Mat Hayward/Getty ImagesNeil Peart‘s hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, honored the late Rush drummer and lyricist on Wednesday by naming a new pavilion in the city’s Lakeside Park after him, The St. Catharines Standard reports. According to the paper, St. Catharines city council voted unanimously Wednesday to officially nameRead More →
ABC/Image Group LAAfter postponing the opening date of its spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dolly Parton‘s Tennessee theme park, Dollywood, will begin a phased reopening this month. Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort & Spa is set to open on June 10. A week later, Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country will welcome guestsRead More →
Credit: Danny ClinchBruce Springsteen used his latest semi-weekly DJ stint on his own satellite radio channel Wednesday to offer some heartfelt commentary about the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police, and the subsequent rioting and protests the incident ignited. After playing his song “American SkinRead More →
Courtesy of SummerfestMilwaukee’s 2020 Summerfest has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 11-day festival had originally been scheduled for the end of June and beginning of July. Organizers announced in March that it would be postponed to September, but in a new statement, Summerfest president and CEO Don Smiley says the eventRead More →
Michael Tullberg/Getty ImagesOriginal Sweet bassist/singer Steve Priest died Thursday at the age of 72. Priest’s passing was announced by the U.K. glam-pop group’s founding lead guitarist and backing singer Andy Scott via a message on his Facebook page. “Then there was one!” Scott writes. “I am in pieces right now.Read More →
ABC/Arturo Holmes; J. Rose While many musicians will take a financial hit due to the cancellation of their tours because of the COVID-19 pandemic, at this moment in 2020, quite a few of your favorite artists are doing just fine, according to Forbes. The publication’s annual list of the World’sRead More →
Courtesy of Live NationCo-founding Guess Who members Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings had their plans for a 2020 North American tour “undun” by the COVID-19 pandemic, but now the trek’s six previously announced U.S. dates have now been rescheduled for 2021. Those dates had been slated to kick off JuneRead More →
Manifesto RecordsRemastered versions of 1960s pop-rock legends The Turtles‘ six classic studio albums will be reissued as two-LP vinyl sets on June 26. The out-of-print titles, which were originally released on the White Whale label, are 1965’s It Ain’t Me Babe, 1966’s You Baby, 1967’s Happy Together, 1968’s The TurtlesRead More →
Credit: Anna WebberDavid Crosby says he’s been working on two new songs this week, one of which was co-written by fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer: Steely Dan‘s Donald Fagen. The 79-year-old folk-rock legend revealed in a Twitter message posted Monday that he was visiting his son and frequentRead More →
Courtesy of PEGADropkick Murphys‘ Streaming Outta Fenway livestream concert, which featured a special, remote appearance from Bruce Springsteen, raised over $700,000 for charity. The online event benefited the Boston Resiliency Fund, Feeding America, and Habitat for Humanity. Held last Friday at an empty Fenway Park, Streaming Outta Fenway marked the first time aRead More →
