tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57882132026-04-19T18:11:39.977-04:00Neil Young NewsAn unofficial news blog for Neil Young fans from <b>Thrasher's Wheat</b> with concert and album updates, reviews, analysis, and other Rock & Roll ramblings. Separating the wheat from the chaff since 1996.thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.comBlogger6024125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-17116586598657638652026-04-18T12:01:00.016-04:002026-04-19T09:32:21.596-04:00The Comraderie of A Thrasher's Wheat T-shirtThrasher's Wheat Radio Supporters Go To Europefor Neil Young & Crazy Horse Concert Tour - 2013 (Click photo to enlarge)As you may be aware, 2026 marks the 30th Anniversary of Thrasher’s Wheat and we're celebratin' our rockin' & bloggin' in the free world.So we bring you The Comraderie of A Thrasher's Wheat T-shirt.Neil Young & Crazy Horse Concert TourKoln, Germany, July thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-86399731194231133202026-04-10T09:41:00.012-04:002026-04-18T12:01:58.142-04:00Thrasher's Wheat Celebrates 30th Anniversary: 1996 - 2026Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary: 1996 - 2026Design by Silver Moon Art & Design (Click photo to enlarge)2026 marks the 30th Anniversary of Thrasher’s Wheat and we want *you* to help us celebrate rockin' & bloggin' in the free world.5 years ago in 2021, Neil Young Archives helped us celebrate by publishing a "HAPPY 25th Anniversary Thrasher’s Wheat!" article thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-16192797752160192702026-04-09T11:25:00.001-04:002026-04-09T11:25:59.977-04:00CONCERT REPORT: Dead Reckoning @ Haw River Ballroom, North Carolina - April 7, 2026Setlist: Dead Reckoning @ Haw River Ballroom, North Carolina - April 7, 2026(Click photo to enlarge)
Here is a concert report of Dead Reckoning @ Haw River Ballroom, North Carolina on April 7, 2026 by Jim McKelvey. Dead Reckoning @ Haw River Ballroom, North Carolina - April 7, 2026 Caught the second Dead Reckoning show of two at the Haw River Ballroom in North thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-279330878177437152026-04-06T09:30:00.012-04:002026-04-06T09:30:00.113-04:00Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young: Revisiting The Difference in GreatnessNeil Young & Bruce SpringsteenVote For Change concert - St. Paul, MN - 2004 (Click photo to enlarge)Over recent years, both Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen have been very outspoken with their criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump. Last year, Neil Young issued a statement of support for Bruce Springsteen, after a Springsteen concert on May 14, 2025 in Manchester, UK in whichthrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-75011393068169010192026-04-05T00:31:00.019-04:002026-04-05T00:31:00.110-04:00"Neil Young: God's Prophet?"Neil Young: God's Prophet? Today is Easter 2026.So something a little different today, a sermon titled "Neil Young: God's Prophet?". From the video's description: "Can you see God's love, beauty and truth as it's found in the life and music of Neil Young?"Neil Young's relationship with religion over the decades has evolved, yet his beliefs remain relatively private and personal despite thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-55378361164940543412026-04-04T13:06:00.002-04:002026-04-05T11:30:08.984-04:00Interview with author Jimmy McDonough | Naked Lunch Podcast Naked Lunch PodcastHere is an interview with the author of "Shakey: Neil Young's Biography by Jimmy McDonough on the Naked Lunch Podcast. (Neil Young discussion @ ~00:10:00 )From SHOW NOTES:Comedy great Patton Oswalt returns to "Naked Lunch" to help Phil set the stage for David's fascinating conversation with acclaimed author Jimmy McDonough about his brand new, latest and last thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-20461931897444652102026-04-02T11:48:00.018-04:002026-04-02T12:09:50.586-04:00Comment of the Moment: Seeing Neil Young 50 Years Ago "Across The Water"Hearse Theatre | Neil Young Archives (Click photo to enlarge)Hey there!Thanks for everyone returning after much mischief and hilarity here at Thrasher's Wheat yesterday.Admittedly, ARC Day/April Fool's day is made for these times of absurdity, irrelevance and general chaos. But we gotta just have fun and laugh at least one day a year, you know what we mean, rightthrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-80050757702262589362026-04-01T00:29:00.039-04:002026-04-02T16:41:20.239-04:00EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Neil Young Reveals Summer 2026 Tour PlansNeil Young Announces AARP/Amtrak Summer Tour 2026
Editor's Note: Due to the heat and poor eyesight, our Intrepid Chicago
Reporter (ICR) John Kwit misses the "No Trespassing" signs on his walk up in the unspoiled Colorado hill
country in an attempt to interview Neil Young (NY). This is his 42nd attempt to
interview Neil in various locations since 1982. thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-46713956282221288992026-03-30T11:08:00.004-04:002026-03-30T12:39:04.867-04:00Neil Young on NYA: "I'm so happy with my new album!" Neil Young and The Chrome HeartsCharlotte, NC - August 8, 2025 photo by thrasher (Click photo to enlarge)
Some good news from Neil Young on his recent recording sessions at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La Studios.Recall that earlier this month we learned that Neil Young & Chrome Hearts had been in the studio with "8 songs recorded". Now in a response to a thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-22580107002221652112026-03-27T10:29:00.012-04:002026-03-27T15:27:29.670-04:00Still "Living With War", v. 3.0 & "the most courageous album of 2006" by Neil YoungLiving With War by Neil Young - 2006And here we are still living with war in the 21st century.It all started for us back in 2006 -- and nothing has been the same since -- when an obscure blog link popped up over in the right sidebar here on Thrasher's Wheat.According to the blog Last Left Turn Before Hooterville, a new Neil Young album was being recorded. The blog, written by a thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-76728167264022659362026-03-20T10:45:00.003-04:002026-03-20T10:45:15.773-04:00Comment of the Moment: Joel Bernstein Interview & The Laurel Canyon SceneLaurel Canyon Documentary: In The Making and Call For MaterialOur Comment of the Moment is from "Joel Bernstein Interview | The Bob Lefsetz's Podcast" by Greying Rider: Thank you so much for this. I've always loved Joel's work and to hear him talk about his life is wonderful. There is something about the way he (like Nils and Cameron) was accepted at such a young age by Joni, thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-20032559769684241762026-03-19T10:22:00.008-04:002026-03-19T10:41:26.642-04:00CONCERT REPORT: The Third Mind @ Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA - 3/14/26Dave Alvin of The Third Mind@ Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA - 3/14/26photo by Alan Grose(Click photo to enlarge)Here is a concert report of Dave Alvin of The Third Mind @ Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA - 3/14/26 by "Your Brother Alan in Seattle", along with some PACNW rustie Neil Young fans. The Third Mind 3/14/26 @ the Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA I was fortunate to be at an incredible live thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-43806841257998198892026-03-14T11:10:00.002-04:002026-03-16T10:20:37.904-04:00Tedeschi Trucks Band's First-Time Cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Ohio”Tedeschi Trucks Band Photo: David Gray via Relix (Click photo to enlarge)Tedeschi Trucks Band did their first-time cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s song “Ohio” on the opening night of their residency at Beacon Theatre, New York City on March 10, 2026.
Setlist - Tedeschi Trucks BandBeacon Theatre, New York City - March 10, 2026via Hounds That thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-84197971235551547392026-03-11T14:41:00.013-04:002026-03-12T16:33:44.667-04:00Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts Are In The Studio + Comment of the Moment Neil Young and The Chrome HeartsCharlotte, NC - August 8, 2025 photo by thrasher (Click photo to enlarge)Neil Young & Chrome Hearts have been in the studio, with "8 songs recorded", per a response to a letter on Neil Young Archives.Presumably recorded on the last full moon -- the Blood Moon -- no additional details have emerged, other than Neil is not thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-8876255897739578552026-03-06T11:11:00.002-05:002026-03-06T11:13:51.738-05:00Joel Bernstein Interview | The Bob Lefsetz's PodcastJoel BernsteinSan Francisco, April 9, 2018Photographed by Joshua Ets-HokinJoel Bernstein is interviewed on The Bob Lefsetz's Podcast:"Photographer Joel Bernstein has tales that boggle the mind, like accidentally shooting the cover of Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" as a high school student...you'll love his stories!"After The Gold Rush by Neil Young(Click photo to enlarge) thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-55976928698938819892026-03-02T12:26:00.002-05:002026-03-02T12:30:52.779-05:00TRACKLIST: "As Time Explodes" - Neil Young w/ Chrome Hearts + Tour Cancellation Updates"As Time Explodes" Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts (Click photo to enlarge)Last month, we reported that for this year's Record Store Day on April 18, a limited double LP version of the upcoming live album by Neil Young & Chrome Hearts will be released on 140-gram clear vinyl. Per a RSD press release, the album titled "As Time Explodes" has 13 tracks, thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-40898350712782431672026-02-28T15:25:00.001-05:002026-03-01T17:32:04.544-05:00Open Letter to Neil Young: "Won't you please come to Cincinnati just to sing?"Cincinnati Music Hall(Click photo to enlarge)Here is an Open Letter to Neil Young by "Winterland Stories" author/photographer and Rustie Chris Horn.Poster: Neil Young w/ Crazy HorseMusic Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio - February 25, 1970Open Letter to Neil YoungNeil,On behalf of Jim Tarbell and the Cincinnati community - Please Return to Music Hall.Jim staged your February 25, 1970 concert to thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-24713587680264357252026-02-28T14:50:00.001-05:002026-03-02T11:47:53.076-05:00ADDENDUM: Open Letter to Neil Young: "Won't you please come to Cincinnati just to sing?"Jim TarbellImpresario of Cincinnati: ‘Mr Cincinnati’This page serves as an addendum to Open Letter to Neil Young: "Won't you please come to Cincinnati just to sing?".Tarbellpalooza!:“A Merry Medley of Memories By Friends of ‘Mister Cincinnati’”Curated by Greg HandIssue date 11/13/25(Click photo to enlarge)A copy of Tarbellpalooza! was sent to Lookout Management with a note by Greg Hand thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-61268202498437689022026-02-21T11:40:00.003-05:002026-02-21T16:31:00.971-05:00CONCERT REPORT: Particle Kid @ Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA - Feb 6Particle Kid (aka Micah Nelson)@ Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA - Feb 6, 2026Photo by "Your Brother Alan in Seattle"(Click photo to enlarge)Here is a concert report of Particle Kid (aka Micah Nelson) @ Sunset Tavern in Seattle, WA on Feb 6 by "Your Brother Alan in Seattle".Speaking of live music, I recently got to go see Micah Nelson’s band Particle Kid at a tiny venue. This is the 2nd time I thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-65002325633432724722026-02-16T12:01:00.017-05:002026-02-16T12:42:34.009-05:00THE FALLOUT: Neil Young Cancels 2026 Europe Tour & What Went Wrong? LOVE EARTH 2026 UK/EU TOUR Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts The ongoing fallout over the sudden cancelation of Neil Young's 2026 European Tour with The Chrome Hearts continues to reverberate across the Atlantic and beyond.As the eloquent Scotsman puts it:"The cancellation of Neil Young's Euro tour has unleashed a tsunami of disappointment (and also bittersweet understanding) thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-28626744968431388182026-02-14T11:38:00.004-05:002026-02-14T11:55:13.677-05:00Happy Valentine's Day to All of Our Hearts of Gold + Nathaniel Rateliff Joins Farm Aid Board Nathaniel Rateliff @ Farm Aid 2025Minneapolis, Minnesota - Sept. 20, 2025 photo by thrasher (Click photo to enlarge)Happy Valentine's Day! But first, some news ....Nathaniel Rateliff has joined the Farm Aid Board of Directors. Per the Farm Aid organization, after a unanimous vote, Rateliff will work alongside founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-85539880539607245952026-02-09T13:13:00.003-05:002026-02-09T14:35:59.602-05:00New Neil Young Albums Coming: Live Chrome Hearts + 1997 Hippie Dream Warmup Tour with Crazy Horse Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts: Live Album (Click photo to enlarge)For this year's Record Store Day on April 18, a limited double LP version of the upcoming live album by Neil Young & Chrome Hearts will be released on 140-gram clear vinyl. Per a RSD press release, the album has 13 tracks, recorded during the 2025 "Love Earth" tour in Europe and North America. thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-33602002995259831222026-02-06T14:32:00.006-05:002026-02-07T10:41:14.213-05:00Neil Young Cancels 2026 European Tour LOVE EARTH 2026 UK/EU TOUR Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts Neil Young has cancelled the European LOVE EARTH 2026 tour with The Chrome Hearts.Scheduled to start on June 17 in Manchester, England and include 14 stops across France, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy. In a statement published today on Neil Young Archives, Neil writes:I've decided to take a break andthrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-48892766812639359202026-02-05T11:05:00.005-05:002026-02-06T14:01:42.773-05:00Undressing Rock & Rolls Most Famous Cover-Up: Stephen & Neil’s Shared Sweater (Serape/Poncho)Crosby Stills Nash YoungWoodstock - 1969photo by Barry LevineEditor: In honor of National Sweater Day, we bring you an exclusive investigation into Stephen Stills and Neil Young's late 60's "sweater phase" by our "Mild Mannered Reporter in Chicago" John Kwit.Happy National Sweater Day!PeaceINTRODUCTION by John Kwit: This article is written to celebrate National Sweater Day&thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788213.post-16155465219218930162026-02-04T10:30:00.004-05:002026-02-04T18:50:19.534-05:00REVIEW: Tribute to Neil Young @ AmericanaFest Salute Concert | Lefsetz LetterTribute to Neil Young: AmericanaFest On January 31, an AmericanaFest Pre-Grammy Salute concert was held at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA , to pay tribute to Neil Young's songs, with proceeds funding MusiCares programs for music industry professionals.Performers included Rhiannon Giddens, Margo Price, Jesse Welles, and Molly Tuttle. Here is a review by Bob Lefsetz.On the other thrasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755139008283245032noreply@blogger.com3