Ten Years After News

The Star-Telegram review of last night's Woodstock reunion concert at Bass Hall boasted a promising headline - " "Woodstock tribute is hippie heaven: The Heroes of Woodstock delivered a remarkably proficient set of engaging mini-concerts." And yet, Andrew Marton's actual review doesn't sound rosy at all.

The "Newport Rhode Island music festival" in the summer of 1969, just before Woodstock, was perhaps the greatest festival I ever attended.

Featuring guitarist and singer Alvin Lee, the bands Im Goin Home was a highlight of the Woodstock movie.

Presented by Reviewed Aug. 12, 2009. Bands: Canned Heat, Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Ten Years After, Tom Constanten.

BETHEL, N.Y., Aug. 16 - Tie-dye and peace symbols were everywhere at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Saturday, and many of the people wearing them were pointing at a grassy hillside and saying, "When I was here in 1969.

Ric Lee, drummer of Ten Years After, said he's glad he's playing the 40-year anniversary of Woodstock, but thinks the mood has changed a bit.

In March 2005, a silly college junior armed with a Bolex camera, a couple reels of Kodak film and nary a clue how to operate the Bolex camera sat in a car while his father, a few yards away, surveyed the open farmland ahead of him.

It electrified the crowd 40 years ago, and now Ten Years After are playing it again: "I'm Going Home," the blues-wailing anthem that gets everyone dancing and stomping.

On Friday, the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods presents a multi-act show blatantly called The Heroes of Woodstock.

Ten Years After is a British blues-rock quartet consisting of Alvin Lee , guitar and vocals; Chick Churchill , keyboards; Leo Lyons bass; and Ric Lee , drums.

Ten Years After is a British blues-rock quartet consisting of Alvin Lee , guitar and vocals; Chick Churchill , keyboards; Leo Lyons bass; and Ric Lee , drums.

Ten Years After is a British blues-rock quartet consisting of Alvin Lee , guitar and vocals; Chick Churchill , keyboards; Leo Lyons bass; and Ric Lee , drums.

Ten Years After is a British blues-rock quartet consisting of Alvin Lee , guitar and vocals; Chick Churchill , keyboards; Leo Lyons bass; and Ric Lee , drums.

It wasn't Bethel, N.Y. And there wasn't any mud. But the music was familiar to fans attending the weekend's Heroes Country Joe McDonald, Canned Heat and Jefferson Starship were among the acts taking the stage during the tie-dyed tribute to the original Woodstock 40 years ago.

They were there; they played Woodstock. And now theya re back for the a oeHeroes of Woodstocka concert Saturday at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, Sullivan County.

Ten Years After is a British blues-rock quartet consisting of Alvin Lee , guitar and vocals; Chick Churchill , keyboards; Leo Lyons bass; and Ric Lee , drums.

Playing at Woodstock gave a career boost to several acts. Here are five: Santana: Legendary concert promoter Bill Graham was responsible for getting Santana, which had yet to release an album, on the bill.