WEEKEND ROUNDUP: LEONARD COHEN & LEON RUSSELL PASS, BOB DYLAN RELEASES MINI-DOCUMENTARY
The week in music was bookended by the deaths of two uniquely talented and somewhat underrated artists, with Leonard Cohen, 82, passing on Monday, and Leon Russell, 74, leaving us on Sunday. Plenty of...
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TAYLOR HAWKINS SOLO ALBUM OUT NEXT WEEK; STREAM ‘RANGE ROVER BITCH’
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins' first solo release, "KOTA," will be available Nov. 11. According to a press release: Whatever KOTA means, the six-song mini-LP takes off like Queen on a skateb...
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THE MENZINGERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, ‘AFTER THE PARTY,’ DEBUT ‘BAD CATHOLICS’
The Menzingers have announced the Feb. 3 release of their fifth full-length album, "After The Party." The album, produced by Will Yip (Title Fight, Tigers Jaw, Balance and Composure) is the Philadelph...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: IGGY POP RELEASES LIVE ALBUM, NEIL YOUNG PLOTS ‘PEACE TRAIL,’ PHIL COLLINS TEAMS WITH THE ROOTS
Iggy Pop's performance on "Austin City Limits," featuring a band including Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal) aired Saturday night on PBS stations, one day after the release o...
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JIM JAMES STREAMS NEW ALBUM ON NPR; TOUR INCLUDES NYC, PHILLY STOPS
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James' new solo album, "Eternally Even," is streaming in its entirety via NPR's "First Listen Series." The album will be released Nov. 4, and James will kick off a U.S. ...
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WEEN TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM FROM 2001; ‘THE DEANER ALBUM’ OUT THIS WEEK, WATCH NEW VIDEO
In the same week that Ween announced its first live album since 2008, Dean Ween shared the first video for the upcoming debut album by The Dean Ween Group. "GodWeenSatan Live," recorded on Sept. 14...
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THE MAGPIE SALUTE REUNITES BLACK CROWES MEMBERS, FIRST SHOW SET FOR GRAMERCY THEATRE IN JANUARY
Rich Robinson on Monday announced the formation of The Magpie Salute, which will reunite Robinson (guitar/vocals) with former Black Crowes Marc Ford (guitar), keyboardist Eddie Harsch and bassist Sven...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: ROGER WATERS ANNOUNCES TOUR, MIKE WATT LIVE ALBUM FROM ’95, KATHLEEN HANNA CHATS WITH MEREDITH GRAVES
Billing himself as "the creative genius of Pink Floyd" (he's not wrong), Rogers Waters has announced the "Us +Them" North American tour, which will launch May 26 in Kansas City, Mo., and wrap up Oct. ...
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YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, BILLY STRINGS & JP BIONDO OF CABINET SET FOR ARDMORE MUSIC HALL
Yonder Mountain String Band, the progressive bluegrass act with nearly 20 years under its belt, will make its Ardmore Music Hall debut on Sunday, Oct. 16. Also on the bill are soulful southern picker ...
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MUSICIANS RALLY AGAINST TRUMP WITH ’30 DAYS, 30 SONGS’
Musicians including R.E.M., Death Cab For Cutie, Aimee Mann, Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Thao Nguyen have joined forces for "30 Days, 30 Songs," which is "an independent project in support of d...
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