411 Mania — As the most famous music festival ever, Woodstock is part myth, part legend, and all music. From Richie Havens to Jimi Hendrix, the festival was full of peace, music, mud, nudity, and plenty of drugs. The legend lives on today, even though those wh... more info

All About Jazz — Richie Havens performed "Freedom", 40 years later, on the original Woodstock site. Nearly 40 years to the day that he christened the crowning achievement of the 1960s counterculture, Richie Havens returned to an open field in Sullivan County to si... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kurt Vile @ Woodsist/CT Fest July 4th (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Warm Up w/ Growing @ PS1 * Richie Havens @ City Winery * Woodhands @ Tribeca Grand Hotel * Marduk, Tombs @ Gramercy... more info

It should have been a disaster. But by the time the concert movie came out months later, Woodstock was a symbol of the happy, hippie side of the ˜60s spirit. more info

Richie Havens performed his legendary song Freedom today at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, on the original Woodstock site, ... more info

USA Today Music — Richie Havens performed his legendary song Freedom today at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, on the original Woodstock site, ... more info

Live Daily — New York rock outfit Assembly of Dust [ tickets ] will embark on a month-long US trek in support of its recently released album, "Some Assembly Required." The quartet will begin the journey Sept. 18 in Troy, NY, followed by stops along the East Co... more info

Associated Press — BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) -- Forty years after Richie Havens sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, he still gets asked about it and he still gets requests to sing "Freedom."... more info

JamBase — Soundtrack To Ang Lee's New Comedy Taking Woodstock About The Road To The 1969 Event Includes Unforgettable Songs By The Artists Who Played Woodstock Taking Woodstock the new film directed by Oscar winner Ang Lee was inspired by the memoir... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Richie Havens and Bettye LaVette (Photo: Kevin Kiley) Richie Havens played a free, but wet show in Castle Clinton last night (7/23). Bettye LaVette (now labelmates with Alec Ounsworth) plays a free and dry show tonight (7/24) at Central Park... more info