This Week in Rock

The Intuit Dome and Kia Forum will host FireAid on Thursday, January 30th to raise money for rebuilding communities devastated by L.A. wildfires and supporting efforts to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California. The one-night-only event will feature performances by Green Day (pictured), Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gwen Stefani, Jelly Roll, Billie Eilish. Rod Stewart, Sting, Stephen Stills and Stevie Nicks….

Quarterback Josh Allen (pictured) and the Buffalo Bills will host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night in a divisional round playoff game. Allen said on Wednesday that he hopes they get to the fourth quarter and Highmark Stadium with the Killers’ “Mr. Brightside” blaring from the speakers and fans singing along, When “Mr. Brightside” is…

The Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl celebrated his 56th birthday (on Tuesday) by stirring a large batch of chili with other volunteers at Feed The Streets, a local nonprofit that distributes meals to displaced families and inmate firefighters battling the still-burning flames in the SoCal area. Grohl, an L.A. resident, is part of the music community’s efforts…

The Eagles have kick-started donations for FireAid, a benefit concert to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. The group — which includes Country singer Vince Gill — promised $2.5 million to efforts to rebuild Los Angeles and prevent similar events in the future. FireAid is slated to take place on January 30th at the Intuit Dome,…

Dirty Honey has announced “Mayhem And Revelry Live,” the band’s first live-in-concert set (in vinyl, CD and digital formats). There is also a companion four-part video documentary, recorded in North America and Europe on the band’s “Can’t Find The Brakes” world tour. The package has a February 21st release date. “I believe this album features the band in its…

Ice Nine Kills has raised over $100,000 for victims for the California Wildfires with their “Heed The Call For California” benefit shirt. All proceeds will go to the California Fire Foundation Wildfire and Disaster Relief Fund. “The band began on the East Coast, but we consider Los Angeles our second home,” offered the Metalcore band’s frontman Spencer Charnas. “Most of us…

Coheed And Cambria has shared the single “Someone Who Can” from their forthcoming album “The Father Of Make Believe,” which will arrive March 14th. The album continues the narrative of “The Amory Wars”/”Vaxis” universe, following the ’22 set “Vaxis Act II: A Window Of The Waking Mind.” “When you’re growing up, you’re perpetually trying to understand the world that’s changing around you,” guitarist Claudio…

“There are people on this platform (Instagram) cheering on the destruction caused by the Los Angeles Fires,” the David Draiman wrote. “Delighting in the misery and misfortune of others… Nothing justifies this. No reason. No cause. NOTHING. Absolute scum. The lot of you.” Since the wildfires began on January 7th, politicians, commentators and social media…

Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee doesn’t think much of musicians who are promoting their tours and album releases while wildfires leveled areas of Los Angeles. “Makes me f*cking sick to see most people just caring on posting on lame ass social media,” wrote Lee Monday on Instagram. “Guys right now nobody gives a flying f*ck when your…

Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation is granting $500,000 to relief efforts carried out by the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund and the Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Canyon Fire Relief And Recovery Fund. $250,000 is going to the Wildfire Recovery Fund to ensure resources reach those most in need – prioritizing underserved communities by leveraging partnerships with community-based organizations and government…