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Beach Boys Bring Historic 50th Anniversary Tour To Phoenix 23 April, 2012 The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary and influential bands, have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary Tour. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will tour together for the first time in more than two decades. The 40+ city tour, which will begin April 24th ...	Grateful Dead Launches Much Anticipated Online Game: The Epic Tour 23 April, 2012 The much anticipated online game from rock band Grateful Dead featuring a digital world inspired by the history, music, and imagery of the legendary band launched at GratefulDeadGame.com. Developed in partnership with the Grateful Dead and Rhino Entertainment by digital product development studio ...
Head Bang Record Store Day With Free Download 23 April, 2012 In celebration of this year's fifth annual Record Store Day and upcoming Death Metal Decapitation 2 fest in Toronto, ON that exposes the finest and most brutal extreme bands from Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. A free compilation has been put together by DMD organizer Blacktooth Entertainment to share ...	Phil Hamilton Celebrates Scoring His Second Top Ten Single, "Bad" At The Nationwide O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Race At Texas Motor Speedway! 23 April, 2012 The first single, "Bad," off Phil Hamilton's new album RENEGRADE ROCK N' ROLL has become his second top ten hit on both the Texas Music Chart and Texas Regional Radio Report this week. "I just can't believe it," says Hamilton, who heard the news at the Ranch's Infield Concert at the Nationwide O'Reilly ...
BoDeans' Kurt Neumann Builds "Bastard" Guitars & Amp 23 April, 2012 When the BoDeans first started, they needed a bass player, so frontman-guitarist Kurt Neumann grabbed the soldering gun his parents gave him at age 15 and began crafting his own guitars that created a unique sound with bigger low-ends and lead/rhythm guitar capability. He calls his creations "Bastards" ...	Dr. John Earns Worldwide Praise For 'Locked Down,' Set To Conquer Jazz Fest 20 April, 2012 As Dr. John gears up for his April 29 performance at New Orleans' Jazz Fest, a festival in many ways synonymous with "the Night Tripper," the iconic performer continues to earn some of the best reviews of his 50+ year career for 'Locked Down,' his otherworldly collaboration with The Black Keys' Dan ...
Blues Traveler Celebrates 25th Anniversary With New Album For 429 Records 19 April, 2012 John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Tad Kinchla, Ben Wilson and Brendan Hill, aka Blues Traveler, will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary with the release of SUZIE CRACKS THE WHIP - their 11th album and first for 429 Records. The Grammy Award winning, platinum selling rock band have built up a considerable ...	Severed Demons @ Underground Vault 19 April, 2012 Stoner rock band Severed Demons will perform songs from their forthcoming EP when they hit the stage with 4 other bands at the Bathurst Underground Vault show on Saturday 21st April. Music from the Underground Vault is a promotions agency presenting new bands and bands with new product. The show ...
Bonnie Raitt's #6 Debut Is Her Highest In 18 Years 19 April, 2012 Bonnie Raitt's 'Slipstream' (Redwing Records) debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 this week, marking the nine time GRAMMY-winner's highest charting album and best sales week in nearly two decades with 64,000 sold. The album came in at #1 on the Billboard Independent Album Chart, #1 on the Billboard Blues ...	IZZ Set To Release New Album 'Crush of Night,' On May 1, 2012 Featuring Guest Appearance By Gentle Giant Guitarist Gary Green 19 April, 2012 IZZ's new studio album, Crush of Night, scheduled for release on May 1st, serves as Part 2 of a 3-part series of thematic albums that began with The Darkened Room (TDR) in 2009. Featuring a guest appearance by Gary Green of Gentle Giant on Words and Miracles (Electric guitar, Guitar solos and backing ...
Paul McCartney Invites Two Year Old Fan On Stage In Montevideo, Uruguay! 18 April, 2012 Paul McCartney fans span all ages. At his soundcheck in Uruguay, where Macca was kicking off the South American leg of his current tour, a two year old fan made himself know to Paul's security team and was invited up on stage by Paul himself. The two year old boy, Ichiro, dressed in his own Sgt Peppers ...	Fixers (UK) Share Free MP3 + Video, Playing 3 NYC Shows This Week (EP Out April 24) 18 April, 2012 Fixers is releasing their first US EP, Pop Meat/Your Corruptor, on April 24th via Dolphin Love Records. In celebration of the release, they're giving away "Crystals" as a free MP3, and sharing its kaleidoscopic/mind-bending video along with it. The band is also in New York City for three shows this ...
Oldies Concert With The Retro-Rockets At The Rio Entertainment Center Gaithersburg MD 17 April, 2012 The Retro-Rockets, an oldies rock and roll variety/dance 6-piece band specializing in music of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond, will perform at the Rio Entertainment Center 9811 Washingtonian Blvd Gaithersburg, MD 20878 on May 5, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm as part of its Summer Concert Series. Dance or ...	Heather Hill Releases Piano Centric Sophomore Album Leuty Station 17 April, 2012 Rooted in piano rock, Canadian singer songwriter Heather Hill is set to launch her sophomore album Leuty Station, May 12, 2012 with a CD release party at the Drake in Toronto followed by a Canadian tour. The new collection of songs speak to how women make it through life's trials with strength and grace. ...
MSN Music Premieres 'Gorgeous' New World Party Songs, 'Arkeology' Out Now 17 April, 2012 World Party's 'Arkeology' - 5-CDs worth of new songs, rare studio gems, live sessions, concert recordings, radio interviews, covers, demos and B-sides—is out now on Seaview Records. MSN Music talks to Karl Wallinger about highlights from his 25 year career, recovering from a life-threatening brain ...	Mexican Rock Band ELAN Finally Debuts in the U.S. 17 April, 2012 Mexican rockstars ELAN has finally set the stage for an entrance in to the American market with their new release, 'See Us Spin'. After 15 years together, seven albums that have sold a cumulative 1.7 million units, the time has come to break America. On their eighth album See Us Spin, the brother ...
Rock Legends Sweet Return With New Album 'New York Connection' 17 April, 2012 One of the most legendary, influential and enduring names in the history of rock music, SWEET release a brand new studio album - their first since 'Sweetlife' - on April 27. With worldwide album sales of more than 55 million copies, SWEET have notched 34 Number One smashes across the globe as part ...	Ted Nugent, Ace Frehley, Lynyrd Skynyrd And Paul Rodgers Elevate Michigan's Thrills Bike Festival 13 April, 2012 An unprecedented lineup of classic artists highlight the premiere of Thrills in the Irish Hills Bike Festival (July 12-14), to be held in beautiful Southern Michigan's Jackson County and surrounding areas. The unmatched talents of Ted Nugent and Ace Frehley blast off Friday night, with Rock and Roll ...
A Fallen Blue Police Benefit 13 April, 2012 Shockwave Magazine proudly presents; A Fallen Blue Police Benefit Wednesday May 9th, 2012 at the Baltimore Sound Stage, 124 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202. Proceeds from the show are going to two police non-profits: Fallen Blue (www.fallenblue.org) & Safe Call Now (www.safecallnow.org). Hosting ...	Queen With Adam Lambert - Despite Cancelled Sonisphere, UK Concerts To Go Ahead 12 April, 2012 Just two weeks after the shock cancellation of Sonisphere 2012 where they were due to headline with singer Adam Lambert, rock band Queen has announced they are to go ahead with a UK concert appearance this summer after all. The band today announced that the highly anticipated pairing of Queen and ...