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Berlin: Joan Baez on Bob Dylan, Childhood Abuse and Hanging Up Her Guitar

Since she exploded on the folk scene — first with gigs at the Club 47 outside Boston, then on stage at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival — Joan Baez has been an iconic figure in American music and, thanks to her tireless activism, in American politics as well. She played at Woodstock, marched with Martin […]

‘Joan Baez I Am a Noise’ Review: The Legendary Folk Musician Takes a Candid Look Back

The doc reflects on her personal struggles, the political activism that started alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and her role in launching the young Bob Dylan.

Berlin Trailer: Joan Baez on Meeting Bob Dylan (Exclusive)

It’s Joan Baez as you’ve never seen her before. Joan Baez: I Am a Noise, a new documentary from Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky and Maeve O’Boyle, is a deep dive into the life and career of the iconic folk singer. The film, which has its world premiere in the Panorama Documentary section of the Berlin […]

Garth Brooks Gets Emotional During Kennedy Center Honors Tribute; Debbie Allen, Dick Van Dyke Among Other Honorees

Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, violinist Midori and Dick Van Dyke were lauded Sunday night at the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors, which was more of a scaled-down event than in years past amid the pandemic though no less star-studded. Normally the medallion ceremony is held at the State Department, but this year it was […]

Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam, Journey Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Yes, ELO and Joan Baez also will be inducted at the April 7 ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

Take Me to the Greek: Theater Offering Shuttle Service for New Season

Energy efficient bus will cost $7 for round trip from parking lot before and after show.

‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Star Oscar Isaac, T Bone Burnett Revel in the Intimacy of Folk Music

"Another Day, Another Time" director Chris Wilcha, Joan Baez, Willie Watson, the Punch Brothers' Gabe Witcher and the Milk Carton Kids' Joey Ryan were also on hand to discuss the concert documentary.

New York Film Fest: Weekend Highlighted by ‘Llewyn Davis’ Premiere, Star-Studded Charity Concert

CBS Films will give the Coen brothers' musical dramedy a limited release starting on Dec. 6, and Sunday night's concert will air a week after that on Showtime.