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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When Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst conceived their debut album as Better Oblivion Community Center, they tried to avoid, as Oberst put it, anything “too tender and folky.” One good way to do that: Sing about living in a private hell and showering at the Bates Motel over rollicking, gold-dusted …
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On September 15th, 2019, PBS will premiere the first episode of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ Country Music, a detailed exploration of the genre which has been in the works for the past eight years. Directed by Burns and produced by the acclaimed filmmaker with his long-time collaborators Dayton Duncan and …
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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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What might the baddest boys in Spain and Brazil do to get a woman’s attention? Madrid’s Latin Grammy-winning rapper C. Tangana, along with São Paulo baile funk artiste MC Bin Laden, count the many stunts they’d pull in a springy new track released Thursday called “Pa’ Llamar Tu Atención,” or …
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Last summer, Nathan Graham, program director for the Detroit pop station WDZH, made a prediction. “The next big song that’s going to be on Top 40 that everyone is completely whiffing on right now is Tyga’s ‘Taste,’” Graham said. “If pop radio would actually give it a look, I think …
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