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Bob Dylan Announces 2022 Tour Dates

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Bob Dylan Announces 2022 Tour Dates

Bob Dylan’s U.S. Spring dates have been announced and will go on sale starting Friday, January 28.

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, has recently released Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-1985).

The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy’s highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series revisits an often-forgotten, rich vein in Dylan’s vast and complex catalog, shining fresh light on the provocative new musical directions Dylan was taking as a songwriter and a recording artist from 1980 through 1985. In the early 1980s, while the music industry was grappling with the arrival of new trends and technology, from MTV to compact discs to digital recording, Bob Dylan was writing and recording new songs for a new decade, creating an essential new chapter in his studio catalog. Bob Dylan – Springtime In New York (1980-1985) celebrates the rich creative period surrounding Dylan’s albums Shot Of Love, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque with previously unreleased outtakes, alternate takes, rehearsal recordings, live performances and more.

See the bobdylan.com On Tour page for dates and ticket information.

Bob Dylan 2022 Tour Dates:
Mar 03 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
Mar 04 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Music Hall
Mar 06 – Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium
Mar 08 – Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly Hall of Perf. Arts & Sciences
Mar 10 – Irving, TX – Toyota Music Factory
Mar 11 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre
Mar 13 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
Mar 14 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
Mar 16 – Austin, TX – Bass Hall
Mar 18 – Shreveport, LA – Municipal Auditorium
Mar 19 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
Mar 21 – Montgomery, AL – Montgomery PAC
Mar 23 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Mar 24 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
Mar 26 – Savannah, GA – Johnny Mercer Theatre
Mar 27 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston PAC
Mar 29 – Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium
Mar 30 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
Apr 01 – Greensboro, NC – Steven Tanger Center
Apr 02 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Apr 04 – Chattanooga, TN – Tivoli Theatre
Apr 05 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall
Apr 07 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
Apr 09 – Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre
Apr 11 – Little Rock, AR – Robinson Center
Apr 13 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theatre
Apr 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Thelma Gaylor Perf. Arts Theatre

SOCAN Foundation Announces Second Annual Her Music Awards

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SOCAN Foundation Announces Second Annual Her Music Awards

Today the SOCAN Foundation, part of the SOCAN Group of companies, in partnership with Bandzoogle, is thrilled to announce the second annual Her Music Awards.

The Her Music Awards is a program designed to celebrate and support female-identified, mid-career Canadian music creators who are on the verge of taking their creative careers to the next level. The Awards are administered by the SOCAN Foundation, with financial contributions made by SOCAN Foundation and Bandzoogle.

“Even before the pandemic, women in music were underpaid, underrepresented, and faced additional barriers and harassment,” said Charlie Wall-Andrews, Executive Director of SOCAN Foundation. “The Her Music Awards create an opportunity to help overcome the obstacles and to celebrate and empower female-identified music creators that are building momentum towards their career trajectory.”

Renowned Canadian artist and jury committee chair, Shakura S’Aida will host the award show on February 25th through the virtual world meeting space Aire Ouverte via the SOCAN Foundation office. Award recipients will be selected to receive two grand prizes of $5k each. New to this year are five honourable mentions of $1k each also to be awarded.

In addition to this, the Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC) and Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ) are offering a 1 year complimentary membership to their organization for the grand prize winners

“One of our goals as a company is to help raise the voices of the many talented women in music,” says Stacey Bedford, Bandzoogle’s CEO. “And as a Canadian music company, we’re especially proud to partner with the SOCAN Foundation on this great initiative to help support Canadian female-identified music creators.”

For more information about the SOCAN Foundation and the Her Music Awards, visit www.socanfoundation.ca.

Legacy Recordings To Release First-Ever Daryl Hall Solo Retrospective ‘BeforeAfter’ On April 1

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Legacy Recordings To Release First-Ever Daryl Hall Solo Retrospective ‘BeforeAfter’ On April 1

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release BeforeAfter, the first-ever solo retrospective from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall, as a two-disc set and across all digital platforms, on Friday, April 1. On the same date, Hall will also embark on his first solo tour in a decade, performing on historic stages like NYC’s Carnegie Hall and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, with special guest and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Todd Rundgren supporting.

Daryl Hall’s 2022 Live Nation tour will launch on April 1st in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre and will continue through April 16th with stops at iconic venues such as Ryman Theater in Nashville on April 3rd and Carnegie Hall in New York on April 14th. He will play a hometown show at The Met Philadelphia on April 9th. Todd Rundgren will be a special guest on all dates.

Compiled and sequenced by Hall, BeforeAfter features thirty tracks spanning all five of his solo albums, from the 1980’s Robert Fripp-produced Sacred Songs through 2011’s Laughing Down Crying, which was co-produced with longtime Hall compatriot T-Bone Wolk, who sadly passed before the album was released. Additionally, the collection features six never-released performances from the pathbreaking web and television series Live From Daryl’s House, which Hall launched in 2007 with the then-novel idea of “playing with my friends and putting it up on the internet.” Special guests on the Live From Daryl’s House tracks include Rundgren, Dave Stewart, and Monte Montgomery. Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Daryl Hall’s creativity.

“I picked this collection of songs from my solo albums because I feel they encapsulate certain periods of my career.” says Hall. “It also shows the diversity of working with collaborators like Robert Fripp or Dave Stewart. And, having some tracks from LFDH on it, really makes the compilation complete.”

As Jeremy Holiday writes in the accompanying BeforeAfter liner notes, “How paradoxical that Daryl Hall is most associated in the public imagination with a long-term musical partner. Because few artists are as individualistic, and individually complete … Yet Daryl Hall is also a brilliant collaborator, and, perhaps ironically, that quality is equally if not more apparent within his solo work. More than a chance to work ‘alone,’ Hall’s individual pursuits have granted him license to be more eclectic in his choice of collaborators and to push further outside the expected bounds.”

Those collaborators include not only Fripp and Wolk, but Stewart, who co-produced Hall’s 1986 album Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine and co-wrote a number of its tracks, and even Mariah Carey who contributed vocals to 1993’s Soul Alone.

That spirit of collaboration has also guided Live From Daryl’s House from its inception, with Hall welcoming multiple generations of artists – from Smokey Robinson and Cheap Trick to Aloe Blacc and Grace Potter – over the show’s fifteen year history.

Before After Track list:
Disc One:
1. Dreamtime
2. Babs and Bab
3. Foolish Pride
4. Can’t Stop Dreaming
5. Here Comes The Rain Again (Live From Daryl’s House) with Dave Stewart
6. Someone Like You
7. Talking to You (Is Like Talking to Myself)
8. Sacred Songs
9. Right as Rain
10. Survive
11. North Star (Live From Daryl’s House) with Monte Montgomery
12. In My Own Dream (Live From Daryl’s House)
13. NYCNY
14. What’s Gonna Happen to Us

Disc Two:
1. Love Revelation
2. Fools Rush In
3. I’m in a Philly Mood
4. Send Me
5. Justify
6. Borderline
7. Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You
8. Eyes for You (Ain’t No Doubt About It)
9. The Farther Away I Am
10. Why Was It So Easy
11. Can We Still Be Friends (Live From Daryl’s House) with Todd Rundgren
12. Cab Driver
13. Our Day Will Come (Live From Daryl’s House)
14. Laughing Down Crying (Live From Daryl’s House)
15. Problem with You (Live From Daryl’s House)
16. Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First to Say Goodbye) (Live From Daryl’s House)

Daryl Hall East Coast Tour Dates
April 1 – Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, IL ^
April 3 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN ^
April 5 – Atlanta Symphony Hall – Atlanta, GA ^
April 7 – MGM Northfield Park – Northfield, OH ^
April 9 – The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA ^
April 11 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA ^
April 14 – Carnegie Hall – New York, NY ^
April 16 – The Theatre at MGM National Harbor – National Harbor, MD ^
^ w/ Todd Rundgren

Cyndi Lauper’s Iconic Music Video “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” Surpasses 1 Billion Views On YouTube

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Cyndi Lauper’s Iconic Music Video “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” Surpasses 1 Billion Views On YouTube

Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and activist Cyndi Lauper’s music video “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” has officially crossed 1 billion views on YouTube. The achievement marks the icon’s first music video to join YouTube’s Billion Views club.

Cyndi Lauper’s recording of “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” was released in 1983 on her historic debut album She’s So Unusual, becoming a breakthrough hit and a feminist anthem. The accompanying music video has been recognized as one of the greatest music videos of its era. The video made its YouTube debut in October of 2009.

About the hit song and video, Lauper said,

“A lot of people don’t realize this but ‘Girls’ is really a political song. When I got my feminist hands on it, I knew I wanted to make it into an anthem for all women. Sonically, I wanted the song to be uplifting and joyful. When it came time to make the video it was really important to me to make sure we included women from every walk of life. I wanted every little girl watching the video to have the joyful experience of seeing herself on that screen. I wanted us to be a community. Years later, at the Women’s March I saw that community in action. I saw all types of women and girls carrying signs saying ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun-damental Rights.’ And now here we are at a Billion views. Back when we made the video there was no YouTube, so when you think about it it’s really extraordinary. The reach that this song has. The longevity. That people still purposely seek this video out and press play. Wow. I’m really grateful. Thank you.”

Cyndi Lauper has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and is a GRAMMY, Emmy and Tony-winning artist. She became the first woman in history to have four top-five singles from a debut album, has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016. Additional honors include Billboard’s Women In Music Icon Award, the 2019 High Note Global Prize issued by United Nations Human Rights, the American Music Awards, Billboard Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and beyond. Lauper is also dedicated to advocacy, co-founding True Colors United in 2008 to fight and end homelessness amongst LGBTQ youth.

Cassandra Jenkins Dives into Vast Smithsonian Folkways Catalog for “People’s Picks” Series

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Cassandra Jenkins Dives into Vast Smithsonian Folkways Catalog for “People’s Picks” Series

American singer-songwriter Cassandra Jenkins is the latest artist to dive into the legendarily deep and historic Smithsonian Folkways Records catalog for the label’s “People’s Picks” series, where notable musicians assemble their own personal playlist, hand-picked from Folkways’ musically dizzying 60,000+ song collection.

Jenkins’ latest album, An Overview on Phenomenal Nature, was described by Stereogum as “one of 2021’s most extraordinary albums” and was featured on year-end lists from Pitchfork, The Guardian, and many more. Going into the new year, she is headed on a cross-country tour before going abroad to Europe this summer. More info here, with tour dates below: https://cassandrajenkins.com/#shows

Inspired by the different ways humans understand and interact with nature, Jenkins’ playlist seeks to connect and inspire others through sound.

The Smithsonian Folkways catalog includes a broad range of historical and modern works that showcase global culture and challenge mainstream history. Over the past 70 years, Smithsonian Folkways has cultivated a “world of sound” that brings unique perspectives to the kaleidoscopic vision of music. For the “People’s Picks” series, artists are brought in to browse the expansive catalog and construct a narrative that speaks to them.

In the following passage, Jenkins delves into her thought process behind assembling her playlist, including the inspiration she drew from nature, particularly the Lyre Bird:

Grasping the Lyrebird’s Tail

Voices mimicking instruments mimicking animals mimicking instruments mimicking voices. Transmutation, Cloud relaxation, heart beat, beat poet, bird songs, cow boys.

I immersed myself in the World of Sound Catalog and gravitated towards the scientific, sacred, psychological, and spoken word corners of the collection. What emerged from my wanderings is a string of recordings that speak to our need to interpret, interact with, and immerse ourselves in nature, and occasionally aim to empower the listener with their innate inclination towards healing. Once I began listening, I found myself following one recording to the next, curious about each character I met along the way. The experience felt like a walk through a museum of natural history, because the individuals capturing the world around them became just as fascinating as the subjects they aim to put on display. The whole experience led me to the question, why do we sing?

My chosen mascot for this collection revealed themselves when I came across an album of recordings of the Lyre Bird, a large peacock-like ground-dweller from Australia, known for it’s uncanny ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. We have come to understand the calls to be part of an elaborate mating ritual (during which they sing for up to four hours a day), and the scientist suggests that there remains much mystery around the bird’s behaviors, likening their reception of another’s call to telepathy. So while we struggle to understand the world around us, perhaps nature too is seeking the songs, sounds, and language that allow us to connect with one another as well as the worlds that extend just beyond our grasp.

Cassandra Jenkins — 2022 Tour Dates
1/20/22 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater *
1/22/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Palace Theater *
1/23/22 – Chicago. IL – Chicago Theater *
1/25/22 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theater *
1/26/22 – Columbus, OH – Express Live *
1/28/22 – Nasvhille, TN – Ryman Auditorium *
1/29/22 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern *
2/4/22 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East ^
2/5/22 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s ^
2/7/22 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada ^
2/8/22 – Austin, TX – 3ten ACL Live ^
2/12/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour ^
2/13/22 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^
2/15/22 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^
2/17/22 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ^
* – with Courtney Barnett
^ – with The Weather Station

Patti Smith Announces Virtual Live Event For Substack Subscribers

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Patti Smith Announces Virtual Live Event For Substack Subscribers

At 8pm EST on February 2nd, 2022, Patti Smith will present a special night of music, readings, and conversation, streaming live from Electric Lady Studios exclusively for her Substack subscribers. Between Groundhog Day, James Joyce’s birthday, and the date’s cosmic, numerical occurrence of 2/2/22, an added significance will accompany the event, with elements unlike anything else Smith has done or shared since the start of the pandemic. Smith will be joined in performance by her longtime collaborators Lenny Kaye and Tony Shanahan. Viewers will have the opportunity to request songs and readings via Smith’s Substack, and there will be an interactive component during the live event. Watch her announcement video HERE.

For additional information and the opportunity to attend, become a paid subscriber to Patti Smith’s Substack before Wednesday, Feb 2nd: https://pattismith.substack.com

Ahead of the event, each subscriber will receive an email with a unique ticket link and instructions. An on-demand replay of the event will be available to subscribers for 24 hours following the broadcast.

Across the months that have followed Smith’s Substack launch in April 2021, she has used the platform to form an inter-connective body of work for a responsive community, regularly posting ruminations, poetry, music, and audio and video notes.

Substack has also been home to Smith’s first serialized longer work, The Melting. Published in weekly installments, what started as her private pandemic journal has taken a twist down an unexpected path, with elements of science fiction and connections to the climate crisis. The work is intimate and ever-evolving, filled with audio recordings and photos. After nearly 40 installments and counting, The Melting will soon near its completion.

To read and receive The Melting, become a paid subscriber to Patti Smith’s Substack: https://pattismith.substack.com/s/the-melting

On February 22nd at Brooklyn Steel, joined by her band, Patti Smith will perform her first in-person concert of 2022 and her first New York show since receiving the key to the city last month. Find tickets here.

The Doobie Brothers Announce Exclusive Las Vegas Limited Engagement At Zappos Theater

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The Doobie Brothers Announce Exclusive Las Vegas Limited Engagement At Zappos Theater

Four-time GRAMMY® Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Doobie Brothers will headline an eight-show exclusive Las Vegas limited engagement at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Off the heels of their 50th Anniversary Tour, TOM JOHNSTON, MICHAEL MCDONALD, PAT SIMMONS and JOHN MCFEE, will perform iconic hits starting Friday, May 13, 2022 and will close out the run on May 28, 2022.

Tickets go on sale to the public starting Friday, Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. PT. Caesars Rewards members, Caesars Entertainment’s loyalty program, and Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers will have access to a presale starting Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. PT. All presales will end Thursday, Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. PT.

The eight performances going on sale are:

May 2022: 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28

Tickets may be purchased online at ticketmaster.com/DoobieBrothersVegas. All shows are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

For over five decades, The Doobie Brothers have been known for delivering mind-blowing, roots based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll – all of which recently culminated in an induction into the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Boasting one of the most loyal fan bases in music, selling more than 48 million albums, and winning four GRAMMY® Awards, The Doobie Brothers continue to write and record new material and tour the world. Their No. 1 singles “Black Water” and “What a Fool Believes,” both gold, lead a catalog of indelible songs that include: “Listen to the Music,” “China Grove,” “Jesus Is Just All Right,” “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “Take Me In Your Arms,” “Takin’ it to the Streets,” “Minute by Minute,” “You Belong to Me,” “The Doctor” and more. In all, the Doobies have tallied up five top 10 singles and 16 top 40 hits. Beginning with their multi-million-selling sophomore collection Toulouse Street, the Doobies have 3 multi-platinum, 7 platinum, and 14 Gold albums. Best of the Doobies has sold more than 12 million copies – a rare “diamond record.” In 2021, the band kicked off their 50th anniversary tour which reunited Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons, and John McFee for 49 stops before concluding in 2022. Additionally, The Doobie Brothers are gearing up to release their autobiography, Long Train Runnin’ on July 26, 2022.

Shania Twain Announces Final Show Dates For Las Vegas Residency

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Shania Twain Announces Final Show Dates For Las Vegas Residency

Shania Twain, the top-selling female country artist of all-time, has announced the final 16 dates for her residency show, Shania Twain “Let’s Go!” The Las Vegas Residency at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The shows will be held June 3 – 18 and Aug. 26 – Sept. 10, 2022.

Since opening in December of 2019, Shania, who serves as creative director of the show, has made several updates to the production, including seasonal surprises for the holidays as well as for her upcoming Valentine’s Day weekend performances.

Shania Twain “Let’s Go!” The Las Vegas Residency is a concert celebration of one of Las Vegas’ first female and country music headliners who has paved the way for other superstar residencies across the city. Designed exclusively for Zappos Theater and promoted by Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment, the high-energy production is a nonstop party, taking fans on a spectacular journey through Shania’s monumental catalogue of hits, including “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!,” “You’re Still The One,” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much.”

Tickets go on sale to the public starting Friday, Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. PT. Fan club members will have access to a presale starting Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. PT. Citi is the official presale credit card of Shania Twain “Let’s Go!” The Las Vegas Residency. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. PT through Citi Entertainment . For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. Caesars Rewards members, Caesars Entertainment’s loyalty program, and Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers will have access to a presale starting Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. PT. All presales will end Thursday, Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. PT.

Tickets may be purchased online at ticketmaster.com/shaniavegas. All shows begin at 8 p.m.

The 16 performances going on sale are:

June 2022: 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18
August 2022: 26, 27, 31
September 2022: 2, 3, 7, 9, 10

A limited number of tickets are available for the following previously-announced performances:

Feb. 2022: 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26

Additionally, Shania, Live Nation Las Vegas and Caesars Entertainment are donating $1 of every ticket purchased to Shania Twain “Let’s Go!” The Las Vegas Residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino to Shania Kids Can. Established in 2010 by Shania Twain, Shania Kids Can (SKC) provides a helping hand to kids who are facing poverty and crises in their young lives because these kids need a helping hand and a reason to believe they are not alone. SKC provides programs and support services to ensure these children are learning the skills to cope with and overcome family hardships which, in turn, improves their ability to succeed in school and to succeed in life. For more information about Shania Kids Can, please visit: www.shaniakidscan.com.

Shania Twain is a five-time GRAMMY winner and the reigning Queen of Country Pop. With more than 90 million albums sold worldwide and U.S. sales topping 34.5 million, Twain remains the top-selling female country artist of all time. Twain’s albums include Shania Twain, Twain’s Platinum-selling 1993 debut; The Woman in Me, her GRAMMY Award-winning, Double Diamond-selling 1995 release; Come On Over, the best-selling studio album in Soundscan history by a female artist in any genre and the best-selling country album of all time with over 40 million units sold worldwide; and UP!, Twain’s third consecutive Diamond-selling album release.

Recognizing her indelible impact and achievements in music, Twain is the first and only female to receive CMT’s Artist of a Lifetime Award and she recently received the Icon Award at Billboard‘s Women in Music ceremony. Twain’s hits include “Any Man of Mine,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” “You’re Still the One” and “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” Shania’s first album in 15 years, NOW, was released in September 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 albums, making it the first female country release in over 3 years to top the all genre chart. Additionally, the album landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country album charts and went to No. 1 in Canada, Australia and the UK. The release of the album was followed by a year-long sold-out World Tour.

Sonic Reducers: Neil Young Wants His Music OFF Spotify Over Joe Rogan

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Sonic Reducers: Neil Young Wants His Music OFF Spotify Over Joe Rogan

Sonic Reducers. One topic. Two music nerds. Five minutes. Everything you need to know.

Press play to hear us weigh in on Neil Young’s demand that Spotify choose between him and Joe Rogan, take a wild guess at which one Spotify will pick, and ponder whether any other artists will follow Neil’s lead.

STYX and REO Speedwagon Co-Headline U.S. Summer Tour with Loverboy “Live & Unzoomed” Kicking Off May 31, 2022

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STYX and REO Speedwagon Co-Headline U.S. Summer Tour with Loverboy “Live & Unzoomed” Kicking Off May 31, 2022

It’s been four years since legendary rockers REO Speedwagon and Styx joined forces for a summer co-headlining tour. While the world has changed since then, fans’ desire to rock out hasn’t. Styx and REO Speedwagon are telling you to close those laptops and get out of your sweatpants, because they’re set to once again bring their rock & roll classics to the masses, this time with special guest Loverboy for the “Live & UnZoomed” tour that kicks off May 31, 2022 in Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena. See below for complete routing.

Styx’s Tommy Shaw agrees, “I can’t think of a better way of touring the USA next year than with good friends we’ve known for years and performed with on many a stage. What a great night of music this will be!”

REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin said, “Tommy (Shaw) and I have done a number of Zoom performances together during the pandemic, and REO and Styx are ready to go get UnZoomed, and out on the road for our fifth U.S. tour together. Add our great friends Mike Reno and the Loverboy guys, and I am totally psyched. If I wasn’t performing in it, I would totally come out to see this show. See you all, LIVE and UNZOOMED!”

Loverboy’s Mike Reno proclaimed, “We can’t wait to take the stage and rock this summer, it’s gonna be awesome. These are all the groups I grew up with, and I’m there too. Best tour of the summer…guaranteed.”

A new era of hope, survival, and prosperity comes calling with the release of CRASH OF THE CROWN, Styx’s new “masterpiece” studio album, which was written pre-pandemic and recorded during the trying times of the pandemic. The multi-Platinum rockers–James “JY” Young (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy Shaw (lead vocals, guitars), Chuck Panozzo (bass, vocals), Todd Sucherman (drums, percussion), Lawrence Gowan (lead vocals, keyboards) and Ricky Phillips (bass, guitar, vocals)–released their 17th album June 18, 2021 on the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe, which is available as clear vinyl, black vinyl, CD on digital platforms. They released more new music on September 17, 2021, THE SAME STARDUST EP, originally sold as part of Record Store Day (June 12, 2021). Available on blue 180-gram 12-inch vinyl only, featuring two brand-new songs on side one (“The Same Stardust” and “Age of Entropia”), as well as five live performances on side two of some of Styx’s classic hits previously heard during their “Styx Fix” livestreams that have been keeping fans company during the pandemic on their official YouTube page, including “Mr. Roboto,” “Man In The Wilderness,” “Miss America,” “Radio Silence,” and “Renegade.” It’s available worldwide on all digital platforms.

Formed in 1967, signed in 1971, and fronted by iconic vocalist Kevin Cronin since 1972, REO Speedwagon’s unrelenting drive, as well as non-stop touring and recording jump-started the burgeoning rock movement in the Midwest. Platinum albums and radio staples soon followed, setting the stage for the release of the band’s explosive HI INFIDELITY in 1980, which contained the massive hit singles “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run.” That landmark album spent 15 weeks in the No. 1 slot and has since earned the RIAA’s coveted 10X Diamond Award for surpassing sales of 10 million units in the United States.

From 1977 to 1989, REO Speedwagon released nine consecutive albums all certified Platinum or higher. Today, REO Speedwagon has sold more than 40 million albums around the globe, and Cronin and bandmates Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards), Dave Amato (guitar), and Bryan Hitt (drums) are still electrifying audiences worldwide in concert with hits and fan-favorites such as “Ridin’ The Storm Out,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Time For Me To Fly,” “Roll With The Changes,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Take It On the Run,” and many, many more.

REO Speedwagon remained busy throughout the pandemic before the band was able to return to the road. Beginning in April 2020, Cronin began a series of webisodes from his home titled “Songs & Stories From Camp Cronin.” Consisting of anecdotes and acoustic performances from him and his family, the series posted 24 episodes. Cronin and members of REO gave back over the past 16 months by participating in charity events for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Marilou & Mark Hamill’s USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative, John Oates’ “Oates Song Fest,” “Stars to the Rescue,” Acoustic-4-A-Cure, and more. Additionally, while Cronin began keeping a journal of the band’s 2016 UK tour, he never stopped writing and recently submitted what turned out to be his life story, as well as his telling of REO Speedwagon’s history. He says, “Putting out an autobiography is risky. Once it’s out there’s nowhere to hide!” More information on his autobiography will be released shortly.

For more than 40 years, Loverboy has been “Working for the Weekend” (and on the weekend), delighting audiences around the world since forming in 1979, when vocalist Mike Reno was introduced to guitar hot shot Paul Dean – both veterans of several bands on the Canadian scene – at Calgary’s Refinery Night Club. Along with Reno and Dean, Loverboy still includes original members Doug Johnson on keyboards and Matt Frenette on drums, with Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve replacing the late Scott Smith on bass.

With their trademark red leather pants, bandannas, big rock sound and high-energy live shows, Loverboy has sold more than 10 million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling GET LUCKY, and a trio of double-Platinum releases in their self-titled 1980 debut, 1983’s KEEP IT UP and 1985’s LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT. Their string of hits includes, in addition to the anthem “Working for the Weekend,” such arena rock staples as “Lovin’ Every Minute of It,” “This Could Be the Night,” “Hot Girls in Love,” “The Kid is Hot Tonite,” “Notorious”, “Turn Me Loose,” “When It’s Over,” “Heaven In Your Eyes” and “Queen of the Broken Hearts.” In March 2009, the group was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards show in Vancouver.

Check out “Live & UnZoomed” at any of the following stops:

DATE CITY VENUE CLOSER

Tue 5/31 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena REO Speedwagon
Wed 6/1 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center Styx
Fri 6/3 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amp. REO Speedwagon
Sat 6/4 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amp. Styx
Tue 6/7 Milwaukee, WI American Family Insurance Amp. REO Speedwagon
Wed 6/8 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Styx
Fri 6/10 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center REO Speedwagon
Sat 6/11 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Styx
* Mon 6/13 Rogers, AR Walmart Amphitheatre REO Speedwagon
Tue 6/14 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre REO Speedwagon
Fri 6/17 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Styx
Sat 6/18 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amp. REO Speedwagon
Sun 6/19 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Styx
Fri 7/8 Denver, CO Ball Arena Styx
Sat 7/9 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre REO Speedwagon
Tue 7/12 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre REO Speedwagon
Wed 7/13 Ridgefield, WA RV Inn Style Resorts Amp. Styx
Fri 7/15 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre Styx
Sat 7/16 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre REO Speedwagon
Tue 7/19 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amp. Styx
Wed 7/20 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion REO Speedwagon
Fri 7/22 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amp. Styx
Sat 7/23 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion Styx
Sun 7/24 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion REO Speedwagon
Fri 8/5 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amp. REO Speedwagon
Sat 8/6 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion Styx
Mon 8/8 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater Styx
Wed 8/10 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park REO Speedwagon
Fri 8/12 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live REO Speedwagon
Sat 8/13 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion Styx
Tue 8/16 Toronto, ONT. Budweiser Stage Styx
Wed 8/17 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center REO Speedwagon
Fri 8/19 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center Styx
Sat 8/20 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Styx
Sun 8/21 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater REO Speedwagon

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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