Congratulations to director Mary Wharton on winning the Audience Award at this year’s annual SXSW Festival for her Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free documentary. The 90-minute film features lost footage from the recording sessions for Petty’s 1994 Wildflowers album. (An expanded version, Wildflowers and All The Rest, including Petty’s previously unreleased version of his “Leave Virginia Alone," was released in 2020.) Wharton also directed the documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock And Roll President.
We’ve enjoyed his work as a musician, actor, radio host, and activist. And he’s pretty wicked at running a record label. Now, with his first ever memoir, we’ll see how Stevie Van Zandt does an author. Unrequited Infatuations is now available for preorder from Hachette Books in print, eBook, and audio formats. I have a feeling Van Zandt could also craft a fun, hard-edged novel he set his mind to it.
This should make for a fun summer. The legendary FitzGerald’s Night Club in Berwyn recently announced it has already booked over 100 artists to perform on its patio.
The second installment of the four-week series U2 The Virtual Road - 4 Ground-Breaking Concert Films comes to YouTube tomorrow, Thursday, March 25. U2: Live At Red Rocks, Denver, Colorado - USA 1983 will feature remastered audio and enhanced visuals. The other two shows are Popmart - Live From Mexico City - Mexico 1997 on April 1; and iNNONENCE + eXPERIENCE: Live in Paris - France 2015 on April 10.
Sweet Home Chicago Blues - Celebrating 50 Years Of Alligator Records is now streaming on YouTube and will be available to watch through April 11. The event features Billy Branch And The Sons Of Blues, along with special guests Shemekia Copeland; Toronzo Cannon; and Lil’ Ed Williams.
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