It’s been nearly a year since Diplo released his lastEP,California,but that’s not to saythe super-producer hasn’t kept himself busy. He started co-hosting the SiriusXM radio show “Diplo’s Revolution” with fellow DJ Dillon Francis and Major Lazer bandmates Jillionaire and Walshy Fire. He also touredAfrica (with Major Lazer), collaborating with local …
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Psych-rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announced a North American headlining tour for this summer. The Australian band’s 20-show trip will launch August 13th at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and wrap September 6th at the Bomb Factory in Dallas. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 8th. King …
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Sammy Hagar & the Circle—the singer’s supergroup with former Van Halen bassist/bandmate Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and longtime Hagar guitarist Vic Johnson—announced a North American tour behind their upcoming debut studio LP, Space Between. The trek, which features Vince Neil and Night Ranger on select dates, launches April 19th …
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Phosphorescent‘s Matthew Houck performed a melancholy solo version of “C’est La Vie No. 2” on Wednesday’s Late Late Show. The frontman stripped away the ballad’s lush keyboard arrangement, crooning softly over an electric guitar that he strummed with his thumb. The show’s cameras swirled around the stage, capturing the songwriter …
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In 1987, Wavy Gravy asked Jerry Garcia to play a benefit concert to raise money for his Hog Farm Collective. Garcia agreed, and brought the Jerry Garcia Band to French’s Camp on the Eel River in Piercy, California, a secluded spot three hours north of San Francisco. Garcia broke out …
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ZZ Top will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a “Texas Bash” featuring Cheap Trick and Bad Company. The three bands will play a trio of shows in May: the 17th at Dallas’ Don Equis Pavilion, the 18th at Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and the 19th at Austin’s Austin360. Tickets …
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Cardi B made history Saturday night at the 2019 Adult Video News Awards as the event’s first female musical performer.The rapper opened the show with a racy performance of “Bickenhead” and “She Bad,” sporting an all-blue look with her backup dancers. The concert also “I’m so excited for these awards… …
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For years, it was one of baseball’s most reliable traditions: Yankee closer Mariano Rivera trotting out from the bullpen to Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman.” It was fitting theme music for a guy who, as the saying goes, put bats to sleep. During Rivera’s final season, in 2013, Metallica even showed up …
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The recently-reunited boy band BBMak have set dates for both their first and tour and first album in 16 years.BBMak’s as-yet-untitled third LP will be released on April 26th. The group has not revealed much more information besides the fact that they are still in the studio “putting the finishing …
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To commemorate one of the most infamous moments in Ozzy Osbourne‘s career – and one of the most notorious incidents in rock history – the singer has released a limited edition plush toy of a bat with a detachable head. The 12″ doll is a bizarre tribute to the winged …
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