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Polyphia have teased a “heavy” new album featuring System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian and Babymetal.

Guitarist Tim Henson offers a glimpse of what the Plano, Texas four-piece are cooking up to Guitar World, saying that where latest album Remember That You Will Die explored multiple genres, their next effort will zero in on metal.

“It’s heavy,” he says. “That’s exciting for us, and I think last year was really eye-opening for us in terms of how we should start composing for the live performance.

“Playing a nylon-string to 80,000 people is a little like… when you think of a nylon-string, you think of a dude in a coffee shop, right? So, it’s a little disconnect there. We’re excited to really hone that in and really make the music bigger for that kind of audience now.”

Henson adds that there will be plenty of eight-string guitar. “We’re just making new guitars that don’t exist for the sole purpose of writing something really, really cool with it, so that if you want to learn it, you’re gonna have no choice but to buy that guitar!”

Moving on to guest spots, he continues: “We have one with Serj from System Of A Down and we just finished a second Babymetal collab – that’s for their record, though, and we’re working on one to send them for our record. So hopefully we’ll make that one come to fruition.”

Polyphia collaborated with Babymetal over the summer, joining the J-metal icons for a performance of their song Brand New Day at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo in June.

As for Tankian, he’s a noted Polyphia fan. He told The Jesea Lee Show last summer that a friend introduced him to the quartet’s music and that he found them “really interesting”.

Polyphia are no strangers to star collaborations. Remember That You Will Die had songs featuring Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno and superstar guitarist Steve Vai, among others.

Dave Jerden, a producer and engineer who worked with Jane’s Addiction, Alice in Chains and the Rolling Stones during his three-decade career, has died.

The news was confirmed by his family in a social media post that said Jerden “passed away [Feb. 5] peacefully in his sleep.”

The studio vet got his start in the late ’70s at Los Angeles’ Eldorado Recording Studios as a mixer and engineer, a role and title he preferred to producer. His earliest days were marked by work with Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and Frank Zappa.

As alternative music grew by the late ’80s, so did Jerden’s career, starting with his work with Jane’s Addiction on their first two albums. He stayed busy throughout the ’90s, producing and engineering albums by several punk, hard-rock and metal bands.

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In a 2022 interview with Gearspace.com, Jerden noted that “the best advice I can give anyone that wants to make it in this business is the same advice I was given when I started out. First and foremost: Always do your best. Never depend on anyone else. Never assume anything. … Never assume someone else is going to do your job or everything in the recording process is going along fine.”

Taking this advice led to work with some of the era’s biggest artists.

What Records Did Dave Jerden Work On?

Jerden’s first credit came in 1980 as an engineer on Talking Heads’ classic Remain in Light album. (He also worked on David Byrne and Brian Eno‘s 1981 LP My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, beginning work on that project in 1979.) Over the next half-decade, he worked in a similar role on records by Zappa (The Red and the Black), Herbie Hancock (Future Shock), the Rolling Stones (Dirty Work) and the debut solo record from Mick Jagger, She’s the Boss.

In 1988, Jerden coproduced Jane’s Addiction’s debut album, Nothing’s Shocking, and returned for their 1990 follow-up, Ritual de lo Habitual. For the next decade, he worked with Alice in Chains, the Offspring, Public Image Ltd. and Spinal Tap, among others, before he lightened his work schedule.

“For years I drove an old pickup truck and lived in small places, but I was happy,” he told Musicradar in 2013. “When you have a boat and six horses and all this stuff, you have to keep generating income to pay for it. I’m not that kind of guy. So when I found myself making corporate-type records and feeding the radio machine, I realized that I lost my bearings. I wasn’t making records for the right reasons anymore.”

Jerden continued to work into the next 21st century when he produced albums by the punk band MxPx and Ramones drummer Richie Ramone. He cofounded Tranzformer Studio in Burbank, Calif., during this time, receiving his last production credit in 2015.

Kiss have never been shy about marketing themselves.

In 2011 – over a decade ago! – it was estimated that the band had authorized more than 3,000 different pieces of memorabilia, and sold a half-billion dollars in merchandise since their 1996 original lineup / full makeup reunion.

So it makes sense that YouTube is filled with vintage commercials featuring Kiss selling their music, merchandise and tours. For the right price, they’re also quite happy to appear in commercials for your sodas, hotel chains or sneakers. More altruistically, the band has also shared their thoughts on substance abuse in front of the cameras several times over their career.

You can see 55 different Kiss commercials below, broken down by category:

MERCHANDISE

Despite that astounding total of over 3,000 pieces of Kiss-related merchandise, there’s only a couple of commercials here, both from the band’s late ’70s commercial heyday:

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MOVIES AND TELEVISION

Kiss has played a major role in five different movies, most infamously their own 1978 made-for-TV flop Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. Despite playing pivotal roles in 2008’s Role Models and 2016’s Why Him? movies, the band was left out of those trailers. But that still leaves us with three great commercials:

ALBUMS

From 1974’s Hotter Than Hell to 2012’s Monster, here’s nearly two dozen commercials promoting various Kiss albums:

TOURS

It’s hard to call yourself a true Kiss fan if you haven’t seen the band live, and these commercials did their very best to bring as many ticket buyers as possible into the tent:

ACE FREHLEY

Although he was quite happy to be out of Kiss, it seems Ace Frehley learned a thing or two about self-promotion from his former bandmates:

ENDORSEMENTS

Equally happy to lend their star power to another company, or poke fun at their selves in the name of a good laugh, Kiss have proven to be great corporate sponsors. Which one is best? It’s a close race between Paul Stanley‘s corporate “rock star” shaming and Ace Frehley‘s profit and loss statement mayhem:

ANTI-DRUGS

Kiss doesn’t play when it comes to substance abuse. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were eager and compelling spokesmen for MTV’s Rock Against Drugs campaign, and both Frehley and Peter Criss openly testified about the damage addiction had done to their lives:

L.A. KISS

Okay, yeah so for a little while, Kiss owned a football team…

FAMILY JEWELS

Have never and will never watch this show, but its popularity can’t be denied…

PAUL STANLEY VOICE-OVERS

Although he hasn’t been nearly as aggressive in pursuing projects outside of Kiss as his longtime bandmate Simmons, Paul Stanley has occasionally dabbled in voice-over work. Here are two memorable examples:

words stuff things

It’s a bright morning in LA when Luke Spiller appears on Zoom. “Life’s pretty good,” he says cheerfully, tousling his morning thatch. The Struts frontman has come a long way since growing up in a religious family in England’s West Country, and he’s got the musical memories to prove it. “I even made a list,” he says proudly, “so I don’t forget anything.”

The first music I remember hearing

It was Stevie Wonder, I Just Called To Say I Love You. My dad is a gospel singer-songwriter – like a preacher – and I remember travelling to various Christian camps when I was a little kid and this being on. I have vivid memories of wearing typical little-kid clothes and hearing this.

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The first song I performed live

It was Song Of The King (Seven Fat Cows) from Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which is sung by Pharoah. He’s pretty much Elvis Presley, and it’s a rock’n’roll song. I was picked to play him at school. It was significant for me because once it ended, the audience applauded. I thought: “Wow, I can do this.” I’ll pull it out now and again and it’ll take me back to figuring out my moves in my bedroom.

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The greatest album of all time

I could have said so many things, like [Meat Loaf’s] Bat Out Of Hell or [Queen’s] A Day At The Races, but for me it’s David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust. It’s one of those records you have to listen to from beginning to end, and have an experience with it. It’s the perfect combination of words and music, but also what was going on culturally at the time – this fascination with all things space and sci-fi. He captured that perfectly.

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The best live album

Queen, Live Killers. I loved the way they managed to take these complex studio recordings and make them work live.

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The singer

Shirley Bassey. For me she’s the quintessential siren. Talk about absolute raw talent and deliver. When I hear her voice it literally sends shivers down my spine. People compliment me on being a singer, and I have no problem with that [laughs]. But when I hear her, I’m, like: “No, that’s a real singer.”

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The songwriter

Jim Steinman. Whether it’s Meat Loaf or Bonnie Tyler or Celine Dion, when you hear those singers you can feel his personality. He has a style that is totally his own. I adore his solo album, Bad For Good, but the only thing that lets it down very slightly is Jim’s voice. So during lockdown I had this mad idea of getting the tapes for the album, digitising them and then singing over the album. I actually wrote a letter to Jim Steinman before he died explaining what I wanted to do, and he said yes.

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The guitar hero

I have to go with Brian May. His playing isn’t only highly original, but kind of flawless, and he’s an incredible songwriter on top of that.

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My cult hero

Scott Walker, hands down. I was dating a French girl who introduced me to [Belgian singer] Jacques Brel, and through that I discovered Scott Walker’s English version of Brel’s music, which led to Scott’s 60s solo albums. The instrumentation, the recording and, of course, his voice are all immaculate. I completely admire his voice but I kind of loathe it too, purely out of jealousy because I’ll never be able to get that kind of silkiness.

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My guilty pleasure

There’s an Enrique Iglesias song called Love To See You Cry, which I absolutely love. It could be a Chris Isaac or Neil Diamond song. The lyric is really intriguing, he’s sort of pushing his lover to become upset.

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My biggest disappintment

I know this band as people, and I absolutely love them and their music, but I’d have to say The Darkness’s Pinewood Smile [2017]. It wasn’t a disappointment as such, it’s just one of those records every band has – they’re good, but they just don’t compare to the bar they’ve set for themselves – and that one fell short.

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My Saturday night party song

I literally cannot help but start moving when I hear Jackson Browne’s Everybody’s Baby. It’s pure early eighties – a little bit of slap bass, some great organ playing, such an infectious groove. I love to listen to it when I’m putting on my little mod suit and getting ready to hit the town in LA – which is usually about five times every week.

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The song that makes me cry

I Know You By Heart by Eva Cassidy. It just has so many attached memories. I’d smoke a couple of cigarettes before the morning bell at school and I’d listen to that song and dream about my future. And later on, with the relationships I’ve had – that song is talking about no matter what happens, there’ll always be part of you I know through and through. It still hits me.

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The song I want played at my funeral

It’s going to be two songs: Friday Night by The Darkness and Nevermore by Queen. Friday Night reminds me of a crucial point in my life where me and my friends were just becoming old enough to get up to no good, and that song became an anthem to us. Nevermore is a song I used to smoke weed and get really high and listen to. I still love it.

Luke Spiller’s debut solo single Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes And Wine is out now.

We have all done it. We have all put together in our heads probably the perfect rock and roll album. Of course, for each one of us, it would be different. It is based on personal taste. The Perfect Album is not a compilation of what we believe are the best songs or greatest recordings of all time, or any of that stuff. For the most part, it is like the ultimate mixtape, except in this situation, we are putting together a side one and a side two, just like the old days. I have often thought of this—usually when I’m driving—and wondered what the ultimate perfect record would be. After considerable thought, I decided to put it together and share it with everyone out there.

In order to keep it at the same length as most single albums were in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, the only requirement would be to limit each side to only five songs. Now, of course, so many songs that I’ve picked are pretty long songs, and they probably might not have fit on the standard LP unless we were talking K-Tel quality sound. But we’re going to try to ignore that simple fact. The opening and closing songs on each side are pretty important because anyone who was a record collector understands the value and importance of opening and closing tracks. Additionally, the second song on each side is pretty important. So a lot of thought went into that.  I would love to hear yours. Let me know in the comments what your perfect album would be.

Two big rules

Only one song per artist.

Only five songs per side.

Side One

1 – Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding – Elton John

Is there no more perfect opening track than Elton John’s legendary Funeral For a Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding?  Opening Goodbye Yellow Brick Road with nearly twelve minutes of theatricality, blistering rock energy, and lyrical devastation, Elton John and Bernie Taupin crafted a piece that functions as both an overture and an explosion of loss and resentment. Recorded at Château d’Hérouville in France between January and April 1973 and produced by Gus Dudgeon, this medley is a masterclass in dynamic storytelling, beginning as a sweeping instrumental lament before transforming into a bitter, anthemic breakup song. The track featured Davey Johnstone on guitars, Dee Murray on bass, Nigel Olsson on drums, and Ray Cooper on percussion. I have listened to this song probably at least a thousand times, maybe more, who knows, but I never get tired of listening to it.

2 – That Smell – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve gotten so used to hearing this song that’s the second track on Street Survivors that my subconscious mind forced me to put this as the second song on the perfect album. Additionally, this has always been my favorite song from one of my favorite bands of all time, and it brings me back to being 15 years old again. It is so perfectly placed in the second spot.

Recorded in 1977 at Criteria Studios in Miami for Street Survivors, this cautionary tale of excess and destruction was written by Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins. Produced by Tom Dowd, the track features Van Zant’s searing vocals, Collins’ and Gary Rossington’s dueling guitars, Leon Wilkeson’s driving bass, Artimus Pyle’s crisp drumming, and Billy Powell’s killer piano work, all culminating in one of the band’s most haunting compositions. While Street Survivors would become tragically linked to the plane crash that claimed Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines just days after its release, this is a song that just so completely defined life for so many of us in the 1970s.

3 –  And You And I – Yes

The third song on most albums, especially in the 1970s, was usually reserved for a ballad. Although it may be a little overkill to call this progressive masterpiece by Yes a ballad, it truly is—one of the most beautiful songs the band ever released. Ask any Yes fan the name of their favorite song, and as I’ve said many times before on this site, “And You and I” will always be one of the most common answers.

“And You and I” was recorded by Yes for their fifth studio album, Close to the Edge, which was released on September 13, 1972. The song was produced by Eddie Offord and the band, and it was recorded at Advision Studios in London. The track ran for 10 minutes and 9 seconds, structured in four distinct movements: “Cord of Life,” “Eclipse,” “The Preacher, the Teacher,” and “Apocalypse.” The lineup for this recording featured Jon Anderson on lead vocals, Steve Howe on guitars, Chris Squire on bass, Rick Wakeman on keyboards, and Bill Bruford on drums, making it one of Bruford’s last recordings with the band before he departed to join King Crimson.

Though it was not released as a single, “And You and I” became one of Yes’s most celebrated compositions, frequently performed in concert and featured on multiple live albums. The album, Close to the Edge, was a critical and commercial success, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart.

4 – Where the Levee Breaks – Led Zeppelin

One of the biggest challenges in putting together this album was deciding which Led Zeppelin song to include. If I wanted to follow my own rule of selecting just one song per artist or band, it was going to be tough choosing only one from my favorite band of all time. I don’t think any other song by Led Zeppelin defined their sound and the importance of John Bonham to the band as much as this one did.

“When the Levee Breaks” was a defining moment in Led Zeppelin’s catalog, capturing the sheer force of their sound and the irreplaceable power of John Bonham’s drumming. Originally written and recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929, the song was reimagined by Led Zeppelin for Led Zeppelin IV, released on November 8, 1971. Recorded at Headley Grange, a remote English manor house that provided a natural reverb, the track became legendary for its colossal drum sound—achieved by placing Bonham’s drum kit at the bottom of a stairwell and capturing it with distant microphones. The band crafted a blues-drenched epic that stood apart from the rest of the album’s material.

5 – While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles

The closing song on side one is important but probably not as important as the closing song on side two. That one has to be epic, but of course, this is still one of the most epic Beatles songs ever released, and I would venture to say that it’s an easy argument to define it as one of the most loved Beatles songs of all time.

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was recorded by The Beatles for their self-titled double album, commonly known as The White Album, released on November 22, 1968. The recording sessions took place at EMI Studios in London, primarily on September 5 and 6, 1968. The track featured George Harrison on lead vocals and guitar, Paul McCartney on piano and bass, Ringo Starr on drums, and Eric Clapton, who contributed an uncredited lead guitar part. George Martin produced the song.

Side Two:

1 – Baba O’Riley – The Who

There was a lot of competition in my brain for this spot. The opening song on side two of an album is one of the most important spots. It is pretty much interchangeable with side one. We all know that if you’ve been collecting records your whole life, you didn’t always look at which side you were playing. Sometimes, we just pulled the album out of the sleeve and placed it on the turntable without giving much thought to what side it was because it was one of our favorite albums, and we were going to play the other side anyway. I have written multiple times on this site that the greatest rock song of all time may belong to The Who, and that’s the one I went with to open up side two.

“Baba O’Riley” was recorded by The Who for their fifth studio album, Who’s Next, released on August 2, 1971. The track was laid down in May 1971 at Olympic Studios in London, with the band and Glyn Johns handling production duties. The song runs for 5 minutes and features Roger Daltrey on lead vocals, Pete Townshend on guitar, Lowrey organ, and synthesizer, John Entwistle on bass, and Keith Moon on drums and Dave Arbus on violin.  The song’s title is a fusion of Townshend’s spiritual mentor Meher Baba and avant-garde composer Terry Riley, indicating the diverse influences that shaped its creation.

2 – Driving Wheel – Foghat

Foghat’s “Drivin’ Wheel” served as a great album opener for their classic Night Shift album. That opening screeching guitar lick instantly captured attention. Dave’s vocals on this track were off the charts. While Fool for the City, the album that featured “Slow Ride,” was the band’s most commercially successful release, I have always felt that Night Shift was their strongest record. Like I said in the opening the second track on either side has to be really strong and this one has more than enough energy to fit the bill.

3 – Memory Motel – Rolling Stones

Like side one, we picked a ballad for the third track. The Rolling Stones’ “Memory Motel” was released on their Black and Blue album in 1975. It’s probably one of the band’s most underrated albums. It was the one that featured Ronnie Wood as the newest member of the band. This is a sentimental song for me because I live on Long Island, and I am very well aware of the motel they’re referring to out east. Nonetheless, despite the locality of the song, it is still one of the band’s greatest ballads and probably the most underrated. However, if you were around at the time, it was widely celebrated when it was first released.

4 – Aja – Steely Dan

Steely Dan’s Aja album was my first introduction to jazz music, although I didn’t really know it at the time. I just thought it was a great record that had very cool songs with intricate parts that were simply captivating to listen to. I didn’t understand the musicianship behind it because I was only 16 years old at the time. The musicians that the band hired to play on this record, combined with Fagen and Becker’s incredible songwriting skills, delivered one of the most fascinating, interesting, captivating, and brilliant records of all time. Every song on this record is perfect, but this song is about as close to perfection as you can get in crafting pop, jazz, and rock all in one. There are many legendary stories about the recording of this album and how many takes were required, and it’s pretty clear to me by listening to how perfect this is that all those stories are probably true.

5 – Jungleland – Bruce Springsteen

The closing song on side two is usually reserved for the most epic piece of the album—at least, that was the case for so many classic rock albums of the 1960s and 1970s. I think The Doors really set the bar high with “The End.” Nonetheless, there are a handful of albums from the 1970s that changed the course of music, inspired countless artists to follow in their footsteps, and have stood the test of time as spectacular achievements of musical brilliance. Every single song on Born to Run is perfect. So how does one end such a perfect album? The answer is with a song like “Jungleland.”

I wonder how many mouths dropped open when people heard this song for the first time. There was no doubt in my mind when I started putting this perfect album together in my head that this would be the closer. “Jungleland” is as epic as a rock song can get, both in its musical brilliance and sheer lyrical beauty. It is both sad and hopeful at the same time.

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Willie Nelson‘s annual Outlaw Tour has been announced.

This year’s lineup includes Bob Dylan, Billy Strings, Trampled by Turtles, Wilco, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Turnpike Troubadours, the Avett Brothers, the Red Clay Strays, Lake Street Dive, Waxahatchee, Charles Wesley Godwin, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, the Mavericks, Sierra Hull, Willow Avalon, Waylon Payne, Madeline Edwards, Lily Meola, Myron Elkins, Tami Neilson and more.

The tour will begin May 13 in Phoenix, followed by dates all across America in mainly amphitheater venues. The final show will take place on Sept. 19 in East Troy, Wisconsin.

You can view the full list of concert dates below. Not all performers will perform at all dates. More information on venue-specific lineups can be found on the Outlaw Tour’s website. Tickets will be available starting Feb. 7.

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“What an amazing lineup to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour,” Nelson said in a press release. “I can’t wait to join friends and family in bringing this celebration to the fans we love.”

2025 Outlaw Music Festival Tour Dates
May 13 – Phoenix, Arizona @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
May 15 – Chula Vista, California @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 16 – Los Angeles, California @ Hollywood Bowl
May 18 – Wheatland, California @ Toyota Amphitheatre
May 20 – Nampa, Idaho @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
May 22 – Spokane, Washington @ ONE Spokane Stadium
May 24 – Ridgefield, Washington @ Cascades Amphitheater
May 25 – Quincy, Washington @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
June 20 – Clarkston, Michigan @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 21 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center
June 22 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center
June 25 – Franklin, Tennessee @ FirstBank Amphitheater
June 27 – Memphis, Tennessee @ Radians Amphitheater
June 28 – Maryland Heights, Missouri @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 29 – Ridgedale, Missouri @ Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
July 4 – Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic (not confirmed)
July 5 – Dallas, Texas @ Dos Equis Pavilion
July 6 – The Woodlands, Texas @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented By Huntsman
July 25 – Alpharetta, Georgia @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
July 26 – Charlotte, North Carolina @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 27 – Raleigh, North Carolina @ Central Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 29 – Virginia Beach, Virginia @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Aug. 1 – Wantagh, New York @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 2 – Saratoga Springs, New York @ Broadview Stage at SPAC
Aug. 3 – Gilford, New Hampshire @ BankNH Pavilion
Aug. 8 – Buffalo, New York @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
Aug. 9 – Hershey, Pennsylvania @ Hersheypark Stadium
Aug. 10 – Syracuse, New York @ Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
Sept. 5 – Bangor, Maine @ Maine Savings Amphitheater
Sept. 6 – Hartford, Connecticut @ Xfinity Theatre
Sept. 7 – Mansfield, Massachusetts @ Xfinity Center
Sept. 12 – Camden, New Jersey @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Sept. 13 – Holmdel, New Jersey @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sept. 14 – Columbia, Maryland @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sept. 19 – East Troy, Wisconsin @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre

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Pink performed a couple of classic rock covers at FireAid on Wednesday evening.

After performing her original 2017 hit “What About Us,” she transitioned into a cover of Janis Joplin‘s “Me and Bobby McGee,” followed by Led Zeppelin‘s “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You.” (Pink has performed both songs live in concert in previous years.)

You can watch the performance below.

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“Tonight is so special, I’m so inspired by the love that is happening,” Pink said from the stage, describing “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” as “one of our favorites.”

What Else Happened at FireAid?

FireAid consisted of two separate concerts, held at different venues in Los Angeles with staggered start times, and Pink was not the only act to cover Led Zeppelin. The Black Crowes also did so, bringing Slash and John Fogerty on stage to perform a rendition of “Going to California.”

In another powerful moment, the surviving members of Nirvana, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear reunited, with St. Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett and Violet Grohl handling lead vocals during their set. Graham Nash and Stephen Stills also reunited, playing live together for the first time in over a decade.

The FireAid concerts helped raise funds for rebuilding California communities affected by the recent wildfires, as well as for causes dedicated to preventing future disasters.

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Sammy Hagar and Joe Bonamassa have teamed up for a new stand-alone single.

You can hear the dark, bluesy “Fortune Teller Blues” below.

“Sammy sent us this very rough idea of a blues song while Joe and I were in a studio in Greece, and we crafted a raw, edgy blues version to go with it,” producer Kevin Shirley explains. “At times, it carries a haunting energy, and at others, it evokes the spirit of the New Orleans French Quarter. Joe was in a particularly gritty mood and played the entire track on an Ovation acoustic guitar plugged into an overdriven amplifier, producing a chaotic, heavy, and almost eerie sound. We wanted to create a different kind of blues feel to complement the lyrics, and we’re all thrilled with how it turned out.”

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Hagar’s description is a bit more concise: “Holy shit, the thing came out good… the track is a monster.”

Hagar will kick off a Las Vegas residency version of his Best of All Worlds show on April 30, while Bonamassa returns to the road starting Feb. 16 in Seattle.

Joe Bonamassa Spring 2025 Tour Dates

February 16 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
February 19 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater
February 21 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
February 22 – Cleveland, OH – Playhouse Square
February 25 – Buffalo, NY – Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
February 27 – New York City, NY – Beacon Theatre
February 28 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
March 1 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort & Casino
March 3 – Easton, PA – State Theatre
March 5 – Charleston, WV – Clay Center
March 7 – Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Event Center
March 8 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
March 10 – Chattanooga, TN – Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium
March 12 – Greensboro, NC – Steven Tanger Center
March 14 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
March 15 – St. Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
March 16 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
March 18 – Evans, GA – Columbia County Performing Arts Center
March 19 – Melbourne, FL – The King Center
March 21-26 – Miami, FL – Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea X

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