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Marquee Memories: Johnnyswim

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Johnnyswim, the Nashville-based husband-and-wife duo consisting of Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez, met in the most wholesome way: at church in Nashville 20 years ago.

Soon after they collabed during a songwriting session and started performing together and eventually formed Johnnyswim in 2008. Sudano, the daughter of disco legend Donna Summer and producer Bruce Sudano, and Ramirez who brought a background in jazz and theater to the mix, have an undeniable chemistry, that quickly became central to their appeal, blending elements of pop, soul and Americana.

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Deadheads Were in Great Company in San Francisco for 60th Bday

Deadheads Were in Great Company in San Francisco for 60th Bday

Dead & Company returned to where it all began last weekend (8/1, 8/2, 8/3), lighting up San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park with a three-night stand that doubled as a love letter to the Grateful Dead’s unpredictable and unprecedented 60-year legacy. 

Over 180,000 tickets were sold for the Polo Field shows in what may have looked like more of a pilgrimage to outsiders to see and hear from Dead & Co who are Bob Weir (rhythm guitar, vocals), John Mayer (lead guitar, vocals), Mickey Hart (drums, percussion), Jay Lane (drums, percussion), Oteil Burbridge (bass, percussion, vocals), and Jeff Chimenti (keyboards, vocals). 

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Clocking Dua Lipa’s Covers + Hometown Guests So Far

Clocking Dua Lipa’s Covers + Hometown Guests So Far

Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism World Tour has included a creative touch that has not only made each show unique, but it has filled audiences with hometown pride.

At each of her stops this year the 3x Grammy-winning singer has performed a surprise cover by a local artist as a tribute to the country or city she’s rocking.

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Rod Stewart Shows Charlotte He’s Forever Young

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Some guys, apparently, do have all the luck.

Rod Stewart, at 80 years old, is still prancing around stages with the greatest of ease, flirting with the women in the front rows, belting out the favorites with bravado, and doing it all half of his shirt unbuttoned like the rock star he has been his entire career.

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Setlist Insider: Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath

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Rise Against's frontman, Tim McIlrath enjoyed himself so much talking to Bree for Marquee Memories where he talked about meeting Fugazi and seeing Nirvana, that he graciously shared some inside info about the band's setlists.

In today's episode you'll hear him talk about their first show 25 years ago at the legendary Chicago club, The Metro. He'll harken back to a Super Bowl Sunday show where they didn't expect anyone to come, so they fattened the set with covers of Black Flag and Minor Threat.

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Beck Wraps Up Eight City Orchestral Tour in California

Beck Wraps Up Eight City Orchestral Tour in California

Beck’s 2025 orchestral tour concluded Wednesday (7/30) at the Pacific Amphitheater at the Orange County Fair. The Grammy-winning innovator brought his diverse catalog into a fairly new territory, reimagined with the help of full symphony orchestras across North America.

The classy mini tour was just nine shows in eight cities, with stops big cities like Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, and San Diego, with some smaller towns mixed in.

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King Gizzard & Lizard Wizard Kick Off Orchestra Tour in Philly

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Adding another page to their gloriously creative approach to live performances, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard launched their U.S. orchestral tour on Monday (7/28) alongside the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.

Conducted by Sarah Hicks, the concert was a live debut of their entire 27th album Phantom Island, played in full from beginning to end. This orchestral collaboration brought a deeper, more dynamic symphonic dimension to the Aussie's already complex psychedelic sound.

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