courtesy of The Allman Betts Family Revival The eighth annual Allman Betts Family Revival is set to kick off in November, and some new artists have been added to the trek, including Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. The 20-date tour begins Nov. 30 in St. Charles, Illinois, and features performances byRead More →
Carter B. Smith Sting‘s on the road with his latest musical project, Sting 3.0: a “power trio” with himself on bass, Dominic Miller on guitar and Chris Maas on drums. If that lineup sounds familiar, it should: Sting’s former band The Police was also a bass/guitar/drums combo. Sting says touringRead More →
Bill Young Productions Melissa Etheridge isn’t going to start her new tour until next spring, but she’s already expanded it. Melissa is set to launch a co-headlining tour with Joss Stone April 18 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, but ahead of that run, she’ll play a series of solo datesRead More →
Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images Alex Van Halen‘s given his first interview since the death of his brother Eddie Van Halen, talking to Rolling Stone ahead of the Oct. 22 release of his memoir, Brothers. In the interview, Alex talks about his reaction to his brother’s 2020 death, telling the mag it led to a diagnosisRead More →
Scott Legato/Getty Images Miss Ross is heading to Las Vegas. Diana Ross will perform at amfAR’s first-ever Las Vegas gala on Nov. 22. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, was founded in 1985 with Elizabeth Taylor as its founding national chairman. Today it’s one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicatedRead More →
On This Day, Oct. 15, 2006 … New York’s famed punk rock club CBGB closed following a dispute over money between owner Hilly Kristal and the venue’s landlord, Bowery Residents Committee. Opened on Dec. 10, 1973, CBGB — which stood for country, bluegrass and blues — helped launch the careersRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Shoah Foundation Bruce Springsteen will sit down with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos ahead of the premiere of his new documentary, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street, and we’re now getting our first look at their chat. A trailer for the primetime special, Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets,Read More →
Forty Below Records Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has teamed with Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood for the new album Blues Experience, and he tells ABC Audio he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to embrace the blues with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. “You know, he’s one of my favorite drummers,” Jake says. “HeRead More →
Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame A classic Buster Keaton movie is getting an update thanks to R.E.M. The 1924 silent film Sherlock Jr. is being re-released in theaters on Feb. 4, soundtracked by two R.E.M. albums: 1994’s Monster and 1996’s New Adventures in Hi-Fi. The screening is partRead More →
Disney/Lorenzo Bevilaqua Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are both singers, as well as actors, and they’ll be able to show off both talents in an upcoming movie inspired by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Neil Diamond. The two are co-starring in a new film called Song Sung Blue, afterRead More →
