March 18, 2011 Sir Elton John had quite a week in the Big Apple, on Monday he inducted Leon Russell into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Wednesday he played Madison Square Garden for a record setting 61st time
March 17, 2011 Slash performed a show in Japan just days after a devastating earthquake and a tsunami left thousands dead and missing.
The former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist refused to cancel his Japan trip despite the tragedy and possible radiation leaks from nuclear plants.
He did scrap three shows in Tokyo and Yokohama, but decided to fly i
March 12, 2011 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland will welcome some new members on Monday, March 14th, at the induction ceremony taking place in the Waldorf-Astoria ballroom in New York City.
The class of 2011 includes Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Dr
March 2, 2011 Def Leppard will release their first-ever live album this Summer, a coffee table book and will hit the road with Heart.
The British rock band is scheduled to perform at the Buffalo Chip Campground in Sturgis, South Dakota on Monday, August 8th. They'll also play in Denver at the Comfort D
February 18, 2011 David Crosby and Graham Nash have never stopped recording and touring together as a duo.
Rolling Stone reports that they'll hit the road this spring for their first joint tour since 2008 and their itinerary includes a stop in Denver.
Crosby and Nash will play at the Paramount Theatre on April 9th as part of the Swallow Hill Rootsfest.
February 18, 2011 This would be the last time I'd see Jerry Garcia perform in concert. The Grateful Dead played three nights at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City February 19th through the 21st.
The band was playing their first shows at this venue and the first in Utah since 1983 and it was the first time in twelve years that the band had begun it's performance year outside of the bay area
February 16, 2011 Neil Young is having quite a month. On February 10th, he was honored at Carnegie Hall as the MusiCares Person of the Year. Some of the artists who paid tribute to Young were Jakob Dylan, Patti Smith and The Roots
February 11, 2011 This weekend Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead are playing in Broomfield, Colorado with their new band Furthur.
Along with Bob and Phil, John Kadlecik of the Dark Star Orchestra plays guitar, Jeff Chimenti from Ratdog is on keyboards, Joe Russo plays drums and the backup singers are Jeff Pehrson and Sunshine Garcia Becker
February 4, 2011 John Mellencamp will perform at the Temple Buell Theatre in Denver April 6th but don't expect him to play all his greatest hits. The biggest hits on his set list have been reworked; Authority Song has a rockabilly sound a
February 2, 2011 We've heard Stevie Nicks' duets with Tom Petty and Don Henley but she has never worked with Rod Stewart before. That will change this spring when Nicks and Stewart kick off their combined tour in March.
January 26, 2011 A video at www.bobseger.com teases that he may hit the road this year. A short video plays a medley of Seger songs and photos and in the middle a U.S. map appears with some states highlighted, then a countdown and explosion with the words "Stay Tuned To BobSeger.com.
Rolling Stone's website lists
January 20, 2011 A man who helped launch the careers of a lot of rockers passed away on Monday, Don Kirshner died of heart failure in Florida at 76. He employed some of the best songwriters in the music business at New York's Brill Building, including Carole King, Neil Diamond and Neil Sedaka, and used them to write songs for projects like The Monkees and the animated band The Archies. Those were a couple of my favorite TV shows growing up.
