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50 years ago today (5/15/75), Fleetwood Mac played their first concert with new members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks at a show in El Paso, Texas at the El Paso County Coliseum. The couple of Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in late 1974, marking a transformative moment in…

Happy 75th birthday to the great Stevie Wonder (born 5/13/50), whose contributions to music can form quite a lengthy list. From his teenage prowess to his Motown glory and 70s soul-funk classics, Stevie’s song catalog remains virtuosic. Watch Wonder perform “As’ off Songs in the Key of Life live in…

Ten years ago today (5/12/15), King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard released their sixth studio album, Quarters! The album’s name refers to its structure: four songs, each exactly 10 minutes and 10 seconds long, add up to exactly 40 minutes and 40 seconds—literally split into four quarters. As for the…

25 years ago today (5/9/00), Calexico released their third album, Hot Rail. Characterized by its cinematic quality, blending instrumental ballads with elements of jazz, mariachi, and post-rock, the album was a strong statement from a band that at this point was still paving its way nationally towards a bigger following.…

Ten years ago (5/8/15), Rush launched their R40 Tour at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK which would end up being their final tour ever. The band’s setlist composed of a career retrospective starting with their newer songs first and working backward to “Working Man” as the stage would change…

Happy 80th Birthday today to Bob Seger, who was born on 5/6/45. The everyman rocker with the raspy voice backed by his trustworthy Silver Bullet Band has had his share of hits and then some, representing his Michigan blue-collar music. Watch Seger at his heaviest and earliest with this live…

Ten years ago today (5/5/15), after spending years working in Nashville as a songwriter and member of the bands The SteelDrivers and The Jompson Brothers, Chris Stapleton released his debut album Traveller. The album was hugely successful, winning the Grammy for Best Country Album and the ACM and CMA awards…

20 years ago today (5/2/05), Cream reunited for the first of four gigs at London’s Royal Albert Hall—the same place where they played their farewell show 36 years ago. It was the first time they’d played together since their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in ’93. Jack Bruce…

35 years ago today (5/1/90), Mark Lanegan released his debut solo album The Winding Sheet. Released on Sub Pop, the album was a departure from his work with Screaming Trees, representing a more starker, more stripped-down world of acoustic instrumentation, blues, and somber folk. The album emerged out of a…

Happy 92nd Birthday to the legendary and iconic Willie Nelson (born on 4/29/33). The master needs no introduction, and we’re more than lucky to have him around for yet another trip around the sun. Wille will be heading out on the Outlaw Festival this summer, which kicks off in a…