UPDATE:Aerosmith have added 17 shows to their Las Vegas residency at the Park Theater at Park MGM. The new run of shows will kick off September 1st and run through December 4th. Tickets will go on sale to the general public February 16th at 10 a.m. PT. A pre-sale for …
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For this writer, the quintessential moment of the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival came in transit. A quick stroll on Saturday afternoon took me from the main stage, where Laurie Anderson was wrapping up a set of luminous, exploratory string-trio free improv, to one of the smaller tents, where octogenarian Memphis …
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Kenny Chesney’s latest album Songs for the Saints was released on July 27th, and the country superstar is still making the television rounds in support. On Tuesday, he stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to sit down for an interview and perform album single “Get Along.” Chesney and …
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Mumford & Sons served as the secret Saturday night headliner at the Newport Folk Festival, where the British band played a 15-song set packed with unexpected covers and surprise guests. Midway through their set, Mumford & Sons deviated from their usual set list to debut their cover of Radiohead‘s In …
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An impressive array of Grammy-winning artists, including Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle and Graham Nash, will embark on a five-city tour this fall in an effort to end the Trump administration’s family separation policies. Organized by the Women’s Refugee Commission, which has been advocating ending the practice of detaining …
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