CSNY News & Rumors 2000

 

December 20: CSNY still working on live CD and Nash album confirmed.
A message from Graham Nash on the Yahoo Club: "We're still working on the CSNY album. Mine is almost done. No release dates yet, have to find a label."

December 18: CSNY 2001 tour rumors
Graham Nash said recently that CSNY are "right now planning their next tour" BUT according to Hyperrust Neil is recording a new album with his old bandmates Crazy Horse and will tour with them next summer. Perhaps CSNY will tour during the winter/spring of 2001. 
Neil's working with Crazy Horse (though not the specifics) has been confirmed. 

December 16: CSNY scheduled to play?
A rumor said that CSNY is scheduled to play in the new arena in Elmira, New York, in January. But with Nash and Young working on solo albums and Crosby working on a CPR album...

December 5: Live CD "Road Rock" of Neil Young is released
The "Road Rock" album is released under the following formats:  CD, cassette, LP (limited, from Europe) and audio DVD.

The set list:

1. Cowgirl In The Sand (18:00)
2. Walk On (4:30)
3. Fool For Your Love (3:06)
4. Peace Of Mind (5:00)
5. Words (11:00)
6. Motorcycle Mama (5:30)
7. Tonight's The Night (10:00)
8. All Along The Watchtower (7:50)

The songs are seamlessly edited together, so this appears as one continuous recording. But we all know that this isn't the case.

November 29: R&R Hall of Fame Series with Graham Nash
Graham Nash will be here to participate in the Hall of Fame Series. It remains uncertain if it is an appearance or a gig. Tickets are already sold out; 160 only!

November 23: New Graham Nash CD?
Graham Nash recorded 18 songs in 10 days. This is a part of the set list:

1. Blizzard Of Lies
2. Lost Another One
3. Where Love Lies Tonight
4. Penguin In A Palmtree/Penguin In The Palm Tree?
5. Nothing In The World
6. Pavanne
7. Try To Find Me
8. Dirty Little Secret
9. Come With Me
10. Liars Nightmare
11. On The Other Side Of Town

These are the songs we mentioned before:

1. Before The Moon Is Full
2. Water From The Moon
3. There's No Need
4. Watched It All Come Down

November 19: Stephen Stills attended the wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta
From Rolling Stone Daily:
"Stars Come Out To Toast Newlyweds Douglas, Zeta-Jones. Madonna may not tie the not knot before next year, but 2000 has not lacked for headline-grabbing celebrity weddings. The latest was the million-dollar bash thrown by actors MICHAEL DOUGLAS and CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, who married at the Plaza Hotel in New York on Nov. 18. As detailed in the new issue of "US Weekly," the festivities were attended by a who's who of famous folk, including not only the couple's relatives and Hollywood friends but musicians STEPHEN STILLS, JIMMY BUFFETT and QUINCY JONES and U.N. secretary general KOFI ANNAN."

November 5: Buffalo Springfield in concert DVD release?
The possibility of a DVD released in conjunction with the boxed set has indeed been at least mentioned.

The BS box-set might include a DVD as well as CDs! The Springfield boxed set consists of: "four CDs with a lengthy booklet including detailed session notes (who played what), time line, and essay, plus rare photographs. A lot of care went into compiling it by Joel Bernstein who also did the CSN box set and Neil Young's Archives multi-CD set (still unreleased). The set will include well-known material and never-before-released tracks (at least 7) plus alternate takes and demos of songs we already know but in a different way (like Rock 'N Roll Woman with Doug Hastings; a different take of Mr.Soul). They've even got What A Day on it with Stills singing lead. No live stuff, though some interesting tracks were located from radio shows and very early rehearsals.

Richie Furay's book (For What It Is Worth - the Story of the Buffalo Springfield - page 306), lists a 9 minute extended version of Bluebird on the 1973 collection simply titled "Buffalo Springfield" Atco SD 2-806 (not to be confused with their first LP.
Hopefully that will be included in the box set.

November 4: Dolf van Stijgeren proud father of healthy & wonderful daughter.
Dolf van Stijgeren (4 WaySite website manager) is father of a second child.
The baby is called Elisa (Elisabeth Janine)! Everybody, including Dolf, is OK...!
Graham Nash: "So many congratulations to you and your new family. Best, Graham"

November 2: CSN&Y at the Bridge Concert
CSN&Y performed on October the 26th and 27 at the 14th Bridge Concert.

Set list on Saturday: Helplessly Hoping Our House Only Love Can Break Your Heart Dream For Him Slowpoke After The Gold Rush Teach Your Children

Set list on Sunday: Cinnamon Girl Marrakesh Express Only Love Can Break Your Heart Helplessly Hoping Dream For Him Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Teach Your Children Love The One You're With (final)

©  2000 BUZZ PERSON

November 1: Again CPR and Graham Nash
Crosby and Nash are to play with James Raymond and Jeff Pevar at the Ebel Theater in LA on November 19th. More details soon.

November 1: Stephen Stills to support "pro-environment Democratic candidates."
U.S. Rep. Lane Evans, D-Ill., got some help from Stephen Stills who played Wednesday night Octber the 25th. He played his guitar and sang some crowd favorites at a fund-raiser at the Rock Island Rapids in downtown Rock Island.
Set list:

• Teach Your Children
• Helplessly Hoping
• Southern Cross
• Love the One You're With
• For What It's Worth.

Stills is touring the country on behalf of the Sierra Club, showing his support for what he calls "pro-environment Democratic candidates."
Stephen Stills:"I'm picking marginal races where I can maybe help them win. Lane Evans has a great voting record, and he's someone who can be counted on."

October 27 : David Crosby on TV
David is listed to be a guest on Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect on November 4th at 12:05 am (est). Keep in mind, this listing is after midnight, so don't be caught off guard when you see it aired Friday night on the 3rd.
It is, according to Crosby, not a repeat show!

October 21 : Graham Nash denies rumors, live CD/DVD and new tour in pipeline!
Rumors concerning "cancelled CSNY2K live CD and DVD" not true.
Graham Nash: "It's all bull... Work on the CSNY [CSNY2K] DVD is going slowly due to prior commitments but we are working on both the audio and the video. We have had CD's cut of our favorite performances of our songs. We will choose the best then meet to discuss what songs should finally make it. Larry Johnson is doing the same with the video so work is going on. Things are still great between us all and we are right now, making plans for the next tour."

October 13 : New Neil Young life CD
Warner Music Benelux has told us that a new Neil Young live CD called "Road Rock", will be released on November the 17th. It will cover his Music In Head tour.
But to keep up Neil's reputation it might be released a bit later...
Video and DVD are due on December the 5th.

October 1 : Old shows on DVD
From Rolling Stone Daily:
"Anthologies of the Sixties music TV shows 'Hullabaloo' and 'Music Scene' will be released on DVD on Oct. 17. Acts featured on the two collections include Chuck Berry, CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG and Janis Joplin."

eptember 26: More Neil Young (&CS&N!?) Webcast?
The "Best Of Farm Aid 2000" will be into the webcast on Wednesday, September 27 on rollingstone.com.

September 22: Neil Young Webcast
You can enjoy 30 minutes of the recent Neil Young performance (Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado) into the webcast on this site.

September 19: Another award for David Crosby
From VH1 Top Stories: "Hard to believe how respectable former jailbird David Crosby has become. Now that the only thing he drinks in large quantities is water, he's safe enough to be honored at the Annual Musicians’ Assistance Program Awards. At a ceremony on October 5, he'll receive a gong along with Hugh Masekela and Dr. John, another fellow who's had problems with medication in the past. Turns out that MAP helps music professionals get treatment for addiction, which suddenly makes us feel very stupid."

September 18: Tomorrow the 19th CSN on the Capitol Steps
An article on the Launch site says that CSN will be appearing with McCain and Jesse Ventura tomorrow on the steps of the Capitol building to rally for campaign finance reform.

September 17: Graham Nash back to the studio!
In October Graham Nash is going to the studio to record a bunch of unreleased stuff - among more recent songs - he wrote in the 80's like:

• Turn It Around,
• Before The Moon Is Full,
• Water From The Moon,
• Penguin In The Palm Tree,
• There's No Need and
• Watched It All Come Down.

September 14: CSN on the radio?
Tonight David Crosby, Graham Nash, and others are scheduled to perform at the Radio City Music Hall.
Letterman is taped right near Radio City, and at about 6:30, so its a perfect fit, and in fact might be one of the main reasons they will be on Letterman.

September 12: CSN on Letterman?
We have heard that CSN will be making an appearance on the Thursday Letterman show, along with Al Gore in conjunction with the DNC benefit.

September 11: The Dream Foundation
On September 28th, Kenny Loggins joins Melissa Etheridge, Graham Nash, Chris Cross, Jeff Bridges, Taylor Dane, and David Crosby in a benefit performance for The Dream Foundation, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Tickets are $45.00, reserved seating and are on sale now at Ticketmaster.

September 4: CSN&Y Cover Bands
Check the new section with all CSNY cover bands

September 3: Graham Nash on TV
On Monday night (Tuesday morning) September 4/5 in The States, Graham Nash will be the musical guest on "The Late, Late Show With Craig Kilborn". Scheduled time is 12:37 am (ET), but check your local listings to be sure.

September 1: Extension of Neil Young's tour
The extension of  Neil's Music In Head tour beyond Denver is reality. Four new dates are on presale:

• Sep. 24: Phoenix (probably Desert Sky, possibly AmWest)
• Sep. 25: San Diego (Coors Amphitheatre)
• Sep. 30: Portland (Rose Garden)
• Oct. 1: Vancouver (GM Place)

September 1: Neil Young's CD anthology series delayed again
Despite recent web site previews and a tantalizing interview segment in Rolling Stone, the first installment of Neil Young's long-delayed CD anthology series will not  make it into stores this year, nor will Elektra/East-West's Buffalo Springfield box set. Although Young's Buffalo Springfield period predates his solo career in most people's minds, the first installment of his anthology has some material which pre-dates the Springfield, such as early solo demos and a rare 1963 single by his first band, The Squires. That's one of the reasons the Buffalo Springfield box, which is already mastered and completed, will have to wait for release until after Young's anthology series starts.

August 18: Stephen Stills at the DNC
There was 2 second shot of Stephen Stills on camera at the Democratic National Convention last night. The camera was on him for a few seconds during Gore's speech - he was smiling big.

August 15: Today 31 years ago the Woodstock festival started
CSN(Y) were "scared shitless" before Woodstock, but world-famous afterwards.....
Bethel has had the privilege of hosting an annual reunion to commemorate the Woodstock spirit of peace, love and music.
Check theYasgurRoad  site.

Max and Miriam Yasgur's farm (from theYasgurRoad  site)

Other "Woodstock sites" are: Woodstocknation and Woodstock69.

August 14: Crosby's birthday
The 4 WaySite team wishes David Crosby and his family a happy birthday!

August 13: Farm Aid telecasted
From  the R&R Woman's Stills site:
Farm Aid 2000, presented by Best Buy, will be telecasted for the third consecutive year by CMT: Country Music Television as a live eight-hour special Sunday, Sept. 17, from 2 p.m.-10 p.m. EDT.
Also, the show will be aired that day on CMT Canada.

August 11: CSNY at Farm Aid: confirmed!
Farm Aid will commemorate its 15th anniversary with a benefit concert scheduled for Sept.17, at Nissan Pavilion, just like last year. The line-up for Farm Aid 2000, presented by Best Buy, includes founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp with Barenaked Ladies, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Travis Tritt, Arlo Guthrie, North Mississippi Allstars, Jimmy Sturr, Shannon Curfman and more artists to be announced.

Tickets for this all-day musical extravaganza go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 4. Ticket buyers may call about a limited number of "Corn Belt" seats for $65. Pavilion tickets are priced at $42.50 and lawn tickets are $27.50. Parking and other applicable service fees will be added to the ticket price. Tickets are available at the Nissan Pavilion Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. To purchase tickets by phone call 703-573-SEAT, 202-432-SEAT, 410-481-SEAT or 1-800-551-SEAT. Also, tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.

August 9: Neil Youngs "Music In Head" tour has started.
Yesterday Neils tour started in Virginia Beach!
This is the setlist of the first concert:

1. Motorcycle Mama
2. Powderfinger
3. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
4. I Believe In You
5. Unknown Legend
6. Dance, Dance, Dance
7. Buffalo Springfield Again
8. Razor Love
9. Lotta Love
10. Daddy Went Walkin'
11. Peace Of Mind
12. Walk On
13. Bad Fog Of Loneliness
14. Winterlong
15. Words (Between The Lines Of Age)
16. Harvest Moon
17. World On A String
18. Tonight's The Night
19. Like A Hurricane
20. Mellow My Mind

August 9: Byrds "reunion"
At the benefit concert for Westwood Music owner Fred Walec, David Crosby played with McGuinn & Hillman.
Set list:

1. Tambourine Man
2. Turn Turn Turn

Before this performance, Graham Nash joined CPR (Crosby Pevar Raymond).

Photo:  Dave Linn

Set list

1. Lady Of The Island
2. Déjà Vu
3. Taken It All
4. Wooden Ships

August 5: Crosby donates money to UNICEF
From Launch: David Crosby was at the United Nations Wednesday to make a charitable donation to UNICEF. Crosby and his partners on the documentary "Stand and Be Counted" presented UNICEF with a check for $200,000. "When I was a kid, I was awed by the idea that people could actually get together and speak with each other and have intelligent discourse," said Crosby. "Some of us believe in it very strongly. I'm one of those. I think it's a great thing. I think UNICEF is a great thing. I'm very happy to see this go down." The four-hour documentary "Stand and Be Counted" will air on cable's Learning Channel on August.

Photo: Donna Ramsey/Ramsey June

21-22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It features interviews and performances with some of the most politically active artists of the last half-century, including Bob Dylan, Carlos Santana, Jackson Browne, George Harrison and U2 frontman Bono.
Check the CPR site for more info.

August 2: CSNY at Farm Aid 2000
According to Billboard the lineup for the 15th annual Farm Aid benefit concert has expanded to include Barenaked Ladies, Travis Tritt, Arlo Guthrie, the North Mississippi All-Stars, Jimmy Sturr, and Shannon Curfman. These artists join previously announced acts and Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp. Young will also perform with his bandmates in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

This year's concert will be held Sept. 17 at the 25,000-capacity Nissan Pavillon in Bristow, Va., outside of Washington, D.C. Country Music Television (CMT) will broadcast Farm Aid live in North America. Tickets go on sale August 4 via Ticketmaster.

In conjunction with the event's 15th anniversary, Redline Entertainment is readying a two-CD compilation album featuring tracks from throughout Farm Aid's history. All proceeds from the album, which will hit stores on September 12, will be donated to Farm Aid.

August 1: Stills' oldest daughter in the studio.
Stephen's oldest daughter Jennifer Stills recently signed to Universal Music/333 Records. She'll be in the studio this summer, recording songs for her first album.
Jeniffer Stills lives in Laurel Canyon.
Info from Loraines CSN site.

August 1: David Crosby on TV
Stephen Barncard: Some different versions of the TLC 'Stand And Be Counted' dates showed up on the CrosbyCpr site. The site is now fixed and the correct dates are shown below:

• 08/14/00 PREMIERE of the A&E Biography on David Crosby
• 08/21/00 STAND AND BE COUNTED PART 1 - MONDAY 9 to 11 p.m. ET/PT TLC
• 08/22/00 STAND AND BE COUNTED PART 2 - TUESDAY 9 to 11 p.m. ET/PT TLC

July 30: Napster Is Granted Reprieve by Two Appeals Court Judges
By ALEX BERENSON, LOS ANGELES, July 28 -- Two federal appeals judges in Northern California delivered a last-minute reprieve for Napster Inc. this afternoon, overriding a judge's injunction and ruling that the Internet music-swapping service could continue to allow its users to trade copyrighted music.
Full article.

July 27: CSNY2K tour pulls in $42 mln
(Launch) - "The Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tour that crossed the country earlier this year was recently named the one of the highest grossing outings of the first half of this year. CSN&Y, on the road in support of the album Looking Forward, came in at No. 3 with a take of more than $42 million, according to industry sources.
The CSNY numbers are even more amazing when you consider that Looking Forward, released last Oct. 26, hasn't even gone gold yet. Singer Graham Nash said the last thing he does is contemplate those things. 'You just can't spend too much time thinking in those terms,' said Nash. 'This is not brain surgery or astrophysics or Mozart. This is a very simple form of music that moves a great many people, and I'm glad to be a part of it.'
Work is underway on a live album and video from the tour."

Check the CSNY2K section!

Chicago, April 14, 2000 ©Dolf van Stijgeren

July 24: Rustfest in the pipeline
Two fans are planning a Toronto Pre-Show Rustfest ("Rusties" are pleaple from theNeil Young -mail- Rust list) on August 31, 2000. The location is still being worked. This is a really early notice. Much more info to come as we get through the summer. Please visit this website to see the details.

July 19: CS&N tribute band Déjà Vu looking for vocalists 
A message from the band: "As happens with bands, there are from time to time, personnel changes, and Deja Vu is not immune to that. Having heard many of your contributions to the tribute recordings, I realized what a pool of talent there is amongst the members of this list, and thought perhaps a few of you may be interested in filling out our ranks.

We currently have need of TWO LEAD VOCALISTS for the NASH and CROZ vocals and harmonies. Either role must either play very good bass or play keyboards/guitar. Looks are not important as we are NOT a look-alike tribute band, but rather a VERY high-quality CSN cover band. "Nash" prospects do not have to have British accents, but DO have to be able to hit all the high notes cleanly. "Croz" prospects do not have to sport his signature "cookie duster", but DO have to share similar vocal purity and range. All applicants must live in the Los Angeles area."

If interested, please contact the band and leave a voice message at:
(818) 828-2581, or e-mail them at: limpet@earthlink.net
You can also visit their website.

July 19: Rock Legends week in August
The latest issue of Biography said that starting Sunday August 13 will be Rock Legends week on A&E:
Sunday - Bob Dylan
Monday - David Crosby
Tuesday - Jimi Hendrix
Wednesday - Janis Joplin
Thursday - Mick Jagger
Friday - Sam Phillips

July 16: Request from the 4 WaySite management
As you can see on top of this page, we are looking fro CSN(&Y)/Neil Young tribute/cover bands. We will have a very interesting new section...
Please contact us if you can help!

Tribute band called Déjà Vu (scroll down for more info)

July 10: Will Buffalo Springfield Roam Again?
From the Dutch Neil Young site:
Neil Young's new album, Silver and Gold features a plaintive ballad titled "Buffalo Springfield Again," where he expresses nostalgia for the band that first put him on the map. Singing "I'd like to see those guys again and give it a shot / Maybe now we can show the world what we've got," he hints toward a reunion, which would neatly dovetail the recently completed Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young road show and give legs to the long-awaited Buffalo Springfield box set.
Read the whole story (in English) on the Dutch Neil Young site.

July 9: CPR show added.
CPR show in Pittsburg area added:

09/03/00 Hartwood Amphitheatre -- County of Allegheny
200 Hartwood Acres Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Promoter - Maria Abate 412-350-5928
(Max. attendance 25000)

All the latest CPR info always at the CPR site.

July 7: Dates CS&N tribute band Déjà Vu confirmed
Here's a breakdown of all their confirmed gigs as of July 6, 2000. Check their website before departing for any of their gigs as scheduling changes sometimes take place which are out of their control.

SATURDAY, JULY 8th, 2000
9:30 PM!
KB Club Long Beach
710 West Willow Street
Long Beach, CA
(562) 427-0078

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2000
NOON - 3 PM!
Long Beach Promenade
Long Beach, CA

Also appearing are two other great tribute acts for Genesis and Santana!

June 25: Crosby & Nash live for a second night?
It seems a second is been added to perform at a benefit concert for Westwood Music on Wednesday.

June 24: Crosby & Nash live
Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Warren Zevon, DAVID CROSBY and GRAHAM NASH are among the artists slated to perform at a benefit concert for Westwood Music owner Fred Walecki on Aug. 8 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Proceeds from the "Friends of Fred Walecki" concert will help cover Walecki's medical expenses resulting from his recent surgery for throat cancer. Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster.

June 19: Neil Young band
Sunday's New York Times has an advertisement for the Jones Beach show and  lists the following band members:

Spooner Oldham
Ben Keith
Jim Keltner
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Pegie Young
Astrid Young

Is Neil Young keeping the back-up singers a family affair?! Jim Keltner  (drums) and Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass) joined him during the CSNY2K tour.

June 15: Neil Young tour almost official
Back stage after a CSNY2K show, Elliot Roberts already told somebody that Neil's Silver & Gold Tour "starts August 6th" (it is probably the 8th).
The Pretenders (Neil's opening act) released a version of the Silver & Gold tour schedule today, so everything seems to be official.
Unofficial schedule from the Hyperrust site:

8/8 Virginia Beach, VA - Classic Amphitheater
8/9 Philadelphia, PA - E Center Amphitheater
8/11 Hershey, PA - Hershey Park
8/12 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
8/14 Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theater
8/15 Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/17 Wantagh, RI - Jones Beach
8/19 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Arts Center
8/20 Pittsburgh, PA - Starlake Amphitheater
8/22 Atlanta, GA - Chastian Park
8/23 Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater
8/25 Columbus, OH - Polans Amphitheater
8/26 Detriot, MI - Pine Knob
8/28 Cinncinati, OH - Riverbend
8/29 Cleveland, OH - Bloosom
8/31 Toronto, ONT - Molson
9/2 Chicago, IL - The World
9/3 Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater
9/6 Albuquerque, NM - Mesa Del Sol Amphitheater
9/8 Boise, ID - Idaho Center
9/9 George, WA - the Gorge
9/11 Los Angeles, CA - Greek
9/12 Los Angeles, CA - Greek
9/14 - LA or San Diego - unconfirmed
9/19 Denver, CO - Red Rocks
9/20 Denver, CO - Red Rocks

June 15: CSN&Y at Farmaid?
It is rumored that CSN&Y be joining Willie Nelson John Mellencamp and Arlo Guthrie at Farm Aid 2000.

June 14: CS&N cover band Déjà Vu will be performing again
CS&N cover band Déjà Vu will be performing in June, July and September. Check the Déjà Vu site for dates.

June 02: New Stills CD?
It's been said on several mailing lists that Stephen Stills is working on a new solo album this summer.

May 20: CSN&Y working on live album
Launch.com: With their much-talked-about reunion tour complete, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are now working on a live album and home video release that will chronicle the trip. "Because we recorded and videoed every night, we're working on a live record and a live video," Graham Nash said. "Hopefully in a perfect world we would have it out by Christmas." If Nash's recollection of the tour is accurate, fans will be in for a treat when the live album and home video is released. "The tour was the most exciting musical project I've been on in my life. It was absolutely fabulous. The music every night was surprising, it kept me interested, and I liked all of that."

May 17: Hollies CD finally released
The Hollies lp "What Goes Around" is finally released on CD. This is the latest Hollies lp recorded with Graham Nash. And the good thing is: there's 5 bonus tracks on it!
The CD is from Germany, on the Rock-In-Beat Records label, no. RB 203.

May 17: Neil Young archives to be released later
Neil Young is on the front page of a French magazine called "Les Inrockuptibles". The picture is a great B&W portrait. There's also an exclusive interview where Neil says that the archives will be released in August or September (not July).

May 17: Tracks on new CPR album
Updated (unofficial) track list of coming CPR album:

1. Angel of Mercy
2. Gravy Train
3. Jerusalem Syndrome (confirmed by Crosby)
4. Climber
5. Eyes too Blue
6. Kings Get Broken
7. Coyote King
8. Breathless (confirmed by Crosby)
9. Allegiance (confirmed by Crosby)

May 17: CSN&Y DVD and live CD?
According to Rolling Stone (David Fricke) a live CD and DVD is slated for fall 2000. The same article is very positive on the CSNY2K tour!

May 10: CS&N cover band Déjà Vu will be performing
CS&N cover band Déjà Vu will be performing on May, 13 2:30 - 4 PM. Check the Déjà Vu site.
Location:
Beachstock Pop Festival
Seaside Lagoon
Harbor Drive @ Portofino Way
Redondo Beach, CA
(adjacent to the pier)

May 9: CS&N performed new songs
During their benefit concert in Santa Barbara, CS&N (supported by Chris Stills and James Raymond) played new songs:

1. Kings Get Broken (Crosby)
2. Come With Me (Nash)
3. Nothing In The World (Nash)
4. Second Chance (Chris Stills)

A part of a fans review: "For What It's Worth included James Raymond on piano and Chris Stills on Bass. On Deja Vu, it was cool to watch Stephen Stills facing the piano and sharing solos w/ Raymond. You could really see a nice bond between CS&N and James and Chris. At one point, Chris and Nash were sharing a mic, and the show ended, Crosby gave Chris a big hug as they walked off stage."
Photography: Buzz Person

May 6: Neil Young sued
LOS ANGELES, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Famed rock musician Neil Young has been sued for $1.8-million for fraud by former Village Voice writer Jimmy McDonough, over Young's refusal to allow the publication of Young's biography, which was written by McDonough with Young's permission and assistance. The suit, which follows by one week the release of Young's latest album, "Silver & Gold," also seeks to allow publication of the biography. Henry Gradstein, partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Gradstein, Luskin & Van Dalsem, who serves as McDonough's attorney, made today's announcement.

May 5: CS&N will be performing soon!
MAY 6 - CS&N Play private benefit for the Brentwood School.
MAY 7 - CS&N Play benefit for the Olivos Family School.

May 5: C$N&Y
Top Grossing North American Concerts:

1. CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG - United Center-Chicago. (April 14-15). Total Sales $2,409,464.
2. Tina Turner, Lionel Richie - National Car Rental Center-Sunrise, Fla. (April 15-16). Total Sales $1,800,000.
3. Bruce Springsteen - Charlotte Coliseum-Charlotte, N.C. (April 21). Total Sales $1,516,815.
4. Jimmy Buffett - MGM Grand Garden-Las Vegas. (April 15). Total Sales $1,013,580.
5. CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG - Bradley Center-Milwaukee. (April 17). Total Sales $998,584.
6. CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG - Kiel Center-St. Louis. (April 19). Total Sales $792,143.
7. Kiss, Ted Nugent, Skid Row - Coliseum-Greensboro, N.C. (April 22). Total Sales $789,759.
8. Kiss, Ted Nugent, Skid Row - Coliseum-Charlotte, N.C. (April 20). Total Sales $746,334.
9. Mariah Carey - FleetCenter-Boston. (April 4). Total Sales $730,441.
10. Ruff Ryders: DMX, Juvenille, Eve, Lil' Wayne, Lox, Hot Boyz, Drag-On - FleetCenter-Boston. (April 2). Total Sales $721,694.

May 2: Crosby quoted on Elian issue.
SonicNet.com: Veteran folk-rocker David Crosby has doubts that Cuba is the boy's best option.
David Crosby: "Seems to me if the dad had been anywhere near to the kid prior to all this, he would have been on the boat, too. In any case, ... Cuba right now is a very tough place to give a child food and medicines and books and clothes and a few other things that kids need.Elian became a pawn in a political struggle. Cuba hates the idea that everyone wants to leave and will risk their lives to do so."

May 1: Half a CPR album...
When the two website managers met David Crosby in Chicago, he told them CPR finished half a CD before the CSNY2K tour. They definitely want to finish the album during the summer. These are new songs (source is not David Crosby) that might appear on the CD:

1. Angel of Mercy
2. Gravy Train
3. Jerusalem Syndrome
4. Climber
5. Eyes too Blue
6. Kings Get Broken

CPR will also be touring this summer. Check their site.

April 29: Official Neil Young website launched.
The official Neil Young website can be foud at: http://www.neilyoung.com/.

April 28: CS&N cover band Déjà Vu on the road again
CS&N cover band Déjà Vu will be performing from April 30th. Check the Déjà Vu site for the schedule.

April 28: Genius Memoirs?
Entertainment Weekly Issue#537/8, from Lorraine's CSN&Y site.
They have an album and a tour. Now all Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young need to make their comeback complete are a few book deals. According to his agent, David Vigliano, Stephen Stills is mulling over offers for his autobiography, For What It's Worth.
Not to be outdone, David Crosby began circulating a proposal, Since Then, a sequel to his 1988 memoir, Long Time Gone. But following a recent New York Post gossip item about the band member's competing projects, Crosby's agent, Al Lowman, decided to "withdraw the book until the playing field is clear." According to sources, Graham Nash's proposed biography has been tabled for the same reason.
Still to be heard from: Neil Young, whom publishing insiders doubt will ever produce a book, despite a contract he's had with Villard for years. "It's not currently scheduled" was all Random House spokesman Tom Perry would say....

April 25: CSNY Reunion Trek Grosses $43 Million
From Daily Music News:
The Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young reunion tour, which wrapped April 19 at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, grossed about $43 million and played to 92% capacity over the course of 40 shows. "All the experts out there were wrong," says Arthur Fogel, president of Toronto-based the Next Adventure/SFX, which produced the tour. "This was a great show, and [CSNY] were a pleasure to work with."

As for TNA's next project, chairman Michael Cohl points out U2 is in the studio and says that if they tour, "we'd love to do it." In 1997-98, TNA produced U2's worldwide "PopMart" tour, which averaged about $1.8 million per night at the box office.

In other CSNY news, "Silver And Gold," Young's first solo studio album in five years, is due for release tomorrow (April 25) on Reprise. The label will issue an hour-long concert video under the same name. Taped in Austin, Texas last year during Young's acoustic tour, the video features six songs from the new album as well as classics such as "Harvest Moon" and "Long May You Run." -- Ray Waddell, Nashville

April 20: Soon Neil Young box set
Seeing a video-Neil TV, on which Neil says to a question from a fan when is the box set coming out, Neil answers "july".....

April 19: 4 WaySite managers working on 'Chicago' review
The two website managers of 4 WaySite are working on a personal review with UNIQUE photographs and stories of their (backstage) visit to the Chicago shows. Soon more details.

© Dolf van Stijgeren

April 10: We're off...
The two website managers Jeroen and Dolf,  have to leave for the two Chicago shows and will be meeting some CSN&Y fans here! This also means that you probably wont have an update during a week.

April 9: Special Chicago Tour section
Wont you please come to Chicago...? Check the special Chicago page.

April 8: Another positive review
The Washingtonpost site published another great review (also by attendees!): "Certainly Young's decision to rejoin his former band mates on tour is responsible for rejuvenating the enthusiasm of both the group and its fans".
Read the article!

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April 4: Soon new Neil Young album.
According to ICEmagazine, the new Neil Youg album "Silver & Gold" is due on April the 25th. The new disc, on Reprise, finds Young following the same acoustic folk vein as 1992’s "Harvest Moon", his last acoustic-based studio album and also his last record to go platinum.

April 2: Still no future plans for CSN&Y.
David Crosby: "In life, you don't know how long anything's going to last, the joy of it is to relish the moment that you have now. And that's what we are doing. We're taking it one song at a time, one day at a time, and we're loving it."

March 6: Set list Neil Young show in Seattle on March, 5
Message from Peter Holmstedt:

1. Tell Me Why
2. Looking Forward
3. War Of Man
4. Out Of Control ( piano )
5. Albuquerque
6. World On A String
7. Philadelphia ( piano )
8. Pocahontas ( 12-string )
9. Homegrown ( guitjo )
10. New Song: My Old Dad?

{Intermission}

11. Last Trip to Tulsa
12. Unknown Legend
13. Old King ( guitjo )
14. Distant Camera
15. Harvest Moon
16. Slowpoke
17. See The Sky About To Rain ( piano )
18. After The Goldrush ( pump organ )

Encore:

19. Good To See You
20. Sugar Mountain

Check the website Sugar Mountain if you want to look up the whole tour.

March 7: Upcoming CSNY reunion tour still in the planning stages
Canadian stop for CSNY: Michael Cohl

The upcoming CSNY reunion tour is still in the planning stages and doesn't yet have a launch date or location. But Toronto's M Cohl, who is promoting the much-anticipated CSNY trek, expects it to begin in early August, playing in arenas and amphitheatres in North America for around three months. At least for the time being.
"We'll see how everything goes, and if it goes well, you never know," said Cohl on the phone from Miami yesterday, where the Rolling Stones played last night. "Let's face it. It's probably no different than the tour I'm on (with the Stones), where we always start out with just North America, and then if things are going well, it ends up going for a long time."
Cohl, who has also promoted tours by U2 and Pink Floyd, also said that Toronto is a likely stop. "I don't really know," he said. "There's no question we'll stop by in Canada. I mean, I am a Torontonian."
Cohl also expected the tour by the reunited quartet -- the first major one since 1974 -- to be a big deal for concertgoers with ticket prices comparable to those for the Stones, U2 and Pink Floyd.
"There's a few figures being bandied about, but they might have done 31 or 34 shows live ever," said Cohl of CSN&Y. "That's about as event-y as you can get I'm sure it's going to be spectacular."
Cohl got involved in the CSN&Y reunion tour after making contact with the group via the mail. "I wrote them a letter, had a dinner with Graham Nash, they talked amongst themselves, and the moon and stars were right," he said. "That's the way I look at it."
As for what the group is getting paid per show -- Rolling Stone says $500,000 -- Cohl didn't know. "I have no idea how much they're going to make," he said.

March 10: Places where CSN&Y will perform
"One of my best friends is perhaps one of the most porwerful men in radio...yesterday he confirmed for me...direct from promoter:
Philly (late July)
Manassass Va (Neisan Pavilion)
Va Beach Ampitheatre
Roanoke Va Stadium."

March 14: Will the Crosby & Nash CD "Another Stoney Evening" be followed up?
"I've got another CN concert in the can; this time from San Francisco in 1974. Some of the same songs, but a few surprises, too. And another wild audience."

March 16: New tour dates  of David Crosby's band CPR (Crosby Pevar Raymond)
Jeff Pevar.
"These CPR dates are good:
Thurs March 18 - Omaha, NE - Music Hall
Fri March 19 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place
Sat March 20 - Minneapolis, MN - Historic State Theatre

...and these are cancelled:
Wed March 24 - Kansas City , MO - Midland Theater
Thurs March 25 - Wichita, KS - Century II Concert Hall
Fri March 26 - Denver, CO - Auditorium Theatre."

March 16: News on coming CSN&Y CD which was Neils idea
"Just spoke to a friend who recently had a visit from Graham Nash. He said Nash played him a few cuts off the new CSNY CD. He says it's gonna blow everybody away. Neils power chords are just killer on some songs, but Neil's own 3 songs are all acoustic. Each member does 3 songs, there are 12 songs on the new CD.  Now, the biggest surprise. He said Graham indicated that it was NEIL's IDEA to have the reunion tour and album, not CSN's. ..."

March 17: More News on coming CSN&Y CD
"The title to the record apparently is "Heartland" taken from Grahams song of the same title."

March 17: Neil Young at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame
Sir Paul McCartney took to the stage on Monday night, to dedicate rock's highest accolade to his dead wife Linda.
In New York to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, he was joined by Bruce Springsteen and Eric Clapton for a performance of the Beatles song Let It Be, the same number that was played at Linda's memorial services in London and the US last summer. "This is a brilliant night for me but it's sad too," he declared. "I would have liked my baby to be with me. She wanted this." McCartney has already been listed in the Hall of Fame as a Beatles member but, on this occasion, he was being honoured for his solo work. 
Also honoured at the ceremony was the British soul diva Dusty Springfield, who lost her long battle with breast cancer earlier this month. She recently received an OBE, which was presented to her only days before her death. George Martin (right), the Beatles producer, was also enrolled.  Among the £2,000-a-head audience applauding the awards at the Waldorf Astoria were Elton John, Eric Clapton, Lou Reed, Jimmy Page, Neil Young (seen presenting the award), Bono and Julian Lennon, son of McCartney's former Beatles colleague, John.

March 18: CSNY tour with CSN band
"There was a preview for an upcoming concert by David Crosby & CPR in the March 16 Minneapolis Star Tribune "Pop Musing" column, written by pop music columnist Jon Bream. Crosby revealed a few details about the upcoming CSNY album and tour during a phone interview.
"Crosby Stills, Nash & Young is back together, Crosby confirmed last week during a break from a CSNY recording session. The project had started out as a CS & N album, for which 12 songs were nearly completed." 'Neil [Young] came by to play on a song, liked the music and stuck around,'
Crosby said of a new CS & N album... 'We took that one apart and built a new one [album]. We're just about done.'
The vibe among the quartet - which hasn't recorded an album together since 1988 and has not toured since '74 - is excellent, Crosby said. With the album due in the stores in June, the group is planning a summer tour of arenas, accompanied by drummer Joe Vitale, bassist Hutch Hutchinson and keyboardist Michael Finneagan."

March 18: Only new songs on new CSN&Y CD
"The new album will have three songs from each member. Young's are all acoustic. One of Nash's is "Heartland". One of Crosby's is "Dream for Him". One of Stills' is "Acadienne"."

March 19: Set list of Stephen Stills, Mohegan Sun 1st night
Woodstock
LTOYW
Helplessly Hoping (done electric)
49 Bye Byes
Make Love to You
Acadienne
Southern Cross
Born under a bad sign (Finnigan vocals)
Treetop Flyer
Can't get Next to You (Finnigan again)
Mr. Soul (a real surprise)
Death Letter (Finnigan, from his album Crazed Hipsters)
FWIW
Dark Star

Check the website of Thomas Hempel   if you want to check the other concerts.

 

March 19: SF Examiner Review 17.03.99
By Philip Elwood ( EXAMINER MUSIC CRITIC )

Solo concert finds amiable performer roaming over 30-year career

SACRAMENTO - All the audience could see on the darkened Memorial Auditorium stage Wed. night was an empty chair, a few mikes, a rack holding guitars and a banjo. In the background, barely discernible, an upright piano, a pump-organ and a grand piano. A candle flickered atop the upright like a lighthouse in the mist, guiding a shaggy-haired figure to stage center. Soft lighting rose, as did the arms of 53-year-old Neil Young, greeting the 4,000 standing, cheering, whistling, stomping fans who jammed the ornate hall.
This wasn't a teenage rock 'n' roll crowd whooping it up for some current top-of-the-MTV chart favorite, this was a congregation of the faithful of all ages, paying homage to one of their own — a rough and tumble folk-rocking troubadour, a wandering minstrel, a loner-songsmith of his times and, for many in the hall, their times, too.
Young was remarkably talkative, even chatty, during his long (two hours plus) solo concert. His glorious tenor soared out over the quiet, respectful listeners, carrying melodic lyrics of love, despair, social commentary and nostalgia way up to Row K in the second balcony.
After beginning with the delicate, plaintive, 30-year-old "Tell Me Why,"   accompanied by his big, fat-toned Gibson, Young commented as he introduced "Looking Forward," a new contemplative number, "Trying to write a song without using the word 'old' is getting hard to do." When Young is as relaxed and homey as he was here, he varies the performances by switching accompaniment instruments, altering the meters, moving from Carter Family-style, hill-country ballads like "War of Man" to "World on a String," a boogie-based blues.
He switched to banjo in singing "Home Grown," after which, sniffing, he said to some folks near the stage, "I know what you're doin' down there; makes my banjo feel good, too" — roars of glee echoed through the auditorium.
For contrast, he followed the old "Don't Let It Bring You Down" (great lyrics, great song structure, wonderful guitar) with "Philadelphia," on which he switched to the grand piano. "Daddy Went Walking," formed like a Scottish folk number with a memorable melodic line, ended the evening's first set.
Despite his "Godfather of Grunge" reputation and his outspoken, tough comments on socio-political subjects like the demise of family farms, the plight of Native Americans, and threats to the environmental balance, Young's fondness for family, for the warmth of love — and for old favorites like motorcycles, animals and Elvis Presley — is still evident in his selection of material.
"Distant Camera," as close to a pop love song as Young ever gets, "Ambulance Blues" (lyrics full of Harley-Davidsons along the highway of life) and "Old King," the ultimate narrative song — Woody Guthrie style — starring a dog named Elvis, made up a delightful segment of the show's second half.
Young moved to the giant pump-organ's keyboard to perform "Long May You Run," melodically a revision of "White Cliffs of Dover," then moved smoothly into the show's sing-along anthems — "Harvest Moon," and "After the Gold Rush."
Hearing "After the Gold Rush" sung by thousand [text missing] a certain attachment to the historic days of the mining 49ers is an experience not soon forgotten — made especially memorable because Young's harmonium, in accompaniment, sounded strangely like a cathedral organ.
Three encores closed the performance — "Good to See You," "Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and Me" (titled just "Pocahontas," but I love the lilt of the full lyric) and, the oldest song of the night, from Buffalo Springfield's 1968 "Last Time Around" album, "On the Way Home," a fitting finale.
Young is the only solo artist out of rock 'n' roll who can present a full program of original material covering a span of more than three decades while commanding the respect, love and participation of a huge, multigenerational audience.

Long may he run.

March 20: Stills Revue New London Day 3-19-99
Rick Koster (The New London Day newspaper)

It's been oh 10,500 days since Stephen Stills stood onstage at Woodstock with his pals Graham Nash and David Crosby, when they announced to the world that they were "scared sh..less" then proceeded to launch a sound that helped change the course of Rock and Roll history.
Last night, in the first show of a two night stand at the Wolf Den in the Mohegan Sun Casino, the 54 year old Stills was anything but frightened as he led a razor sharp, five piece band through a 70 minute set of archival rock and blues. Looking wise and leonine, healthy if not exactly Olympian, the goateed guitarist/singer/songwriter proved there is plenty left in his voice, fingers and muse - all of which had come under suspicion in the last several years.
Opening with Woodstock, Stills grinned paternally at a fanatical throng which contained gaming high rollers, two generations of loyal followers, and not a few crusty old-timers who might have actually been at Yasgur's farm that long ago August day.
His opening guitar chops immediately assured us he's every bit the player who used to spend long L.A. nights jamming with Jimi Hendrix, but it was his voice that was most reassuring - not because it was great, but because it's so much better than the last CSN tour, on which he sounded like a man gargling with sandpaper.
To be sure, Stills pipes have been ravaged by the erosional forces of time and fun, but he's gotten some strength back, and chooses the power moments judiciously. It also didn't hurt that he had some fine support vocals from keyboardist Michael Finnegan and drummer Joe Vitale Jr. As to how strong his singing will be during the upcoming Crosby Stills Nash and Young tour who can say?
Friday however, the entire package was a joy to behold, despite the absence of such favorites as "Change Partners" and "I Give you Give Blind". Still, it would take Stills playing continuously until tonight's show to get around to all of his hits or songs that should have been hits. Given that, a play list that included "Love the One You're With" "We are not Helpless" "Southern Cross" the astounding "Dark Star" and his buddy Young's "Mr. Soul" was a reasonable sampling. They encored with "For What it's Worth" which turned into an audience participation event in which Stills tried to orchestrate unison pulls on countless slot machines as a percussive device. Throughout, the song arrangements reflected Stills more aggressive solo nature, which is to say substantially more rocking than that presented by his CSN persona. Continually, his guitar work simmered like a well made roux, and the backing band -- with Finnegan and Vitale, crowd pleasing bassist Gerald Johnson, multi-instrumentalist Doug Reddenback and percussionist Joe Vitale Jr. - was one hell of a rock band.
Finnegan took over lead vocals on three blues numbers. The excursions may have seemed, to fans wanting a strict evening of jukebox recitations, time curiously spent,. But though the break surely eased the strain on Stills voice, blues tunes like "Born Under a Bad Sign" emphasized another of the guitarists stylistic passions not frequently visited in his more acoustic exercises.
As wonderful as Finnegans voice was, it's a bit sad that Vitale (Sr.) wasn't allotted a solo tune or two. Though known as a touring drummer in Joe Walsh's Barnstorm and for the Eagles, Vitale also released two of the most criminally overlooked rock albums of the last 20 years, "Roller Coaster Weekend" and "Plantation Harbor." If you're reading this Joe, and have any plans to sing "Laugh Laugh" or the title cut from "Plantation" tonight, please leave a message for me at the Day, extension 219, and I'll blow off my plans to go to Boston and hang around.
Actually, given the muscular rock, fine tunes, and good spirits of Stills and band, that's not a bad idea anyway. Stephen Stills plays at 8 pm tonight in the Wolf Den admission is free. Note: They played "Helplessly Hoping" not "We are not Helpless," but I thought this was a fine revue anyhow.

Jim

March 20: new site 4 Way Site wins award!

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March 23: Transcription of the induction speech that Neil made at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

"When I first heard the Beatles back there in the 60s somewhere, the first thing I noticed was that that I might be able to do this kind of thing myself. And ah, so the first song I ever sang was a Beatles song, I sang ah, "Give Me Money That's What I Want." Sang it at the school cafeteria and it didn't go over very good, so we tried "It Won't Be Long, Yeah." And that was better. But as time went by and the Beatles got huge along with Springfield -- and Stills and I were listening to "A Day in the Life" and we're listening to the last note of the "Day in the Life" and listening to Paul's vocals and John's vocals and the great things that George did to the record and so it was just like a marriage of all this talent coming together and creating this incredible thing which none of us could really fathom at that time. And we were just kind of doing our thing in the of this great thing that happened, the Beatles and the Stones and the Who. And ah, so I just kept on going and eventually the Beatles broke up and I then I thought at the same time I broke up myself. So I started a solo career, and one of the pieces -- at the same time that Paul came out with his solo album on Apple records with "Maybe I'm Amazed." I loved that record because it was simple and there was so much to, to, to, to see. And to hear it was just Paul, there was no adornment at all, there was no echo or nothing, and no attempts to compete with things he had done. And ah, so, out he stepped from the shadow of the Beatles and there he was. And ah, and it kind of blew my mind. And I said, "Well, maybe I can do this too, you know, try that." So, I made a simple record which didn't have any echo on it for a while.

"Anyway, to make a long story short, I knew Linda a long time ago and we were all very happy when Linda and Paul got together and had such a wonderful family and I've felt close to them all over the years. And I have a lot of respect for Paul McCartney as a man for holding together a great family through the times of rock and roll and through all of the success and through all of the swirling -- I had alot of respect for that. And the rest of it, you all know, one of the greatest song writers perhaps ever. I think he'll be remembered hundreds of years from now for the work he did. Starting with "Yesterday" and continuing on to today and tomorrow, hopefully. It gives me great pleasure to be here tonight to induct Paul McCartney into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame."

March 24: New rumours about Neil Young

• "Neil will Tour With Phish"

• "Neil will have a new album out between March - July"

• "Neil will do an acoustic tour"

February 29: More CSN&Y shows?
There is a rumor there will be some additional shows (maybe in San Diego).

February 23: Neil Young's first tapes found in basement.
The Edmonton Journal:
The earliest known recordings of Neil Young have been found in an Edmonton basement.
Read the article.

February 20: CS&N on TV.
"Under The Covers" will be on television on Saturday night, February 26th on TLC (The Learning Channel) at 9:00 PM eastern and pacific. David Crosby, Stephen Stills & Graham Nash are all interviewed about their first album cover.
The "Under The Covers" project:
Photographer Henry Diltz (check his site Henry's Gallery) and artist Gary Burden are the talent behind some of the most famous album covers in the history of Rock and Roll. Besides CS&N's first album, they also did some of the most famous covers for The Eagles, Jackson Browne, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, America, and many, many others.A few years ago, Henry and Gary came out with a CD-ROM entitled "Under The Covers" which includes a great deal of their photography and artwork along with some video footage and interviews with many of the musicians.
There are plans to release this on both VHS and DVD!

ORDERING AND CONTENT INFORMATION

February 12: New CS&N book by Dave Zimmer.
Publishers Weekly:
"Zimmer has written an excellent book about one of the most influential American rock groups...it's well written and superlatively researched, providing an intriguing look into life at the top of the rock world." (From February 15.)
Check this site for more information.

February 8: CSN&Y on "Good Morning America" tomorrow.
CSN&Y will be on ABC-TV tomorrow morning, on the "Good Morning America" show.

February 2: 2nd CSNY show added in Chicago.
Tickets for April 15 CSNY show at United Center in Chicago will go on sale Monday, Feb. 7, 10:00 AM Central time, according to a report WXRT radio today.

February 1: Download the first MP3 file of the CNY2K tour.
Now available and downloadable the first MP3 song of the CSNY2K tour: Long Time Gone.
Check the section Downloadables > MP3.

February 1: CS&N trust Young's instincts.
When Dallas Taylor was fired, who told him? Read this article.

February 1: Entire CSNY2K tour is being recorded.
As upbeat as Nash sounds about this reunion tour, he also seems to temper his zeal with the realization that the whole works could come apart on a moment's notice, which is, he says, part of the reason why the entire tour is being recorded and filmed, with the possibility of a commercial release being mentioned.

January 31: 2nd CSNY show added in Toronto.
The Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young reunion show March 30 at the Air Canada Centre is completely sold out, and as predicted by The Sun's Jane Stevenson, a second show has been added.

January 28: All songs CSN&Y play on the CSNY2K tour.
Check this section for all CSN&Y songs they play during the tour.

January 25: The first set list in 25 years!
Detroit, January 24, 2000:

Electric

1. Carry On
2. Southern Man
3. Stand and be Counted
4. Pre Road Downs
5. Heartland
6. 49 Bye Byes
7. Slowpoke
8. Marrakesh Express
9. Faith in Me
10. Almost Cut My Hair
11. Cinnamon Girl

Intermission

Acoustic

1. Helplessly Hoping
2. Our House
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Dream For Him
5. Someday Soon
6. Looking Forward
7. After The Goldrush
8. Guinnevere
9. Seen Enough
10. Out of Control
11. Teach Your Children

short break

Electric

1. Love the One You're With
2. Long Time Gone
3. Ohio
4. For What it's Worth
5. Down By The River
6. Dark Star
7. Rockin' in the Free World
8. Woodstock (encore)
9. Long May You Run (encore)

January 25: Reuters Detroit Review.
"Urging its fans to 'Rejoice! Rejoice!,' Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young opened its first tour since 1974 here on Monday night with a triumphant 31-song, three-hour show that journeyed through the superstar rock quartet's past, present and even future."
Read the whole article

January 24: CSN&Y first concert on TV.
VH1 will not only webcaste the Detroit concert, it will be TONIGHT on the american cable television network VH1 at 8pm eastern time!

January 23: CSN&Y first concert on the webcast.
VH1 will bring you the first half-hour of CSN&Y's opening night show. It's a one-time deal only... You can watch the first three songs of their first concert on the webcast.

January 20: CSN&Y to Europe?
In addition, SFX and World Online have entered into a multi-year, multi-million dollar sponsorship agreement. World Online will sponsor SFX events, facilities and tours appearing across Europe, thus allowing the company to reach and reinforce their brand relationship with consumers. World Online will have a highly visible on-site presence at all SFX venues in Europe. The sponsorship will begin immediately. Additional elements of the business relationship will be rolled out over the course of the year.

The partnership will provide World Online with access to SFX's extensive relationships with highly recognizable and visible artists, concert tours, and sporting, family and theatrical events that are scheduled to tour this year in Europe, including Britney Spears, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Lord of the Dance and Nickelodeon's Rugrats, to name a few.

January 18: Information on the set list of the CSNY2K tour.
Nash: "The only thing that we've decided so far is that we want to play every song from the new record, and then we want to play a selection of songs that our fans know and love us for -- as long as we can make them musically interesting and make them not a medley and not a Las Vegas-type rendition of it."

Crosby said the repertoire might even include songs that the group has written since Looking Forward was released.
"Oh, I guarantee you there are songs in there that you haven't heard, that nobody's heard before,'' he said. "We're an ongoing process, man. We're a work in progress."

They also will feature material from their earlier musical affiliations, such as the Byrds (Crosby), Buffalo Springfield (Stills and Young) and the Hollies (Nash).

January 18: 4 keyboard players on CSNY2K tour...
Stephen Barncard talked to both David Crosby and Graham Nash:
"They're leaving for Cleveland tomorrow for rehearsals and they're both jazzed about the upcoming CSNY tour. I want to take this opportunity to wish them the best for this incredible adventure.
David said they worked on 'Down By the River' a couple of days ago and said that it just SMOKED. It seems like you're going to get your Stills-Young guitar battles. He also said that the keyboards will be played by Stephen, Neil, Nash and himself -- that whoever's loose will be back on a keyboard of some sort.
4 keyboard players! Yes.
I also complimented Nash on his history of keyboard playing and his unique style and he was quite humble about it. Yes, he's playing
Hammond organ....."

January 17: New Crosby & Nash re-releases now available.
Three Crosby & Nash albums are re-mastered and re-released: Wind On The Water (1975), Whistling Down The Wire (1976) and Crosby Nash Live (1977). The Live CD contains an additional track!

January 14: Neil Young solo album due in April.
A new solo album from folk-rock icon Neil Young, Silver and Gold, is tentatively slated for release in April, according to the singer's label. It's described as reminiscent of Young's 1992 acoustic album, Harvest Moon. The track listing for Silver and Gold is: "Good to See You," "Silver and Gold," "Daddy Went Walkin'," "Buffalo Springfield Again," "Great Divide," "Horseshoe Man," "Red Sun," "Distant Camera," "Razor Love" and "Without Rings." Duets Young recorded with singers Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt are expected to appear on the album. Silver and Gold originally was slated for release in 1999, but it was delayed by Looking Forward.

January 14: David Crosby and Melissa on Larry King Live.
David Crosby and Melissa Etheridge will be on Larry King Live on Thursday, January 20th. Melissa will also be on 60 Minutes II on Tuesday, January 18th and will perform on Letterman Monday, February 7th.

January 12: Message from Joe Vitale.
"Hello CSN&Y Fans,
This is Joe Vitale writing to you. As of 12:00 Noon January 11th, 2000, Mike Finnigan or myself have not been fired.
As for me working with the Eagles, this is a rumour and completely false. No such plans have ever been made or discussed. Happy New Year...
Joe Vitale "

January 11: Graham Nash commments on CSN&Y band changes.
Graham Nash :" The drummer is Jim Keltner and the bass player is still Donald 'Duck' Dunn, but CSN&Y wanted to get a different sound than CS&N had".

January 11: Melissa Etherige's secret in Rolling Stone.
Now available the complete story.

January 10: Etheridge reveals rocker David Crosby fathered her children.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rock star Melissa Etheridge is ending speculation about the paternity of the children she shares with partner Julie Cypher.
The father is David Crosby, Etheridge told Rolling Stone magazine in the issue that hits newsstands this week.
"We just got so tired of this secret," Etheridge said. "It wears you out. And keeping this big secret goes against how we are choosing to live our lives -- very openly."
The paternity of Bailey, 3, and Beckett, 1, had become a guessing game in the music world, with gossips speculating that Brad Pitt, Bruce Springsteen or Tom Hanks might have been the father. Cypher, a filmmaker, carried the children.
Crosby, 58 and the father of three other children, doesn't plan to help raise Bailey and Beckett -- which is fine by Etheridge and Cypher.
"If, you know, in due time, at a distance, they're proud of who their genetic dad is, that's great," said Crosby, the singer and songwriter of Crosby, Stills and Nash fame.
The Grammy-winning Etheridge said Crosby's wife, Jan, first suggested the idea when the two couples chatted during a vacation in Hawaii a few years ago.
"It came from her, which was the best, most perfect way," Etheridge said. "For one, he's musical, which means a lot to me, you know, and I admire his work. And he has his own life, has his own family."

January 9: Joe Vitale with Eagles?
Former CSN(&Y....) drummer Joe Vitale, who just had to leave the CSN&Y band, supposedly is going out with the Eagles in the Spring.

January 8: Some new changes to the CSN&Y band!
Jim Keltner is now on drums (replacing Joe Vitale).
Mike Finnigan is no longer on keyboards.

In addition to rehearsals in Cleveland, the band will be rehearsing in Los Angeles the week of January 10th, then move on to Cleveland prior to the launch of the tour.

There will be 3 new shows announced after the tour start in Detroit. Keep checking the Tour News section!

January 6: New  CS&N album...?
Lucien van Diggelen and his good friend and co-writer of their Neil Young book, Herman Verbeke were in Paris. They talked  to CS&Y, Herman: "I asked David when I saw him in Paris (in October) and he said it's NASH who really LIKES to release this album with very early (CSN) demos and recordings."
So a new CS&N album is expected...?

Now Lucien and Herman are working on the new Crosby Stills Nash Young book.
Please contact them if you think you have interesting information.

January 1: New  Stephen Stills and Graham Nash solo albums?
There's an  interview with CSN&Y in the latest issue of Guitar.   According to Stills he's about 3/4 a way done on a new solo album. People say Nash is working on a solo project as well.