Country Music Loses Mindy McCready to Suicide at 37
Troubled Country star Mindy McCready was found dead of an apparent suicide at her home in Heber Springs, Arkansas on Sunday. She was 37. The Cleburne County (Arkansas) Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that McCready was found on the porch of her house and was pronounced dead at the scene “from what appears to [...]
Fort Rock Festival Comes to Fort Myers with The Offspring, 3 Doors Down
The Offspring and 3 Doors Down will be among the acts bringing the rock to the first-ever Fort Rock, which is being billed as “southwest Florida’s biggest rock festival. The one-day festival will take place Sunday, April 14 at JetBlue Park in Fort Meyers, Fla. The ballpark is the spring training home to the Boston [...]
Greatest Guitarists of All Time
It’s a daunting task to list the greatest guitarists of all time. But these particular five have influenced legions of artists through sheer innovation and wonderful playing, touting both virtuosity and melodic wit in their unique craft. From the 1930s (Robert Johnson) to today (Sonic Youth), their influences are so great many aspiring guitarists immediately [...]
Prince Signs On for Three Nights at Montreux Jazz Festival
Prince will perform three concerts at this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. The concerts will be held July 13-15 at the festival, which runs from July 5-20 this year. Prince will be considered one of the headliners of the festival, and the rest of the lineup will be announced April 18. This is the [...]
Miranda Lambert Juices Up Summer Tour with 21 Additional Dates
Miranda Lambert just kicked off her new tour with Dierks Bentley last month, but she’s already looking ahead in the year, adding a slew of new dates to her current tour itinerary. First, she’s added a handful of dates in the spring, notably in the latter portion of May, starting May 10 with a show [...]
The Fight to Unite Tour Features Kottonmouth Kings, Deuce
Kottonmouth Kings will be taking Deuce on the road with them for the second annual “Fight to Unite Tour,” later this year. The tour kicks off April 8 at the Rialto Theater in Tucson, Arizonia before continuing for nearly a month before finishing at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. In between, the bands will [...]
Eric Church Leads American Country Music Award Nominations with Seven
Eric Church emerged with the most Academy of Country Music Awards nominations this year with seven. The nominations for the 48th Annual ACM Awards were announced yesterday, February 13, and Hunter Hayes came in a close second in the race for the most nominations with six. Right behind him were Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert [...]
Tom Petty, Kings of Leon Featured at Gulf Shore’s Hangout Music Festival
The Hangout Music Festival is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated music festivals in the country by adding bigger and better lineups every year. This year’s festival stands to be no different as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will headline the festival along with Kings of Leon. This year’s event will be the fourth [...]
Guns N Roses, Korn, Alice in Chains Headline Rocklahoma
“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Rock!” proclaims the tagline of the 2013 Rocklahoma Festival, and with a lineup including Guns N’ Roses, Alice In Chains, Bush and Korn, it’s safe to say the motto fits. This year’s incarnation of the annual music festival will take place May 24-26 at the Catch the Fever Festival [...]
Bruno Mars Tours with Ellie Goulding, Fitz & Tantrums This Summer
Bruno Mars announced a summer tour during an appearance on “Ellen,” though he left quite a few questions about the trek unanswered. Here’s what we know: the tour, dubbed the “Moonshine Jungle tour,” will take place this summer, and he will be joined by Ellie Goulding and/or Fitz & the Tantrums on various dates. Those [...]
