Bruce Springsteen’s historic sold-out series of performances of his one man show “Springsteen On Broadway” at Jujamcyn’s Walter Kerr Theatre wraps up on December 15, 2018, but the day before that, he’s releasing a two-CD Springsteen On Broadway soundtrack. On December 16, Netflix launches the filmed performance of the sold-out Broadway show.
The release of Land of Hope and Dreams today comes four days before the mid-term elections. That’s not a coincidence.
Jamie Foxx tells Howard Stern about how director Quentin Tarantino helped him transform into his part for “Django Unchained.”
Morrissey has covered The Pretenders’ classic Back on the Chain Gang (with a bit of word changes) as a bonus track for the deluxe edition of his 2017 album Low in High School. The album, which comes out on December 7, includes bonus vinyl w/ 4 new tracks includes the song and 5 Live Recordings and an Art Print. “I think the original can safely be counted as a pop classic, and as always with the Pretenders, of the brain as well as the loins,” he says of why he picked the song to Rolling Stone. “Chrissie is always ready to do something before anyone expects it, and for me that’s a well-developed artist.”
Rival Sons have announced the release of their highly-anticipated new album. Feral Roots arrives everywhere on January 25 via GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dave Cobb’s major label imprint Low Country Sound/Atlantic Records.
Produced by longtime collaborator Cobb at Nashville’s famed RCA Studio A and the equally legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Feral Roots marks Rival Sons’ Low Country Sound/Atlantic Records debut.
“Do Your Worst” – which is closing in on the Top 15 at Active Rock Radio – debuted last month via Rolling Stone, who hailed the single as “a relentless rocker with a gritty verse spearheaded by a sinister lead guitar riff and thumping drums. The track takes a deft turn when it hits the chorus, forgoing out-and-out guitar bombast for rousing gang vocals with singer Jay Buchanan leading the charge.”
Known far and wide as a powerhouse live act, Rival Sons will celebrate Feral Roots with a worldwide tour schedule, including a headline European run set for early 2019. North American dates will be announced in the weeks to come.
Rival Sons “Feral Roots” Track Listing
Do Your Worst
Sugar on the Bone
Back in the Woods
Look Away
Feral Roots
Too Bad
Stood By Me
Imperial Joy
All Directions
End of Forever
Shooting Stars
Going, going, gone! The RBC Innovators’ Ball, the Ontario Science Centre’s signature fundraising event, has extended its reach beyond the gala walls with an eAuction that offers exciting, experiential packages — from a tour of the Galapagos Islands to a private dinner with astronaut Chris Hadfield to platinum seats at a Toronto Maple Leafs game. This year’s eAuction provides science lovers who are unable to attend the sold-out event with an opportunity to support the Science Centre’s community access programs with the click of a button. Packages can be viewed at BidsfortheBall.ca. Bidding opens on November 1 at 9 a.m. EST and closes on November 15 at 9:30 p.m. EST, the evening of the 2018 RBC Innovators’ Ball.
“The support of our sponsors and donors at the RBC Innovators’ Ball, and throughout the year, is vital to ensure that a Science Centre experience is accessible to all members of the community, particularly youth from Ontario’s underserved neighbourhoods,” said Maurice Bitran, PhD, CEO and Chief Science Officer, Ontario Science Centre. “Early exposure to inspiring experiences can ignite a lifelong interest in science and technology, encourage the innovators of the future, and foster a more science-literate population.”
In the past 10 years, this event has raised more than $4.5 million to provide critical funding for the Ontario Science Centre’s community access programs, which serves 78,000 children and adults annually. These industry-leading community access programs include Adopt-a-Class, a vital program that provides students with the opportunity for learning and discovery, regardless of financial means.
“We’re proud to support the Ontario Science Centre in achieving their purpose of using technology and innovation to help shape a better future for tomorrow,” said Martin Wildberger, Executive Vice-President, Innovation & Technology, RBC. “The world is changing faster than ever before, and giving youth access to early science learning fosters critical thinking, collaboration and communication; skills that are essential to help young people and their communities thrive in the future.”
Now in its 11th year, the 500-person event explores how innovation is transforming our daily lives by celebrating Canadian visionaries, presenting fresh ideas and uncovering the journey from inception to invention. This year’s presenters are Ryan Janzen, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, TransPod; Harleen Kaur, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ground News; and Mina Mitry, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kepler Communications.
For more information about the RBC Innovators’ Ball, including its eAuction, please visit RBCInnovatorsBall.ca. For more information about the Ontario Science Centre’s community access programs, please visit OntarioScienceCentre.ca.
Due to overwhelming fan demand, legendary, GRAMMY-award winning band Fleetwood Mac have announced today additional dates to their North American tour. The tour kicked off in Tulsa, OK on October 3rd and will continue through 50+ cities ending in Spring of 2019. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will feature the newly announced line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie along with newcomers Mike Campbell and Neil Finn.
Tickets for the added dates will go on-sale to the general public starting on Monday, November 12 at 10am local time.
American Express Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning Monday, November 5 at 10am through Sunday, November 11 at 10pm. Live Nation, Radio, and Venue Presale are available Friday, November 9 from 10am until Sunday, November 11 at 10pm. A limited number of LaneOne VIP Packages will also be available, including amazing seats with premium benefits such as transportation, preferred entrance and more.
Fleetwood Mac was founded by Peter Green in 1967 and was named after Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. After Peter Green left in 1969, Fleetwood and McVie remained as original members, and the band has since featured a cast of brilliant talents. Most notably, Christine McVie joined the band in 1970, with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joining in 1974. The enduring spirit of Fleetwood Mac stands for an incredible body of great music that has connected with generations of people all over the world for more than 50 years. Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and the GRAMMY-award winning band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
FLEETWOOD MAC 2018-19 TOUR DATES
Date City Venue
October 3, 2018 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
October 6, 2018 Chicago, IL United Center
October 8, 2018 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
October 10, 2018 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
October 12, 2018 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
October 14, 2018 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
October 16, 2018 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
October 18, 2018 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
October 20, 2018 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
October 22, 2018 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
October 26, 2018 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
October 28, 2018 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
October 30, 2018 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
November 1, 2018 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
November 3, 2018 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
November 5, 2018 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
November 7, 2018 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
November 10, 2018 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
November 12, 2018 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
November 14, 2018 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
November 17, 2018 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
November 19, 2018 Portland, OR Moda Center
November 21, 2018 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
November 23, 2018 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
November 25, 2018 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
November 28, 2018 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
November 30, 2018 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
December 3, 2018 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
December 6, 2018 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
December 8, 2018 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
December 11, 2018 Inglewood, CA The Forum
December 13, 2018 Inglewood, CA The Forum
December 15, 2018 Inglewood, CA The Forum
January 31, 2019 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
February 2, 2019 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford Premiere Center
February 5, 2019 Houston, TX Toyota Center
February 7, 2019 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
February 9, 2019 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
February 13, 2019 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena at The BJCC
February 16, 2019 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
February 18, 2019 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
February 20, 2019 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
February 22, 2019 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
February 24, 2019 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
February 27, 2019 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
March 1, 2019 Chicago, IL United Center
March 3, 2019 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
March 5, 2019 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
March 9, 2019 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
March 11, 2019 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
March 13, 2019 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
March 15, 2019 Hartford, CT XL CENTER
March 18, 2019 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
March 20, 2019 Albany, NY Times Union Center
March 22, 2019 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
March 24, 2019 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena
March 26, 2019 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
March 31, 2019 Boston, MA TD Garden
April 2, 2019 Boston, MA TD Garden
April 5, 2019 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
April 8, 2019 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
Sometimes, Social Media can bring together the best of the best in unusual ways at the perfect time. In this particular case, Smash Mouth and their guitarist Greg Camp connected with rapper Kool Keith via Twitter. This eventually led to an ongoing private messaging stream between them. They continued the conversation, coming to the conclusion that a collaboration on some new music with a purposeful message would be especially timely. With the foundation for this new recording established, Keith believed the inclusion of yet another artist whose voice would add additional credibility to the project would be an asset.
But, who to call? Keith had a brilliant idea and reached out to Darryl McDaniels. As a founding member of Run DMC, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels is considered one of the pioneers of hip-hop culture, a voice of enlightenment and an industry icon. Additionally, his well documented love of guitar music and his affection for the rock genre would be a natural fit. DMC was approached to add his passion to the cause. The line-up was set and the chemistry evident.
Greg Camp says, “All of us in Smash Mouth were raised on Run DMC. We were introduced to Kool Keith’s music by our keyboardist Michael Klooster. As a result, we all hit it off instantly and started throwing ideas around. Instrumental tracks were forwarded to DMC including a song that Smash Mouth bassist Paul Delisle wrote. Darryl ended up working on two of them. Camp wrote the chorus for Unity and Steve Harwell sings it with his trademark punch. Kool Keith dropped his unique free-styling skills over it. Eventually, a rough mix of Unity emerged and was sent around to the Smash Mouth guys and DMC.” Camp adds, “I received a phone call. It was Thanksgiving and I was driving on I-5 Freeway. The caller I.D. read DMC. ‘Uh…hello..?’ On the other end of the phonem Darryl said, ‘YO! THIS SH*T IS CRAZY.’ I’m sure he said something cooler than that but all I remember is pulling my car off to the side of the road and taking a deep breath thinking, DMC just called me on Thanksgiving!”
At a time when sensibility and truly inclusive Unity is so needed. On November 1st, this unapologetic message is loudly and clearly delivered via this track. Avant-garde filmmaker, Mike Davis, was brought in to craft an edgy, populist phantasm of a video that underscores this earnest, yet love-based message of brotherhood, courage and defiance. “Unity” follows partly in the footsteps of Smash Mouth’s “Walkin’ on the Sun,” a pop gem that subliminally functions as a serious anthemic battle cry against conformity and the status quo.
“Unity” will perform well and the group believes it plays to an even larger audience — just in time for the all important mid-term elections. “Many of us are insulted by what’s happening around us and as artists it is our duty to use this very fortunate platform to speak out. Music is the most powerful medium and the perfect vehicle through which to deliver our message,” concludes the project’s creators..
David Gray today confirms release details for a new album Gold In A Brass Age – his first album of new material in four years – alongside a seventeen-date tour of the UK for 2019. The album will be available on March 8 through IHT Records / AWAL Recordings, with first single ‘The Sapling’ out today. Produced by Ben DeVries, son of producer and soundtrack composer Marius, Gold In A Brass Age finds Gray in renewed creative form. The album arrives just ahead of a run of headline shows including London, England’s prestigious Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, March 17th. North American tour dates begin in May and include stops in Toronto and Vancouver. Stream ‘The Sapling’ here. Watch the lyric video for The Sapling on YouTube here.
Gold In A Brass Age is defined by an intuitive approach from Gray, exploring new electronic textures and sound palettes, along with new production techniques in the process. Using a cut and paste approach to the arrangement of songs, the album’s atmospheric and experimental undertones are evident throughout. The album’s title is drawn from Raymond Carver’s short story Blackbird Pie, and informed by the regenerative cut and thrust of Gray’s adopted home of London and a fascination with the natural world which has long since consumed his time outside of music. The album’s striking artwork – for which Gray sought out Peckham-based tattoo artist London Boy – depicts an Emperor moth with the City of London captured between its wingspan.
Speaking about the creation of Gold In A Brass Age, Gray says; “With this album, my default position was to do everything differently. I didn’t think ‘this would be a good hook or ‘these lyrics could work for a chorus’. I was keen to get away from narrative. Instead of writing melodies, I looked for phrases with a natural cadence, so that the rhythm began with the words. I reimagined where a song might spring from and what form it could take.”
Written in breaks between several month-long tour stints – which included a US co-headline run of shows with Alison Krauss – Gold In A Brass Age sees Gray’s unmistakable vocal hushed in many places to an intimate falsetto, to compelling effect. Hypnotic lead single & album-opener ‘The Sapling’ bears out the nuanced approach in spades, with Gray’s rumination on the brevity of life tempered by layered vocals and a brass section including cor anglais and baritone sax. “Time ticking by is a theme that recurs throughout the record’ says Gray. “Fragility, renewal, a changing of perspective.”
Gold In A Brass Age will be David Gray’s eleventh album in a career that spans over 25 years, several Brit and Grammy nominations, and three No.1 UK albums, including for the breakout multi-platinum White Ladder. It is also a vital new collection of songs from an artist still revelling in his passion for song-craft, pushing himself into unfamiliar terrain, surprising himself as much as his fans along the way.
TOUR DATES
MARCH 15, 2019 / ST DAVID’S HALL CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 16, 2019 / CORN EXCHANGE CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 17, 2019 / ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 19, 2019 / DOME BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 20, 2019 / CLIFFS PAVILION. SOUTHEND, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 22, 2019 / BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 23, 2019 / ROYAL CONCERT HALL, NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 24, 2019 / SAGE GATESHEAD, GATESHEAD, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 26, 2019 / PHILHARMONIC HALL. LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 27, 2019 / PAVILION THEATRE, BOURNEMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 29, 2019 / SYMPHONY HALL, BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 30, 2019 / BARBICAN CENTRE, YORK, UNITED KINGDOM
MARCH 31, 2019 / GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL. GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM
APRIL 02, 2019 / WATERFRONT HALL. BELFAST, IRELAND
APRIL 04, 2019 / ROYAL THEATRE, CASTLEBAR, IRELAND
APRIL 05, 2019 / BORD GÁIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN, IRELAND
APRIL 22, 2019 / BLUESFEST, BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA
APRIL 30, 2019 / TIVOLIVREDENBURG – GROTE ZAAL, UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
MAY 01, 2019 / RBB SENDESAAL, BERLIN, GERMANY
MAY 02, 2019 / DE ROMA, ANTWERP, BELGIUM
MAY 04, 2019 / CARLSWERK VICTORIA, COLOGNE, GERMANY
MAY 06, 2019 / STORE VEGA, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
MAY 07, 2019 / SENTRUM SCENE, OSLO, NORWAY
MAY 08, 2019 / CIRKUS, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
MAY 24, 2019 / REVENTION MUSIC CENTER, HOUSTON , UNITED STATES
MAY 25, 2019 / MOODY THEATER, AUSTIN, UNITED STATES
MAY 26, 2019 / VERIZON THEATRE AT GRAND PRAIRIE, GRAND PRAIRIE, UNITED STATES
MAY 28, 2019 / COCA-COLA ROXY, ATLANTA, UNITED STATES
MAY 30, 2019 / THE ANTHEM, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES
MAY 31, 2019 / THE MET, PHILADELPHIA, UNITED STATES
JUNE 01, 2019 / CITI WANG THEATRE. BOSTON, UNITED STATES
JUNE 04, 2019 / BEACON THEATRE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
JUNE 07, 2019 / SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, TORONTO, CANADA
JUNE 08, 2019 / AKRON CIVIC THEATRE, AKRON, UNITED STATES
JUNE 09, 2019 / PALACE THEATRE, LOUISVILLE, UNITED STATES
JUNE 11, 2019 / MURAT THEATRE AT OLD NATIONAL, INDIANAPOLIS, UNITED STATES
JUNE 13, 2019 / CHICAGO THEATRE, CHICAGO, UNITED STATES
JUNE 14, 2019 / RIVERSIDE THEATER, MILWAUKEE, UNITED STATES
JUNE 15, 2019 / STATE THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES
JUNE 17, 2019 / ELLIE CAULKIN OPERA HOUSE. DENVER, UNITED STATES
JUNE 18, 2019 / DELTA HALL AT ECCLES THEATER. SALT LAKE CITY, UNITED STATES
JUNE 20, 2019 / KELLER AUDITORIUM. PORTLAND, UNITED STATES
JUNE 21, 2019 / THE CENTRE IN VANCOUVER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, VANCOUVER, CANADA
JUNE 22, 2019 / MCCAW HALL. SEATTLE, UNITED STATES
JUNE 24, 2019 / CREST THEATRE SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO, UNITED STATES
JUNE 25, 2019 / FOX THEATER. OAKLAND, UNITED STATES
JUNE 28, 2019 / ORPHEUM THEATRE, LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES
JUNE 30, 2019 / COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL. SAN DIEGO, UNITED STATES
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band announced today seven more shows have been added to their final tour. Tickets for the new dates in Milwaukee, Sioux Falls, Vancouver, Fresno, San Diego, Sacramento and Albuquerque will go on sale Friday, November 9 at 10 AM local time.
Tickets for his seven new shows with the Silver Bullet Band will go on sale to the general public Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. local time via bobseger.com, ticketmaster.com and livenation.com. A pre-sale for Seger fan club members will begin Nov, 6. To become a member, log on to bulletclub.bobseger.com/
Tickets for Seger’s Feb. 21 San Diego show are priced between $43 and $125, plus service charges.
Jan. 24: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
Jan. 26: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D..
Feb. 7: Rogers Arena, Vancouver
Feb. 12: Save Mart Arena, Fresno
Feb. 21: Viejas Arena, San Diego
Feb. 28: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
Mar. 5: Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque
Rosanne Cash calls the new Mark Erelli song “the most compassionate, vivid and non-preaching anti-gun violence song I’ve ever heard—it’s a heart opener.” That endorsement inspired Cash, along with Sheryl Crow, Lori McKenna, Anais Mitchell, and Josh Ritter to join forces with Erelli on this new charity single, available everywhere for streaming or download on October 19th. Erelli has partnered with former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords’ organization, and 100% of the proceeds from the song will go to her group Giffords: The Courage To Fight Gun Violence to support its efforts to tackle our gun violence epidemic.
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