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PRPhotos.comDead & Company has announced a 31-date summer and fall tour. The jaunt kicks off on August 16th at Raleigh, North Carolina’s Coastal Credit Union Music Park and will play double-night runs in Chicago, Illinois; Mansfield, Massachusetts; and Greenwood Village, Colorado; before wrapping over three nights — October 29th, 30th, and 31st at L.A.’s Hollywood…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters leader Dave Grohl took time out to talk about his second Rock Hall induction, when the Foos enters the Hall on Saturday, October 30th at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. This year’s class marks the second respective inductions for both Dave Grohl and the legendary Tina Turner. Coming six years after…

Getty ImagesOut today (May 14th) is Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young’s “50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition” of 1970’s Déjà Vu. The collection, which was curated by Graham Nash, features four CD’s, one LP, including 38 newly released tracks features demos, outtakes, and alternate versions. Included in the box is a 12-by-12 hardcover book, rare and unseen…

PRPhotos.comToday (May 14th) marks the sixth anniversary of the death of the truly legendary, B.B. King, who died at the age of 89 following a series of strokes, and passed away in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas. B.B. King had long suffered from Type II diabetes and canceled a tour in October…

Getty ImagesKings of Leon, Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam are set to headline the fifth annual Ohana Festival. Other performers include My Morning Jacket, Maggie Rogers, Brandi Carlile, Black Pumas, The Frames, YOLA, Durand Jones & The Indications, CAAMP, Spoon, Mac Demarco, Sharon Van Etten, Mon Laferte, The Regrettes, Plague Vendor, Cold War Kids, Wild…

Getty ImagesJon Bon Jovi will headline a Manhattan benefit saluting frontline Covid workers. The Asbury Park Press reported the fifth annual Love Rocks NYC concert will play on June 3rd at New York’s Beacon Theatre in and feature performances by Billy F. Gibbons, Warren Haynes, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Emily King, Ledisi, Sara Bareilles,…

PRPhotos.comWhile the Who’s orchestral tour has been indefinitely scrapped due to the ongoing pandemic — Roger Daltrey is heading back on the road, having announced two shows for late-summer. As it stands now, Daltrey has only a pair of dates on the books; August 21st in Stateline, Nevada at Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys,…

Getty ImagesGraham Nash appeared on BBC radio and shed light on the sessions behind Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young’s 1970 Déjà Vu album, which will be releazsed as a deluxe box set edition tomorrow (May 14th.) Nash remembered talking to Stephen Stills about the album not yet having the bombastic opening track — as “Suite:…

Getty ImagesThe votes are in for the 36th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This year’s “Performer Category” will include Foo Fighters, the Go-Go’s, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren, Carole King, and Jay-Z. The 2021 Musical Excellence Award will be given to LL Cool J, Billy Preston, and guitarist Randy Rhoads. This year’s Early Influence…

PRPhotos.comHappy Birthday to Steve Winwood who celebrates his 73rd birthday today (May 12th)!!! Winwood recently teamed up with Santana for a cover of Procol Harum’s “Whiter Shade Of Pale,” which will be featured on the band’s upcoming album, Blessings And Miracle. Winwood will be on tour with Steely Dan throughout the summer of 2022. Steve…