Steve Vai to Tour US This Fall

Guitar God Steve Vai who has played with legends like David Lee Roth and Whitesnake as well as having a very successful solo career has posted new tour dates to his website. Vai will be touring the United States from August through October. He also has new music, "The Story of Light" set to be released on August 14. 

08/15/12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution United States

08/16/12 St. Petersburg, FL Palladium Theater United States

08/17/12 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues United States

08/18/12 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre United States

08/20/12 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore United States

08/21/12 Nashville, TN Marathon Musicworks United States

08/22/12 Asheville, NC Orange Peel United States

08/23/12 Atlanta, GA Centerstage United States

08/24/12 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues United States

08/25/12 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre United States

08/26/12 Richmond, VA The National United States

08/28/12 Washington D.C. The Howard Theatre United States

08/29/12 Stroudsberg, PA Sherman Theatre United States

08/30/12 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre United States

08/31/12 Westbury, NY Theatre at Westbury United States

09/02/12 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club United States

09/04/12 Ridgefield, CT The Ridgefield Playhouse United States

09/05/12 Wilmington, DE The Grand Opera House United States

09/06/12 Greensburg, PA Palace Theatre United States

09/07/12 New Brunswick, NJ State Theater United States

09/08/12 Morristown, NJ Mayo Performing Arts Center United States

09/09/12 Albany, NY The Egg United States

09/11/12 New York, NY Best Buy Theater United States

09/13/12 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre United States

09/14/12 Northampton, MA Calvin Theatre United States

09/15/12 Concord, NH Capitol Center United States

09/16/12 Lebanon, NH Lebanon Opera House United States

09/17/12 Quebec, QA Capitole Du Quebec Canada

09/18/12 Montreal, QC Metropolis Canada

09/20/12 Toronto, ON Sony Centre Canada

09/21/12 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Hall United States

09/22/12 Buffalo, NY University of Buffalo Center for the Arts United States

09/24/12 Cleveland, OH House of Blues United States

09/26/12 Minneapolis, MN The Brick United States

09/27/12 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater United States

09/28/12 Chicago, IL House of Blues United States

09/29/12 St. Louis, MO The Pageant United States

09/30/12 Salina, KS The Stiefel United States

10/01/12 Denver, CO The Ogden Theatre United States

10/03/12 Boise, ID Knitting Factory United States

10/04/12 Seattle, WA The Moore Theatre United States

10/05/12 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom Canada

10/06/12 Portland, OR Roseland Theater United States

10/07/12 Napa, CA Uptown Theatre United States

10/09/12 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom United States

10/10/12 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades United States

10/11/12 Anaheim, CA City National Grove of Anaheim United States

10/12/12 Los Angeles Club Nokia United States

10/13/12 Agoura Hills, CA Canyon Club United States

3 PILL MORNING ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR-DATES WITH SEVENDUST

Press release from 3 Pill Morning....Sevendust rocks. This should be a great show!

Label debut “Black Tie Love Affair” out July 17^th

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Midwest rock band on the verge, 3 Pill Morning, has announced several summer tour-dates in support of Georgia rock veteran, Sevendust. 3 Pill Morning will join Sevendust in July as the band gears up for the release of its label debut, Black Tie Love Affair, on July 17^th (A2Z/Page 2 Music/eOne). A list of all confirmed dates can be seen below.

3 Pill Morning is currently embarked on a U.S. tour alongside Smile Empty Soul, with the first single from Black Tie Love Affair, “Rain,” set to impact radio in the coming weeks. Black Tie Love Affair will look to build on the success of the band’s 2011 independent release, Take Control, which broke into the national spotlight behind the hit single, “Loser,” a mainstay on the Active Rock Top 100 chart for over five months.

“From our perspective, Black Tie Love Affair is the album that will put 3 Pill Morning on the map to stay,” said vocalist, Jeff Stebbins. “We’ve been a band for a long time and our expectations for this release are light years beyond what we’ve pushed for
before. Our plans are simple, tour, tour, tour, and always be writing and pushing to beat anything we’ve done before.”

The Black Tie Love Affair track list is…

1. Rain
2. Skin

3. Nothing’s Real

4. Loser

5. I Want That For You

6. So Good To Leave

7. Take Control

8. Daddy’s Little Girl

9. Revolution

10. Drive By Lies

Black Tie Love Affair was recorded in winter 2012 with producer/engineer, Jon King (Augustana, Future Leaders of The World, Throwing Gravity, Darling Parade), at his Page 2 Studios in Nashville, Tenn.

Sevendust w/ 3 Pill Morning Dates

Tue/Jul-10 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues
Wed/Jul-11 Cincinnati, OH Madison Theatre
Fri/Jul-13 Ft. Wayne, IN Piere’s
Sun/Jul-15 Kalamazoo, MI District Square
Tue/Jul-17 Joliet, IL Mojoe’s
Wed/Jul-18 Kansas City, MO Harrah’s Kansas City
Thu/Jul-19 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Fri/Jul-20 Independence, IA Marion Airport
Sun/Jul-22 Des Moines, IA  Wooly’s

Murderfly announce Florida dates

Murderfly, another cool band I discovered when one of their members randomly followed me on twitter, are going to be playing dates around Florida. Definitely music to scream to.
Give them a listen on their Facebook page and if you're around, check out one of these shows.
Sat, 26 May: Winter Park, FL The Haven Lounge
Sat, 02 Jun: Melbourne, FL BOZFEST 2012 Wickham Park Ampitheatre
Fri, 15 Jun: Satellite Beach, FL The Sport's Page
Fri, 22 Jun: Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
Sat, 28 Jul: Tampa, FL Pegasus Lounge
Sat, 25 Aug: Orlando, FL The Haven

Jackyl playing free show June 9

Jackyl will be playing a free show for Brandt's Harley Davidson in Wabash, Indiana on June 9. Other bands on the bill are the Nigel Dupree Band and Reverend Boogieman. The concert starts at noon. Sounds like a great time to me!! Jackyl is awesome any time but bikes and bands are a winning combination!

David Lee Roth: Tour Dates Postponed because of "Exhaustion"

Rumors have been flying since Van Halen announced that they were postponing a bunch of tour dates that it was because of infighting. David Lee Roth has posted a video saying that everyone's getting along fine, it's just that they're "exhausted." Not sure if they're just tired or tired of putting up with each other's bullshit.


And if anyone was wondering what Sammy Hagar thought of all this, he's not surprised.

"They're hard people to get along with, those brothers...Otherwise I'd still be in the band.I'm surprised it took this long for the tour to experience major difficulties, he added. "I predicted this was going to happen a lot sooner. I lost money on that bet!"

3 Pill Morning Facebook contest.

3 Pill Morning posted this gem on Facebook today:

Contest: 5 minute Skype call with Jeff, Ryan, Charlie, or Trent (with his shirt off). Get 20 of your friends to like our page and you will be entered to win. Take a screen shot proving your friends liked the page and email it to 3pillmorning@3pillmorning.com We will announce all the finalist, then randomly draw a winner.

Their Facebook link is https://www.facebook.com/3pillmorning

No mention if any of the other members will take their shirts off on Skype...

Van Halen postpones tour dates

Van Halen have postponed 31 dates on their 2012 North American tour. The postponed shows were to run from July 7 in Uncasville, CT through Sept. 25 in Milwaukee, WI.
No official reason has been given for the postponements, and there’s no word yet on when the rescheduled dates will be announced.

My take is that this kind of sucks. Internet rumors are abound that it's because of all the fighting and the band hates each other. I can't find anything from a credible source so I guess all we have right now is the shows won't go on. (at least for the time being)

Scott Weiland back in Velvet Revolver -- I think

So I'm not really sure what's going on with Velvet Revolver (aka the cool members of Guns N Roses with Scott Weiland). The Internet is abuzz with the news that the former singer Scott Weiland is back with the band....however Slash denied it. Granted, Slash seems to be busy with his project with Myles Kennedy, so who knows if Velver Revolver is even going to do anything with Scott Weiland in the band or not. For all I know, Slash is no longer with Velvet Revolver. (ok, I just made that up, don't take it seriously!!)

In any case, I suppose this is just yet another episode of the soap opera that is the music business. Stay tuned to see what exciting band drama occurs tomorrow.

Sixx:AM offers new video for City of Hope Charity

Sixx:AM sent out the following press release today:

Rock hit-makers Sixx:A.M. (vocalist and famed rock producer James Michael, Motley Crue bassist and radio personality Nikki Sixx and Guns n’ Roses guitarist Dj Ashba) announced today their support of City of Hope through an initiative designed to help raise money for research, treatment and education for the fight against cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. Joining other celebrities such as Ryan Seacrest, Vince Gill and Sugarland in their support of City of Hope, Sixx:A.M. have offered their new music video for “Are You With Me Now” exclusively to the charity. Beginning today, fans who make a donation to City of Hope via www.cityofhope.org/radio will receive a code to unlock the never-been-seen-before video.

Personally, I love the song "Are You
With Me Now" and can't wait to see the video. The fact that they give back and help charities like this just makes me love them even more.

Steven Tyler stars in Burger King commercial

In January the big news was Motley Crue in the Kia commercial, now Steven Tyler is starring in a Burger King commercial. The commercial is kind of cute, but it's not likely to get anyone to run to Burger King anytime soon. I guess I might need to start a "rockstars in commercials" category for this blog. Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, here is Steven Tyler's Burger King commercial.

Guns N Roses inducted into Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

<p>Guns N Roses was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yesterday. This is truly a deserved honor and while I wish the whole band could've been there to jam together, it's great that the other members went. </p>

<p>Hard rockers Guns N' Roses have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without lead singer Axl Rose.
Guns N' Roses burst onto the scene with both barrels blaring in the mid 1980s. Their debut album, "Appetite for Destruction" was a shot in the arm to a stale genre and established GNR as a global force.</p>
<a href="http://omg.yahoo.com/news/guns-n-roses-inducted-rock-roll-hall-035242338.html" target="_blank">Full Article</a>

Shinedown's giving away an iPad

There are only a few short days before "Amaryllis" is finally released and we need you to help it bloom! Those who go the extra mile will be greatly rewarded for their efforts.
   
Become an official ‘Amaryllis’ ambassador and you will have a chance to win the hot off the presses BRAND NEW 4G iPad (that with 32G of storage and Wi-Fi enabled, of course) signed by the band!
   
For the next 4 weeks, each band member will  be giving away one iPad per week. How far will you go to make your entry stand out? It could range to anything from taking a video of yourself standing outside a record store telling people to buy "Amaryllis", to taking the cover art to the top of your local landmark and taking a picture! The more time and effort you put in, the greater the chances of success. Just remember to be yourself, and be creative!
   
Here’s how it’ll work: 

1) Upload a photo of yourself with the ‘Amaryllis’ artwork. Be creative, be edgy, and spread the word as much as possible! We’ll pick the most creative entry each week. Make sure you select the "Amaryllis Bloom" category when uploading otherwise your entry doesn't count. 

See full details right here. Sounds cool to me. Good luck to everyone participating.

Jack Russell's Great White confirms America Rocks Tour Dates

Looks like we have some confirmed dates for the America Rocks tour. This looks to be a great 80s hair metal concert featuring

 Jack Russell's Great White, Faster Pussycat, Bulletboys, Pretty Boy Floyd and Lillian Axe,

The America Rocks confirmed tour dates are:

JUNE 15 SANTA CLARA, CA AVALON BALLROOM

JUNE 17 SAN DIEGO, CA 4TH AND B CONCERT THEATRE

JUNE 20 LOVELAND, CO PHAZE EVENTS CENTER

JUNE 22 SAVAGE, MN NEISEN'S EVENTS CENTER

JUNE 24 VIENNA, WEST VIRGINIA YELLOW BEARDS

JUNE 29 COLUMBUS, OHIO ALROSA VILLA

JUNE 30 SARYVILLE, NJ STARLAND BALLROOM

JULY 1 SPRINGFIELD, VA EMPIRE BALLROOM

JULY 6 LAREDO, TX CASABLANCA BALLROOM

JULY 7 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS BACKSTAGE LIVE OUT DOORS

JULY 10 TEMPE , ARIZONA MARQUE THEATRE

AUG 16 SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL WHISKY A GO GO, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA

Music worth listening to: Message to Venus "Change"

So lots of bands are following me on twitter all of the sudden. Wow, usually it's me following bands, not the other way around. Anyway, these guys started following me so I figured I'd give 'em a listen. I like it. :) More of an rock sound than hard and heavy metal, but definitely good. Here's their first single, "Change." If you like it, you should like them on Facebook and get this song as a free download.

3 Pill Morning signs to A

Minneapolis rockers 3 Pill Morning announced that they have signed with New York based A2Z / Page2 Music distributed via eOne, the largest independent music and video distribution company in North America. 3 Pill Morning shares eOne’s rock roster with acts like Bush, Pop Evil, Anew Revolution and more.

You can read the press release here.

I had actually never heard of these guys till they followed me on Twitter and I gave them a listen and liked what I heard. Give their video "Loser" a play and you can download some more music from their website

Motley Crue and Kiss announce tour dates!!! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!

Motley Crüe and Kiss are touring together this summer and it's sure to be one badass concert!!! I've seen both bands separately and both are freakin' awesome at putting on a great show. This should be the show to end all shows!!!! I personally can't wait for the reviews and photos and I really hope Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx go back to hiding concert tickets in every city of the tour and tweeting their location like they did last year. DATE         CITY                                        VENUE

Jul 20               Bristow, VA                    Jiffy Lube Live
Jul 21               Virginia Beach, VA         Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Jul 22               Raleigh, NC                   Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Jul 24               Atlanta, GA                     Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul 25               Charlotte, NC                 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul 27               West Palm Beach, FL    Cruzan Amphitheater
Jul 28               Tampa, FL                     1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
Jul 31               Pelham, AL                    Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Aug 3              Houston, TX                     Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug 4              Dallas, TX                         Gexa Energy Pavillion
Aug 7              Albuquerque, NM            Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion
Aug 8              Englewood, CO               Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Aug 10            Phoenix, AZ                     Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
Aug 11            Las Vegas, NV                Mandalay Bay Arts Center
Aug 12            Chula Vista, CA                Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug 14            Irvine, CA                          Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug 16            Concord, CA                    Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
Aug 18             Auburn, WA                     White River Amphitheatre
Aug 19            Ridgefield, WA                 Sleep Country Amphitheater
Aug 24            Grand Junction, CO         Rock Jam
Aug 26             Tulsa, OK                         BOK Center (on-sale 3/30)
Aug 27             Maryland Heights, MO     Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug 29             Minneapolis, MN              Minnesota State Fair (on-sale 3/31)
Aug 31             Cincinnati, OH                  Riverbend Music Center
Sep 1               Noblesville, IN                  Klipsch Music Center
Sep 2               Pittsburgh, PA                  First Niagara Pavilion
Sep 4               Nashville, TN                   Bridgestone Arena
Sep 5               Clarkston, MI                   DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sep 7               Tinley Park, IL                  First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sep 8               East Troy, WI                   Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Sep 11             Allegan, MI                       Allegan County Fair (on-sale 5/5)
Sep 12             Cleveland, OH                Blossom Music Center
Sep 13             Toronto, ON                    Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Sep 15             Darien Center, NY          Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Sep 16             Mansfield, MA                 Comcast Center
Sep 18             Scranton, PA                   Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Sep 19             Camden, NJ                   Susquehanna Bank Center
Sep 21             Holmdel, NJ                    PNC Bank Arts Center
Sep 22             Wantagh, NY                   Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sep 23             Hartford, CT                    Comcast Theatre

Stream Shinedown&apos;s new "Amaryllis" on iTunes

Shinedown has been tweeting that you can listen to Amaryllis on iTunes for free today. Great chance to try before you buy. I love when bands do this, it usually shows that they are confident that they've put out quality music and are confident in every song, especially in today's climate where you can choose to only buy the songs you want and not get stuck with filler material.

Shinedown is consistently excellent. I know what I'll be listening to at work today. Click on this link, click View in iTunes (yeah, you gotta have iTunes to listen) and you should see a blue button that let's you stream. :)

Do You Wanna Get Rocked? Def Leppard announces tour dates

Def Leppard have announced that they will make a return to the United States this June with a massive summer tour in support of their new music "Mirror Ball: Live & More". Dates for the first leg are listed HERE. Joining Def Leppard for this highly anticipated summer tour are Poison and Lita Ford. More dates coming soon!

“We had such a good time going out with Poison in 2009 that we thought it only right to do it again!” says singer Joe Elliott.

For the ultimate fan who NEEDS to buy a VIP package, they can be bought here

Jun 20

Salt Lake City, Utah USANA Amphitheater On Sale 4/6/12

Jun 22

Irvine, California Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre On Sale 3/17/12

Jun 23

Las Vegas, Nevada Red Rock Amphitheatre On Sale 3/17/12

Jun 25

Denver, Colorado Pepsi Center On Sale 3/16/12

Jun 27

Kansas City, Missouri Sprint Center On Sale 3/30/12

Jun 29

Atlanta, Georgia Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood On Sale 3/16/12

Jun 30

Tampa, Florida Tampa Bay Times Forum On Sale 3/16/12

Jul 2

Cincinnati, Ohio Riverbend Music Center On Sale 3/30/12

Jul 3

Nashville, Tennessee Bridgestone Arena On Sale 4/6/12

Jul 6

Cleveland, Ohio Quickens Loan Arena On Sale 3/16/12

Jul 7

Clarkston, Michigan DTE Energy Music Theatre On Sale 3/16/12

Jul 10

Columbia, Maryland Merriweather Pavilion On Sale 3/23/12

Jul 11

Newark, New Jersey Prudential Center On Sale 3/16/12

Jul 13

Wantagh, New York Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion On Sale 3/16/12

Jul 16

Montreal, Canada Bell Centre

Jul 17

Hamilton, Canada Copps Coliseum

Jul 19

Chicago, Illinois Allstate Arena On Sale 3/16/12

Jul 22

Caddott, Wisconsin Rock Fest - Festival Grounds w/ POISON

Jackyl announces tour dates

Jackyl's Rebel Rocker Jesse James Dupree announced some more tour dates for Jackyl today.
Seems like they're mostly playing festivals right now. Check them out. More dates can be found at their official site, Jackyl.com

4/19/2012	Winston Salem, NC	Ziggy's	More Info
4/20/2012	Charlotte, NC	Tremont Music Hall	More Info
5/5/2012	Columbus, GA	Front Porch of The South	More Info
5/27/2012	Pryor, OK	Rocklahoma	More Info
6/7/2012	Sandusky, OH	Ohio Bike Week	More Info
6/9/2012	Wabash, IN	Brandt's Harley Davidson	More Info
7/7/2012	Algona, IA	Freedom Rally at Freedom Park	More Info
7/26/2012	Royalton, MN	Halfway Jam	More Info
9/1/2012	Freeport, TX	Freeport Summertime Blues Festival	More Info

RIP Randy Rhoads

30 years ago today the world lost one of the most amazing guitarists ever. His music stands the test of time and he remains one of the most influential rock guitarists out there. RIP Randy Rhoads. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Very nice tribute video....it includes some of his Quiet Riot footage (everyone associates him with Ozzy, but he was also a founding member of Quiet Riot) Just watch and enjoy...