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Death Cab for Cutie Ramps Up "Kintsugi" Plans- TV, Tour Announced

MUSIC NEWS- Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie has announced a flurry of activity around the release of their much-anticipated eighth studio album. “KINTSUGI”  which arrives everywhere on March 31, 2015.

“KINTSUGI” follows their 2011 GRAMMY Award-nominated “CODES AND KEYS”  and is heralded by today’s release of the album’s first single, “Black Sun.” Listen to “Black Sun” below from MNN.

An official companion video is currently in production, with a premiere date to be announced soon.

“One of the most beloved live acts of the modern era, Death Cab for Cutie will introduce “Black Sun” to the world via a live performance on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman, scheduled for this Thursday, January 29. This will be followed by a performance on CBS’ The Late Late Show on Friday, January 30 (check local listings).

Darius Rucker Reveals "Southern Style" Album Release Date and Spring Tour

MUSIC NEWS-  Darius Rucker appeared on  “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last night, performing his latest single, “Homegrown Honey” and teasing all about his upcoming arena/shed headlining spring tour and revealing an anticipated release date of March 31 and album title for his upcoming fourth studio album, Southern Style (out via Capitol/Nashville).

Rucker’s Southern Style Tour will launch in on May 14, 2015 in Holmdel, NJ at the PNC Bank Arts Center, with over thirty dates initially announced. Rucker has selected special guest and CMA New Artist of the Year Brett Eldredge, as well as rising country music duo Brothers Osborne and Southern rockers A Thousand Horses.

Kaiser Chiefs Announce Spring 2015 Tour Dates

MUSIC NEWS - After ten plus years, four albums, platinum record sales, a batch of top ten singles and three Brit Awards, it would have been simple for Kaiser Chiefs to sit back and coast for a bit, to enjoy the warm glow of being one of Britain’s most cherished bands.

But since their ATO release Education, Education, Education & War‘s the band has continued to consistently play for audiences across the world; currently performing in South American stadiums with the Foo Fighters which will be followed by a select number of headlining stadium dates in the UK, the band will be returning to North America this April for a new series of tour dates with Portland-based alt-pop group Priory.

Legendary Singer/Songwriter Jon Anderson's “Mysteries Of Music” Special Now On Soundcloud!

 Music News - Legendary singer/songwriter Jon Anderson's “Mysteries Of Music” special is now on Soundcloud! In this 40-minute special, founding YES member Jon talks about his own musical development as well as his appreciation for World Music and the sounds of nature. The soundtrack includes many examples of these topics, as well as the YES masterpiece “Awaken”.

 

To hear the special, click here.

 

 

Gregg Allman Back on Tour in the Spring

MUSIC NEWS- Not long after ending his first post-Allman Brothers Band solo tour, the "Whipping Post" southern rock singer, Gregg Allman,  has announced plans to return to the road with a new batch of spring tour dates.

Among the stops on Allman's upcoming tour he has two nights at Chicago's House of Blues on March 19 & 20, a gig at Indio, CA's Stagecoach Festival and an April 24 concert at Los Angeles' famed Roxy Theatre. After three shows in Texas, the 21-date tour will wrap up with a May 9 performance on the Austin City Limits stage.

Live Nation Rebuffed by L.A. in Bid to Take Over Greek Theatre

MUSIC NEWS - A key committee of Los Angeles lawmakers bucked a city commission and its staff on Monday by rejecting their recommendation to hand over control of the Greek Theatre to a new operator.

The issue of who will run the Griffith Park venue has become a major conflict between entertainment corporations pushing their points in City Hall. Hundreds of people packed the Monday meeting, clad in red and green shirts to show which company they backed; Live Nation or existing operator Nederlander, which has partnered with Staples Center developer AEG in a bid to keep running the Greek.

RUSH 40th Anniversary Tour Kicks Off in May

MUSIC NEWS - To celebrate their 40 years, Rush has confirmed that their RUSH: R40 LIVE TOUR will visit 34 cities throughout North America this summer starting up on  May 8 in Tulsa, OK and finishing August 1 in Los Angeles, CA. These shows will highlight four decades of the band's music. Tickets for the RUSH: R40 LIVE TOUR will go on sale starting January 30 in select markets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com (complete itinerary below).

Over the course of their career, Rush has lived a lifetime together, providing an influential soundtrack to many of their fans' lives. Some have been with them since the start, while others have discovered them along the way and delved into their incredible body of work. To quote Dave Grohl from their momentous induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, "Rush built their following the right way. No hype, no bullshit, they did it from the ground up. Their legacy is incredible and their influence undeniable."

Mark Knopfler Adds Autumn North American Tour Dates

MUSIC NEWS- Mark Knopfler 's North American fans can now rest easy as the ex-Dire Straits leader has added an extensive block of North American autumn concert dates to his already-announced European 2015 tour.

The concerts are timed to promote Knopfler’s upcoming eighth solo LP, ‘Tracker,’ out March 17 in the USA via Verve Records.   Listen belwo to the album’s first single, ‘Beryl,’  and expect the new set finding him in what appears to be a reflective mood.  As he recently explained, the title was inspired by his efforts to “find my way over the decades … Out of me tracking time — looking at people, places and things from my past, and out of the process of tracking as in recording tracks in the studio.”

NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS NEW ALBUM "CHASING YESTERDAY" OUT MARCH 3rd

MUSIC NEWS- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will release their second album entitled Chasing Yesterday on March 3, 2015 via Sour Mash Records. The album will be available on CD, Deluxe CD, vinyl, and digitally and can be pre-ordered on Noel's website, and the usually on line merchants.  Check out, below,  the video for the Johnny Marr assisted track "Ballad Of The Mighty I" and for the video for the album's single "In The Heat Of The Moment."

 

Chasing Yesterday marks a new chapter and sound for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. It's the first album to be produced as well as written by Noel and features a much broader array of instrumentation than ever before; the result is a rich, expansive and multi-layered record, drawing from a range of disparate influences - from west coast rock to classic rock'n'roll and even some space jazz (!) - whilst still being very obviously a completely cohesive body of work.

 

Bob Dylan to Distribute Free Copies of New Album

MUSIC NEWS - Bob Dylan is appealling to the 55+ crowd by sending a select group a free copy of his latest album.  The free disc will be inserted in 50,000 copies of the next edition of "AARP The Magazine," according to the retirement group. It's likely to be received more positively than U2's attempt last year to give our free music digitally. Bono and co. gave every iTunes customer a free download of its "Songs of Innocence" album,  but drew backlash because the download started automatically.

Dylan's "Shadows in the Night" is a "gift" arriving by mail to recipients randomly selected from AARP's 35 million subscribers, the group said.

"A lot of those readers are going to like this record," the 73-year-old Dylan told AARP. "If it was up to me, I'd give you the records for nothing and you give them to every [reader of your] magazine."

The giveaway is part of a PR push for the album, his first since 2012, that included a rare interview with AARP's magazine.

The legedary folk singer, turned cultural icon, Dylan is known for his songwriting, but this album is his take on hits from the 1920s through the 1950s;  the works of Rogers and Hammerstein, Frank Sinatra and similar. If the late Sinatra were to hear the album, Dylan said, "he'd be proud in a certain way."

RIP, Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream Founder

Music News- Edgar Froese, founder of legendary and influential electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream, has passed away . Exclaim reported that a message on the band’s Facebook page this week announced that Froese died suddenly in Vienna due to a pulmonary embolism at 70.

Froese founded Tangerine Dream in 1967 and was the only permanent member. The band’s influence covered genres and decades.  Along with Kraftwerk, Can, and Neu!, TD were a key player in the development of the experimental electronic-rock hybrid known as krautrock. Later they had a major impact on ambient and new age music and helped define the spacey Berlin school of electronic music.

The Black Keys Forced to Cancel Euro Tour Due to Injury

MUSIC NEWS- Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney suffered a shoulder injury recently and has forced the band to cancel its February and March run through Europe.

The Black Keys were booked to perform in Europe starting on February 16 in Zurich, Switzerland.  They had gigs inked for Italy, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, France and the UK.  But the show doesn't always go on, as Carney’s injury has resulted in clearing the band’s schedule through March 10.

The band now plans to return to the road beginning April 2 in Brisbane, Australia.

Carney has a dislocated shoulder, according to Rolling Stone.  In additon to canceling its winter European leg, the band will not perform at the 2015 “MusiCares Person Of The Year” tribute to Bob Dylan in Los Angeles happening the Friday prior to the Grammys.

 

Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick Announce Summer Tour Dates

Music News- Though we're still knee deep in winter, the aura of Summer concert tours is not far off, and proof of that is news of classic rock bundle tours are being booked!  We received word this week of classic rockers, Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick joining forces for a series of shows that right now bookend the summer with June and August shows.  Expect more dates to be filled in.

 

Ryan Adams Adds Tour Dates

MUSIC NEWS- After his mltiple GRAMMY nominations, Coachella and JazzFest confirmations and year-end best-of accolades for his recently released self-titled album, Ryan Adams has added another series of headline and festival dates to his current tour. The new dates include a two-night return engagement at Nashville’s hallowed Ryman Auditorium, as well as four shows featuring special guest Jenny Lewis.

Tickets for the newly announced headline shows will be on sale 10am local time on Friday, January 23.

His Ryan Adams release (out via Pax-Am/Blue Note) recently racked up three GRAMMY nominations: Best Rock Album, plus Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for album opener and lead single “Gimme Something Good.”