Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters & The Flaming Lips Pay Tribute To Legendary Rock Band The Who
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ VH1) - VH1 has just confirmed that critically acclaimed, multi-platinum rock bands Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters along with the Grammy Award-winning rock band The Flaming Lips will perform at the network's third annual "VH1 Rock Honors" celebration honoring legendary rock band ...
| Santana to Perform Intimate Dates at The Fillmore in San Francisco, May 20-21, Specially Spotlighting Their Forthcoming 2-CD Compilation Multi-Dimensional Warrior
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Santana Official Website) - On Tuesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 21, Santana will return to the city in which they formed over four decades ago to perform two special concerts at The Fillmore in San Francisco. An extraordinary opportunity to see Santana live in an ...
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EDGAR WINTER: Legendary Rocker Takes a Free Ride along 'Rebel Road,' a Fresh and Fiery Burst of Rock and Roll Magic Featuring Cameos by Slash, Clint Black and His Brother Johnny Winter
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Luck Media & Marketing) - Still jamming as hard and heavy as ever over 35 years since his smashes 'Frankenstein' and 'Free Ride' captured an era in pop history and redefined the possibilities of fusing blues with rock, Edgar Winter (www.edgarwinter.com) continues to defy ...
| Camper Van Beethoven Turns 25!
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Cooking Vinyl Records) - This June marks not only the 25th anniversary of the influential rock band Camper Van Beethoven, but also, in many ways, indie music itself - a genre that this Santa Cruz-based band unwittingly (or perhaps wittingly) helped spearhead in the early '80s ...
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Fight The Quiet Releases The Porcelain E.P. Available June 3, 2008
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Fight The Quiet Official Website) - In 2006, Fight the Quiet emerged on the scene with a full-length record titled Lessons in Vanity. The record was put in rotation on more than 300 radio stations, featured on MTV's The Real World and Inferno 3, and SBK '07 for Xbox 360. The ...
| 'Wild Thing' Legend Chip Taylor's Unsettling Film Noir Video For 'Dance With a Hole in Your Shoe'
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Chip Taylor turned to film noir for the video to accompany his hard-hitting song 'Dance With a Hole in Your Shoe,' from 'New Songs of Freedom' (June 10, Train Wreck Records). Beginning from behind a drinking glass, the black and white video weaves in ...
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Dr. John Offers Poignant Love Letter To Post-Hurricane New Orleans On 'CITY THAT CARE FORGOT'
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Savoy Label Group) - Iconic American musician and unofficial ambassador to New Orleans, the legendary Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennack, Jr.) has signed a multi-record agreement with the Savoy Label Group's 429 Records which will release "CITY THAT CARE FORGOT" on June 3rd. ...
| Halcyon Gallery to Hold First Gallery Exhibition of Bob Dylan Art
LONDON, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Halcyon Gallery) - One of London's most prestigious galleries, Halcyon Gallery in Mayfair, will present the first ever gallery exhibition of Bob Dylan's artwork, beginning 14 June 2008. The Drawn Blank Series exhibition is the most comprehensive and authoritative collection ...
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2008 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Details Announced; Night To Culminate With Annual 'Friends Of Joey' Tribute Jam
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Joey Ramone Official Website) - Celebrating what would have been the 57th birthday of punk-icon JOEY RAMONE, the annual JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH will take place Monday, May 19th at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Mickey Leigh, event organizer and brother of Joey Ramone, ...
| Rock Pioneer Lou Reed Joins SIRIUS Satellite Radio
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ SIRIUS Satellite Radio) - SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lou Reed will host his own weekly show exclusively on SIRIUS. Lou Reed's New York Shuffle will premiere on SIRIUS Disorder channel 70 this Saturday, May 17th at 6 pm ET. ...
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2008 JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH DETAILS ANNOUNCED
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ ISL PR) - Celebrating what would have been the 57th birthday of punk-icon JOEY RAMONE, the annual JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH will take place Monday, May 19th at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Mickey Leigh, event organizer and brother of Joey Ramone, has announced that, ...
| Vaulternative Records Will Release Frank Zappa's 2-CD Concert Recording Wazoo' On May 27, 2008
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Vaulternative Records will release Frank Zappa's 2-CD concert recording Wazoo' on May 27, 2008, marking the first 2008 anniversary release exclusively from the Zappa Family Trust. The Trust - headed by Zappa's widow Gail Zappa - celebrates the musical ...
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Wolfgang's Vault Brings Classic Live Rock & Roll to the UK
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Wolfgang's Vault) - Wolfgang's Vault (www.WolfgangsVault.com), the online home for live music, today announced that it has added two exclusive concert catalogues, comprising 300 new gigs, to what has become known as the largest collection of live music recordings and vintage ...
| Album, City That Care Forgot, Features Eric, Clapton, Willie Nelson, and Ani DiFranco
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Dr. John has cemented himself as one of music's few living legends. On 'City That Care Forgot', his crucial new album out June 3 on 429 Records/Savoy Label Group, The Good Dr. shares his eminence with notable guests like Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, and ...
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Kid Rock And Lynyrd Skynyrd Re-Define The Current Two-Party System By Announcing The 'Rock And Rebels Tour'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Kid Rock Official Website) - Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd will be making headlines and turning heads this August as they team up for their first ever tour together. Hitting sheds across the country and Canada, the team of hell raisers will be bringing the best party in years ...
| Paul Weller's '22 Dreams' - His First New Album In Three Years - Set For June 24, 2008
Chapel Hill, NC (Top40 Charts/ Yep Roc Records) - After a three year recording hiatus - during which he played historic concert series in NYC and LA devoting one evening each to his Jam, Style Council, and solo catalogs, and earned Lifetime Achievement honors at the 2007 Brit Awards, among other highlights ...
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Walter Becker Masters 'Circus Money' At Bernie Grundman's
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Mailboat Records) - Walter Becker, Grammy-winning co-founder of Steely Dan, has mastered his second solo album, "Circus Money," at Bernie Grundman Mastering. On hand were mastering engineer Bernie Grundman, album producer Larry Klein and engineer/mixer Helik Hadar, who earned ...
| Judy Belushi & The Blues Brothers to Perform Special Miami Beach Concert
MIAMI BEACH, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Celebration Of The Sea Festival) - The Celebration Of The Sea Music & Film Festival announced today that it will be teaming up with The Miami Beach Polo World Cup and The Setai on Saturday, April 26, 2008 to hold an ocean side concert featuring the Blues Brothers and ...
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Sonny Landreth's Ninth Album From The Reach Receives Some Help From Slide Guitar Wizard's Peers
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Landfall Records) - Louisiana-based singer/songwriter/slide-guitar monster Sonny Landreth will release his ninth album, titled From The Reach and his first on his own Landfall Records label (distributed by Ryko Distribution), on May 20. On it, Landreth does something ...
| Dr. John, New Orleans' 'Greatest Living Musical Ambassador', Harnesses Righteous Wrath To Heal Old Wounds On New Album, 'City That Care Forgot'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ 429 Records) - On 'City That Care Forgot' (June 3/429 Records), Dr. John delivers an elegantly elegiac homage to his drowned hometown that's at once an incredible collection of songs - possibly his best work of the past two decades - and a bold statement and cultural event. ...
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