Lorne Thomson/Redferns Billy Idol is set to headline the Project Pabst festival, happening July 27-28 at Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon. Idol will headline opening night of the festival, with Big Thief confirmed for closing night. The festival, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, also features Violent Femmes, T-Pain, Gossip, Manchester Orchestra andRead More →
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Former Yes frontman Jon Anderson has announced a new North American tour with the cover group The Band Geeks. The trek, dubbed Yes Epics, Classics, And More, will feature Anderson performing songs from throughout his career, including tracks from the Yes catalog. Anderson also plans to add some new songsRead More →
Gary Miller/Getty Images Bob Dylan is currently on his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, but apparently, not all concertgoers are loving the experience. In fact, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer got heckled by a fan at his concert Friday, March 1, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In fan-shot footage postedRead More →
Helmut Reiss/United Archives via Getty Images Fender is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Stratocaster with an all-star performance of “Voodoo Child” by Jimi Hendrix, who was known for playing the Stratocaster and was often seen performing with his signature off-white Strat. Guitarists performing in the tribute include Chic’s Nile Rodgers, RageRead More →
courtesy of Sea.Hear.Now Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band got their start in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and now, they are returning to headline the city’s annual beachside music festival, Sea.Hear.Now. The festival is set to go down September 14-15, with The Boss headlining closing night. Noah Kahan willRead More →
Live Nation Madonna was forced to postpone the start of her Celebration Tour last year due to a bacterial infection that landed her in the hospital and she claimed nearly killed her. At her March 4 show in Los Angeles, she gave the audience some details about how sick sheRead More →
Penguin Random House Bono has a new award to add to his trophy shelf. The U2 frontman’s memoir, Surrender, won Audiobook of the Year at the 2024 Audie Awards, which took place Monday, March 4, at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles. Surrender, which was released in November 2022 and featured the subtitleRead More →
On This Day, March 5, 2023… Gary Rossington, guitarist for Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away at the age of 71. Rossington, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2006, was the last remaining original member of Skynyrd’s lineup. He had been theRead More →
Silver Arrow Records The Black Crowes have dropped a new music video for “Wanting and Waiting,” the first single from their upcoming album, Happiness Bastards. The clip, directed by Christopher Acosta, is the band’s first music video in 16 years, their last being 2008’s “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution.” The videoRead More →
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The New Yorker With Paramore covering Talking Heads‘ “Burning Down the House,” David Byrne is now returning the favor. Byrne has recorded a version of Paramore’s song “Hard Times,” the lead single off Hayley Williams and company’s 2017 album, After Laughter. It’ll be released alongside Paramore’sRead More →
