Reed’s version of “Sweet Jane” never saw such chart success and hasn’t seen a boost from “Stranger Things,” according to ...

There was only one mic but lots of heart. In the late fall of 1987, Canadian folk rock band The Cowboy Junkies recorded an album at Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity. The live-style recording was ...

As a budding rock geek in my early college days in 1988, it was inevitable that I’d eventually hear about The Velvet Underground. But when I did, it wasn’t through some scratched up copy of one of ...

Toronto-born alt-country group Cowboy Junkies is coming to St. Paul. The group was recently on a 40 th anniversary tour, celebrating their formation in 1985, which was promptly followed by the '86 ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Todd Litton emails a “haunting and hypnotic” cover song from Cowboy ...

There is no voice in all of popular music that we love more than that belonging to Cowboy Junkies singer Margo Timmins. It’s one that conveys so many shades of emotion and mood — from quiet ...

MARSHALL TWP. – Nobody quite knew how to categorize the Cowboy Junkies when the Toronto band moseyed onto the music scene in 1987. Descriptors like "lo-fi" and "Americana" hadn't been put into use yet ...

Cowboy Junkies began their singular journey in 1985 when Michael Timmins (guitar), Peter Timmins (drums) and bassist Alan Anton, one of Michael's oldest friends, began jamming in a garage. Michael and ...

From the always incredible Cowboy Junkies to “Sweet Charity,” a wild Mozart opera and the S.F. Jazz Festival, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond. Here is a partial ...