Bonnie Raitt to play Las Vegas’ Big Blues Bender

Bonnie Raitt performs onstage at the 2023 Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mickey Bernal/Getty Images)Bonnie Raitt is set to perform at Big Blues Bender, a four-day music festival taking place Sept. 10-13, 2026, at the Westgate Las Vegas.The blues festival, with a motto of “Everything, an elevator ride away,” will also feature performances by Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Booker T. Jones, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and more.Tickets go […]

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Billy Idol, The Cars’ Elliot Easton to play Above Ground benefit concert

Artwork for Above Ground 4/(courtesy of Above Ground)Billy Idol and The Cars guitarist Elliot Easton are among the artists set to perform at the Above Ground benefit concert on Oct. 26 at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California.Other artists confirmed for this year’s show include Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, Moby, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, and former Foo Fighters and current Nine Inch Nails drummer Josh Freese, with a special guest appearance by rappers Cypress Hill. More artists are expected to be announced.This year’s […]

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Def Leppard to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

(L-R) Joe Elliott and Phil Collen of Def Leppard perform onstage during Radio 2 In The Park at Hylands Park on September 7, 2025 in Chelmsford, England. (Photo by Katja Ogrin/Getty Images)The members of Def Leppard are the latest rock stars to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The band will receive their star in the category of Recording at a ceremony on Oct. 9 in front of the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles. Rocker Jon Bon Jovi and Universal […]

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Harry Chapin ‘Cat’s in the Cradle’ documentary coming to DVD, streaming

Poster for /(MVD Visual)A new documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of Harry Chapin’s classic song "Cat’s in the Cradle" is coming to DVD and streaming on Nov. 4.Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives, directed by Rick Korn, delves into the lasting impact of the iconic tune. It features interviews with artists like Billy Joel, Pat Benatar, Chicago’s Robert Lamm, Judy Collins, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels and more."What makes this song so amazing […]

September 30, 2025

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Styx adds new Florida shows to 2026 schedule

Terry Gowan, Will Evanovich, James "JY" Young, and Tommy Shaw of Styx perform during The Brotherhood Of Rock Tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on July 06, 2025, in Alpharetta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)Styx has announced some new tour dates for 2026.The band is set to play six shows in Florida, with dates kicking off Feb. 22 in Pompano Beach. They’ll also play Orlando, Estero and Clearwater, before wrapping their Sunshine State stint on Feb. 28 in St. Augustine.Tickets for […]

September 30, 2025

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James Taylor to make his Grand Ole Opry debut

James Taylor performs at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction/Disney/Eric McCandlessRock & Roll Hall of Famer James Taylor is set to make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Nov. 11 in Nashville.“The Opry has been built over the last 100 years in large part by songwriters and storytellers,” Opry executive producer Dan Rogers says. “To have one of the very best ever with us to celebrate 100 years is amazing to so many of us.”While Taylor may […]

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On This Day, Sept. 30, 1982: Bruce Springsteen releases ‘Nebraska’

On This Day, Sept. 30, 1982 ...Bruce Springsteen released the solo album Nebraska.The album featured 10 acoustic songs Springsteen originally recorded as demos on a four-track recorder. He'd planned to rerecord them with the E Street Band but instead released them as a solo acoustic record.The album was a critical darling and peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart, with the album's biggest hit being “Atlantic City,” which reached #10.Some of the songs on the demo that didn’t make it on Nebraska were later rerecorded with the band and […]

September 30, 2025

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Paul McCartney kicks off 2025 North American leg of Got Back tour

Sir Paul McCartney performing on stage at Co-op Live in Manchester during his Got Back tour. Picture date: Saturday December 14, 2024. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images)Paul McCartney officially kicked off his 2025 North American Got Back tour at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, Monday night. He treated the crowd to a set filled with Beatles and Wings classics, as well as his solo material.According to setlist.fm, Sir Paul kicked off his 35-song set with The […]

September 30, 2025

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Vancouver man returns unreleased Beatles demo to Paul McCartney

Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)There’s no doubt Beatles memorabilia is worth a lot of money these days, but one man in Vancouver got something no money can buy when he discovered an unreleased demo recorded in 1962 by the Fab Four. Rob Frith discovered the reel-to-reel tape The Beatles made for Decca records in March, and the Vancouver Sun reports […]

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