Rock For Responders In February

Rock For Responders In February

The Rock For Responders benefit concert will be held February 27th, at the Battleship IOWA Museum in San Pedro, CA. The event will celebrate and support firefighters, police, military, and disaster response agencies, highlighting their critical roles in ensuring community resilience and recovery. The program will include a concert by Kings Of Chaos featuring Sammy Hagar (pictured), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick),…

Aerosmith Members To Perform At Grammy Viewing Benefit

Aerosmith Members To Perform At Grammy Viewing Benefit

Aerosmith members, singer Steven Tyler (pictured), guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton will perform at the sixth annual “Jam For Janie” Grammys viewing party. Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Linda Perry, Matt Sorum and Nuno Bettencourt will also be appearing at Tyler’s philanthropic event on February 2nd at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood. Comedian/actress Tiffany Haddish will serve as host. More than 100 firefighters who battled the recent Los…

People Have the Power: Celebrating the Music of Patti Smith Is In March

People Have the Power: Celebrating the Music of Patti Smith Is In March

“People Have the Power: Celebrating the Music of Patti Smith” at Carnegie Hall is scheduled for March 26th. The concert is timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Smith’s classic “Horses” album. Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Matt Berninger of the National, Karen O, Kim Gordon, Ben Harper and the Kills’ Alison Mosshart will…

Rise Against Gives A “Nod”

Rise Against Gives A “Nod”

Rise Against’s “Nod” is their first new music in three years. “‘Nod’ is about the solace we find in community,” shared lead vocalist/lyricist Tim McIlrath. “It’s about the comfort in knowing that we are not alone. This comfort can temper our anger and our frustration, at least temporarily.” Rise Against’s most recent album is 2021’s “Nowhere Generation.”  “We have…

Jeff Beck Guitar Goes For $1.3 Million

Jeff Beck Guitar Goes For $1.3 Million

A guitar owned by Jeff Beck has been sold for £1,068,500 (approximately $1,317,111 U.S.) at auction. Beck’s Oxblood Les Paul, which came into his hands in ’72, was immortalized on his “Blow By Blow” album cover (see above), had a pre-auction estimate of £300,000 – £500,000.  The Christie’s auction “Beck: The Guitar Collection,” comprised of over 130 guitars, amps,…

Dream Theater’s “Midnight Messiah” Drops

Dream Theater’s “Midnight Messiah” Drops

Dream Theater has issued “Midnight Messiah,” from their sixteenth studio album, “Parasomnia.” The song marks drummer Mike Portnoy’s first lyrical contribution since ’09. “It was great writing lyrics again and contributing this chapter to the ‘Parasomnia’ story. DT fans may get a kick out of discovering some of the hidden nuggets I planted in the song referencing many of my past DT lyrics…and the…

Shinedown

Shinedown’s “Dance Kid Dance” Tour

Shinedown has announced the “Dance, Kid, Dance” tour that will kick-off on April 25th. The 30-plus-city trek will feature special guest Beartooth on the spring dates and Bush on the summer dates.

The band is donating $1 for every ticket sold to Musicians On Call, the nation’s leading provider of live music in hospitals, has delivered the healing power of music to patients, families, and caregivers for 25 years.