TONIGHT: Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts @ Bridgeport, CT - September 22, 2026

WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY 

ANDNEIL YOUNG & THE CHROME HEARTS   
The first of two warmup concerts for Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts prior to Farm Aid 2026 will be tonight, September 22, 2026 at Hartford Amphitheater in Bridgeport, CT.

The warmup concerts are with Willie Nelson and Family with Special Guest Ty Myers.  

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Check Sugar Mountain for setlist updates. 

Also, check back for comments, updates, reviews, setlists, photos, etc.

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"Second Song" Album by Neil Young & Chrome Hearts Released Today

"Second Song"

by Neil Young & Chrome Hearts  
Today -- September 18 -- marks the release of Neil Young's latest studio album, "Second Song," with his band The Chrome Hearts.

Tracklist for Second Song album by Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts

1. The Foggy Edge Of Time - 06:21

2. Day After Day - 06:34

3. Earth Girl - 07:07

4. Second Song - 11:20

5. Casting Me Away From You - 02:37

6. Soon I Might Be Going - 08:04

7. I'll Love You Forever - 04:14

Previously, 2 tracks dropped in advance: see NEW SONG VIDEO: Neil Young's "Casting Me Away From You" and VIDEO: "Second Song" | Neil Young Archives.

Here is Official Lyric Video for the song "Day After Day". 

Produced by Lou Adler, Neil Young & Niko Bolas (The Volume Dealers) and recorded at Rick Rubin's Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California, The Chrome Hearts are:

• Anthony LoGerfo: drums.
• Corey McCormick: bass, vocals.
• Micah Nelson: electric guitar, vocals.
• Spooner Oldham: Farfisa organ.

In a new interview with MOJO magazine, Neil Young discusses his unconventional approach to making new music. He says of his writing process:

 “If I have an idea, just in order to preserve it, I’ll sit down and play whatever I can. Usually there’s a lot of mistakes, and I’m still finding it, but that’s what I record. I know where I’m trying to go. I can tell by listening.” He also explains why he likes his backing band to be unrehearsed and unfamiliar with the new songs when they begin recording.

“You don’t want to think about it,” Young says. “You don’t want to have it practiced. The whole idea is to not know what you’re doing.”

Some early review clips ... 

Mojo Magazine by John Mulvey: 

"Second Song is by far his best work since the monumental 2012 album Psychedelic Pill, the last great album of the Crazy Horse era under Poncho Sampedro. And while Young's current backing band, The Chrome Hearts, can certainly recapture the monolithic stomp of the Crazy Horse era, it's their grace and sensitivity, their Stray Gators-esque acoustic style, that truly stand out on this late-career classic. " 4 stars

UNCUT by Michael Bonner: 

"The fragility of his age-worn voice lends these songs an added melancholy—a reminder that these reflections come from an artist approaching his ninth decade . Far from sounding diminished, however, Young has delivered one of his most poignant albums of the 21st century, one that is both sad and beautiful . For all the album's reflections on aging and loss, Second Song is carried by what remains ." 9 out of 10 

 More reactions on NEW SONG VIDEO: Neil Young's "Casting Me Away From You" and VIDEO: "Second Song" | Neil Young Archives.

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About That Time We Went to A Farm Aid Concert ...

thrasher flashes Peace sign @ Margo Price

Farm Aid 2024 in Saratoga Springs, NY

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Two weeks from today -- Saturday, September 26 -- Farm Aid 2026 will be in Virginia Beach, Virginia and we'll be there ... our old hometown.  We're quite excited.

Which reminds us ... about that time that we went to a Farm Aid concert...

It happened back in 2024 during FA Board Member Margo Price's set @ Farm Aid 2024 in Saratoga Springs, NY

 Margo Dives into Crowd, Comes Down the Aisle, high 5g & Fist Bumps for FarmAidians !

So, at the end of her set, Margo dives into crowd with a bouquet of roses, per her usual conclusion. After making her way back down to the front, just prior to her exit, we flash "Peace sign" @ Margo. Here's video. Margo goes into crowd at about 6:00.

Neil Young @ Farm Aid 2016 - Bristow, Virginia 

Or about that time that we went to a Farm Aid concert... back in 2016 during Neil Young's set @ Farm Aid 2016 in Bristow, Virginia, between the songs "Human Highway" and "Harvest Moon".

Neil Young begins his commentary on the state of the family farmer. Our  seatmate -- TW's Tour Manager "Hounds That Howell" -- then hoisted a F*CK Mon$anto shirt, which caught Neil's eye.

 

So, Neil Young stops the concert and points out the shirts we were wearing. 

 

We flipped off Neil and his band Promise of the REAL -- to which they in return flipped us all off back.

Quite a joyous little moment in our  Farm Aid concert going. 

(More on About That Time That We Went To A Farm Aid Concert (Farm Aid 2016 - Bristow, Virginia)

"Maggie's Farm" 

Bob Dylan w/ HeartBreakers Benmont Tench & Mike Campbell @

Farm Aid 2023

photo by thrasher

Or about that time that we went to a Farm Aid concert... back in 2023 About That Time We Went To Farm Aid and A Bob Dylan & The HeartBreakers Concert Broke Out ... 

While most of our amazing day at the Farm Aid 2023 Concert  was spent enjoying the music, food and people, a considerable amount of time went into speculating on the evening's "Special Guest" -- after Neil Young and before Willie Nelson's final slot.

And then -- without any introduction whatsoever -- a band slowly emerged from the side stage, slowly one by one. We turned to our seatmate Jim and The FarmAidians surrounding us and simultaneously inaudibly exclaimed with looks of disbelief --"DYLAN?!" 

(More on About That Time We Went To Farm Aid and A Bob Dylan & The HeartBreakers Concert Broke Out ...)

Having "A Word" w/ Steve Earle

Farm Aid 40 

photo by thrashette

Or that time @ Farm Aid 40 we spoke to Steve Earle and consoled him about some audio technical issues during his set. He was pretty upset but we said "it's ok, it's cool."

"with our cinnamon girls ..."

See you @ Farm Aid 2026: Virginia Beach, Virginia - September 26 in 2 weeks! 

Farm Aid 2026 

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ON THE COVER: Neil Young - MOJO 396 (November 2026)

MOJO 396 – November 2026: Neil Young
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Neil Young is featured on the cover of the latest issue of MOJO Magazine (#396 – November 2026:)

The issue has an exclusive interview with Neil Young on the occasion of his new album release. Includes: the lowdown on Second Song; the inner workings of his current band, The Chrome Hearts;and a look back at Young’s 1968 solo debut.

The covermount CD is The Goldrush: Neil Young Covered. Fifteen versions of key Neil Young songs, featuring Low, Ty Segall, Drive-By Truckers, The Meters, Bill Frisell, The Feelies, Emmylou Harris, Tindersticks and more. 

There's more information about the interview and a link to order the issue @

https://www.mojo4music.com/magazine/latest-issues/mojo-396-november-2026-neil-young/

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Shirt of the Moment: Carl in The U.K.

Shirt of the Moment: Carl in The U.K. (Click photo to enlarge)

As we continue our Journey Through The Past, Present and Future, it makes us greatly appreciate how much time fades away so quickly.

Our Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary Shirt of the Moment is from Carl in The U.K.

Thanks for supporting TW Carl!!

It's just a hippie dream, so let your freak flag fly & don't be denied! 

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

ps - so send us your photo flying the colors and we just might post it @ thrasher@thrasherswheat.org

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NEIL YOUNG ARCHIVES TIMELINE CONCERT OF THE MOMENT: w/ Crazy Horse at Bonnaroo Festival, TN - June 15, 2003

Neil Young w/ Crazy HorseBonnaroo Festival, TN - June 15, 2003image via Bonnaroo.com - '03 Daily Gallery
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A new Timeline Concert of the Moment is now streaming on Neil Young Archives.  (Thanks the Road Dawg!) 

The latest Timeline Concert is Neil Young and Crazy Horse at Bonnaroo Festival, TN on June 15, 2003.

NYCH @ Bonnaroo 2003 | NYA 

Bonnaroo Journal from Knoxville News: "Neil Young and Crazy Horse hit the stage at 9:42 p.m. and opened with a 18 minute version of "Love to Burn." Crazy Horse - guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, drummer Ralph Molina and Bassist Billy Talbot created a beautiful explosion of sound."

The New York Times said:

"Despite the revolving jam sessions, this was a crowd with a long attention span, and the festival's best stretches were when bands just held their own for long chunks of time. Neil Young, on Friday, performed with his three-decade-old band, Crazy Horse, under a custardy full moon. For three hours he played expanded versions, some of them 29 minutes long, of his best songs"Love to Burn," "Cortez the Killer," "Cinnamon Girl" and others. He was the only soloist, breaking to solo at length several times per song. Playing in his ragged, stuttering phrases, he made strings of notes crumble into noise, then recohere toward graceful endings. (The festival's excellent concert sound made his guitar tone feel a mile thick.) It was extraordinary, the ideal of a gnarled yet sophisticated technique."

Review via Sugar Mountain

More on Neil Young Archives Timeline Concerts.

Also, see Neil Young Archives: Complete Listing of "Timeline Concerts of the Week" + UPDATE: NYA Subscriber News.

Here is a listing of all of the Neil Young concerts on the NYA Timeline.

Also, see Timeline Concert Highlights on Neil Young Archives | Only Castles Burning | SubStack.

TIMELINE CONCERT OF THE MOMENT | NYA  

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