Rascal Flatts, longtime contributors to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, announced that they will offer 100 tickets to their fans on a first-come, first-serve basis to a very special private fundraising event taking place in Nashville on November 4, 2010.
They have been hosting these intimate concerts in Nashville for four years as an additional fundraising occasion for the hospital. This year the "Behind The Music" event will also feature emcee Ron White.
Fans may go to www.rascalflatts.com beginning this Friday, October 1, 2010 to purchase tickets. There are only 100 tickets, so act fast.
australasian big day out tour
Tool, Rammstein, Iggy and the Stooges, M.I.A and LCD Soundsystem are some of the key acts that will be a part of the 2011 Australasian Big Day Out Tour.
"This is by far our biggest and most diverse announcement ever," organizers Ken West and Vivian Lees said in a statement. "From the heaviest to the sweetest sounds in the world today, this will be a sensory overload not to be missed."
The Big Day Out Tour is Australia's premier touring festival. The 2011 event will run across six cities, beginning January 21 in Auckland, before crossing the Tasman Sea for dates on the Gold Coast (January 23), Sydney (January 26), Melbourne (January 30), Adelaide (February 4) and winding-down in Perth (February 6.)
"This is by far our biggest and most diverse announcement ever," organizers Ken West and Vivian Lees said in a statement. "From the heaviest to the sweetest sounds in the world today, this will be a sensory overload not to be missed."
The Big Day Out Tour is Australia's premier touring festival. The 2011 event will run across six cities, beginning January 21 in Auckland, before crossing the Tasman Sea for dates on the Gold Coast (January 23), Sydney (January 26), Melbourne (January 30), Adelaide (February 4) and winding-down in Perth (February 6.)
jamey johnson ~ the guitar song
Jamey Johnson is at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 top selling all genres albums with his Sept. 14, 2010 released, The Guitar Song.
The two-disc, 25-song album is a follow up to the singer’s Grammy-nominated, That Lonesome Song, and is the highest debut of the Johnson’s career.
“My dream already came true,” Johnson said. “All I ever wanted was just to get to ride around and sing Country Music.”
aaron lewis of staind - solo tour
Aaron Lewis has announced plans for an acoustic tour, kicking off October 7th in Boston. Lewis is expected to preview tracks from his solo debut album he finished earlier this year while on the tour. Full tour dates are listed below.
Lewis told Billboard in July that the album did not yet have a release date, but would be released by Atlantic Records.
"It's acoustic guitar based," Lewis said of the solo record, "and I recorded it in Nashville with a bunch of country session musicians. So it's kind of somewhere between country and James Taylor and 'It's Been Awhile.'" Adding to the album's country theme, Hank Williams Jr., George Jones and Charlie Daniels will be featured on the album's first single, titled "Country Boy."
Following the tour, Lewis is expected to reunite with the members of Staind to begin work on the band's follow up to The Illusion of Progress.
Lewis told Billboard in July that the album did not yet have a release date, but would be released by Atlantic Records.
"It's acoustic guitar based," Lewis said of the solo record, "and I recorded it in Nashville with a bunch of country session musicians. So it's kind of somewhere between country and James Taylor and 'It's Been Awhile.'" Adding to the album's country theme, Hank Williams Jr., George Jones and Charlie Daniels will be featured on the album's first single, titled "Country Boy."
Following the tour, Lewis is expected to reunite with the members of Staind to begin work on the band's follow up to The Illusion of Progress.
stone temple pilots
Stone Temple Pilots have rescheduled a some tour dates so the recently reunited band can "take a short break" before resuming their fall trek in mid-October, 2010. No reason was given for the changes, which started with the postponement of a show in El Paso, Texas. But on Sunday in Houston, STP took the stage an hour late, forcing five songs off their usual set list, and frontman Scott Weiland seemed disoriented, opening the show with a long rant and delivering "odd and confusing" banter throughout the night.
At a Stone Temple Pilots show in Red Rocks, Weiland was apparently slurring as he addressed the crowd on topics ranging from his prior drug problems to his inner ear monitor to the early days of STP. At one point, he admitted that he was drinking again. Earlier in the tour, Weiland faced accusations that he was lip-synching or relying on a backing track, after the audience could hear what sounded like pre-recorded vocals when Weiland fell off the stage in Cincinnati, OH mid-song.
At a Stone Temple Pilots show in Red Rocks, Weiland was apparently slurring as he addressed the crowd on topics ranging from his prior drug problems to his inner ear monitor to the early days of STP. At one point, he admitted that he was drinking again. Earlier in the tour, Weiland faced accusations that he was lip-synching or relying on a backing track, after the audience could hear what sounded like pre-recorded vocals when Weiland fell off the stage in Cincinnati, OH mid-song.
darius rucker / luke bryan
Darius Rucker and Luke Bryan will play the free Capitol Street Party 3 in Nashville on Oct. 13, 2010. Sponsored by Capitol Records Nashville, the event will take place on Demonbreun Street at 6 p.m. New country artists Walker Hayes, Jennette McCurdy and Troy Olsen will also perform during the event. Between 5 and 6 p.m., fans who bring a new school supply item to benefit Nashville Public Schools will have a chance to meet McCurdy, known for her role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon series, iCarly.
keith urban sings for american cancer society
Keith Urban, Colbie Caillat and Justin Bieber are among those who have recorded versions of "Happy Birthday to You" for an ongoing campaign sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The project, part of the organization's effort to be recognized as the "official sponsor of birthdays," is designed to call attention to the 11 million cancer survivors celebrating birthdays each year. The video campaign also features versions of the song recorded by Maroon 5, Jack Johnson, Devo and jazz musician Dave Koz.
willie nelson and woody harrelson
Willie Nelson and actor Woody Harrelson will host Willie & Woody's All Star Texas Hold 'Em Charity Tournament Sept. 27, 2010 at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles. Nelson, Harrelson and celebrity friends will join 200 guests in a no-limit tournament that also include dinner and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, a nonprofit organization which works to educate the public about community-based biodiesel efforts. A longtime supporter of the cause, Nelson runs his tour bus on biodiesel and is affiliated with a biodiesel brand called BioWillie.
zz top - new cd
Billy Gibbons has revealed that ZZ Top are working on their first studio album since 2003 and that it’s being produced by producer extraordinaire Rick Rubin. The Texas trio will return to the studio following small tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (who have also worked with Rubin).
“He’s very instrumental in striking a resonant chord,” Gibbons said. “He’s able to find ways to pull things out that you might not know were there in the first place.”
Although ZZ Top remain a popular band and a concert draw, they haven’t had a Top 10 album since 1990’s Recycler.
“There's more music now in every shape and form – something to please everybody,” Gibbons said. “I think the bigger challenge is: Where do you go to discover it? If you’re lucky, maybe word of mouth. Somebody will make a recommendation, and if you trust them, you might take the time to check it out.”
However, on the whole, he feels fortunate about ZZ Top’s standing in the music world.
“We’re kind of in the cat-bird seat,” Gibbons said. “We’re very fortunate that we’ve established a gang load of fans that may not have a place to go buy a CD but, by hook or by crook, they will either beg, borrow or steal it.”
“He’s very instrumental in striking a resonant chord,” Gibbons said. “He’s able to find ways to pull things out that you might not know were there in the first place.”
Although ZZ Top remain a popular band and a concert draw, they haven’t had a Top 10 album since 1990’s Recycler.
“There's more music now in every shape and form – something to please everybody,” Gibbons said. “I think the bigger challenge is: Where do you go to discover it? If you’re lucky, maybe word of mouth. Somebody will make a recommendation, and if you trust them, you might take the time to check it out.”
However, on the whole, he feels fortunate about ZZ Top’s standing in the music world.
“We’re kind of in the cat-bird seat,” Gibbons said. “We’re very fortunate that we’ve established a gang load of fans that may not have a place to go buy a CD but, by hook or by crook, they will either beg, borrow or steal it.”
instruments from nashville flood to be auctioned
Dozens of guitars, mandolins and other instruments – straight from the hands of artists such as Peter Frampton, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Vince Gill and a host of others – are headed for the online auction block through nonprofit organization NASH2O (Nash-two-Oh) to support flood relief efforts in Nashville.
Proceeds go to three beneficiaries: MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief Fund for music industry professionals, Nashville Musicians Association Flood Relief Fund for those musicians that were uninsured, and Middle Tennessee fire and rescue departments.
NASH2O was organized shortly after the devastating May, 2010 floodwaters receded by three longtime Music City mainstays: George Gruhn, widely-recognized as the leading authority on vintage stringed instruments; Joe Glaser, renowned luthier and fine instrument repairman and steel guitarist/producer Bruce Bouton, a fixture on high-profile recordings and tours for decades. Their goal was to collect flood-damaged instruments from top artists, which could then be sold as presentation/collector pieces. The group secured underwriting support from Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, a major insurer of many of the affected artists and exclusive insurance sponsor of NASH2O.
NASH2O’s official launch is slated for Tuesday, October 12, 2010 with a VIP kickoff reception and press conference at the Hard Rock Café in downtown Nashville beginning at 4 p.m., featuring appearances by some of the artists who have donated instruments, special guests, a silent auction, and some of the instruments which are headed for online auction on display.
The public will have a chance to bid via the online auction, which will open the same day at http://www.nash2o.org. The NASH2O auction is unique in several ways, as the instruments offered for sale are historic musical artifacts from the record flooding that tore through Nashville in early May wrecking havoc on several instrument storage facilities, as well as musicians’ homes and studios. But as Gruhn explains, the instruments themselves are unlike what is usually available to fans and followers:
“It’s fairly common to see instruments, signed by artists, for sale in charity efforts or given as contest prizes. But those are almost always pieces donated by a manufacturer for that purpose. They’re handed to the artist, he signs them, and that’s really the only connection he has with them. The NASH2O pieces are the artists’ personal instruments. Peter Frampton’s Les Paul is, well, Peter Frampton’s Les Paul. Brad Paisley’s Tele-style guitar is Brad’s guitar. You hear that guitar on the records. You saw it in his hands in concert. These are very personal, cherished tools of the trade, and buyers can own a piece of that history, that pedigree.”
The online auction and NASH2O communities use Moontoast’s Social Commerce Platform. Moontoast provides highly customizable, branded Social Commerce solutions to brands and individuals who are looking to maximize their social media marketing and sales efforts. Artists such as Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire and Wynonna Judd are currently leveraging this technology.
Beside the artist owned instruments for auction, sweepstakes items of new instruments and/or premiums have been donated by Taylor Guitars, THD Amplifiers, Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Gibson Guitars, Martin Guitars and Yamaha Instruments.
Proceeds go to three beneficiaries: MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief Fund for music industry professionals, Nashville Musicians Association Flood Relief Fund for those musicians that were uninsured, and Middle Tennessee fire and rescue departments.
NASH2O was organized shortly after the devastating May, 2010 floodwaters receded by three longtime Music City mainstays: George Gruhn, widely-recognized as the leading authority on vintage stringed instruments; Joe Glaser, renowned luthier and fine instrument repairman and steel guitarist/producer Bruce Bouton, a fixture on high-profile recordings and tours for decades. Their goal was to collect flood-damaged instruments from top artists, which could then be sold as presentation/collector pieces. The group secured underwriting support from Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, a major insurer of many of the affected artists and exclusive insurance sponsor of NASH2O.
NASH2O’s official launch is slated for Tuesday, October 12, 2010 with a VIP kickoff reception and press conference at the Hard Rock Café in downtown Nashville beginning at 4 p.m., featuring appearances by some of the artists who have donated instruments, special guests, a silent auction, and some of the instruments which are headed for online auction on display.
The public will have a chance to bid via the online auction, which will open the same day at http://www.nash2o.org. The NASH2O auction is unique in several ways, as the instruments offered for sale are historic musical artifacts from the record flooding that tore through Nashville in early May wrecking havoc on several instrument storage facilities, as well as musicians’ homes and studios. But as Gruhn explains, the instruments themselves are unlike what is usually available to fans and followers:
“It’s fairly common to see instruments, signed by artists, for sale in charity efforts or given as contest prizes. But those are almost always pieces donated by a manufacturer for that purpose. They’re handed to the artist, he signs them, and that’s really the only connection he has with them. The NASH2O pieces are the artists’ personal instruments. Peter Frampton’s Les Paul is, well, Peter Frampton’s Les Paul. Brad Paisley’s Tele-style guitar is Brad’s guitar. You hear that guitar on the records. You saw it in his hands in concert. These are very personal, cherished tools of the trade, and buyers can own a piece of that history, that pedigree.”
The online auction and NASH2O communities use Moontoast’s Social Commerce Platform. Moontoast provides highly customizable, branded Social Commerce solutions to brands and individuals who are looking to maximize their social media marketing and sales efforts. Artists such as Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire and Wynonna Judd are currently leveraging this technology.
Beside the artist owned instruments for auction, sweepstakes items of new instruments and/or premiums have been donated by Taylor Guitars, THD Amplifiers, Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Gibson Guitars, Martin Guitars and Yamaha Instruments.
merle haggard cancels tour dates
Haggard's publicist, Tresa Redburn, confirmed that Haggard was canceling 10 tour dates in September because of a chest infection. The 73-year-old singer-songwriter survived lung cancer in 2008.
Earlier this month, the Kennedy Center in Washington announced that Haggard would receive a Kennedy Center Honor along with composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter and musician Paul McCartney.
The careers of those figures will be celebrated on Dec. 5, 2010. The gala ceremony will be broadcast by CBS on Dec. 28, 2010.
Earlier this month, the Kennedy Center in Washington announced that Haggard would receive a Kennedy Center Honor along with composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter and musician Paul McCartney.
The careers of those figures will be celebrated on Dec. 5, 2010. The gala ceremony will be broadcast by CBS on Dec. 28, 2010.
whitesnake - new keyboard player
Whitesnake have lost yet another member of the band.
Keyboard player Timothy Drury has left to pursue a solo career.
David Coverdale said: “We are sad to lose such a valued member of the band, but we understand, support and sincerely wish Timothy every success in his solo career and thank him for a great, fun journey together.”
Right now, Whitesnake is working on their new album. They won’t look for a permanent replacement for Drury until it’s finished.
Keyboard player Timothy Drury has left to pursue a solo career.
David Coverdale said: “We are sad to lose such a valued member of the band, but we understand, support and sincerely wish Timothy every success in his solo career and thank him for a great, fun journey together.”
Right now, Whitesnake is working on their new album. They won’t look for a permanent replacement for Drury until it’s finished.
james otto hospitalized
James Otto went to his fans directly to inform them of an ailment that has left him hospitalized. James release this personal message: "I want to share with you that I was admitted to the hospital yesterday for an abdominal illness and will be canceling my shows this weekend-- 9/10 in Clarksville, Tennessee and 9/11 in Berea, Ohio. I have been feeling badly on and off for a while now but didn't think it was serious. Plus, I may have been a bit distracted by all the excitement of baby Ava's arrival! I’ll be down for a few days but hope to be back in action and on the road again soon."
zac brown band ~ letter to us soldiers
Zac Brown Band has partnered with Ram Truck Brand for "Letters for Lyrics," a campaign which hopes to send 1 million letters to U.S. soldiers overseas. By clicking this online widget, fans can write a letter to a U.S. soldier in exchange for a special CD called "Breaking Southern Ground," which features three new songs by Zac Brown Band. The campaign precedes the release of the group's sophomore album, "You Get What You Give," on Sept. 21, 2010.
billy currington - 6th #1 song
Mercury Nashville artist BILLY CURRINGTON proves he’s pretty good at picking and delivering another #1 song “PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKIN’ BEER” written by Troy Jones. “Pretty Bood at Drinkin' Beer” marks Currington’s fourth consecutive #1 single, 6th overall.
“Its great to have another #1,” said Currington. “I’m extremely grateful to all involved, especially to Troy Jones for giving up another great song to me.”
Jones, a Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise, a division of Carnival Music Group, and BMI writer, picks up his second #1. His first, “People Are Crazy”, was also recorded and performed by Currington.
His fourth album titled ENJOY YOURSELF debuts SEPTEMBER 21, 2010.
“Its great to have another #1,” said Currington. “I’m extremely grateful to all involved, especially to Troy Jones for giving up another great song to me.”
Jones, a Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise, a division of Carnival Music Group, and BMI writer, picks up his second #1. His first, “People Are Crazy”, was also recorded and performed by Currington.
His fourth album titled ENJOY YOURSELF debuts SEPTEMBER 21, 2010.
pearl jam ~ 20th anniversary
Pearl Jam will celebrate their 20th birthday at Neil Young's annual charity show for his school for children with severe physical disabilities. Guitarist Stone Gossard has announced he and the band will ring in the 20th anniversary of their first show by headlining the concert in Mountain View, California in October.
He says the show will be "really special," telling Billboard.com, "That's our 20th anniversary, which is fitting. It's perfect - not too blown up. It's not about us, it's about all those kids that are onstage with you and about Neil Young and his commitment, his influence."
The show will be Pearl Jam's eighth appearance at the Bridge School Benefit.
Pearl Jam played their first concert in Seattle, Washington, as Mookie Blaylock, on October 22, 1990.
He says the show will be "really special," telling Billboard.com, "That's our 20th anniversary, which is fitting. It's perfect - not too blown up. It's not about us, it's about all those kids that are onstage with you and about Neil Young and his commitment, his influence."
The show will be Pearl Jam's eighth appearance at the Bridge School Benefit.
Pearl Jam played their first concert in Seattle, Washington, as Mookie Blaylock, on October 22, 1990.
brooks & dunn ~ final rodeo
They went out the way they came in. Brooks & Dunn ended their 20-year career as a duo by performing their first hit together, "Brand New Man." The pair closed out their concert last night with an encore of the song that became their debut single. The sold-out show at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville was Brooks & Dunn's final stop on their Last Rodeo Tour. It was also a fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Kix Brooks told the audience early in the show: "This isn't a funeral. We did show up to party."
bon jovi to release greatest hits
Music icons Bon Jovi are releasing a career-spanning greatest hits compilation November 9, 2010 on Mercury Records.
Bon Jovi Greatest Hits will transport listeners through the band's monster hits of the past and offer a bridge to the future with the debut of four brand new tracks.
'Music marks milestones in all our lives,' notes front man Jon Bon Jovi. 'These songs have stood the test of time and they remind us all where we came from, even as we keep our eyes towards the future.'
Bon Jovi Greatest Hits will be a 16-song single disc full of the band's biggest chart-toppers including 'Livin' On A Prayer,' 'Always,' 't's My Life,' 'Wanted Dead or Alive,' and 'Who Says You Can't Go Home.'
One of the biggest bands ever, they have sold a staggering 120 million albums worldwide.
Two new songs, including lead single 'What Do You Got?,' round out the track listing. 'What Do You Got?' will hit radio airwaves globally at the end of August 2010.
Bon Jovi Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection will be a 28-song two disc edition made up of the Greatest Hits CD from the standard edition and a second disc featuring beloved fan favorites including 'Bed of Roses,' 'Blood on Blood,' 'These Days,' and 'Keep The Faith' plus the third and fourth new tracks created for this project.
The four new songs 'The More Things Change,' 'No Apologies,' 'This Is Love, This Is Life' and the first single, 'What Do You Got?' - were written specifically for inclusion in this compilation.
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