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Getty ImagesDead & Company have alerted fans that co-founding drummer Bill Kreutzmnann will be sitting out of the band’s upcoming summer tour. Kreutzmann has been dealing with heart issues in recent years and has sat out of various runs over the past few touring cycles. Bob Weir’s solo bandmate Jay Lane drummed for Kreutzmann dering…

Getty ImagesStephen Stills and Neil Young teamed up on Saturday night (April 22nd) for the 2023 “Light Up The Night” benefit at L.A.’s Greek Theater, marking the pairs first joint performance in four years. Stills and wife Kristen launched the charity gig back in 2013 to benefit and support Autism Speaks. The organization is near…

Getty ImagesSmashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan is fine with fans not following or diving too deeply into the concept of the band’s ongoing song cycle, Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Parts. The final release from the conceptual trilogy — Atum: Act Three — drops on May 5th and is directly linked thematically to group’s…

Getty ImagesIt was seven years ago today (April 21st, 2016) that Prince — born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7th, 1958 — died at age 57 of an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl. In April 2018, Minnesota’s Carver County Attorney Mark Metz announced he was closing the investigation into the musician’s death without filing…

Getty ImagesPearl Jam has just rolled out nine late-summer tour dates. The band will play double nights in St. Paul, Chicago, Fort Worth, and Austin. As of now, Indianapolis is the only city to featured the band performing a single show. There’s been no word yet as to whether the band will be adding more…

PRPhotos.comThe NFL announced that Fall Out Boy and Motley Crue will be headlining acts for the NFL Draft Concert Series. Fall Out Boy will take the stage following Round 1 on Thursday, April 27th. After Round 3 of the drafts, Mötley Crüe, will headline Day 2 on Friday, April 28th. The concerts are FREE and…

Getty ImagesExtreme and Living Colour are joining forces for a 19-date summer run. Blabbermouth reported the trek launches on August 2nd at Portland, Maine’s State Theatre and winds down on August 29th at Seattle, Washington’s The Showbox. Extreme will release their latest album, titled, Six, on June 9th. The album’s lead single, “Rise,” has hit…

Getty ImagesJethro Tull will release their 23rd studio album, titled RökFlöte (pronounced: “Rock Flute”), on Friday (April 21st). The new 12-track set is based on the characters and roles of some of the principle gods of the old Norse paganism, and at the same time exploring the rock flute, which Jethro Tull has made iconic.…

Getty ImagesIt was 55 years ago today (April 20th, 1968) that the Rolling Stones finished recording their groundbreaking first single of 1968, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.” The tune, which according to bassist Bill Wyman was based on a piano lick Keith Richards had heard him play, was the definitive Mick Jagger/ Keith Richards track for the…