Pearl Jam will play New York City for the first time in three years — at the Apollo Theater in Harlem March 26th. The event will be hosted by SiriusXM and Pandora. The concert will air live on Pearl Jam’s SiriusXM channel, Pearl Jam Radio, while right after the station …
Read More »Prince Charles Names Katy Perry Ambassador of British Asian Trust
Katy Perry was named as an ambassador of the British Asian Trust at the charity’s annual Royal Dinner by Prince Charles, the Royal Founding Patron. The central focus of the event was anti-trafficking, with the Trust, which was founded in 2007, announcing its aim to develop the largest anti-trafficking fund …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Jaudy and Brray, 'Medusa'
Love is war in “Medusa,” the latest single from the Dominican rapper Jaudy and the Puerto Rican MC Brray. Medusa, an infamous character in Greek mythology, is a monster with snakes for hair; anyone who caught a glimpse of her face was instantly turned to stone. Jaudy and Brray seem …
Read More »Hot Country Knights Plot 2020 One Knight Stand Tour
Dierks Bentley has gotten used to playing arenas and sheds on his headlining tours, but he’ll scale down to theaters and clubs when he takes his faux Nineties band Hot Country Knights out for a run of headlining shows this April. This marks the group’s first official tour as headliners, …
Read More »Ottoman Turks: Fire and Noise, Texas-Style
Near the end of a November show at Dallas listening room the Kessler, singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker threw the assembled crowd for a loop when he brought out his friends Ottoman Turks for a surprise three-song set of furious, fast-paced Texas punk. Walker plays lead guitar in the band when …
Read More »Flashback: Genesis Perform an Epic 'Watcher of the Skies' in 1973
Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks attended a Knicks-Lakers game together at Madison Square Garden last week, giving the rumors of Genesis contemplating a reunion tour a tiny shred of credibility. It’s quite possible the old friends were merely in town to celebrate Collins’ 69th birthday, or to see …
Read More »Aerosmith Announce 50th Anniversary Concert at Fenway Park
Aerosmith will continue to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a concert in their hometown of Boston. The band will play at Fenway Park on September 18th. The band will return to Boston after their Las Vegas residency and a summer trek in Europe. Tickets for the show will go on …
Read More »Watch Halsey Perform 'Manic' Songs, 'Slow' R&B Parody on 'SNL'
Saturday Night Live returned following a holiday break with Adam Driver on hosting duties and Halsey as the show’s musical guest for the first episode of the 2020s. Clad in a bedazzled leather bodysuit with a rhinestone-encrusted cowboy hat, Halsey opened her performance riding a mechanical bull while delivering a …
Read More »The War and Treaty Return With Disco-Influenced New Song 'Jealousy'
The War and Treaty have returned with a pair of new songs. The duo of spouses Michael Trotter and Tanya Blount-Trotter released “Jealousy” and “Hustlin’” on Friday, marking their first music since signing with Rounder Records in mid-2019 and a preview of the follow-up to their Buddy Miller-produced 2018 album …
Read More »Ezra Furman Is the Troubadour of Teenage Angst on 'Sex Education' Soundtrack
Ezra Furman wrote Sex Education’s standout track “Every Feeling” during one of her “depression days.” The song is featured on TheSex Education OriginalSoundtrack, out Friday via Bella Union. “When I first wrote it, I thought it was too simple to even be legitimate. I thought it was half of a …
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