Country Singer Randy Travis Hospitalized in Critical Condition Country singer Randy Travis, 54 has been admitted to a Dallas, Texas hospital in critical condition, according to a public relations representative. Travis was admitted Sunday for treatment of viral cardiomyopathy, a heart condition caused by a viral infection that affects the heart tissue’s ability to pump blood. “Viral cardiomyopathy can be caused by 30-plus different viruses, but it’s almost impossible to pinpoint which virus it is,” said Dr. Ramin Oskoui, a cardiologist and internal medicine specialist in Washington. “Hospitals use viral cardiomyopathy as a ‘catch all’ diagnosis.” “To say that Mr. Travis’ alcohol use exacerbated his problems would be pure speculation, but if someone told me alcohol played a role...

    Wilco Plays ‘All Request Set’ at Their ‘Solid Sound’ Festival Tonight, June 21st, Wilco gave their fans something special. They did an all-request set at their own Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts. We thank Marc Cusa and Eric Berman (Of Eric Berman’s Song of the Day) for providing the list. Wilco June 21st, 2013 Boys are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy Cut Your Hair – Pavement In the Street – Big Star New Madrid – Uncle Tupelo Dead flowers – Rolling Stones Simple Twist of Fate – Bob Dylan Ripple – Grateful Dead Who Loves the Sun – Velvet Underground And Your Bird Can Sing – Beatles Psychotic Reaction – Count Five Tom Courtenay – Yo...

  Cat Stevens to Announce Tour It was just a one line statement on his facebook page this morning, June 21st, but Yusuf Cat Stevens has announced that he will be announcing a tour soon.  We’ll be updating this post when we have more information. If you’re curious as to what he performs these days let me share with you one of his last set lists for a live show. This set list was from 2011 at a venue in Stockholm, Sweden. He played two lengthy sets at that show. May 7th, 2011 Set 1 Lilywhite The Wind Blackness of the Night Trouble Pop Star Where Do the Children Play Midday (Avoid City After Dark) I Love My Dog...

The Replacements to play Riot Fest in Toronto, Chicago and Denver It started as a hot rumor today. Now it’s official. The Replacements will be playing all three Riot Fest concerts this fall. The Fests are August 24-25 in greater Toronto, September 13-15 in Chicago and September 21 and 22 in Denver Colorado. Riot Fest has already begun changing their posters to show the addition of The Replacements to the bill. We’re not sure exactly who will be playing along with Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson. These are the first three shows that we know about at this time. We’ll let you know if and when we hear about more.  Ticket Information Here is ticket information for Toronto  Here...

  Listen to Black Sabbath 13 For Free So you’d like to hear Black Sabbath’s new album 13 before it’s official release date of  June 11th? Well you can by visiting the official Black Sabbath iTunes page. To get there click this link: iTunes artist page, once your there then you must click on “View in iTunes” to access the stream to 13 in its entirety. This is the first Black Sabbath studio album with Ozzy Osbourne since 1978’s Never Say  Die. Bill Ward is not part of the project. Toni Iommi was asked about it by Rolling Stone Magazine. “I didn’t know Bill was having these issues when we got together – he never even mentioned it to us. It was quite confusing. We...

  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...

  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...