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Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead June 1976. (Photo by Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images) The 50th anniversary of an iconic Grateful Dead concert will be celebrated in Boston in June.The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame and Rhino Records have teamed for a special event marking the anniversary of the band’s June 11, 1976, concert at the Boston Music Hall, now known as the Boch Center Wang Theatre.Shakedown at Boston Music […]

'American Idol' backdrop. (Disney/Eric McCandless) Mötley Crüe will be joined by Carrie Underwood for their performance on the upcoming season finale of American Idol.The former American Idol winner is a noted rock fan and previously covered the Crüe song "Home Sweet Home" to be used as the show's season 8 farewell song.While that means they'll probably be playing "Home Sweet Home" together, we're holding out hope for a mash-up called "Jesus, Take the Feel(good)."The American Idol finale will […]

Gene Simmons on 'Dancing with the Stars'/(Disney/Eric McCandless) Sounds like we may be getting some new music from KISS.During a YouTube interview with KISSbySienna, Gene Simmons gave fans an update on what they’ve been up to, and it's good news for fans anxious for new tunes."KISS is in the studio now," Simmons said when asked what they’ve been doing since retiring from the road in 2023. He then elaborated further, […]

Patti Smith performs during the Democracy Now! 30th Anniversary Event at Riverside Church on March 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) Patti Smith is one of the artists booked for Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment, a live event happening June 14 at Town Hall in New York City.The event is being put on by the free speech advocacy group Committee for […]

Musician Billy Joel performs during a concert entitled "The Last Play at Shea: From the Beatles to Billy." Joel is the last musician to perform at Shea Stadium before it is replaced by Citi Field in 2009. (Photo by James Keivom/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) Billy Joel’s concert documentary The Last Play at Shea is getting a special outdoor screening as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Tribeca Festival.The […]

:Neil Young performs with the Chrome Hearts at the Hollywood Bowl on Monday, September 15, 2025. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) Neil Young is giving fans an update on his upcoming new album with his band The Chrome Hearts.In a post on his Archives website, Young writes that he recently played the album, Second Song, for his label, Reprise Records.“It was a celebration,” he says of […]

Steve Cropper's 'Watching the Tide' (Provogue/Artone Label Group) Steve Cropper passed away in December, but fans will be getting new music from the late Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist this summer.Watching the Tide, the album Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour were working on prior to his death, will be posthumously released on Aug. 28. It will feature guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Queen’s Brian May, ZZ Top’s Billy […]

Jimmy Fallon and The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger during Real People Fake Arms sketch, May 6, 2006 (Todd Owyoung/NBC) Mick Jagger got a chance to show off his comedic chops when he stopped by The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night.The Rolling Stones frontman took part in a comedy sketch, "Real People Fake Arms." Setting up the premise, Fallon claimed to have starred in a British soap opera in […]

On This Day, May 7, 1977…The Eagles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Hotel California," the title track from their fifth studio album, which also went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The tune was the band’s fourth #1 single, following "Best of My Love," "One of These Nights" and "New Kid in Town," the last of which also appeared on Hotel California.The six-and-a-half-minute song, which features a […]