Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: An inspired pairing of substance and styles
The pairing of Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and Alison Krauss, the bluegrass songstress, resulted in the popular album "Raising Sand," and a tour comes to Seattle's WaMu Theater on Oct. 1. By Patrick MacDonald Seattle Times music critic PREV  of  NEXT MARK HUMPHREY / AP Alison Krauss and Robert Plant.

Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant: Led Zep to Robert Plant: In or Out
Apparently Robert Plant's old bandmates are tired of cooling their heels while he dithers around with his Americana side project. The other members of the reconstituted Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham's son Jason) have warned the singer that they may go ahead on a reunion tour without him if he doesn't make up his mind soon about whether to join them or not.   In the meantime, the band has been rehearsing with stand-in singers, and have hinted that an unnamed American vocali

Led Zeppelin To Play Coachella And/Or Bonnaroo* [Stairway To Reunion?]
How do you get Robert Plant to agree to a full-scale Led Zeppelin reunion when he's reluctant to leave his project with Alison Krauss behind just so he can play decades-old music every night and rake in a lot of cash? Apparently, you tell him the band's moving on without him. According to England's Sun newspaper, the band was auditioning singers (hopefully none named David Coverdale) to hit the road without Plant. Perhaps chilled by the thought of being the new Steve Perry (or Jon Anderson), Plant

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Robert Plant And Alison Krauss Win Top Americana Awards
Rock legend Robert Plant scooped the top gong at this year's Americana Music Association Awards, according to reports. The Led Zeppelin singer and country star Alison Krauss won Duo-Group of the Year and Album of the Year for their LP Raising Sand at the 7th Annual honors and Awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Thursday. Although the results are yet to be made public, online reports claim the pair accepted the award in person before Plant joined the show's bandleader Buddy Miller onstage to sing a n

Not-to-miss acts at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
With more than 70 acts performing, most far from household names, figuring out whom to catch at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival can be daunting. While you can hardly go wrong at any stage on any day, here are a few sets that promise to be memorable. (First, a no-brainer: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss at 5:15 p.m. Friday. If you can get off work and get to the park, you'll go. 'Nuff said.) 1:40 p.m. Saturday, Mike Farris & the Roseland Review, Porch Stage. The ex-Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies fron

The Who Delay Covers Album, Townshend Working On New Songs
The Who’s covers album has been delayed, thanks in part to producer T Bone Burnett’s obligations to the Robert Plant & Alison Krauss tour. “It still probably will happen, but I think the smaller the idea is kept, the better,” Roger Daltrey told Billboard.com. “Small and fluid, maybe just something for our Website.” The band initially planned to include Motown classics and James Brown songs on the proposed covers album. In the current lull, Daltrey said, Pete Townshen

Foos, Plant/Krauss to rock Austin City Limits
The Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Beck and John Fogerty are among the top acts booked for the seventh annual Austin City Limits Music Festival in the Texan capital next September. More than 125 acts will perform at Zilker Park over three days (September 26-28). Also on the bill are Manu Chao, David Byrne, the Raconteurs, the Mars Volta, Gnarls Barkley, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, N.E.R.D., Tegan & Sara, Iron & Wine, G. Love & Special Sauce, Neko Case, Band Of Horses, Silversun

News Ticker: Estelle, Elbow, VMAs and Jim Morrison
After the experiment caused her sales to plummet, Estelle’s Shine and hit single “American Boy” are back on iTunes. “American Boy” is up at #21 on the iTunes song chart. Elbow’s The Seldom Seen Kid pulled an upset victory to win this year’s Mercury Prize, beating out much favored albums by Burial, Radiohead and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. “It’s literally the best thing that’s ever happened to us,” singer Guy Garvey said. Sunday’s

Paul Weller and Bruce Springsteen go head to head
Radiohead, Paul Weller and Bruce Springsteen will go head-to-head for the Uncut Music Award in Britain.The artists will battle it out against other acts including 2008 Mercury Prize award winners Elbow, PJ Harvey and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss for the Best Album honour.The annual accolade, handed out by respected U.K. music and film magazine Uncut, honours "the most inspiring and richly rewarding album". Comment on this Article Judging the musical offerings will be luminaries including singer-son

Weller And Springsteen Up For Best Album Gong
Paul Weller, Bruce Springsteen and RADIOHEAD will go head-to-head for the Uncut Music Award in Britain. The artists will battle it out against other acts including 2008 Mercury Prize award winners Elbow, PJ Harvey and Robert Plant + Alison Krauss for the Best Album honour. The annual accolade, handed out by respected U.K. music and film magazine Uncut, honours "the most inspiring and richly rewarding album". Judging the musical offerings will be luminaries including singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins

The Eagles, Kenny Chesney Lead Country Music Award Nominations
The Eagles, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and former Idols Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler were among those nominated for Country Music Association Awards today. Kenny Chesney led all finalists with seven noms, while Sugarland and George Strait each earned five nominations. The Eagles made the shortlist in the Vocal Group category, marking the first time since 1977 that the band picked up a CMA nomination in that category (they lost to the Statler Brothers). Alison Krauss has already won six CMA awa

Paul Weller and Bruce Springsteen go head to head
Radiohead, Paul Weller and Bruce Springsteen will go head-to-head for the Uncut Music Award in Britain.The artists will battle it out against other acts including 2008 Mercury Prize award winners Elbow, PJ Harvey and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss for the Best Album honour.The annual accolade, handed out by respected U.K. music and film magazine Uncut, honours "the most inspiring and richly rewarding album". Comment on this Article Judging the musical offerings will be luminaries including singer-son

Mercury hat-trick for Monkeys man
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has scored his third Mercury Prize nomination in as many years, with his side project The Last Shadow Puppets. The band's debut album joins releases by Adele, Radiohead, Estelle, Laura Marling and Robert Plant with Alison Krauss on the award's shortlist. The Arctic Monkeys' first album won the award in 2006, and their follow-up made the shortlist in 2007.

Robert Plant Agrees to Rejoin Led Zeppelin for Reunion Tour
Realizing that Led Zeppelin are so determined to hit the road without him, Robert Plant eventually changes his mind and agrees to reunite with the band for their roadshow. © Daniel Locke/PR Photos Robert Plant has finally decided to be involved in the Led Zeppelin's reunion plan. "When Robert realized the band were serious about doing it without him, it made him think long and hard," a source says. "He realised he couldn

Robert Plant Agrees To Full Led Zeppelin Tour?
In News: A source says the frontman will now join his band mates on the road

Robert Plant To Tour With Led Zeppelin?
Reports say he's agreed to join the other three members for gigs...

Zeppelin's Plant says 'yes' to reunion tour
Robert Plant finally agrees to join his Led Zeppelin bandmates for a reunion tour.

Zeppelin Reforms Right as Nobody Has Money for Tickets
The world sucks, friends. No matter who wins this thing in November, it's gonna be tough a tough next few years, if not longer. That's why we recommend dropping everything, selling your holdings and stocking up on ungodly amounts of psychedelics. And know what's gonna be awesome right when you're peaking on your fifth dose in a desolate part of the California desert? YOUR ZEPPELIN TICKETS, BABY!!!!!! That's right: Zeppelin is back, just in time for you to dance wildly around a tra

The Who Puts Covers Album On Hold
A planned covers album by the Who, to be produced by T-Bone Burnett, is on hold but still on the British duo's radar, according to frontman Roger Daltrey.The vocalist tells Billboard.com that there's "no status" on the covers project at the moment because of Burnett's duties on the road with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. "It's an idea that's ticking away," Daltrey says. "It still probably will happen, but I think the smaller the idea is kept, the better. Small and fluid, maybe just something for our Web s

The Who postpone new album
The Who have been forced to postpone plans for a covers album, because producer T-Bone Burnett is too busy working on other projects.Earlier this year, the Baba O'Riley band announced their intention to record an LP of the soul classics they performed early in their career.But Burnett is touring with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and can't devote any time to the project. Comment on this Article The Who frontman Roger Daltrey reveals, "It's an idea that's ticking away. It still probably will happen, b