Taj Mahal Stories

Jack White's "American Epic" Documentary Coming In May

Jack Whites ambitious documentary series American Epic will finally see a release in May.The series, produced by White, T Bone Burnett and Robert Redford, was initially supposed to air in 2015, but was held back for unknown reasons.The final product will feature three documentary episodes, an additional feature film, and a number of recording...

REVIEW / PHOTOS / VIDEO | The Last Waltz 40 @ Chicago Theatre 4/9/17

Words: Tim Kelly | Photos: Howard Greenblatt | Video Nunu ZomotThe Last Waltz was The Bands swan song.  The legendary final concert for a band so elemental that they simply called themselves The Band took place on Thanksgiving Day 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.  The show included guest appearances by...

Stream / Download / Setlist / Video: Rolling Stones with Taj Mahal @ United Center 5/28/13

Since the Hawks forced a Game 7, the crew had to break down the stage / production for allow Wednesday night's game at UC. Since they won that one in overtime, they'll need to do it again after Friday night's show. We'll be reporting live from that gig on our twitter feed.The StreamDownload Entire Show (minus...

Summer 2012 at the Old Town School: Taj Mahal, Billy Bragg, Bad Plus, Square Roots and More

It's always exciting to get the Old Town School of Folk Music concerts flier in the mail. One of the cities most intimate and eclectically programmed rooms sees a number of Barn favorites graces the stage from April to August. Highlights include:The Bad Examples' Ralph Covert plays two shows with his Ralph's World children's...