Blog: 30 Days Out

Levon Helm There have been a lot of tributes to fallen singer Levon Helm since he died last week - none better, though, than this affectionate yet clear-eyed appreciation by Peter Gerstenzang that appeared in the Village Voice . Here is one appropriate excerpt: " After I got the news yesterday that he'd died, I got into the car to drive around and think, two things I'm never good at doing simultaneously. Foolishly, I turned on the radio, expecting to hear The Band's music blasting, from one end of the dial to the [...]