UPDATE:The red carpet event for the New York premiere of Liam Neeson‘s new film, Cold Pursuit, has been canceled, The New York Times reports. A spokesman for the film’s distributor, Lionsgate, confirmed the decision to call of the media-heavy event just hours before it was scheduled to take place Tuesday …
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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 …
Read More »Ken Burns' 'Country Music' Documentary Gets Premiere Date, Live Concert
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 …
Read More »Jerry Garcia Band's Legendary Eel River Shows to Be Released in Box Set
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 …
Read More »Phosphorescent Play Lonesome New 'C'est La Vie No. 2' on 'Corden'
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 …
Read More »'They Shall Not Grow Old': Peter Jackson's WWI Doc Is a Cinema Event
A World War I documentary in 3D with colorized archival footage that looks as new as the day it was shot. What sounds like an impossible feat becomes a riveting reality in the hands of director Peter Jackson and his New Zealand Weta crew of restoration miracle workers, led by …
Read More »Trump's Trade War Reportedly Hits Harley-Davidson Hard
Harley-Davidson is struggling to roll with President Trump’s trade war.Bloomberg reports that the motorcycle giant’s retail sales figures dropped 10 percent in thefinal three months of 2018, marking their eighth straight quarterly decline. Harley shares fell 9.5 percent. In recent years, Harley-Davidson has been in a precarious state. Its once-robust …
Read More »ZZ Top Tap Cheap Trick, Bad Company for 50th Anniversary Shows
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 …
Read More »See Cardi B Make History as AVN Awards' First Female Performer
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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