I'm using @Authory to create an archive of my journalism. @WSJ profiles of @JamesTaylor_com, @WillieNelson, @PaulSimonMusic, @johnmellencamp, @BobWeir @ChuckLeavell, Jaimoe and @thedavidcrosby are all there! authory.com/alanpaul/invite?…

World Cup tourists have discovered New Jersey deli:

Devon and Galadrielle Allman on Gregg’s Final Chapter and How He Embraced Family Later in Life. open.substack.com/pub/alanpa…

Happy Birthday Workingman's Dead The Grateful Dead's Workingman's Dead, one of my favorite albums, was released 56 years ago today. This is its origin story. open.substack.com/pub/alanpa…

Inside the World Premiere of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul Devon Allman, Duane Betts and a documentary that's worth the wait. open.substack.com/pub/alanpa…

Music America: The Songs That Shaped Us — Review and Video Highlights Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow, Public Enemy, Dion, Jimmie Vaughan, and more gathered for an unforgettable two-night celebration of American music. open.substack.com/pub/alanpa…

It’s another Friends of the Brothers show with JAIMOE, Rock and Roll of Fame member and last original Allman Brothers Band member! He is joining us on July 20 at City Winery NYC. You don’t want to miss this show. TICKETS: tickets.citywinery.com/event…

Nick Bilton walked into the 60 Minutes newsroom four days after Bari Weiss fired the people who built the show. He tried to pretend he didn't know about the firings. Scott Pelley, in front of the remaining staff, would not let that stand. "She loves 60 Minutes," Bilton said. "She's murdering 60 Minutes," Pelley said back. "She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it - and she's doing exactly that." One of Weiss's lieutenants kept interrupting to say Pelley was being rude. Pelley kept going. JVL's framing is the right one. The corrupter depends on the existing institution being too polite to say the obvious thing out loud. Christopher Wray resigned quietly to "preserve the integrity of the FBI." John Kelly gave print interviews after he left. Thom Tillis, John Cornyn, Mitch McConnell, Jim Mattis, Bill Barr - all of them saw it. All of them objected privately. None of them said it in the room where it was happening, to the person doing it, while the cameras were still running. Pelley said it in the room. To the person's face. In front of witnesses. While he still worked there. That is a different thing entirely. Not a memoir. Not an anonymous source in a tell-all. Not a carefully worded statement issued after the resignation letter was already filed. The true thing, said out loud, to the people who needed to hear it, at the moment it could still matter. Authoritarianism counts on politesse. It counts on people deciding the fight isn't worth the awkwardness, the career risk, the label of being difficult. Scott Pelley decided it was worth it. The republic needs more of that calculation to come out the same way.

Warren Haynes has released another song from his upcoming symphonic album- "Shakedown Street." youtu.be/YpOazbdxZ_g?si=ZVAV…

There are certain songs that seem to belong to everybody the moment they begin. “Shakedown Street” has always felt that way to me. We’re excited to share our version - recorded in Asheville alongside an incredible group of musicians and the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. Somewhere between the groove, the improvisation, and the energy in the room, the song took on a personality of its own. “Shakedown Street” is out this Thursday, June 4.

Julian Lage and the Endless Reinvention of the Guitar, by @AlPaul open.substack.com/pub/alanpa…

Maybe she can lead a search-and-rescue mission for her opponent

Laur Joamets has been one of my favorite guitarists of recent years. Check out my Premier Guitar feature on him and his amazing story. From Estonia to the top of Nashville with Sturgill Simpson/ Johnny Blue Skies. premierguitar.com/features/a…

🍂 Come on. Come on all. Let’s get Cosmic this Fall!    🤠 I’m so excited to raise the frequency each night with each and every one of you in every city on Cosmic Country Fall Tour 2026.

Why Julian Lage Believes Great Music Starts With Listening A conversation with guitarist Julian Lage about tone, approach, why he chose jazz over the blues/rock he grew up around and so much more. A video exclusive from Low Down and Dirty. open.substack.com/pub/alanpa…

The Highwomen just dropped a surprise live album, and this official live video for “Redesigning Women” from The Gorge 2023. So cool to see my friend and Friends Of The Brothers founding keyboardist Peter Levin back there on B3. youtu.be/qggbBTcoMHE?si=IVLV…

Gov't Mule & Ziggy Marley Announce 2026 Co-Headlining Tour liveforlivemusic.com/news/go…

"Stern’s book underscores the insufficiencies of 'A.I.' as an umbrella term." - @joshuarothman in the @NewYorker with a very nuanced and smart take on my book, and where we are at with using AI in our everyday lives. newyorker.com/culture/open-q…

He was the heaviest of the Heavy - @thewarrenhaynes on Sonny Rollins Mourning and celebrating the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. open.substack.com/pub/alanpa…

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NJ FRIENDS - FREE SHOW TONIGHT! Friends Of The Brothers at Homestead Bar and Kitchen, Morristown, NJ. 8 PM. You can be tucked into bed at 11 PM!