We’re sad to report that STS9 has canceled its upcoming winter tour as bass player David Murphy sets off to undergo timely and necessary cancer treatment following the band’s appearance at Mayan
There were plenty of rumors circulating that Prince would perform with Lettuce and Maceo Parker at Brooklyn Bowl for last night’s Soul to Soul II benefit, but The Purple One
With tonight’s premiere of American Idol – Season 10, we will surely be finding something else to do. However, this season’s opener puts one of music’s biggest names in the judge’s seat. Steven Tyler has been in the spotlight for almost 40 years. He’s best known for his lips, his colorful scarves and a parade of hit songs that became radio staples. So is it any surprise that he’s joining American Idol? Here’s what Three Grown Men have to say…
Kevin Smallwood:
Let’s be honest and call a spade a spade: Aerosmith has never been a cool band. They are like the jean jacket of the music industry. And like the jean jacket, they occasionally experience a cultural revival that is little more than a rehashing of novelty and nostalgia.
When this sort of sad decline takes place, you’ll often see either one of two things: 1. the lead singer will gracefully accept that his time in “that” spotlight is over and move on to other projects, good or bad (see: Robert Plant) or 2. The lead singer will desperately cling to his fame by fighting his former band-mates, suing them and taking their songs on tour with a new band (see: Roger Waters, John Fogerty).
These are the generally accepted principles of aging classic rock stars. And Steven Tyler is not a classic rock star; Aerosmith may technically dip their toe in the classic rock genre because of Dream On and Sweet Emotion – but the majority of their career was spent on MTV with big hair and spandex pants.
READ ON for more of 3GM’s take on Steven Tyler…
The lineup for this year’s Coachella dropped early this morning and it’s no joke. Goldenvoice put together a well-rounded bill that starts with headliners Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon, The Strokes and Kanye West and includes HT faves The Felice Brothers, Tame Impala and Trampled By Turtles.
Here’s a look at the lineup in poster form…
Coachella 2011 takes place at Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA on April 15 – 17. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 AM PST.
READ ON for an A to Z (or ! to Z) rundown of the bill…
The Avett Brothers New Years Eve show at the Asheville Civic Center.
Singer-songwriters David Crosby and Graham Nash will launch a spring tour in theU.S. with a March 25 show in, Long Beach, CA. While Crosby and Nash’s legendary vocal harmonies will be the centerpiece of the show, they will be accompanied on the road
Rush has announced the remaining dates for the band’s ‘Time Machine Tour.’ The new string of dates begins with a gig at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, S.C., June 8 followed
With the Coachella line-up announcement serving as the official kick-off to the annual U.S. festival season, festival organizers Goldenvoice have revealed details for the 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts
After sharing a bill at The Wiltern in LA this month, The Low Anthem will join Iron & Wine on the road for two weeks in April. Before that, the
Kaki King will return to her acoustic roots this winter for a national tour that will make stops at renowned venues such as the Moma in New York City, Yoshi’s
