Addison Rae who became popular after posting dance videos on TikTok in 2019 attracting a following of 88 million, kicked off her world tour Monday (8/25) in Dublin, Ireland.
The 24-year-old Louisiana native, who briefly attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge before defecting to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams on social media, treated the Irish to a deep dive into her debut album with songs like “Diet Pepsi,” “Headphones On” and “Aquamarine.”
Umphrey’s McGee performed a delightful gig at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa on Friday (8/22), paying tribute to the venue’s storied past with thoughtful teases peppered among their setlist.
The prog jam band snuck in a hint of “Blackbird” by The Beatles in their 15-song set. The Beatles were famously influenced by Buddy Holly, who played his last concert at the Surf in 1959.
Liam and Noel Gallagher returned Canada on Sunday (8/24) for the first time in 16 years while selling out the new Rogers Stadium.
In front of 50,000 joyous fans of the GTA, the brothers belted out their cherished hits, led the Canucks into a beautiful journey of nostalgia, and taught the fellow servants of the crown how to deliver a "Poznań."
Silverstein formed 25 years ago in 2000 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada and quickly carved out a place in the post-hardcore scene. Their sound combined emo, hardcore, and melodic punk, marked by both heavy breakdowns and clear soaring choruses.
After a pair of early EPs, they signed with Victory Records (Thursday, Hawthorne Heights, Taking Back Sunday), and released their first full-length LP in 2003, When Broken Is Easily Fixed.
Deftones unlocked some of their latest Private Music in Vancouver, satisfying the sold out crowd at Rogers Arena Friday (8/22) with a 20-song set pulled fairly evenly from eight different albums.
Inside the Canadian arena formerly known as General Motors Place, the 18,000-seat venue roared as Chino Moreno (vocals), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), Frank Delgado (keyboards and samples), and touring bassist Fred Sablan delivered a trio of live debuts, and some older tunes reminding the kids that the Deftones are still very much a force in heavy music after rocking out for 37 years.
When the Go-Go's sang "this town is our town," on their debut in 1981, who knew it would ring true 40+ years later.
In a Los Angeles backyard on Saturday (8/23), three members of the Go-Go's (cleverly named The Go's) jammed with their friends comedian Margaret Cho, Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley, Bikini Kill singer Kathleen Hanna, Lisa Loeb as well as special guests Fred Armisen, and Nacho Libre himself Jack Black.
Reading and Leeds covered the holiday weekend with lineups that brought Chappell Roan, Hozier, Leigh-Anne, Enter Shikari, Becky Hill, and Travis Scott to both sites among many others.
Each festival staged the same roster on different days, continuing the long-running twin-festival format that drew more than 190,000 fans across Reading’s Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ Bramham Park in England.
Elvis Costello blasted onto the rock scene in 1977 with his debut album, My Aim Is True, recorded in London with members of the SF Bay Area band Clover.
Soon afterwards he was backed by the band he'd play with for decades, The Attractions, (Steve Nieve on keyboards, Bruce Thomas on bass, and Pete Thomas on drums), where he became the Dylan of the new-wave set with classic LPs in successive years.
Carly Rae Jepsen and 500 of her luckiest fans celebrated the 10th anniversary of Emotion Tuesday night (8/19), in West Hollywood in a joyous show that even included two live debuts.
The Canadian singer packed the legendary Troubadour on a school night with diehards who screamed every lyric, and turned the floor into an ecstatic dance pit.
In a few weeks Joe Perry will turn 75 years-old. The Aerosmith guitarist might not know what the future holds for that band, so in the meantime he's doing what he's done since 1979 when he briefly quit the Boston band: take his solo group on the road.
Over the years he has had a variety of frontmen: Ralph Morman (1979–1980), Charlie Farren (1980–1982), Mach Bell (1982–1983), Joe Perry himself (1983–1984, 2018–2019), Hagen Grohe (2009–2010), Gary Cherone (2022).
The 9:30 Club, arguably Washington, D.C.’s most important rock venue, opened on May 31, 1980, at 930 F Street NW, which is how it got its name.
Founded by entrepreneurs Dody DiSanto and Jon Bowers, the 199-capacity club—with its low ceilings and intimate vibe—quickly became the place for underground and alternative acts to play in the nation’s capital, helping D.C. become a hotbed for punk and new wave for those unwilling to brave New York City.
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page first met on a summer day much like today in 1968. The 19-year-old singer, with beautiful long locks and an even better voice, was tall (6'1"), slender, engaging, and arrived carrying a small collection of blues and folk records when he knocked on Page’s door in the affluent village of Pangbourne on the River Thames.
Page was five years his elder, but with a baby face, a sincere smile, and a pedigree as one of the go-to studio guitarists in London.
