Thursday, May 31, 2018

Dave Matthews Band Share New Album Single "That Girl Is You" (jambands.com)



Dave Matthews Band are set to release their new album Come Tomorrow on June 8, and today the band has shared another preview of the effort in the form of new single “That Girl Is You.”









Read more @jambands.com: http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/05/25/dave-matthews-band-share-new-album-single-that-girl-is-you/#ixzz5GdhdlmkO

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Phil Collen Leaves Def Leppard Tour (UCR)



Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen has left the band's tour with Journey less than a week after it began. For last night's show in Hershey, Pa., Steve Brown of Trixter was spotted in Collen's place.

Read more @ Ultimate Classic Rock

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Umphrey's McGee Welcome Lettuce Horns... (jambands.com)



Summer Camp Music Festival kept rolling on Friday with the first full day of music from Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL, and Umphrey’s McGee highlighted the day with a two-set headlining affair that featured a sit in from the Lettuce horn section and the debut of a track off their newest album, the surprise release it’s you.





Read more @jambands.com: http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/05/26/umphrey-s-mcgee-welcome-lettuce-horns-debut-it-s-you-track-at-summer-camp/#ixzz5GdgTuUNd

Monday, May 28, 2018

Dave Matthews Band: Boyd Tinsley is "No Longer a Member of the Band" (jambands.com)




Last week, it surfaced that Boyd Tinsley, the longtime violinist for Dave Matthews Band who announced earlier this year that he was “taking a break” from the group, has been accused of sexual misconduct by a former member of Crystal Garden, the band Tinsley created, supported and produced

Read more @jambands.com: http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/05/18/dave-matthews-band-boyd-tinsley-is-no-longer-a-member-of-the-band-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/#ixzz5Fx0FWlPu

Sunday, May 27, 2018

On the turntable this Sunday...Wonderful Wonderful




Wonderful Wonderful is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Killers. It was released on September 22, 2017, by Island Records.  It is their first studio album in five years, since Battle Born (2012), and their fifth consecutive studio album to top the UK Albums Chart. It is also their first album to top the Billboard 200.


Saturday, May 26, 2018

Galactic Add Summer Tour Dates (jambands.com)



Galactic have added a few late-summer dates to their 2018 schedule, as the New Orleans funk ensemble will play two additional shows on each coast in August and September

Read more @jambands.com: http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/05/18/galactic-add-summer-tour-dates/#ixzz5FwzObaOU

Friday, May 25, 2018

June 2018 New Music Releases (UCR)



The list of June 2018 new music releases ends with a bang: Guns N' Roses are returning to their landmark 1987 debut album with deluxe, super deluxe and a massive "Locked N' Loaded" reissue editions of Appetite for Destruction. But there's plenty of things to tide you over until then, including Roger Daltrey's As Long as I Have You – his first solo album since Going Back Home, a 2014 collaboration with Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson.

Read more @ Ultimate Classic Rock

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Umphrey's McGee Release New Stealth Album, 'it's you' (jambands.com)



Just over 5 months ago, Umphrey’s McGee released a new studio record titled it’s not us. In the wee hours of Friday morning, the group shared news of a previously unannounced follow-up, it’s you which is now available

Read more @jambands.com: http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/05/18/umphrey-s-mcgee-release-new-stealth-album-it-s-you/#ixzz5FwyZGYlD

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The Journey / Def Leppard 2018 Tour : A Tale of the Tape (UCR)



Two of the biggest heavyweights in the industry are going toe-to-toe this year when Def Leppard and Journey kick off their massive 58-city co-headlining tour in Hartford, Conn., this Monday (May 21). Although it's not a competition between these old friends – they toured together previously in 2006 – we're presenting a "tale of the tape" showing you how the two match up.

Read more @ Ultimate Classic Rock

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Rolling Stones Bring Bustouts to European Tour Opener (jambands.com)




The Rolling Stones kicked off their run of European No Filter tour dates at Dublin, Ireland’s Croke Park last week, and the band decided to dig into their catalog a bit to bust out two tunes for the first time in well over a decade.

Read more @jambands.com: http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/05/18/the-rolling-stones-bring-bustouts-to-european-tour-opener/#ixzz5Fwxp4jnr

Monday, May 21, 2018

Lindsey Buckingham Says Fleetwood Mac 'Lost Their Perspective' (UCR)



Lindsey Buckingham has finally spoken about his departure from Fleetwood Mac. Last week, he performed at a fundraiser for Mike Levin, a Democratic candidate for California's 49th Congressional District, where he made his first public comments about the band's decision to tour without him, which you can see below.

Read more at Ultimate Classic Rock

Sunday, May 20, 2018

On the turntable this Sunday...Three Snakes and One Charm



Three Snakes and One Charm is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Black Crowes. It was released on July 23, 1996.
During the "Amorica or Bust" tour of 1995, many of the relationships within The Black Crowes had soured, the most public of which was the one between brothers Chris and Rich Robinson. "We just f**king hated each other," Rich noted in the September 1996 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. "It's just a normal phase bands go through. There was a lot of emotional baggage, and everyone got on each other's nerves. We almost broke up a few times, but finally we all let go and moved on."
Chris echoed his brother's sentiment in the March 1996 issue of Guitar World magazine. "Everyone goes through changes," he stated. "The trick is trying to remember that and keep it together, and having respect for everyone and not judging people because you're all goin' through changes. Perseverance is the thing. You have to get your ego in place.

Friday, May 18, 2018

Phil Collins Announces First North American Tour in Eight Years (UCR)



At long last, Phil Collins is returning to American concert stages. As promised on Friday, the former Genesis frontman announced that he will be bringing his Not Dead Yet! tour to North America.

Read more and see North American Tour Dates at Ultimate Classic Rock

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Jazz Fest Sets 2019 Dates (jambands.com)



After a very successful outing this year, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will return in 2019 to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Next year the historic gathering in the Crescent City is slated for April 26 – May 5, 2019.


Read more @jambands.com: http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/05/12/jazz-fest-sets-2019-dates/#ixzz5FNrg7qqm

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

UCR - Bob Marley Albums Ranked Worst to Best




Bob Marley's legend was sealed before his death from skin cancer in May 1981 at age 36. Look no further than our list of Bob Marley Albums Ranked Worst to Best for proof..

Read more and see Ultimate Classic Rock's ranking of Bob Marley's studio albums here.

Monday, May 14, 2018

Fleetwood Mac's New Guitarists Play Together For First Time (UCR)




A small audience got a bit of a look at Fleetwood Mac's new lineup when Mike Campbell sat in with Neil Finn on Thursday (May 3). Both men have been hired to take the place of Lindsey Buckingham on their upcoming tour.

Read more @ Ultimate Classic Rock

Sunday, May 13, 2018

On the turntable this Sunday...Walk Between Worlds



Walk Between Worlds is the eighteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 2 February 2018 by BMG Rights Management.
Walk Between Worlds heralds a major lineup change for Simple Minds and is the first album since 2002's Cry without keyboardist Andy Gillespie, who left the band in early 2017.
Longtime drummer Mel Gaynor performed on nine of the album's tracks, but won't be part of the forthcoming tour in 2018. Catherine AD aka The Anchoress performs backing vocals on a couple of songs, Sarah Brown remaining the main female vocalist of the band. Gordon Goudie plays acoustic guitar on four songs (he also appeared on the following Simple Minds albums: 2001's Neon Lights, 2002's Cry, 2005's Black & White 050505, 2009's Graffiti Soul, 2016's Acoustic and 2017's Acoustic in Concert).

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Guns N' Roses Announce 'Appetite' Box Sets (Ultimate Classic Rock)




Guns N' RosesAppetite for Destruction is set for a major upgrade. As anticipated, the band announced that Deluxe, Super Deluxe and a massive "Locked N' Loaded" versions of their landmark 1987 debut album will be released on June 29.

Read more @ Ultimate Classic Rock

Monday, May 7, 2018

Sunday, May 6, 2018

On the turntable this Sunday...The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan



The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 27, 1963 by Columbia Records. Whereas his self-titled debut album Bob Dylan had contained only two original songs, Freewheelin' represented the beginning of Dylan's writing contemporary words to traditional melodies. Eleven of the thirteen songs on the album are Dylan's original compositions. The album opens with "Blowin' in the Wind", which became an anthem of the 1960s, and an international hit for folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary soon after the release of Freewheelin'. The album featured several other songs which came to be regarded as among Dylan's best compositions and classics of the 1960s folk scene: "Girl from the North Country", "Masters of War", "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right".
Dylan's lyrics embraced news stories drawn from headlines about the Civil Rights Movement and he articulated anxieties about the fear of nuclear warfare. Balancing this political material were love songs, sometimes bitter and accusatory, and material that features surreal humorFreewheelin'showcased Dylan's songwriting talent for the first time, propelling him to national and international fame. The success of the album and Dylan's subsequent recognition led to his being named as "Spokesman of a Generation", a label Dylan repudiated.
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan reached number 22 in the US (eventually going platinum), and became a number-one album in the UK in 1964. In 2003, the album was ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2002, Freewheelin' was one of the first 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Dawes Announce New Album ' Passwords' (jambands.com)





Dawes have announced they will release their new studio album, Passwords, on June 22 via their own HUB Records, following up 2016’s We’re All Gonna Die and marking the sixth studio release for the band. The group also released a live album We’re All Gonna Live last year.

Read more @jambands.com: http://www.jambands.com/news/2018/04/27/dawes-announce-new-album-passwords/#ixzz5E4ZjAQgU

Tuesday, May 1, 2018