Pete Townshend is one of rock's most dynamic and charismatic personalities. But you don't want to get too close to him when he's on stage, as one well-intentioned police officer learned the hard way ...

When it came time for the Who to stage the rock opera “Tommy,” it had to be a Fillmore. Live at the Fillmore East and West: Getting Backstage and Personal with Rock’s Greatest Legends by John Glatt ...

Premieres on PBS June 11, 2001 at 10PM (check local listings). If you know anything about San Francisco's Fillmore District, it's probably because it houses an auditorium of the same name, where the ...

Philadelphia is just over a month from getting a Fillmore. Of course, we had one before — briefly. The Fillmore, originally a San Francisco venue on Fillmore Street, was best known for its eventual ...

Jimi Hendrix didn't waste much time pulling together a new trio after the Experience broke up in June 1969. He started playing with bassist Billy Cox earlier that year, and in September, drummer Buddy ...

It’s 10 minutes to showtime. Step up to the three-story Italianate brick box at Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard. Avert your eyes from the payday-loan operation that takes up much of the ground ...

The Fillmore West in San Francisco hosted The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and other bands in the 1960s. As NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary, we look back on important events of that year.

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...