Conan O’Brien Mo 6/17: Seth Rogen, Earthquake (R 4/1/13) Tu 6/18: Paul Rudd, Von Grey (R 4/2/13) We 6/19: Steven Yeun, Darius Rucker (R 4/3/13) Th 6/20: Charles Barkley, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (R 4/4/13)   Craig Ferguson Mo 6/17: Carson Kressley, Rachelle Lefevre Tu 6/18: Angie Harmon, Ben Mezrich We 6/19: Rosie Perez, the Rubens Th 6/20: Lewis Black, Matt Morales Fr 6/21: Maggie Gyllenhaal   David Letterman Mo 6/17: Bill O’Reilly, Greta Gerwig, Quadron Tu 6/18: Don Rickles, Nick Cannon We 6/19: Jeff Daniels, Jim James Th 6/20: John Travolta, Japandroids Fr 6/21: Steve Martin, Jenna Fischer, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell(R 4/23/13)   Jay Leno Mo 6/17: Billy Crystal, Pitbull Tu 6/18: Kathy Griffin, Billy Gardell, Grouplove We 6/19: David Gregory, the winner of “The Voice” Th 6/20: Kristin Davis, Harvey Fierstein, the Mowgli’s Fr 6/21: Terry Bradshaw, Steve Byrne, Joseph Arthur   Jimmy Fallon    Mo 6/17: Howard Stern,...

  Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of The Doors, Passes Away at 74 Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his wife Dorothy Manzarek, and his brothers Rick and James Manczarek. Manzarek is best known for his work with The Doors who formed in 1965 when Manzarek had a chance encounter on Venice Beach with poet Jim Morrison. The Doors went on to become one of the most controversial rock acts of the 1960s, selling more than 100-million albums worldwide, and receiving 19 Gold, 14...

  Saturday Night Live Says goodbye to Bill Hader, Fred Armisen and  Jason Sudeikis. It’s starting to turn into a tradition… last season’s finale was a musical number that said goodbye to fan-favorite Kristen Wiig. This year music again was used as a way of tipping the old chapeau to three additional favorites, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis.  Someone’s going to be wearing big shoes this fall. I hope they can fill them. Bill Hader departure had been made official earlier in the week. Jason Sudeikis’ was expected as he was not even planning on staying past the presidential election.  Fred Armisen’s leaving also cannot be considered a surprise.  Seth Myers is taking over the Late Show...

  RIOT FEST & CARNIVAL UNLEASHES INITIAL LINE-UP - SEPTEMBER 13-15 at HUMBOLDT PARK IN CHICAGO  ————————————————————————————————————————— TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 10pm WED, MAY 15th 3-DAY PASSES STARTING AT $69.98! —————————————————————————————————————————- Riot Fest & Carnival 2013 unleashes a dynamite musical line-up featuring Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Violent Femmes, Motorhead, Rancid, Blondie, Rocket From The Crypt, Atmosphere, The Dismemberment Plan, Best Coast and a slew of killer bands from every era (line-up listed below). On a mission to create a punk rock state fair, this amazing 3-day festival takes place in historic Humboldt Park in Chicago, where a Ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl, fire eaters, Lucha Libre and other attractions nestle in a gorgeous setting. Lagoons, shade trees and lovely fields yield to a...

2013 A(Nashville, TN) May 14, 2013 – The Americana Music Association announced nominees today for the 2013 Honors & Awards in Los Angeles at the Grammy Museum®.  The ceremony featured performances by now nominated artists Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale, T Bone Burnett with Lisa Marie Presley, Elizabeth Cook and The Milk Carton Kids.  The program was broadcast live on AXS TV, who will present a special encore presentation of the event later this evening at 9PM ET/6PM PT.  Shovels & Rope, with four nominations, followed by Emmylou Harris and Miller, with three each, lead the nominee slate while many other notable artists were recognized including:  Rodney Crowell, John Fullbright, Lauderdale, The Lumineers, JD McPherson, the aforementioned Milk Carton Kids, Bruce...

  Jimi, Sir Paul …. and Miles Davis?! Could we have seen an album recorded by a band that included both Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney. Well, it might have been closer to reality than you ever dreamed.  And those two weren’t the only giant names that might have been included. The story takes us back to October 21st, 1969.  Mr. Hendrix was putting together a band to record some new music. He had three of the four pieces he wanted. He would of course be on guitar. The drummer would have been jazz great Tony Williams.  On trumpet, why of course it had to be Miles Davis….. and it was. Jimi need a bass player and on the...

  34th Annual Blues Music Award Winners Last Night the 34th annual Blues Music Award winners were announced at a ceremony at  Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. We have the nominees and winners listed below. —————————————————————————————————————————————– Acoustic Album **Not Alone – Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin** -** winners listed first** Billy Boy Arnold Sings Big Bill Broonzy – Billy Boy Arnold Blues on Solid Ground – John Primer Deeper In The Well – Eric Bibb Talking Guitar – Paul Rishell Acoustic Artist **Eric Bibb** Carolina Chocolate Drops Doug MacLeod Harrison Kennedy Paul Rishell Album of the Year **Show of Strength – Michael Burks** And Still I Rise – Heritage Blues Orchestra Double Dynamite – The Mannish Boys Son of...

  “The Rides” to Release debut album in August LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – No stranger to top flight musical partnerships, legendary singer-songwriter and Buffalo Springfield / CSN / CSN&Y principal Stephen Stills unites with fellow guitar slinger Kenny Wayne Shepherd and venerable Electric Flag keyboardist Barry Goldberg to form the new all-star blues-rock group The Rides. The multi-generational outfit’s debut album, Can’t Get Enough, is set for CD, digital, and vinyl release August 27 on 429 Records.  Featuring four co-written originals, a handful of covers, and a vintage, previously unrecorded Stills gem, Can’t Get Enough was inspired by—and is an homage to—the now-classic 1968 album Super Session, which featured Stills on guitar on one side, and the late Mike Bloomfield on the other (Bloomfield had founded Electric Flag with Goldberg, who also played on Super Session, as did Blood, Sweat & Tears keyboardist Al Kooper).  As The Rides bring...

Paul McCartney returned to the stage tonight in Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It was his first show of 2013 and he pulled out some real gems.  He opened with “Eight Days A Week” he claimed it was only the second time that he has ever played it live. Another surprised was “Your Mother Should Know” which also was played by for the second time. It was never played by the Beatles. ”Hi, Hi, Hi” hadn’t been played since 1976. (File photo) Here’s the full set list from Brazil Eight Days a Week  (The Beatles) Junior’s Farm (Wings) All My Loving (The Beatles) Listen to What the Man Said (Wings) Let Me Roll It (Wings) Paperback Writer (The Beatles) My Valentine Nineteen...

Earl Pionke, known even more around the Chicago music scene as “The Earl of Old Town” has died. He passed away this afternoon April 26th at 2:30 PM. For years Mr. Pionke owned the popular “Earl of Old Town” pub in Chicago that spawned the careers of many future household names such as John Prine, Steve Goodman, Bonnie Koloc and many many more. The news of Mr. Pionke’s passing was announced by his close friend Marina Jason: “It is with deep sadness that I must report that Earl J.J. Pionke died this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. There will be no funeral services as Earl requested that his body be donated to the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois. The family...