Rev Rock Report

The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' (Capitol Records) May will mark the 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ iconic album Pet Sounds, and the milestone is being celebrated with a whole host of new releases.On May 15, fans will get a glimpse of the making of the album with the release of The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights, featuring material from the 1997 four-CD box set The Pet Sounds Sessions. The new release contains […]

Cover of 'Gregg Allman Band’s Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86' (Sawrite Records) A previously unreleased live recording of Gregg Allman in concert is set for release in April.Gregg Allman Band’s Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86 features a never-before-heard recording from the late rocker's personal archives. It captures Allman's Jan. 11, 1986, concert at the intimate Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia.The 13-song set features an early version of what would become Allman’s hit […]

Bruce Springsteen performs during Democracy Now! 30th Anniversary Event at Riverside Church on March 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Michael Stipe were among the performers at Democracy Now!’s 30th anniversary event at Riverside Church in New York City Monday night.Springsteen was a surprise guest and treated the audience to a performance of his new protest song “Streets of Minneapolis.”“This past winter […]

On This Day, March 24, 1986 …Forty years ago, Van Halen released their seventh studio album, 5150, which was their first record with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, following the departure of original frontman David Lee Roth.5150 is named after guitarist Eddie Van Halen's home studio and is also a reference to the California law that allows a mentally disturbed person to be placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold. It went […]

Flea performs on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on March 23, 2026. (Todd Owyoung/NBC) Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday and performed his instrumental cover of the Frank Ocean song "Thinkin Bout You."As he does on the recorded version, Flea's Fallon rendition found him switching between playing bass and the trumpet.In between watching him seamlessly switch between instruments, […]

Cover of The Black Crowes' 'A Pound of Feathers' (Silver Arrow Records) The Black Crowes are giving fans some insight into the music that inspired their recently released album, A Pound of Feathers.The band has released a new Spotify playlist, Feathers and Lead, which they describe on Instagram as “The songs that shaped A Pound of Feathers.”They add that the playlist highlights the "records that inspired the writing, the feel […]

Bruce Springsteen performs at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minn. on Friday, January 30, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen is set to kick off his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour on March 31 in Minneapolis, but that won't be his only performance in Minnesota.The Boss has confirmed to the Minnesota Star Tribune that he will perform his […]

Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Hillel Slovak and Jack Irons in 'The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel.' (Courtesy of Netflix © 2026) In addition to advocating for more matinee concerts, Jamie Lee Curtis has another music take. The Oscar-winning actress has shared her review of the new documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel, in an Instagram post. It begins, in all caps, "HOLY […]

(L-R) Musicians Vince Gill, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit and Don Henley of The Eagles perform onstage during 'An Evening with The Eagles' at The Forum on September 14, 2018 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Eagles have added another show to their upcoming The Long Goodbye Act III tour.The latest addition to the schedule is a May 13 show at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida.Presale […]