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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2025 performer nominees were announced on Wednesday (February 12). This year’s list features a total of 14 candidates, which includes eight first-time nominees: Outkast, Billy Idol, the Black Crowes, Phish, Bad Company, Joe Cocker, Chubby Checker, and Maná, the first primarily Spanish-language nominee. The other six…

Death Cab for Cutie have announced a series of four shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Grammy-nominated 2005 album, Plans. The gigs will take place in Seattle (August 2), Chicago (August 5), and Brooklyn (August 8 and 10). Nation of Language will be the opening act in Seattle and Chicago, while American Analog Set…

Folk icon Joan Baez made a rare live appearance at a tribute concert held in her honor at San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium on Saturday night (February 8). The benefit show, which raised funds for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, also featured performances by Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Margo Price, Bonnie Raitt, and Tom Morello. Baez…

Patti Smith is embarking on a fall 2025 tour to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her influential debut album, Horses. Smith will be joined on the tour by longtime collaborators Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, with all shows featuring a performance of Horses in its entirety. The 20-date tour kicks off in Dublin on…

Bon Iver, the project initially spearheaded by Justin Vernon, is set to release a new album entitled, SABLE, fABLE, on April 11, marking the band’s first full-length record in six years. The precursor for the album, Sable EP, was released last fall, and the three songs from that set kick off the new collection. “If…

On Tuesday (February 11), Jack White surprised fans by releasing a new live EP, No Name Live, which features five tracks recorded during his 2024 tour at shows in Denver, Atlanta, New Haven, Dallas, and Hobart, Australia. All the songs are from White’s most recent album, the Grammy-nominated No Name. In addition, White took to…

Maynard James Keenan is mourning the peaceful passing of his father, Mike Keenan. The Tool frontman shared a heartfelt tribute to his late father on Instagram over the weekend, where he reflected on his dad’s eventful life while sharing a series of photographs of them together over the years. “My Father, Mike Keenan, also my…

Jack White took to Instagram on Saturday (February 8) to address fans’ expectations for extra-long live performances, stating that the length of a show does not determine its quality. White praised legendary acts like The Beatles and Ramones who “played 30 minute (ish) sets,” while admitting that, “If I could, I would do the same…

Alice Cooper has extended his Too Close for Comfort Tour into spring and summer 2025. The newly announced dates feature a series of 21 headlining shows scheduled across the US from May through August, along with a handful of festival appearances and a special one-off opening slot for My Chemical Romance on August 15 at…

Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil’s plane was involved in a fatal accident at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona on Monday. One person died in the crash, while another was trapped inside one of the planes for an extended period of time, and three others who sustained injuries were taken to local hospitals. Neil was not…