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Contributor Archives: Braden Towne
The Vault bids farewell to Warren Hellman, founder of San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
The Bay Area music scene suffered a major loss this weekend with the passing of Warren Hellman, founder and benefactor of the city’s remarkable long-running Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. In honor of his memory, we are proud to present this inspiring look at the man and his festival by Angela Zimmerman, originally published in Crawdaddy! [...]
Announcing the Arrival of Concert Video
Our new video section is live! Read about what went into digitizing 50 years of live concert videos.
One More from Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ronnie Van Zant would have been 63 years old on January 15th, and to mark the occasion we’d like to share one more from the road – “Tuesday’s Gone” from Winterland in 1976.
Bolstered by a stint opening for the Who in ‘73 which solidified their reputation as a powerful rock ‘n roll machine capable of [...]
The Curious Case of Rod Stewart
If I had to pick a voice that would front the greatest supergroup of all time, only one name comes to mind - Rod Stewart.
Things That Go Rock! in the Night
Fall is upon us and All Hallows’ Eve fast approaches. In San Francisco, where Wolfgang’s Vault is headquartered, Halloween is celebrated with the ferocity of three Super Bowls plus a Mardi Gras. Costumed freaks and demons prowl every street in a moonlit festival of ghastly cheer. Such a fiendish bacchanal requires a suitable soundtrack, so [...]
Forgive me Guitar God, for I have sinned…
It’s been many years since my last confession, and in that time I have strayed from the path of virtuosity. My days have been filled with simple punk rock, my nights awash in humble ‘60s pop and r&b. But I have been born again, and as an act of contrition, I have been listening to the teachings of your disciple, Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Girls Talk, We Listen
This, gentle readers, is one of the purest and most expertly crafted pop songs of all time, and if you don’t like it, may I direct you to foxnews.com, because you hate music, and fun, and everything that is good. I could listen to this song almost endlessly and never tire. I’ve already heard it about eight times during the composition of this post.
Merry Christmas from Passaic, NJ!