It’s just a few days before the show, and we now know which acts will be streamed for the 2011 Lallapalooza music fest. Quite a few of the favorites will be on there as well. Highlights include, Big Audio Dynamite, My Morning Jacket, Coldplay, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals,  Imelda May, White Lies, Bright Eyes, Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses, The  Cars and Foo Fighters.  There are many, many more as you can see below. Ah, so where is this stream which you speak.  Well you can get there by clicking HERE   Read below and make sure you keep this list handy!!! (These times are Central Time) Friday, August 5th: 01:30 – The Vaccines 01:45 – TAB the Band 02:15...

  Sad news coming from the Folk Rock and Christian Music worlds, as it was announced today that Dan Peek, formerly of the band America has died. No further details are available at this time. Dan was 60. He formed America in the late 60s with Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell. Dan would stay with the band until 1976 when he pursued a change to Christian Music. Dan wrote and sang lead on “Lonley People” from the bands fourth album titled, Holiday.  Other notable songs by Mr. Peek included “Don’t Cross the River” from Homecoming and “Rainy Day” and “Donkey Jaw” from the self-titled debut. His biggest hit in the Christian scene was “All things are Possible” released in 1979. Dewey...

  ————————————————————————————————————————————————————– 12 October AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX. 14 October Concrete Street Amphitheater, Corpus Christi, TX. 15 October The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX. 16 October Allen Event Center, Dallas, TX. 18 October Ava Amphitheater, Tucson, AZ. 19 October Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA. 22 October San Manuel Amphitheater, San Bernardino, CA. 23 October Hard Rock, Las Vegas, NV. 27 October Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA. 29 October WaMu Theater, Seattle, WA. 30 October Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC. 1 November Shaw Conference Center, Edmonton, AB. 2 November Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB. 4 November Maverik Center, Salt Lake City, UT. 5 November 1STBANK Center, Denver, CO. 8 November US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH 9 November Prairie Capital Convention...

With Mick Jagger in the infancy of his super group Super Heavy, Charlie Watts occasionally busy with the ABC&D of Boogie Woogie and Keith Richards considering a solo album, one might think the Rolling Stones have unofficially called it a day. However, guitarist Ronnie Wood — who just celebrated 16 months of sobriety — tells the Evening Standard that the band are planning something for their 50th anniversary next year. “We’ll try to recapture the old camaraderie,” Wood says, adding that a series of gigs is being planned with the possibility of London’s Hyde Park being a location (the site of the band’s famous 1969 Hyde Park concert, the Stones first following the death of guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Brian...

Maureen O’ Donnell – Chicago Sun-Times As a member of the band Heartsfield, guitarist Perry Jordan opened for some of the biggest names in the music business. He streaked naked at a gig with Jimmy Buffett and had his heart broken a little by Stephen Stills. He rescued numerous stray dogs — and one wolf. He kept his rock ’n’ roll attitude to the end of his life. Just five days before he died, Mr. Jordan, who had been in declining health since a heart attack a year ago, urged a hospice nurse: “Kiss me.” Mr. Jordan, 62, of Midlothian, died Wednesday at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights. He’d been a founding member and a principal songwriter for...

David Bromberg’s new Use Me tickles the ear with a spicy smorgasbord of the many musical ingredients that make up the “Americana” genre. David’s concept for the CD was to ask a wide variety of singer-songwriters and musicians to write (or choose), produce, and perform on songs showcasing his versatility as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Answering his call were some of the greatest talents in contemporary music: Dr. John, spreading New Orleans “fonk”; Los Lobos (with a Mexican-flavored waltz); country music’s Vince Gill and bluegrass’s Tim O’Brien; Linda Ronstadt, making a rare appearance (on a Brook Benton ballad); Levon Helm (playing on two chunks of Woodstock blues and goodtime music), Southern jam band Widespread Panic, contemporary roots singer-songwriter John...

Sly Stone’s website is reporting that Sly Stone will release a new album on August 18th. It will be made up of remakes of eight of his better know tunes along with three more tracks that have never been released. The remakes will feature guest artists such as Jeff Beck, Ray Manzarek and Ann Wilson. His last album was released in 1982. Here’s the complete listing along with the guest artists. “Dance To The Music” with Ray Manzarek “Everyday People” with Ann Wilson “Family Affair” “Stand!” with Carmine Appice & Ernie Watts “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” with Johnny Winter “(I Want To Take You) Higher” with Jeff Beck “Hot Fun In The Summertime” with Bootsy Collins...

To the people who stole most of my stuff out of my studio on June 5, including my main guitar of 43 years, let me tell you about it. It’s a very altered, but very real 1953 Gibson Les Paul Model – Serial # 3 0621 (stamped on the back of the headstock) This is not a gold-top. In the 1950’s, it was refitted with an ABR-1 bridge and stop tailpiece, and then refinished, all by Gibson. The green colour in the picture, (especially on the rear half of the body where the light reflection is less), is accurate. It’s one of the lightest Gibson Les Pauls, and the only one of its’ colour, that I’ve ever seen. I’ve...

Master of pop song craft and front man of Crowded House, Neil Finn, and his wife Sharon Finn have formed a new band called Pajama Club (formerly Pajama Party). The New Zealand-based group also include local indie musician Sean Donnelly, and in its touring incarnation, drummer Alana Skyring. Pajama Club’s self titled debut full-length will be released on Sept. 13 through Lester Records/Redeye. The album is a mix of gritty, garage rock grooves and electronic bleeps and squelches, topped off by Neill and Sharon’s back-and-forth vocals. The couple have an alluring natural chemistry that forms the core of the band. Opening track, “Tell Me What You Want” romps along with a sexy, swampy lurch and introduces the nonchalant yet...

Singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, the writer of the 1977 hit ‘Lonely Boy’ and a frequent collaborator of Linda Ronstadt’s, died in his sleep at his Encino, Calif., home on June 3, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 59-year-old had been battling cancer. Gold seemed destined to find a career in music, thanks to the accomplishments of his family. His mother, Marni Nixon, sang for Natalie Wood in ‘West Side Story’ and for Audrey Hepburn in ‘My Fair Lady,’ while his father, Ernest Gold, won an Oscar for his score of the 1960 film ‘Exodus.’ Taking up multiple instruments on Ronstadt’s ‘Heart Like a Wheel, ‘Prisoner in Disguise’ and ‘Hasten Down the Wheel,’ Gold added a charm and robustness to the...