LAST CALL: Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirts Orders

"Still separating the wheat from the chaff..."

Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary: 1996 - 2026
Design by Silver Moon Art & Design

Shirts Hand-dyed by artist Zach Wright, InnerLightTieDye

We're announcing last call for ordering Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary T-Shirts.

If you have pledged, please submit your payment no later than Sunday, June 14. (Shirt ordering details are here.)

As we noted earlier,  2026 is the year that we here at Thrasher's Wheat are celebrating our 30th anniversary of archiving Neil Young's musical talents and the rustie fan communities. (BTW, we had a lot of fun reviewing all the photos we've been sent of fans flying the colors around the EARTH!)

So celebrate with us with a Thrasher's Wheat Anniversary T-Shirt.  All the shirt details are here.

Down By The River w/ Thrashette

Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary: 1996 - 2026
Design by Silver Moon Art & Design

Shirts Hand-dyed by artist Zach Wright, InnerLightTieDye
(Click photo to enlarge)

 

This is really all about you cowboys & cowgirls out there -- our loyal and faithful readers here on Thrasher's Wheat and the entire Neil Young fan community.  So this is your chance to get in on all the fun and adventure of being a "rustie-grain"  (as Neil refers to us).

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

peace & love,

thrasher & thrashette

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Farm Aid 2026: Virginia Beach, Virginia - September 26

Farm Aid 2026: Virginia Beach, Virginia - September 26

Farm Aid 2026 will be in Virginia Beach, Virginia on September 26

Board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young (& the Chrome Hearts band), John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff. 

Joining them this year will be Turnpike Troubadours, Lukas Nelson, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Jesse Welles, Sierra Ferrell, Mon Rovîa, I’m With Her, Amythyst Kiah, Lily Meola and Chris Pierce. 

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday (June 12) at 10 a.m. ET via Farm Aid’s website and the box office. A limited number of tickets will be available in a presale beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday (June 10).   

More on last year's Farm Aid 2025 Report.

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Neil Young Archives Volume 4 is "almost completed": What Will It Contain?

Rusted Moon: Quote of the week: Update on NYA Vol. 4

Earlier this week, the good folks over at Neil Young Archives made note on the front page of Times-Contrarian of the 30th anniversary of Thrasher's Wheat.

And if that wasn't enough, over on Rusted Moon, TW news made the  Quote of the week: Update on NYA Vol. 4. (Thanks Ralf!)

via Times-Contrarian | Neil Young Archives  (Click photo to enlarge)

 

In 2024, Neil Young announced that he has "begun assembly" of NYA Volume #4 by The Volume Dealers. Per announcement, "Original performances" will be the basis for cut selection. The Bluenotes "10 Men Working" will be an unheard original song on V#4.  Volume #4 will be the "second last" of the series. Back in 2022, Neil had talked of Volume #4 as being the final volume. 

Earlier this year, we posted on the question of what will Neil Young Archives Vol. 4 contain with an article from Neil Young Unreleased - NYU by Robert Broadfoot.  

Neil Young Archives Volumes #I & #II (via FarmAidians Paul & Rene)  

More on NYA#3 @ First Impressions: Archives Vol. III Takes by Neil Young. 

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Neil Young Archives Says "Happy 30th Anniversary Thrasher's Wheat!"

Happy 30th Anniversary Thrasher's Wheat!Neil Young Archives | Times-Contrarian, Page #1
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Hey hey, my my.

The good folks over at Neil Young Archives have made note on the front page of Times-Contrarian of the 30th anniversary of Thrasher's Wheat.

"Lots of love and thanks to TW and the people who love it and support it."

So to NYA and all the people who love Thrasher's Wheat and support what we do, we are humbled and blessed.  Thank you.

And if that wasn't enough, over on Rusted Moon, TW news made the  Quote of the week: Update on NYA Vol. 4. (Thanks Ralf!)

Rusted Moon: Quote of the week: Update on NYA Vol. 4

As we noted earlier,  2026 is the year that we here at Thrasher's Wheat are celebrating our 30th anniversary of archiving Neil Young's musical talents and the rustie fan communities. (BTW, we had a lot of fun reviewing all the photos we've been sent of fans flying the colors around the EARTH!)

So celebrate with us with a Thrasher's Wheat Anniversary T-Shirt.  All the shirt details are here.

Down By The River w/ Thrashette

Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary: 1996 - 2026
Design by Silver Moon Art & Design

Shirts Hand-dyed by artist Zach Wright, InnerLightTieDye
(Click photo to enlarge)

 

This is really all about you cowboys & cowgirls out there -- our loyal and faithful readers here on Thrasher's Wheat and the entire Neil Young fan community.

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

Still separating the wheat from the chaff...

Thrasher's Wheat 30th Anniversary: 1996 - 2026

peace & love,
thrasher & thrashette 

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Neil Young Performs At Benefit Concert in Vancouver - May 22, 2026

Neil Young Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMay 22, 2026photo via Rusted Moon(Click photo to enlarge)

Neil Young performed for the first time in 2026 this past weekend.

Playing a short set to celebrate David Suzuki's 90th birthday at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 22, 2026.  The short, acoustic solo set that included "Mother Earth",  "Heart of Gold", "After the Gold Rush" and “Human Highway”.

 

“Human Highway”

Neil Young and David Suzuki worked together on the "Honor the Treaties" tour in 2014, during which Young and Suzuki spoke out against oil/tar sands extraction on Indigenous lands in Canada.

"Honor the Treaties" - 2014

More on "Honor the Treaties" benefit concert tour in  2014.

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