10 Years Ago Today – Soul Legend Wilson Pickett Dies at 64 (Watch ‘Land of 1,000 Dances’ Live ’66)

10 Years Ago Today – Soul Legend Wilson Pickett Dies at 64 (Watch ‘Land of 1,000 Dances’ Live ’66)

10 years ago today (1/19/06). Wilson Pickett a major figure in the development of American soul music died. Pickett recorded over 50 songs which hit the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US BillboardHot 100. Among his best known hits are “In the Midnight Hour” (which he…
Alabama Shakes Plan Spring Outing Supporting Multi-Grammy Nominated ‘Sound & Color’

Alabama Shakes Plan Spring Outing Supporting Multi-Grammy Nominated ‘Sound & Color’

Alabama Shakes will kick off a North American headline tour on April 21 at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheatre. The spring outing will include evenings at Uptown Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC (April 22) and Volvo Cars Stadium in Charleston, SC (April 23). The band will play its first shows in Florida since the release of Sound & Color (ATO Records), […]

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Pearl Jam Announces 2016 Summer Tour-  Bonnaroo + Two Fenway, Wrigley, MSG, Philly Shows

Pearl Jam Announces 2016 Summer Tour- Bonnaroo + Two Fenway, Wrigley, MSG, Philly Shows

Pearl Jam announced today that they will perform a series of North American concert dates between April and August of 2016. A special ticket pre-sale drawing for all dates except the festival and stadium dates starts today for current Ten Club members (as of Monday, January 18th). Memberships purchased after Monday, January 18th are not […]

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2016 New Orleans Jazz Fest Lineup!  Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, My Morning Jacket, Beck, Van Morrison Top Bill

2016 New Orleans Jazz Fest Lineup! Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, My Morning Jacket, Beck, Van Morrison Top Bill

The lineup for the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been announced and what a lineup it is – the festival really brought out all the A-listers this time around and those on the lower tiers are just as remarkable.  Leading this years festival are: Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers, […]

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Guns N’ Roses Announce Two Pre Coachella Las Vegas Shows – Opening New Vegas T-Mobile Arena

Guns N’ Roses Announce Two Pre Coachella Las Vegas Shows – Opening New Vegas T-Mobile Arena

Guns N Roses have announced a pair of new shows scheduled for April 8 and 9 at the opening weekend of Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. These will be the first concerts for the reunited band, which is also scheduled to appear at the Coachella music festival the following weekend. The group announced the shows on Facebook with a post […]

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Graham Nash – Iconic Voice & Rock Legend Talks New ‘LP’ & Life In Music (INTERVIEW)

Graham Nash – Iconic Voice & Rock Legend Talks New ‘LP’ & Life In Music (INTERVIEW)

Few artists deserve having the word “legend” affixed to their name more than Graham Nash. In a career that spans over 50 (that’s Five-oh) years, he’s literally helped shape the foundation of modern rock, from his early inventive efforts with the Hollies, which found him stitching the buoyant melodies inspired by Buddy Holly with the […]

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Explosions in the Sky Confirm First Leg of ‘Wilderness’ Tour

Explosions in the Sky Confirm First Leg of ‘Wilderness’ Tour

After recently unveiling “Disintegration Anxiety”, (below).  the meticulously propulsive first single from the band’s upcoming sixth album The Wilderness (Temporary Residence Ltd), Explosions In The Sky proudly confirm a US headlining tour in support of the record’s release. Following on previously announced EU & UK dates—including a now Sold Out headline at the famed Royal Albert Hall, […]

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Glenn Frey 1948-2016 – Remembering the Founder/Driving Force of The Eagles Through Ten Classic Songs

Glenn Frey 1948-2016 – Remembering the Founder/Driving Force of The Eagles Through Ten Classic Songs

The new year is barely three weeks old and in that short time it’s already claimed the lives of two musicians of immense stature. First it was David Bowie and now Glenn Frey, who, according to an official statement, succumbed on 1/18/16  to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. In every sense, […]

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Sting and Peter Gabriel Announce ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ Summer Tour

Sting and Peter Gabriel Announce ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ Summer Tour

Two of music’s most iconic artists – Sting and Peter Gabriel – will unite this summer for a special concert tour. Rock Paper Scissors will visit select North American cities this June and July. Peter Gabriel and Sting will perform both separately and together, playing their own songs as well as melding their bands to […]

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Jeff Tweedy, Yo La Tengo, Beach House, Ty Segall Lead 2016 Pickathon Lineup

Jeff Tweedy, Yo La Tengo, Beach House, Ty Segall Lead 2016 Pickathon Lineup

Pickathon will be returning this summer for its 18th year and will take place August 5-7 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon. The lineup has been revealed and it’s one of the strongest lineups of the 2016 Festival season so far. Names of notice include Jeff Tweedy, Yo La Tengo, Beach House, Ty Segall & The Muggers, […]

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