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THE BLACK CROWES Announce 2020 North American Tour

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The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson will herald the thirty-year anniversary of their landmark quintuple platinum debut album Shake Your Money Maker with a world tour beginning June 17 in Austin, Texas. Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now. To celebrate the announce, the band will play two intimate shows, first at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City this evening, followed by the Troubadour in Los Angeles on November 14. More info about tickets will be shared on @theblackcrowes Instagram page. The Black Crowes, which Melody Maker proclaimed as “the most Rock n’ Roll Rock n’ Roll band in the world” will be playing their debut, described by Rolling Stone as, “a guitar-party cracker that marries Southern R&B crunch and Anglo cock-strutting attitude” in its entirety plus all the hits from the band’s illustrious catalogue. The ever-volatile Robinson brothers have not played a show since 2013 when they vowed never to play or speak together again. Thankfully for fans, times seems to have healed these wounds.

Chris Robinson says of reuniting, “I’m thrilled & blessed to be playing with my brother celebrating the music we’ve made & bringing our lives together full circle. Long live Rock n’ Roll & The Black Crowes!”

Rich Robinson adds, “First and foremost, I’m really happy to have my brother back in my life. To be able to play music again together and celebrate the first record we made as kids, is a gift. To have these songs stand up after 30 years is something I could’ve never fathomed.”

In 1990, when journalists were lamenting the death of rock, as cheesy pop and hair metal dominated the charts, Atlanta’s Black Crowes gave the genre a swift and much needed kick in the ass with Shake Your Money Maker. Fueled by singles “Jealous Again”, “Twice As Hard”, “She Talks To Angels”, and the rollicking cover of Otis Redding’s “Hard To Handle” the band immediately took the rock world by storm, topping Rolling Stone’s “Best New American Band Readers Poll” in late 1990.

The Black Crowes went on to release eight studio and four live albums, selling in the tens of millions along the way; they sold out shows around the world; had legendary guitarist Jimmy Page join as a member; got kicked off a tour with ZZ Top for insulting the sponsor; got screwed by bad record deals; got married and divorced, fought amongst themselves and the rest of the world; in other words they’ve done everything a legendary rock group should do. 2020’s reunion and tour produced by Live Nation is sure to further cement the band’s legacy as one of the best and most loved rock bands of all time.

TOUR DATES:
June 17 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
June 19 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
June 20 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman
June 23 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

eran United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach July 10 – Virginia Beach, VA – Vet
July 8 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
July 7 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
July 4 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 3 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
July 1 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
June 30 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds
June 27 – Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
June 26 – Birmingham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
June 24 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
July 11 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
July 14 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
July 15 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 17 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 18 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
July 21 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 22 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 24 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
July 25 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 28 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
July 29 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 31 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 1 – Pittsburgh, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
August 13 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
August 15 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 16 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 18 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
August 20 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
August 22 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
August 23 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 26 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
August 28 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center Omaha
August 30 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
September 4 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
September 5 – Ridgefield, WA – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
September 8 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
September 9 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 11 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
September 18 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum

Tenacious D Goes to Bogota with Foo Fighters, and Yes, There’s Video

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How much fun does this tour in Columbia look?

OZZY OSBOURNE Announces Rescheduled “No More Tours 2” 2020 UK And European Dates

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE has just announced rescheduled shows in the UK and Europe on his “NO MORE TOURS 2” tour.

The six-week trek–originally scheduled for January–now kicks off in OZZY’s native UK on October 23, 2020 before wrapping December 7 in Helsinki, Finland. The tour includes stops throughout the UK and sees the “Prince of Darkness” return to Birmingham for a hometown Halloween show. European dates include stops in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and Finland. Judas Priest remain as Special Guest across all dates.

Says OZZY: “I can’t wait to get off my ass and get going again, but you’re just going to have to be a bit more patient. I want to be 100% ready to come out and knock your fucking socks off.”

OZZY’s rescheduled 2020 European dates are below:

DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 23/10 Newcastle, UK Utilita Arena
Sun 25/10 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro
Wed 28/10 London, UK The O2
Sat 31/10 Birmingham, UK Resorts World Arena
Mon 02/11 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
Thu 05/11 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
Sun 08/11 Nottingham, UK Motorpoint Arena
Wed 11/11 Dortmund, Germany Westfalenhalle
Fri 13/11 Prague, CZ O2 Arena
Mon 16/11 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle
Thu 19/11 Bologna, Italy Unipol Arena
Sun 22/11 Madrid, Spain WiZink Arena
Tue 24/11 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
Thu 26/11 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
Sat 28/11 Mannheim, Germany SAP Arena
Mon 30/11 Berlin, Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena
Thu 03/12 Hamburg, Germany Barclaycard Arena
Sat 05/12 Stockholm, Sweden Friends Arena
Mon 07/12 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena

Tickets remain valid for all rescheduled tour dates. Refunds can be sought at point of purchase.

Leonard Cohen on Preparing for Death

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Just before Cohen’s death, in November, 2016, David Remnick had the opportunity to speak with the masterly songwriter as he looked back on his career.

Photo Gallery: Arkells with Coin at St. Catharines’ Meridian Centre

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All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com

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My Next Read: Wendy Carlos’s Switched-On Bach from the 33 1/3 Series

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So much, popular and scholarly, has been written about the synthesizer, Bob Moog and his brand-name instrument, and even Wendy Carlos, the musician who made this instrument famous. No one, however, has examined the importance of spy technology, the Cold War and Carlos’s gender to this critically important innovation.

Through a postcolonial lens of feminist science and technology studies, Roshanak Kheshti engages in a reading of Carlos’s music within this gendered context. By focusing on Switched-On Bach (the highest selling classical music recording of all time), this book explores the significance of gender to the album’s–and, as a result, the Moog synthesizer’s–phenomenal success.

Calgary’s Award-Winning Canadian Country Singer/Songwriter Lauren Mayell is “Tongue Tied” with new single

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Canadian country artist Lauren Mayell finds herself “Tongue Tied” in this, the newest single off her forthcoming album — available now!

With six singles under her belt — her grandfather’s beloved “Pure Country” belt, to be sentimental and precise — the Calgary-based singer/songwriter has shared the stage with everyone from Dean Brody, Meghan Patrick, Kane Brown, Brett Kissel, The Washboard Union, and more.

To add to the tally, this year has seen her participate in the 2019 Project Wild showcase, as well as the CCMAs, ACMAs, the Calgary Stampede, countless festivals, and shows.

She was named ACMA Female Artist of the Year (2018), nominated for ACMA Female Artist of the Year (2017) and Album of the Year (2017), and took top nods as Country 105’s Rising Star in 2017.

BTS Joins CASETiFY’s Co-Lab Program to Launch their Tech Accessory Collection

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Following an appearance at the ‘BTS POP UP: HOUSE OF BTS’ in Seoul, CASETiFY is bringing 2019’s most-talked about tech accessory collection to an online global release. Launching on Nov. 19, the BTS x CASETiFY collection introduces special edition accessories to celebrate the new partnership, giving shoppers a new and exclusive way to express themselves through dressing their tech.

The BTS x CASETiFY collection will debut with merchandise portraying BTS’s recent EP, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA, particularly tapping into the video graphics from the album’s record-breaking lead single featuring Halsey, “Boy with Luv.” Consumers can look forward to shopping the different tech accessories taking on a “stage front” and “backstage” adaptation.

The collection expands to a wide range of accessories compatible with iPhone, Samsung devices, AirPods, Apple Watch, MacBooks, iPads, Phone Slings and other matching accessories, retailing $25 USD and up. Starting today, customers can join the countdown to release, and visit CASETiFY.com/BTS to sign up for the waitlist, earning priority access to shop the collection hours before global release.

The BTS x CASETiFY collection not only joins the roster of the brand’s newly launched creative program CASETiFY Co-Lab, but also follows widely successful musical partnerships, in which CASETiFY excited music fans everywhere through the introduction of exclusive merchandise. CASETiFY’s previous collaborations in the industry include collections with Pharrell, Victoria MonetJessica JungAlisa Ueno, and The Rolling Stones.

Heaven’s Door Spirit, Bob Dylan’s Celebrated Whiskey Collection, Announces the Inaugural Release of The Bootleg Series

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Today, Heaven’s Door Spirits, which produces an ever-evolving collection of American whiskeys in collaboration with Bob Dylan, announces the first expression of its limited edition Bootleg Series, a rare 26-year old whisky finished in Japanese Mizunara Oak barrels. This first release, dubbed Volume 1 of the Bootleg Series, is both a celebration of the creative spirit of Bob Dylan and the craft of fine whiskey at its best. Offered in hand-made ceramic bottles featuring one of Bob Dylan’s best-known paintings, Train Tracks, this 2019 Edition comes beautifully housed in a uniquely designed and individually numbered collectible leather journal.

The 2019 edition of the Bootleg Series gives nuance to this whisky through a secondary aging in Mizunara Oak barrels, resulting in a distinctive and supple flavor profile. Bottled with a proof of 111.5, the low rye content of this whisky’s mashbill allows for the signature flavors from the Mizunara Oak barrels to shine through, with a smooth, long finish.

The Bootleg Series, which is named in tribute to Bob Dylan’s famed series of retrospective albums, will feature annual limited edition releases of specially crafted new whiskeys, uniquely aged, blended or finished, for a one-of-a-kind offering. Each annual release will be presented in hand-made ceramic bottles featuring one of Bob Dylan’s paintings, with each bottle being housed in its collectible case.

With fewer than 3,000 bottles for sale at a suggested retail price of $499.99 for a 750ml bottle, the 2019 Edition of The Bootleg Series is now available for pre-order via ReserveBar.com/products/the-bootleg-series-by-heavens-door and will be online and in select retailers nationwide in early December. Each Volume of the Bootleg Series is a one-time release, and once all the bottles are sold, they will be gone for good.

The Heaven’s Door portfolio of craft whiskeys includes Tennessee Straight Bourbon (90 proof, $49.99 SRP), Double Barrel Whiskey (100 proof, $49.99 SRP), and Straight Rye Whiskey finished in cigar barrels from Vosges, France (92 proof, $79.99 SRP). First introduced in 2018 to wide acclaim, Heaven’s Door is an ever-evolving line of handcrafted whiskeys which are the perfect melding of art and craft, as each bottle features co-creator Bob Dylan’s unique ironwork sculptures.

Heaven’s Door’s portfolio of whiskeys is available nationwide and online via Reservebar.com/collections/heavens-door

Jeff Tweedy: Learning to Love the Music You Hate

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When Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy was a young punk growing up in Belleville, Illinois, he felt sure about what sort of music he did and didn’t like: Minutemen, yes; Neil Young, no. “We thought that hippies were the enemies,” he says now. “I don’t know where we got that idea.” In an interview with Jancee Dunn recorded in April in Washington, DC, Tweedy explains how a fresh appraisal of his own musical tastes changed his palate – for the better – and why he thinks the idea of a generation gap was destructive to young musicians growing up in the ’70s and ’80s.