Classics Du Jour

Rock legends REO Speedwagon and Styx, along with very special guest star Don Felder —formerly of the Eagles—will join forces for the “United We Rock” U.S. summer tour, which kicks off in Ridgefield, WA on June 20. Produced by Live Nation, tickets for various cities will go on sale starting February 24. REO Speedwagon and … Continue reading Styx, REO Speedwagon and Don Felder Announce Summer Tour →

David Bowie’s Blackstar album received five Grammy Awards Sunday night including Best Alternative Album, Best Rock Performance (“Blackstar”), Best Rock Song (“Blackstar”), Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and Best Recording Package. With the exception of a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2006 and an award for Best Video in 1985, these five posthumous awards mark the … Continue reading David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Wins Five Grammy Awards →

Singer Al Jarreau died Sunday at the age of 76. The news of his death was announced just two days after the singer announced his retirement. Jarreau passed Sunday after a stint in a Los Angeles hospital. Alwin Lopez Jarreau was born March 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Over the course of his career, he … Continue reading Al Jarreau Dies at 76 →

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have announced four additional shows for their 2017 40th Anniversary Tour. The newly announced dates include second shows in Boston and Philadelphia, plus shows in Vancouver, and Seattle. The tour kicks off April 20, 2017 in Oklahoma City. July 21 – TD Garden – Boston, MA – Featuring Peter Wolf … Continue reading Tom Petty Adds More Shows to Anniversary Tour →

Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison, The Head and the Heart, The Lumineers, Taj Mahal and The Shelters are the latest artists to be announced as performers for the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute in honor of Tom Petty. The event will take place February 10th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The MusiCares Person … Continue reading Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison Added to MusiCares Tribute to Tom Petty Lineup →

As Art Garfunkel kicks off his 2017 world tour, the singer and songwriter, one half of legendary duo Simon and Garfunkel, is also gearing up for the release of his new memoir this fall.  Due out September 2th, What Is It All But Luminous (Notes From An Underground Man) covers the Rock & Roll Hall … Continue reading Art Garfunkel To Release Memoir This Fall →

John Wetton, best known as a member of both King Crimson and Asia, died Tuesday after a long battle with colon cancer. John rose to fame with King Crimson in the early 70s during the iconic Red era and later formed the band UK.  In the early 1980s he was a founder member of supergroup … Continue reading John Wetton, of King Crimson and Asia, Loses Battle to Cancer →

Legendary Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was presented with the Les Paul Award at the 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards last Saturday. Perry was presented with the prestigious honor by his Hollywood Vampires bandmate Johnny Depp, who said Perry was “his hero” and “the reason I picked up the guitar in the first place.” The two … Continue reading Aerosmith’s Joe Perry Honored with Les Paul Award →

Neil Young, Jackson Browne and Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush will take part in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony when it takes place April 7th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The previously inducted members will welcome the new members, with Neil Young introducing Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne introducing … Continue reading Neil Young, Jackson Browne and Members of Rush Added to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lineup →

Just two days after the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, The Recording Academy®, AEG Ehrlich Ventures, and CBS will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever by presenting “Stayin’ Alive: A GRAMMY® Salute To The Music Of The Bee Gees.” Previous GRAMMY® nominee Andra Day, five-time GRAMMY winner Celine … Continue reading “Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees” To Take Place Feb 14th →

Back by popular demand, Queen + Adam Lambert will rock North America this summer with a highly-anticipated 25-city arena tour kicking off June 23 in Phoenix, Arizona at Gila River Arena, followed shortly after with a special Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl performance, June 26. WATCH: Video from Queen + Adam Lambert’s Las Vegas Show After … Continue reading Queen + Adam Lambert Announce North American Tour →

Butch Trucks, drummer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, died Tuesday in West Palm Beach, FL. He was 69. A statement from Reckoning PR reads, “Butch Trucks, a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, tragically died the night of January 24 in West Palm Beach, Florida.  His wife, four children, four grandchildren … Continue reading Allman Brothers’ Butch Trucks Dead at 69 →