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Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder is ready to share new music with fans.

The rocker has just signed with Frontiers Music Srl, with plans to release a new solo album later this year.

“So thrilled to be joining the Frontiers family and to finally share this new record with the world!” Felder shares. “This music means everything to me, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”

“Brilliant songwriting, guitar mastery, and sweet vocals. Don Felder is truly rock royalty, and he has reached new heights on his new upcoming record,” Tom Lipsky, head of A&R of North America for Frontiers Label Group, adds. “We are confident fans will love the music, especially as Don cranks it up coast to coast during the Brotherhood Of Rock tour this year with Styx and Kevin Cronin.”

Felder released his last solo album, American Rock ‘n’ Roll, in 2019. It featured such special guests as Slash, Joe Satriani, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar and Chad Smith.

Felder has a series solo shows booked for March and April. As mentioned, he will then join Styx and REO Speedwagon‘s Kevin Cronin on their upcoming Brotherhood of Rock tour, which kicks off May 28 in Greenville, South Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at donfelder.com.

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In April 2022, Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson took part in two concerts celebrating the 25th anniversary of Comedy Central’s South Park and now those shows are set to be released as a three-LP vinyl set.

South Park 25th Anniversary Concert, dropping April 18, was recorded Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, 2022, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. Lee and Lifeson performed the A Farewell to Kings track “Closer to the Heart” at the shows, marking the duo’s first performances together since the 2020 death of their drummer, Neil Peart.

South Park 25th Anniversary Concert was previously released in April 2024 as a limited-edition “towelle blue” vinyl for Record Store Day. The set also features performances by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with Primus, who recorded the theme song for the series, and Ween.

The album is available for preorder now.

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Keith Richards is set to be honored by the state of Connecticut.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that The Rolling Stones guitarist will be honored as the first recipient of the Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence; he is being recognized for his “deep commitment to supporting the local community.”

The award is described as “a prestigious new honor celebrating Connecticut residents who epitomize the state’s core values of creativity, resourcefulness, passion, dynamism, and generosity.”

“Connecticut has long been home to some of the world’s most innovative minds, boldest artists, and most generous hearts,” Lamont said. “This award was created to honor those whose creativity, resourcefulness, and passion have made a lasting impact on our state and beyond.”

He adds, “Keith Richards is the epitome of these values — not only as one of the most influential musicians of all time but as a dedicated supporter of the arts, education, and community causes right here in Connecticut.”

Richards, a Connecticut resident since 1985, will be presented with his honor, which comes with a custom medallion and a key to the state, on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET at The Westport Library.

“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you,” Richards said. “The public library is the great equalizer.”

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Bob Dylan is set to play Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic and Fireworks, taking place at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas.

The show will be headlined by Nelson and Family, with the lineup also including The Avett Brothers, The Mavericks, Asleep At The Wheel and Tami Neilson.

“I’m 92 years old and I’ll be there so you have no excuse,” Willie shared in a statement. “I look forward to bringing back my annual 4th of July Picnic to the city I love and sharing this special event with all my Austin fans.”

Tickets for the picnic go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

More info on the show can be found at blackbirdpresents.com.

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Lenny Kravitz is featured in a new campaign for YSL Beauty’s fragrance Y Le Parfum.

Lenny is seen in the clip walking onstage, shirtless of course, then it cuts to a snake slithering near his neck, before he straps on a guitar and takes the stage in front of a group of fans.

“Your path to success begins when you embrace your why,” Lenny says in the clip. “When you master your passion and dare to show why.”

The brand teases the scent in an Instagram post by asking, “What happens when fresh midnight pine accord meets sensual fir balsam?”

This isn’t the first time Lenny has appeared in a campaign for YSL Beauty. In fact, he’s been the global ambassador for its fragrance since 2020.

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Ringo Starr is returning to Las Vegas.

The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and his All Starr Band – Toto’s Steve Lukather, Men at Work’s Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette – have announced a new set of shows at the Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort.

The latest residency consists of six shows, starting Sept. 17 and wrapping Sept. 24.

Various presales kick off Tuesday at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m.

Ringo last hit The Venetian for a residency in May 2024.

Next up, Ringo and the band will hit the road for a spring tour that begins June 12 in Hartford, Connecticut. A complete list of dates can be found at ringostarr.com.

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Blondie’s Debbie Harry is one of the many artists paying tribute to the late David Johansen, lead singer and last surviving original member of the proto-glam-punk band New York Dolls, who passed away Friday at 75.

“One of my favorite things was to go see the New York Dolls. They were so exciting to watch. They were a real rock band,” Harry wrote, noting how “they were so New York.”

“They were straight but they dressed in drag, at a time when the cops were still raiding gay bars. They were ragged and raunchy and uninhibited, strutting, swaggering about in their leatherette, lipstick, and high heels,” she added. “The Dolls influenced countless bands, including 70’s [sic] punk bands, glam metal bands, and alternative rock bands. Thank you for your service, David. You will be missed dearly… and never forgotten.”

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready wrote that the New York Dolls “were so ahead of their time” and mentioned how his early band Shadow was influenced by them.

“They were very important to me and my friends in the early 80’s [sic] Seattle music scene,” he shared. “They seemed free and dangerous while playing loud rock and roll.” He called Johansen “a singer with great – attitude.” McCready ended the post with, “Rest in Glam, David Johansen,” and suggested a few songs people should check out.

Other artists paying tribute to Johansen include KISS’ Paul Stanley, Billy Idol, Idol’s guitarist Steve Stevens, Stevie Van Zandt, Def Leppard‘s Joe Elliott and Duran Duran.

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Eric Clapton will hit the road in September for a limited run of U.S. tour dates.

The trek, featuring special guests The Wallflowers, will kick off Sept. 8 in Nashville and will hit Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston and New York before wrapping Sept. 20 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Local presales for tickets begin Thursday at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m.

These are the only U.S. dates Clapton has booked for 2025. Starting April 14 he’ll kick off eight nights at the Nippon Budokan in Japan. He also has U.K. dates booked, including three nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall in May, plus shows in Italy and France.

A complete list of Eric Clapton tour dates can be found at ericclapton.com.

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Neil Young is adding a new show to his upcoming European tour.

The rocker announced on his Neil Young Archives website that he and his band the Chrome Hearts plan to open their upcoming love earth tour with a free concert in Ukraine.

He added that they are currently in talks for the show and it will be officially announced on the site, ending the post with “Keep on Rockin’ in the FREE WORLD.”

Young’s love earth tour is currently set to kick off June 18 in Rättvik, Sweden. It hits the U.S. Aug. 8 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the tour wrapping with a show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sept. 15.

A complete list of dates can be found at NeilYoungArchives.com.

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On This Day, March 3, 2009…

U2 released their 12th studio album No Line on the Horizon in North America.

The album was released five years after their previous release, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, which up until then, marked the longest break between albums for the band.

To promote the record, U2 performed for five consecutive nights on The Late Show with David Letterman. It was the first time ever an artist had played five straight shows on the late night talker.

No Line on the Horizon, which contained the singles “Get On Your Boots,” “Magnificent” and “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” peaked at #1 in the U.S, and in several other countries.

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