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In one of the more unique benefit causes of late, Bonnie Raitt will be performing an acoustic show at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston with John Mayer and other special guests on April 26th. The all-acoustic show will raise funds for the organization, which aims to protect migratory songbirds through the preservation of traditional coffee- growing methods. Many coffee growers in Latin America are switching from traditional “shade-grown” methods to higher-yield “sun-grown” coffee production tactics. The switch affects the natural habitats of many migratory songbirds. After performing his hit “Your Body Is A Wonderland” at his first Grammy Ceremony a couple weeks ago, Mayer said he was singing to Raitt, a longtime fan of his. Tickets for the concert, priced at $50 for reserved seats, go on sale March 28 via Ticketmaster. Special “gold and silver circle” packages are available; call 800-728-6223 for more information.
Source Billboard.com.

In case you are a bit slow filing out your NCAA tournament brackets by Thursday, you may have extra time. The NCAA announced that they will consider postponing games in the men

Dates for this summer

Dates for this summers Lollapalooza festival have been announced. Running from July 3rd to August 30th the festival will cover most of the United States and each show will be played in an outdoors venue. This years lineup include headliners Janes Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus, Jurrasic 5, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Donnas. Visit Lollapalooza.com for a full list of dates and venues.

Radiohead will be playing a run of shows in May at small U.K. venues to preview material form their upcoming album due out June 10th. Radiohead is rumored to be making at least one live appearance in North American before heading back to Europe for a run of summer festivals. For dates of the bands

Following in the footsteps of the album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, is a challenge for any band, but leave it to the Flaming Lips to top their previous output, although it will be slightly shorter in length. A new 7 song E.P. will coincide with their upcoming spring tour and will include a version of the Kylie Minogues dance hit,

After discussing his performance with Sting and Andy Summers at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies last week in New York, drummer Stewart Copeland admitted that not a word was spoken about The Police reuniting. The band played

Last year, 75,000 tickets for Bonnaroo sold out in 19 days. This year 80,000 tickets sold out in 17 days. Last year

A new compilation album featuring a range of artists that helped define the 90

In an example of puppet musicianship, The Rolling Stones, who are scheduled to play in Shanghai April 1st and in Beijing April 4th were ordered by the Chinese government to not play

With the Beastie Boys currently in the studio working on their first studio album since 1998

The Police reunited for their first public performance in 18 years Monday playing

Widespread Panic

Groundbreaking punk band The Ramones will have 2 films out in the near future. The first one titled End of the Century: The Ramones Story is described as a dark movie by Johnny Ramone. He mentions it portrays the band as bunch of drug addicts and alcoholics, but is ironically fairly accurate. The movie directed by Michael Gramaglia and Jim Fields features interviews with members of the Clash, Blondie, Sex Pistols and surviving Ramones members. The directors reportedly got shots on camera of Joey Ramone during his final days, that struck a sensitive nerve with people in the Ramones family. The band is also looking for lost interview footage of Joey Ramone from a previous concert film entitled We

Next time you see a hair band in Boston, don

Riding the momentum of their recent Grammy Award for best rock instrumental performance and their highly acclaimed release

With David Letterman out this week, battling a viral infection related to chickenpox called shingles, 5 celebrity guest hosts will fill in this week. The roster includes Whoopi Goldberg, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell and Elvis Costello, who is in town for his induction this week into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Another host will be announced shortly for Friday

Releasing what Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones refers to as the last of the bunch as “there

The lineup keeps getting more unbelievable for the second Bonnaroo festival to be held June 13, 14 and 15 in Manchester, TN. The newest acts include: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Flaming Lips, Allison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, funky Meters, Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Ben Kweller, Spearhead, The Slip, Robinella & the CC String Band, Cyro Baptista & Beat the Donkey, My Morning Jacket, Topaz, Jason Mraz, Drive-By Truckers, Kaki King, and Raq.
Source Bonnaroo.com.

First the record labels were cringing, now the film companies will be hurting, as researchers have announced a new Internet speed record; perhaps setting the course as to how all media will be distributed. Using fiber-optic cables to transfer 6.7 gigabytes of date