Squeeze has announced two headlining shows in March.
The band is set to play Las Vegas, with a March 7 show at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort. They’ll then head to Tacoma, Washington, for a show on March 16.
A fan presale kicks off Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m.
While these are the band’s only U.S. headlining shows this year, they will be hitting several other cities as special guests on Heart‘sRoyal Flush tour, starting March 3 in Los Angeles. A complete list of dates can be found at squeezeofficial.com.
Envy of None, the band featuring Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, is getting ready to release their second album.
The record, Stygian Wavz, will drop March 14, featuring the previously released tracks “Under the Stars” and “Not Dead Yet.” The band, which also includes bassist Andy Curran, guitarist/keyboardist Alfio Annibalini and singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne, has also just released the album’s title track, along with a new animated video.
“This track is a favorite of all 4 EONs. Despite the fact of the spartan lyrical content, this song features our sweet Maiah on lead vocals,” Curran shares. “Her harmonies and layers of vocals are literally symphonic! It’s hard to put a finger on what style or genre this one is…and we’re proud of that!”
Stygian Wavz, the follow-up to Envy of None’s 2022 self-titled debut record, is available for preorder now. It will be available in a variety of formats, including digitally and on vinyl, CD and Blu-ray, plus a limited-edition box set.
Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart at the Kenedy Center Honors/ photo credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images
While several Grammy-related events have been canceled due to the California wildfires, the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring the Grateful Dead will go on as planned.
The Recording Academy confirmed the event is still on in an email to members, noting that the gala will feature “a special appeal for donations to support wildfire relief efforts.”
On Monday, the Recording Academy confirmed that the 67th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, would be going on as planned on Feb. 2. The MusiCares Person of the Year gala is set to take place Jan. 31 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
So far the list of artists honoring the Grateful Dead has not been revealed.
Launched in 1991, previous MusiCares Person of the Year recipients include Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell and Tom Petty. Grateful Dead is only the third band to receive the honor; Fleetwood Mac got it in 2018 and Aerosmith got it in 2020.
Sammy Hagar spent last summer on the road with his The Best of All Worlds Tour, but it sounds like that may have been his last full-scale trek.
In an interview with the Miami Herald, the 77-year-old Sammy reveals that he doesn’t see anymore big tours in his future.
“I don’t think I want to go on tour anymore,” he shares. “I hate to say that, because I don’t want to piss my fans off.”
But that doesn’t mean fans won’t have a chance to see him perform live again. In fact, Sammy’s already booked a Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, which kicks off this spring.
“I’ll go out and do a one-off show and do things like that, but the residency is going to give me a good extension of my career,” he says. “That’s what I’m hoping for.”
“With this, I don’t have to travel, I don’t have to unpack and pack and get on an airplane every day,” he explains. “You know, at my age, it hurts my shoulders to do all this. And I have to perform. I’m a performer, at the end of the day.”
The Best of All Worlds Tour – The Residency consists of nine shows, running from April 30 to May 17. Sammy will be joined at the shows by Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Kenny Aronoff. A complete list of dates can be found at redrocker.com.
Tommy Lee is not happy that some artists are continuing to promote their music while folks are dealing with the devastating aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires.
While the Mötley Crüe drummer didn’t call out anyone specifically, he wrote on Instagram, “Makes me f***** sick to see most people just [carrying] on … posting on lame a** social media!”
“Guys right now nobody gives a flying f*** when your record drops or the next concert is when so many people are in the middle of one of the biggest disasters of all time!” he added. “I get that some comic relief is always [needed] but Jesus Christ leave it all alone and maybe just stop and see who needs help if you can.”
Los Angeles is a particularly special place for the boys of Mötley Crüe. They got their start playing clubs on the Sunset Strip and in fact returned to those clubs in October for a trio of intimate shows at The Troubadour, The Roxy and the Whisky a Go Go.
Rod Stewart’s son Alastair, Rod Stewart, Rod’s wife Penny Lancaster im 2024; Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images
Thanks to Rod Stewart‘s 19-year-old son, Alastair, we’ve got some photos of the family celebration surrounding Rod’s 80th birthday. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer hit that milestone on Jan. 10.
Alastair posted a series of photos of Rod, Rod’s wife, Penny, and some of Rod’s eight children and their partners, as well as his granddaughter Delilah, all goofing around on what appears to be a boat; the location of the post is marked Antigua. In addition to Alastair, the guest list included Rod’s sons Sean, Liam and Aiden and daughters Ruby, Kimberly and Renee.
According to the U.K. paper The Daily Mail, the family is currently cruising around the Caribbean on a $150 million super yacht.
Penny posted a photo of Rod on Instagram Jan. 10 and wrote, “Happy birthday my darling. so blessed to be sharing this day together with all our kids. Building more memories to carry with us into the future and to be held close to our hearts forever, I love you xx.”
Rod wrote, “What an incredible journey it’s been – from unforgettable moments on and off the stage to earning some truly special honors along the way. But above all, my greatest joy has always been performing for you. Cheers to the memories we’ve made and the ones still to come!”
Rush released their seventh studio album, Permanent Waves, which peaked at #4 on the Billboard album chart. It was the Canadian band’s first album to land in the top five, making it their most successful album at that time.
The record featured several songs that were considered more radio friendly than previous albums, with tracks like “The Spirit of the Radio” and “Freewill” going on to become Rush classics.
The album closed with a nine-minute track, “Natural Science,” which was composed in three movements.
Permanent Waves went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Ringo Starr will headline a new CBS special that will help those affected by the California wildfires.
The special, Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, will be a two-hour concert featuring footage recorded Tuesday and Wednesday during the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s two shows at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The concerts are celebrating the recent release of Ringo’s new country album, Look Up, which was produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett.
As for those “Friends,” they include Sheryl Crow, Jack White, Brenda Lee, Rodney Crowell, Mickey Guyton, Emmylou Harris, Sarah Jarosz, The War and Treaty and Jamey Johnson, along with Larkin Poe, Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, who all appear on Look Up. It also promises additional guests to be announced later.
Ringo is expected to perform songs from Look Up, as well as classics from his solo career and his time with The Beatles, with a press release promising reimagined versions of such songs as “Boys,” “Act Naturally,” “Yellow Submarine,” “Don’t Pass Me By” and “It Don’t Come Easy,” with a country twist.
There will also be a special all-star performance of “With a Little Help from My Friends,” with proceeds from the song benefiting the Red Cross to help the victims of the California wildfires.
“It is always a thrill to play the Ryman and this time we are going country!” said Ringo. “T Bone has put together a great show. I’m excited to hear my songs done in a country vein and to play with this incredible group of musicians. It will be two nights of peace, love and country music.”
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman will debut on CBS this spring.
The classic Yes album Close to the Edge will be reissued this March, with plenty of extra goodies for fans.
Rhino is set to release a “super deluxe edition” of the album as a five-CD, one-LP and Blu-ray set, which comes with a newly remastered version of the album on CD and LP, plus Dolby Atmos and 5.1 Mix DTS-HD MA mixes by producer Steven Wilson on Blu-Ray.
The set also includes a disc made up of previously unreleased recordings, including alternate mixes, alternate versions and edits of Close to the Edge songs. That includes recordings of three Steven Wilson tracks, “Siberian Khatru,” “Cord of Life” and “Total Mass Retain.”
The set also contains a two-CD live album, Live at the Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/72, recorded during the tour supporting the record. As a taste of what to expect, Yes has released a performance from that show, “Siberian Khatru (Live at The Rainbow, London, England, 12/16/72),” to digital services.
Released in September 1972, Close to the Edge was Yes’ fifth studio album and the last to feature original drummer Bill Bruford. It was a huge commercial success for the future Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, peaking at #3 in the U.S. and selling over 1 million copies.
Close to the Edge (Super Deluxe Edition) will be released March 7 and is available for preorder now.
After finding success with Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty launched a solo career in 1973. But it wasn’t until Jan. 14, 1985, that it really took off with the release of his third solo record, Centerfield.
After releasing his self-titled second album in 1976, Fogerty went into the studio to record the album HooDoo, but never released it. Nine years later he released Centerfield, with Fogerty playing all the instruments on the album himself.
The decision proved to be a good one for Fogerty, as Centerfield became a huge commercial success, earning Fogerty his only solo album #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It was also certified double Platinum by the RIAA.
The album featured Fogerty’s only solo Hot 100 top-10 single, “The Old Man Down The Road,” as well as “Rock and Roll Girls,” which was a top-20 hit.The title track peaked at #44 on the Hot 100, but went on to become one of Fogerty’s most iconic tunes. To this day it’s commonly played in baseball parks across the country; the song was even celebrated at the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the 2010 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The release of Centerfield did see Fogerty wind up in court over “The Old Man Down The Road.” Saul Zaentz, the owner of Fogerty’s old label, Fantasy Records, who also owned the publishing to the CCR catalog, sued Fogerty, arguing the song shared the same chorus as CCR’s “Run Through The Jungle.” Fogerty eventually won the case. He even fought all the way to the Supreme Court to get Zaentz to pay his legal fees and won.
Fogerty’s battle over his publishing would wind up lasting 50 years, and he didn’t get his rights back until January 2023.
