly updated Bob Dylan Events Calendar
Nov 12 (Woodstock GA) - Tangled Up In Blue
Nov 12 (Tulsa OK) - Wings of Night Sky (Film)
Nov 16 (Tulsa OK) - Tens Songs - Complete Budakon
Nov 25 (Philadelphia) Dylan/Petty Tribute Show
Feb 14 (New York NY) - Cat Power Sings Dylan
Bob Dylan for Sale
New, Upcoming, Interesting, or On Sale
PRE-ORDER: The Complete Budakon 1978
4CD Deluxe (Amazon) | Vinyl (CD Japan)
2LP Version (NEW @ Amazon)
Mixing Up The Medicine (The Bob Dylan Center)
SALE: $70 (@ Amazon)
NEW: Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan (Vol.2) (Michael Gray)
Giveaway: Cat Power Ltd Edition Vinyl
Everyone subscribed to this newsletter is entered for a chance to win this great new Cat Power Album. We'll draw one winner from all subscribers, and one winner from just paid subscribers (so paid has two chances to win). Drawing 11/17.
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