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JOE SATRIANI And STEVE VAI Announce 2026 North American SATCHVAI Tour With ANIMALS AS LEADERS

SATCHVAI, the band featuring guitar legends Joe Satriani and Steve Vai alongside powerhouse drummer Kenny Aronoff, renowned bassist Marco Mendoza and virtuoso guitarist Pete Thorn, has announced a 2026 North American tour. The spring 40-date "Surfing With The Hydra" spring trek, which will feature s...

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TRIUMPH To Be Inducted Into Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Canadian rock band TRIUMPH is among the nine legendary songwriters set to join the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Eight other music creators will also be honored as part of Legends — a 2025 series of induction events saluting songwriters whose music has helped define Canada's cultural landscape...

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GENE SIMMONS Announces First 2025 Shows With His Solo Band

KISS bassist Gene Simmons and his solo band, the GENE SIMMONS BAND, have announced a spring 2025 tour. The five-date trek will kick off on April 28 in Tallahassee and include a stop in Red Bank, New Jersey, at the Count Basie Center for the Arts on May 5 before wrapping up on May 24 in Houston. Tour...

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Former RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Guitarist JOSH KLINGHOFFER Pleads Not Guilty To Vehicular Manslaughter

According to Rolling Stone, former RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Josh Klinghoffer pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection with a car accident that left a pedestrian dead. Klinghoffer did not attend today's (Thursday, September 26) hearing at the Alhambra, California courthouse but...

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EX-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Guitarist JOSH KLINGHOFFER To Be Arraigned On Manslaughter Charge

Former RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow (Thursday, September 26) in connection with a car accident that left a pedestrian dead. Klinghoffer is expected to be arraigned on a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence. Th...

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SUM 41 Announces Canadian Leg Of Final Tour

Grammy-nominated band SUM 41 has announced the official Canadian leg of its last-ever headlining world tour, "Tour Of The Setting Sum", to celebrate the upcoming release of its final album, "Heaven :x: Hell". As previously announced, SUM 41 will make stops in the United States, Japan, Mexico, German...

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Watch: LOU GRAMM Performs FOREIGNER Classics In Red Bank, New Jersey

The Jim Powers YouTube channel has uploaded video of original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm performing on Friday, February 9 at the Count Basie Center For The Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey as part of his "Lou Gramm All Stars" tour. Check it out below. In October 2022, Gramm was asked during an appe...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Looks Back On Decision To Attend Seattle University: 'I Was Really Hungry For Knowledge'

In a new interview with Australia's The Project, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan spoke about his decision to attend Seattle University more than two decades ago, majoring in business and finance. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was [something] I did when I got sober. I felt like...

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NEIL PEART's Sister Opens Up About His Death: 'We Had Three And A Half Years To Prepare, So We Knew It Was Coming'

Neil Peart's sister Nancy Peart Burkholder has opened up about the passing of the RUSH drummer more than three and a half years ago, saying that she and the rest of her family had "three and a half years to prepare" for his death. Peart died on January 7, 2020 in Santa Monica, California after a thr...

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Family Of Late RUSH Drummer Raises Money For Cancer Center In Ontario

This past October, "A Night for Neil - The Neil Peart Memorial Celebration" was held at Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. A tribute to the RUSH drummer, who born in Hamilton and raised in St. Catharines, the event's proceeds benefited St. Catharines hospital and Walker Family Cance...

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JEFF BECK Announces Fall 2022 U.S. Tour

Jeff Beck will tour the U.S. this fall in support of the newly released, highly anticipated musical collaboration with Johnny Depp, "18". The tour will kick off on September 23 in Del Valle, Texas, where Beck will share the bill for the first six shows with longtime musical friends ZZ TOP. Beck will...

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PORCUPINE TREE Shares Music Video For New Single 'Rats Return'

Grammy Award-nominated British rock band PORCUPINE TREE has shared "Rats Return", the latest track from its new album, "Closure/Continuation", due on June 24 via Music For Nations/Megaforce Records. An official music video directed by Ricky Allen can be seen below. "'Rats Return' is about those who...

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PORCUPINE TREE Adds Guitarist And Bassist To 2022 Touring Lineup

Grammy Award-nominated British rock band PORCUPINE TREE has announced the addition of guitarist Randy McStine (MCSTINE & MINNEMANN, LO-FI RESISTANCE) and bassist Nate Navarro (DEVIN TOWNSEND) to its touring lineup. Earlier today (Friday, May 6),PORCUPINE TREE released the following statement vi...

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PORCUPINE TREE Announces Summer/Fall 2022 North American Tour Dates

Grammy Award-nominated British rock band PORCUPINE TREE will celebrate its long-overdue return to the global stage with new dates confirmed in North and South America. The legendary group's first tour since October 2010 in support of its upcoming album "Closure/Continuation" will kick off September...

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ALICE COOPER Announces Spring 2022 Tour With BUCKCHERRY

After wrapping a successful and uninterrupted fall 2021 tour, Alice Cooper recently announced a run of January and February dates ahead of a headline appearance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, which takes place February 9 through 14. Today, Cooper has confirmed a slate of new spring 2022 dates, kick...