Gogol Bordello supports new album with world tour
(LiveDaily.com) Gypsy punk-rockers Gogol Bordello have assembled a North American fall tour to support their new album, “Super Taranta.”
Guster mounts final push behind latest record
(LiveDaily.com) Alt-rockers Guster have lined up their last round of tour dates to support their most recent album, “Ganging Up on the Sun.”
More Van Halen shows trickle in
(LiveDaily.com) With several shows on its upcoming tour already sold-out, Van Halen has added a couple of dates and tweaked its schedule a bit.
Album Review: Okkervil River, “Stage Names” (Secretly Canadian)
(LiveDaily.com) Okkervil River’s breakout album, 2005s “Black Sheep Boy,” was a heartbreaker in the most epic and melodramatic sense of the word. Two years (and one EP) later, “Stage Names” finds leader Will Sheff and company opening things up conceptually, focusing more on the exterior of humanity than on the insular-drivan themes of “Black Sheep Boy.”
Fun proves contagious for Hellyeah
(LiveDaily.com) Now that former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has had a taste of success with his third serious project, Hellyeah, he’s “chomping at the bit” to record new music.
Friday birthdays
Broadcast journalist Daniel Schorr is 91. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson is 72. via Asbury Park Press Online
Weekend Ticketing: Reba McEntire, Van Halen, Korn, Daughtry, Wilco
(LiveDaily.com) Reba McEntire, who’s been touring ahead of a new album release, continues to add concerts to her schedule, and tickets continue to hit the market for new shows.
PJ Harvey unveils ‘White Chalk’ in the US
(LiveDaily.com) PJ Harvey is back with her first studio set in three years, and the eccentric British singer/songwriter is planning a couple of US concerts to show off the new material.
Nikki Sixx to Speak at Capitol Hill Event for National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month
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Slayer Guitarist on Touring With Marilyn Manson: ‘I Haven’t Seen Any Fistfights Yet’
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