George Thorogood cancels tour to deal with “serious medical condition”
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images George Thorogood and the Destroyers have canceled their upcoming tour as Thorogood deals with some health issues. “George has been diagnosed with a very serious medical condition that will require immediate surgery and quite a
Dave Mason announces new summer tour dates
Photo by Chris Jensen Dave Mason is hitting the road this summer. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a 22-date Endangered Species tour, which kicks off May 17 in Davenport, Iowa, and hits such cities as
Metallica's Kirk Hammett defends “Lux Æterna” solo: “What's appropriate is playing for the song”
Blackened Recordings In more evidence that time is, indeed, a flat circle, the year is 2023 and people are arguing over a Kirk Hammett guitar solo. Hammett’s shredding on the new Metallica single “Lux Æterna” has inspired
Up to $80,000 in Grants to Cover Late Property Taxes Available to Sonoma County Homeowners
The Sonoma County Treasurer-Tax Collector is notifying homeowners that the California Mortgage Relief Program has raised the limit for assistance with delinquent property taxes from $20,000 to a maximum of $80,000 per household. The deadline to prevent
Peter Frampton returning to the road with new Never Say Never tour
Frank Hoensch/Redferns Peter Frampton’s retirement from the road didn’t last long. Back in 2019, Frampton set out on what he said would be his final tour ever, revealing that he’d been diagnosed with a degenerative muscular disease
Joe Perry announces new album, drops new single with The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson
Roman Records Joe Perry has some new music to share. The Aerosmith guitarist is dropping the new album Sweetzerland Manifesto MKII on May 26. The album, being released digitally and on vinyl, is a companion to Perry’s previous release, 2018’s Sweetzerland Manifesto. It will
Foo Fighters announce more headlining dates; playing Eddie Vedder's Ohana Festival
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Foo Fighters have announced another batch of headlining U.S. shows. The six-date run spans from August 4 in Spokane, Washington, to October 5 in El Paso, Texas. The Breeders will
Billy Idol announces new Las Vegas dates
Buda Mendes/Getty Images Billy Idol is ready to rock Las Vegas again. The singer has announced a new set of dates at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan Hotel. Billy Idol: Live in Las Vegas will consist of five
On This Day, April 11, 1981: Eddie Van Halen marries Valerie Bertinelli
On This Day, April 11, 1981 … Eddie Van Halen married One Day at a Time actress Valerie Bertinelli eight months after meeting her at a concert in Shreveport, Louisiana. They welcomed their first and only child, Wolfgang, in 1991, but the marriage didn’t
Sting's My Songs world tour will hit North America this fall
Martin Kierszenbaum Sting‘s My Songs tour, which has essentially been going on since 2019, will return to North America this fall. The tour, which highlights material from Sting’s entire catalog, both solo and with The Police, starts