Friday, June 13, 4pm at Mason
As documented by the Oscar-nominated biopic A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan’s conversion to electric music was culturally earth-shattering. But it didn’t end there. Together with the musicians who became The Band–Canadians Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson, and Arkansas-born Levon Helm–America’s greatest songwriter kept the ripples going with groundbreaking music.
Based on his ninth book, Last Waltz: The Full Story of The Band (Rowman & Littlefield, July 2025), music historian, percussionist, and Washington DC radio host Craig Harris uses rare recordings, personal interviews, and intriguing stories to trace this still-influential quintet from their days with Ronnie Hawkins and Dylan through their 1990’s resurrection, Helm’s three Grammy winners and Robertson’s soundtracks for Martin Scorsese films including Killers of the Flower Moon.
