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Ringo Starr launches new tour

Ringo Starr launches new tour

Ringo Starr, fresh off the release of his new album “Liverpool 8,” will launch a North American tour this summer with the tenth edition of Ringo Starr and the All…

Yaz to reunite after 25 years

Yaz to reunite after 25 years

Influential ‘80s band Yaz will reunite for the first time in more than 25 years for The Reconnected Tour, which includes a brief U.S. trek starting July 7 in Oakland,…

Van Halen tour sidelined

Van Halen tour sidelined

After widespread speculation over whether the in-progress Van Halen tour was on or off, the band announced this afternoon that at least four shows have been postponed due to some…

My Chemical Romance return to the U.S.

My Chemical Romance return to the U.S.

My Chemical Romance, who traveled the globe last year in support of their platinum-selling album “The Black Parade,” will return to the U.S. in March for a six-week tour, the…

James Taylor to launch N. American tour

James Taylor to launch N. American tour

In support of the fall release of his upcoming covers album, celebrated singer-songwriter James Taylor will embark on a major North American summer tour accompanied by his full big band….

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame names presenters

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame names presenters

Always a star-studded event, The Rock and Roll Hall of FameFoundation has named the artists who will induct this year’s seven new honorees at its March 10 ceremony at the…

Drummer Buddy Miles passes

Drummer Buddy Miles passes

Drummer and singer Buddy Miles, who kept the beat for Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Barry White, John McLaughlin, George Clinton, and many others, died this week…

Elf Power return to the road

Elf Power return to the road

Experimental indie-pop band Elf Power, one of the founding bands of the legendary Athens, GA Elephant 6 Collective, are headed back on the road this spring in support of their…

Mike Smith of Dave Clark Five dies

Mike Smith of Dave Clark Five dies

Just two weeks shy of being inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame with his band mates on March 10, Mike Smith, lead singer and keyboard player…

Kate Nash launches first N. American tour

Kate Nash launches first N. American tour

Award-winning UK singer-songwriter Kate Nash, who was recently named Best British Female at the BRITS Awards, is mounting her first North American tour this spring. The NME Tour Awards kicks…