Photo Credit: John Nichols The Allman Betts Band is hitting the road this spring. The group, led by Devon Allman and Duane Betts, sons of the Allman Brothers Band’s Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, respectively, have announced dates for the King Crawler American Tour, which is set to kick off May 16 in Charleston, South Carolina, and wrap June 9 inRead More →
OID Music Ross Valory, bassist and original member of Journey, is set to release his debut solo album, All of the Above, in April, and he’s giving fans their first taste of the record. Valory, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Journey, has just dropped the video forRead More →
On This Day, January 17, 1996… David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane and The Velvet Underground were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. Talking Heads’ David Byrne did the honors of inducting Bowie, while Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman Billy Corgan inducted Pink Floyd. Patti Smith inducted The VelvetRead More →
Photo Credit: Anton Corbjin The members of R.E.M. and Steely Dan are among the artists chosen for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. R.E.M.’s Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, and Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen and the late Walter Becker will be inducted into the 2024 class in the performers category. Non-performing songwriters set for induction this year include Timbaland, bestRead More →
Jim Spellman/WireImage Director Martin Scorsese is reflecting on his relationship with the late Robbie Robertson in a new interview with Variety. “I just miss Robbie, period,” Scorsese tells the trade. “The friendship, the work, the tales he told — all of it.” The pair had been friends for 47 years and collaborated on 14 projects,Read More →
Lorne Thomson/Redferns The Zombies continue to expand their North American Different Game tour. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just added two new shows to their schedule: April 11 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and April 12 in Clearwater, Florida. The latest additions follow recently announced shows in Annapolis, Maryland, on MarchRead More →
Gary Miller/Getty Images Ace Frehley is about to release his new solo album, 10,000 Volts, on February 23, but his fans overseas may have to wait a bit before they get to see him play any of the songs live. In an interview with chaoszine, the former KISS guitarist reveals that he hopes to tour EuropeRead More →
Courtesy of ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ The Heart of Rock and Roll, a Broadway musical inspired by the music of Huey Lewis and the News, arrives on Broadway in March, and now the cast has been revealed. “The casting process has so far been the most thrilling partRead More →
Bruce Glikas/WireImage Melissa Etheridge is hitting the road with both Jewel and Indigo Girls. Etheridge just announced dates for two different co-headlining tours. The first, with Jewel, kicks off July 11 in Bonner, Montana, hitting San Diego, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and more before wrapping up August 7 in La Vista, Nebraska. The tour picks up againRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rainforest Fund James Taylor is spending yet another July 4 holiday in the Berkshire area of Massachusetts. Taylor and his All-Star Band just announced they’ll play the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts, on July 3 and 4; the Fourth of July show will end withRead More →
