Before the incredible 40th season of Austin City Limits closes out February 14th with a Hall of Fame special, the long-running PBS performance series had one more marquee act left on its schedule: Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl and company’s intense hourlong nine-song set mixed in hit singles like “I’ll Stick Around,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Foo […]
The 57th annual Grammy Awards already promises a ton of star power thanks to its previously announced performers, and with just a little more than 24 hours to go before Music’s Biggest Night, the award show revealed who will serve as presenters at the Staples Center ceremony: Dave Grohl, Stevie Wonder, Miley… Source: RollingStone Link: Dave Grohl, […]
Bob Dylan sang no songs at last night’s MusiCares “Person of the Year” tribute dinner. Following performances by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Jack White, Dylan instead delivered a half-hour speech on his wandering career, smiling and leaning on a podium to poke fun at his critics and praise his… Source: RollingStone Link: Bob Dylan's […]
Bob Dylan was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year for 2015 last night at an all-star tribute in Los Angeles, and almost more noteworthy than the concert itself – which included performances by Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Beck, Willie Nelson and many more – was a 30-minute acceptance speech delivered by… Source: RollingStone Link: Bob Dylan […]
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bob Dylan, known for playing concerts with barely a word spoken to his audience, gave a lengthy speech on Friday at a gala in his honor where he chronicled the roots of his music while also praising and ribbing famous figures. The 73-year-old Dylan, considered by many musicians […]
Eli Young Band turn up the emotion with a powerful new video released this week. While the Texas quartet are readying their new single “Turn It Up,” due March 10th, they’re also giving fans a special bonus from their current record, 10,000 Towns, in the form of a touching video for one of the LP’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
After years of copyright battles between musicians, songwriters, record labels and companies from Pandora to Sirius XM, the U.S. Copyright Office has jumped back into the debate with a 245-page report declaring “music creators should be fairly compensated for their contributions.” While that may seem like common sense, the Office’s suggestions… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Music Creators […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic says music director Alan Gilbert will step down in late 2017. Source: Yahoo Music Link: New York Philharmonic music director Gilbert to step down
Live and on record, winter has been a generous season. Onstage, there was a rapid succession of memorable evenings with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, the British band Savages at the Mercury Lounge and the jazz pianist Fred Hersch at the Village Vanguard. Billy Idol fired a couple of… Source: RollingStone Link: Fricke's Picks […]
Bob Dylan is being honored this weekend with an incredible tribute concert in Los Angeles featuring performances by Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Beck, Jack White, Willie Nelson, Beck and many others. Jimmy Carter will be on hand to present Dylan with the 2015 MusiCares Person… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend Rock […]