Dylan To Perform In Newark

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Bob Dylan at NJ PAC

Bob Dylan’s “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour will have the 82-year old legend performing at NJ PAC downtown Newark November 20 and 21. If the set list for Chicago last month is any indication, expect plenty of surprises. Leading his sextet into unknown territory, he continues to confound fans by deliciously altering favorites to the point of inscrutability.  He’s even preferring to play piano this time around. From rockabilly and blues to folk and almost-country, Dylan does what he damn well pleases.  Bassist Tony Garnier, guitarists Bob Britt/Doug Lancio, drummer Jerry Pentecost and pedal steel guitarist Donnie Herron are  a tight unit in the 110-minute set. Expect “Gotta Serve Somebody,”  “Most Likely You Go Your way and I’ll Go Mine,” “When I Paint My Masterpiece” and “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight,” but, then again, you never know  with him.

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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