asked me the first night he met me-- he said, "you want to start a band?" i said, "yeah, we could do that. but there has to be a woman in it." 'cause i had always been swept away by the work of ronnie gilbert, the woman singer in the weavers. and we just went uphill from there. the weavers had a great combination of both hedonism on the lee hays side all the way through the social responsibility and the powerful singing and into the total aesthetic, almost amish approach of pete seeger to life. so i was talking to ronnie about it once before, and i said, "it looks to me that your band, like our band, "all combined together to make "one sort of complete human being, you know, with all their faults and all their vices and virtues." they combined to make one whole unit that was very impressive to me. so i built what was our band on a--unconscious, actually-- but a format of what the weavers had done, both in social responsibility, in terms of doing benefits, in terms of helping people that you were in a position to help. 'cause it's so easy as a rock and roll b

and that spread to the bands, you know, for the most part. there were a couple of exceptions, pete townsend who didn't want to be there, didn't like being there was an asshole for the entire day he was there. [laughter] and wound up bashing -- [inaudible] in the head once he got on stage. but he did play an amazing set. but pretty much everyone else through that weekend because we were delayed by rain, we were delayed by traffic, we were delayed by everything, equipment. we were running hours and hours late, and everybody just did their best. when we were redd -- ready for us, not always, some people imbibed at the wrong time. [laughter] i think we're running out of time, i don't know if you want to take some questions. >> okay. well, just to wrap up, michael, why don't you just finish up by telling a little bit about after, you know, the festival was over the partnership splintered and you were no longer part of the woodstock veptures team anymore, you and artie. but still the effect of woodstock on you once your future endeavors and traveli

we cut it down the what the band is now. that's the star quality i have to have in my band. e first member. >> thank you so much. you don't know how happy i am. i juju realized my dream. >> reporter: the new band has quickly learned that auditioning was the easy part. routine.u don't know the do something. excite me. >> come on. >> it's a good thing i'm not putting together a dance band. >> reporter: the hard work, they say, started when they got to the compound. >> we're on some cutting edge stuff. >> reporter: the program, sing? >> take it to the streets. >> reporter: dance. >> right, left, right. >> reporter: exercise. and repeat. this boot camp here, is it all fun or a lot of work? >> it's a lot of work. >> i'm distracting you? ♪ i want to be on the spot >> he had us do three minutes of crazy exercises and then he was like, now sing. ♪ the way she's been ♪ not to be like him no >> reporter: wright tells all his disciples, preparation is key. also at boot camp, the band 89. they say they're not going to ploe their chance. >> one shot. until he says, hey, we're on the next

the event. this is a small band and they will not have anything plugged into an empty. this is a guitar in a couple of drums. >> when i am looking through the complaints, a lot of it is about the base and a lot is about electronic amplified music. wouldn't it be great for the neighbors to not have to worry about amplified music and really have the stand be the outside music? >> there is a portion that will be the band. >> they will be plugged into something? >> yes. isn't that would usually causes the problems with the neighbors and the amplified sound? >> yes. these are made based on this other event that we usually do. those do have a much bigger sound system but this is town system and they bring them in from brazil and europe. this is like a certain quality of music that they expect. going forward, i will address that, when those come back up. this will be a much smaller scale as far as the speakers. we have talked about the conditions of having the outdoor sound permits. we should not be able to hear any of this music. we are confident that that will not happen. you

it cannot tell where you are supposed to be putting the band -- you cannot tell where you are supposed to be putting the ban. there it is. >> it does not fit anywhere else in the location. >> thank you. >> all these issues about sound and stuff are important. the application is for two pool tables. >> i want to see a couple things here. first of all, you say the chestnut street neighbors and district police. you spoke to some neighbors and put your name in the window, somebody walked by, they can see. that is your neighborhood outreach? >> i talked to local merchants. >> what about the residence? >> i spoke to the residents. >> i mean, you have got no push back. considering what gravity was in the neighborhood, i find it hard to believe he did not get pushed back from anybody. >> i have really, having that said, you are 100% right. having all those problems to really see how many people showed up tonight, that is how hard i've worked to make sure that people believe i am going to do the right thing. i am sure that if people took -- if there was no communication which i have heard commu

they're known as the youngest rock band in the world. we show you how these 6th graders are rocking their way to the same stage as motley crew. ♪ >> reporter: this grownup sound is from rockers far from grown up. 10 and 11-year-olds from pacifica who prefer rock legends over justin bieber. >> we were listening to ac/dc and they influenced me a lot. >> reporter: influenced so much, they decided to call their band haunted by heroes. >> we're haunted by our heros that have passed away, like jimi hendrix. >> reporter: meet getty, charlie, brandy and chris. together, they're known as the youngest rock band in the world. making waves in l.a., playing at venues they normally wouldn't be old enough to enter. and later this month, they'll be on the same bill as motley crew. >> just a great feeling. i like being on stage, having my freedom to play. >> reporter: they started rocking not long after they were rocked in the cradle. the band members first met here at daycare. that's when they were only 2, and drumming on toys. then they moved on to vid

and the band of celtic rocker sung the praises of detroit. dean reynold reports on the drive to restore mojo to the motor city. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. tonight the 42-year-old regime of libyan dictator qaddafi appears close to collapse after rebel forces enter the tripoli. after a six month civil war. rebel forces seize tripoli. alex crawford of sky news was with the rebels as they entered tripoli. >> reporter: you get a sense of the feeling that people have in the city tonight. they feel liberated. that's water being thrown. they do that in celebration as well. and there are fireworks, guns going off everywhere. it is absolutely amazing sight. >> mitchell: and earlier today alex filed this report on the rebel's march toward the city. >> reporter: this was the push on to tripoli they'd promised. from dawn it began and they moved at a tracking pace. they came from all over, joining the attack on the capital. within hours they had taken the next town on from zawir

not today the band was--the weather was nice.s of the people rocking at the state parks. >> house science is taking part. >> it is interactive. >> event organizers are proud to said that 2011 is the best yet. >> for the first time we will sell all three days. people embraced the arts, they love music in this town, theater, comedy. we have all of that in this festival is really an honor to everything that is good about northern california. >> the weekend festival is in full swing catering to a crowd of 180,000. >> the truth is, the act that they recruit to come here are some of the best in the world. it is one of the most amazing festival to attend. >> while music is at the core, it makes it all the thick san francisco. one of the things that makes this festival so you take is be on hot dogs and beer, you can get locally sourced corm a food. from the sandwiches, to the fries, to the class and grilled cheese. >> i think the food is just as important as the music. it is representative of san francisco. >> this is a diverse crowd, yo

the band sugarland was about to go on. gail is a manager now for sugarland. ook at these pictures of people trying to prop up the stage. tell us, how is sugarland responding in what are they telling you. >> everybody is devastated. i've spoken to jennifer and my tour manager and everyone is in shock. devastated and obviously, we're waiting to see what's happened and if anybody indeed has died. horrible situation. >> do they say it was a gust of wind? did they say -- what did they say happened? >> well, they were in the bunkers in a prayer circle waiting to go on stage and the tour manager held them for a few minutes because of the weather. if she hadn't held everybody would have been on the stage but obviously the devastation regardless of them being on stage or people being hurt in the audience. it's just overwhelming for us.

thank you very much. >>> coming up, the bay area is apparently home to the youngest rock band in the, so we think. we'll introduce to you haunted by heroes. plus another musician could land behind bars after a tweet led to some serious consequences. turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. video camera for lectures. game pad. have you considered this ? it's got all that and more than 200,000 apps. technology to learn and play on-the-go. only at verizon. android powered. playstation certified. the xperia play by sony ericsson. only $99.99. >>> it's not unusual for kids to dream about becoming rock stars, right? what is extraordinary is a bunch of pacifica kids who have turned that dream into a reality. nbc bay area's reporter shows us how the sixth graders are rocking their way on to the same stage as motley crew. >> reporter: this grown-up sound is from rock here's are far from grown up. ♪ >> reporter: 10 and 11-year-olds from pacifica who prefer rock legends over justin bieber. >> i listened to this band called ac/dc. that guy is awesome. he really influ

potentially this could be a good vehicle for the band and a great thing. so i saw more potential in it than anything else. and of course it could have been the down side which is being a massive failure but that didn't happen. >> how has it changed your life? interesting you say that. >> just being able to -- the mentor aspect was kind of a surprise for me. just being able to help people along with knowledge that we were, you know, i have gained over the years. i never thought i was particularly -- i'm in a band. i write songs. i sing. perform on stage. i never thought of myself as having the tools to kind of help somebody along. and that process was surprisingly amazing. i had such a great time doing it and i didn't realize i actually liked doing it. >> you are very nice on that show all of you. obviously this isn't the m.o. that i bring to my judgmental behavior but -- >> you see a vast array of things on your show. we are focusing on one thing we know a lot about and we're all fixated on the singing part. it's a little different. i'm sure i'd probably be

the music has always been a rich part of san francisco's history. 25% of the bands that performs at thests are internationally renowned dance. this year we had phish, muse, john fogarty from credence clearwater revival, and badu. we also celebrate san francisco's food culture. we are probably one of the only festivals in the country and maybe the world that all of the food vendors except for one our local restaurants. it is really showing the diversity and the excellence of our food culture here in san francisco. in addition, we have over 30 wineries from northern california. wine is an integral part of the fabric of northern california and we celebrate that with our linwine lands. we added mclaren pass this year, where we had food trucks. we added a whole area with chocolate confections. i'm not sure how to say that. we just want to say thank you very much to the city and to rec and park. we are thrilled and we are honored to be able to give $1.4 million to san francisco's rec and park this year. thank you. commissioner buell: thank you. commissioner lee? commissioner lee: i have a que

the band sugarland was about to go on. gail is a manager now for sugarland. of people trying to prop up the stage. tell us, how is sugarland responding in what are they telling you. >> everybody is devastated. i've spoken to jennifer and my tour manager and everyone is in shock. devastated and obviously, we're waiting to see what's happened and if anybody indeed has died. horrible situation. >> do they say it was

the band members have never been together again. w months after the disaster, kyo return id to playing his trumpet. his mother says, music might have been the only way he could express his feelings. >> translator: i hoped one day the trumpet would help him somehow he began practice it. now it has actually become his support. >> about that time, kyo received some good news. one of japan's best known jazz clarinettists decided to hold a charity jazz event in tokyo. he asked the members of kyo's band to accoany him. >> five members of kyo's band were able to make it to the event. for the first time since the disaster, they were able to confirm each other had survived. kyo and over 600 musicians gathered for the charity concert. and together, they got the joint jumping. ♪ ♪ >> translator: whatever happens, i hope they keep playing their instruments and enjoying music. i'm so glad to see them fine after all. >> i had a great time playing with the others. i'll never fget this. >> kyo is studying hard for high school exams but also harbores

when the band of rain goes away, the winds calm down. ther band comes in and the wins pick up again. here's what the wind speed forecast is like right now for irene that is an enormous wind field pattern. there is an enormous amount of tropical storm, two return force winds. atlantic beach is where john is. hurricane force winds along the shore virginia beach with the closest approach. the storm is offshore, but along the coast and ocean city. by sunday morning, long island gets its share. you have to understand that the area here in long island sound, south of long island and into the harbor of new york, we will have winds for 24 hours. blowing the same way at about and making flooding without a doubt, the coastal low land surge into manhattan and parts of williamsburg you take all of that water and you take it and shove it up into providence and a funnel it's a river about a half mile wide. you will certainly get flooding up there. >> thanks so much. going-over in time for john zirella. you covered a lot of hurricanes. >> it's starting

the music has always been a rich part of san francisco's history. 25% of the bands that performs at thests are internationally renowned dance. this year we had phish, muse, john

the event. this is a small band and they will not have anything plugged into an empty. is a guitar in a couple of drums. >> when i am looking through the complaints, a lot of it is about the base and a lot is about electronic amplified music. wouldn'

the music has always been a rich part of san francisco's history. 25% of the bands that performs at thest

the music has always been a rich part of san francisco's history. 25% of the bands that performs at thests are internationally renowned dance. this year we had phish, muse, john fogarty from credence clearwater revival, and badu. we also celebrate san francisco's

run dmc wanted to make walk this way, but they didn't even know the name of the band. they wanted to make a record called toys in the attic. "you want to make toys in the attic? "oh, that funky beat. yeah, i know that." i didn't know the record either. and rick's like, "you stupid? "that's aerosmith. what are you? crazy?" and rick had the--the foresight to go out and get aerosmith and bring them in, and they were like, "no, we don't want to say their words. "we just want to use their beat, man. and we don't want much of their guitar to play." the way we'd have cut it, you know, the beat would play, and then it'd go "wa, na." and then they'd get to say it. like, the guitar would never get a full lick in. so it would just go, "ra." that's the most you'd hear, that beginning of the guitar, or maybe a little bit more, but never would we-- were we going to play the whole record. rick said, "no, i promise you, it's okay." and they made the record, begrudgingly, and it was rick's genius that made that record so much bigger than the others, and it takes, you know, i mean, that

the outer bands are now hitting that area. that's not the only problem the state has been dealing with. the storm has forced evacuation and beverly has a message for residents and they say to, quote, use common sense and stay inside. >> what happens to those left in the path of hurricane irene? the mayor is the national communication secretary for the salvation army and he joins us by the phone. thanks for being with us, george. >> my pleasure. >> this is go time for you guys. do you have a lot of volunteers headed over to the coast? >> we have been asked that that will enable us to feed 45,000 to 50,000 people in a location. so we are ready. we have stayed to pennsylvania. >> how do you decide where it will be dispatched? do you move them accordingly? >> we use the media and listen to what the hurricane center is saying. we get it close to that location while remaining in a safe spot. when things clear out we can get to the disaster seen quickly. where fema asks us to go we put the food trucks and the volunteers and make sure