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  • Expansive lot of Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia memorabilia going up for auction
    Julian's Treasures From The Golden Road auction admat (Courtesy of Julien's Auctions)More than 300 pieces of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia memorabilia are set to go up for auction in April.Julien's Auctions has announced details of Treasures From The Golden Road: Featuring Property From “Big Steve,” “Ram Rod” & Trixie Garcia....Read more
    Date: 19 hours ago
  • Elton John gets birthday wishes from husband, famous pals
    Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Kevin Kane/Getty Images for RRHOF)Elton John is celebrating his 79th birthday on Wednesday, and he's gotten some birthday wishes from his famous pals — and his husband, who's also his manager."Happy Birthday to...Read more
    Date: 20 hours ago
  • Bruce Springsteen lets fans know what to expect from upcoming tour
    Bruce Springsteen is getting ready to hit the road on his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, and in case fans don’t know what to expect from the rocker with this tour, he’s laying it all out there. The Boss posted a new video to Instagram that features him standing...Read more
    Date: 20 hours ago
  • Bob Dylan adds more tour dates to his 2026 tour
    Speacial guest Bob Dylan performs in concert during Farm Aid at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on September 23, 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)Bob Dylan has extended his 2026 tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has added a slew of new West Coast dates to...Read more
    Date: 21 hours ago
  • Pete Townshend updates fans on possible new Who album: ‘Roger wants to give it a try’
    (L-R) Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center at a private residence on October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC)It sounds like fans of The Who...Read more
    Date: 22 hours ago
  • Todd Rundgren announces summer tour
    : Todd Rundgren performs onstage during a concert at Cosmopolite Scene on November 05, 2025 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Getty Images)Todd Rundgren is hitting the road this summer.The rocker has announced dates for the Damned If I Do Tour, which kicks off June 11 in St. Charles, Illinois....Read more
    Date: 23 hours ago
  • On This Day, March 25, 2001: Bob Dylan wins an Academy Award
    On This Day, March 25, 2001 …Bob Dylan won an Academy Award for best original song for “Things Have Changed,” from the Michael Douglas/Tobey Maguire movie Wonder Boys.The category also featured songs from Sting, Björk, Randy Newman and others.Dylan was not at the ceremony to accept the award in person...Read more
    Date: 24 hours ago
  • 'Wild Thing,' 'Angel of the Morning' songwriter Chip Taylor dead at 86
    Singer/songwriter Chip Taylor onstage during An Evening With Chip Taylor at The GRAMMY Museum on August 20, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images)Chip Taylor, songwriter of such hits as “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning,” has died at the age of 86. The news was confirmed...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s most used guitar headed for auction
    Ace Frehley’s Les Paul guitar (Courtesy of Julien's Auctions)Personal items from the late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley are among the pieces of memorabilia up for sale at Julien’s Auctions upcoming Music Icons auction.Over 800 items will be part of the auction, including instruments from Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, Black Sabbath's Bill Ward and...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Graham Nash announces new summer tour dates
    Graham Nash performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)Graham Nash has extended his 2026 tour through the summer.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • ZZ Top bringing their tour to Mexico and South America
    (L-R) Elwood Francis, Frank Beard, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Viejas Casino & Resort on November 02, 2025 in Alpine, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)ZZ Top has expanded their 2026 The Big One! tour to include dates in Mexico and South America.The band will...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ 'Pet Sounds' to be celebrated with new releases
    The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' (Capitol Records)May will mark the 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ iconic album Pet Sounds, and the milestone is being celebrated with a whole host of new releases.On May 15, fans will get a glimpse of the making of the album with the release of...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • Previously unreleased Gregg Allman live album coming in April
    Cover of 'Gregg Allman Band’s Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86' (Sawrite Records)A previously unreleased live recording of Gregg Allman in concert is set for release in April.Gregg Allman Band’s Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86 features a never-before-heard recording from the late rocker's personal archives. It captures Allman's Jan. 11, 1986, concert...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • Chaka Khan, Men at Work, Susanna Hoffs confirmed for New Jersey’s Sea.Hear.Now festival
    Sea.Hear.Now 2026 lineup. (Courtesy Sea.Hear.Now Festival)Chaka Khan, Men At Work and former Bangles frontwoman Susanna Hoffs are among the acts set to play the annual Sea.Hear.Now festival, happening Sept. 19-20 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.The beachside festival will feature over 25 artists, including headliners Mumford & Sons and The Strokes. The lineup...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe perform at Democracy Now’s 30th anniversary
    Bruce Springsteen performs during Democracy Now! 30th Anniversary Event at Riverside Church on March 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Michael Stipe were among the performers at Democracy Now!’s 30th anniversary event at Riverside Church in New York City Monday night.Springsteen was a...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago

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