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Honoree Bob Weir of Dead & Company and of the Grateful Dead performs onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Late Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir was remembered in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.Rep. Jared Huffman, a Democrat who represents the Marin […]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Al Jardine, founding member of The Beach Boys, performs onstage during the "Friends and Family" tour at Saban Theatre on July 23, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine has announced a very special show in Los Angeles to coincide with the upcoming release of the new Beach Boys box set, We Gotta Groove: The Brother […]

John Mellencamp performs in concert during the 40th Farm Aid at Huntington Bank Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) John Mellencamp is set to appear on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday.The night’s other guests include former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.This isn’t the first time Mellencamp has chatted with Maher. In […]

Rachel Bolan and Dave Sabo of Skid Row perform at O2 Forum Kentish Town on January 26, 2019 in London, England. (Venla Shalin/Redferns) If you ever wanted to be the singer in Skid Row, now's your chance.The "18 and Life" rockers have announced a worldwide audition in partnership with the music instrument company Sweetwater to become the band's next vocalist. "This is not a contest or a gimmick," Skid Row says […]

On This Day, Feb. 5, 2018…Paul Simon announced his retirement from touring after more than 60 years in music.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said time away from his family and the death of his longtime guitarist Vincent Nguini played a role in his decision.Simon didn’t give up the road without one more run. In May of the same year, he launched Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour, a four-month trek that […]

Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe perform at GIANTS Stadium on November 11, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Don Arnold/WireImage) Mötley Crüe will be celebrating America's birthday up north in Canada.The "Home Sweet Home" rockers will headline Winnipeg's Rockin' Thunder concert series on July 4. The bill will also include Three Days Grace, Halestorm and Canadian musician JJ Wilde.Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. CT. For all […]

Cover of 'R.E.M. at the BBC' box set (Craft Recordings) R.E.M. fans will once again be able to get their hands on the band's 2018 live album box set R.E.M. at the BBC.The band announced on Instagram that the box set is “Back by demand” and will be available again starting March 6.The eight-CD/one-DVD set features rare live and in-studio recordings taken from the BBC archives, with all the performances recorded […]

Stephen Pearcy The Undercover Tour admat (Courtesy of Stephen Pearcy) Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy has announced the first set of dates for his 2026 tour.Dubbed The Undercover Tour, the trek will feature some performances with his former RATT bandmate, guitarist Warren DeMartini.The tour will kick off with a Percy/DeMartini show on Feb. 26 in Highland, California, and then resume May 9 in Tulare, California, with a solo show. Pearcy will […]

Cover of Bruce Hornsby's 'Indigo Park' (Zappo Productions/Thirty Tigers) Bruce Hornsby has shared details about his upcoming album, Indigo Park, which will be released April 3.The album will be made up of 10 songs, with Hornsby backed by his band The Noisemakers, along with guitarist Blake Mills, bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Chris Dave. The record will feature guest appearances by the late Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig. […]