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Dave Mason announces new album and tour dates
Barham Productions Traffic’s Dave Mason is back with some new music.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to release his 21st studio album, A Shade of Blues, on March 21.The 11-track album, w...
Jan 22, 2025
Sting cancels appearance, postpones shows due to illness
Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty ImagesSting is under the weather, forcing him to cancel his appearance at the upcoming Bass Magazine Awards, as well as several scheduled concerts.“On advisement from...
Jan 22, 2025
Members of The Doobie Brothers, The Beach Boys' Mike Love among this year’s Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees
Courtesy SHOFMembers of The Doobie Brothers and The Beach Boys’ Mike Love are among the artists chosen for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year.Love and The Doobies’ Mike ...
Jan 22, 2025
Daryl Hall announces solo tour with Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook
Bill Young ProductionsDaryl Hall is hitting the road on a solo tour in 2025, with special guest Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze.The tour will see the pair play shows in both the U.S. and U.K. U.S. dates kic...
Jan 21, 2025
'One to One: John & Yoko' doc to open in IMAX theaters in April
ABC/ANN LIMONGELLOThe John Lennon/Yoko Ono documentary One to One: John & Yoko is set to hit IMAX theaters this spring.The film, directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, was just acqui...
Jan 21, 2025
Peter Frampton announces dates for the Let’s Do it Again tour
Disney/Jenny AndersonPeter Frampton is hitting the road for the first time since becoming a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.The legendary guitarist, who was inducted into the Rock Hall in O...
Jan 21, 2025
Who's playing in which venue: Lineups announced for LA FireAid concert
Live Nation/AEG Presents/Azoff Company/LA ClippersThe FireAid concert on Jan. 30 in Inglewood, California, is taking place in two separate venues: Kia Forum and Intuit Dome. Now we know who'll be play...
Jan 21, 2025
Billy Idol declares It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again, with trek featuring Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
courtesy of Live NationBilly Idol is hitting the road this summer with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.Idol just announced dates for a new trek, dubbed It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again, with...
Jan 21, 2025
Dead & Company, Mick Fleetwood, Stewart Copeland set for Grateful Dead MusiCares Person of the Year tribute
Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart at the Kenedy Center Honors/ photo credit: Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesA group of A-list artists have signed up to celebrate the Grateful Dea...
Jan 21, 2025
Garth Hudson, last surviving member of The Band, dead at 87
Garth Hudson on accordion with The Band at 'The Last Waltz'; Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesGarth Hudson, the keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving membe...
Jan 21, 2025