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Joan Baez Sets Extensive Final Tour: Fare Thee Well
Last fall she announced that she would retire from touring at the end of 2018. She feels her new album is one of her best
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The Rutles, Beatles Parody Band, Announce Tour
The “Pre-Fab Four,” a.k.a. the “legend that will last a lunchtime,” will get up and go on the road for a series of spring dates. All you need is cash to attend.
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Rory Gallagher Solo LPs Get 70th Birthday Reissue
The renowned guitarist’s entire solo catalog is being remastered for CD and 180g vinyl. See who said “I owe Rory Gallagher my sound”
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David Crosby Announces Spring Tour Dates
At 76, he’s not slowing down at all. The singer-songwriter will hit the road again in the spring and then begin work on another new album.
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Eva Cassidy ‘Songbird’ Reissue Due + Bonus Tracks
The multi-platinum-selling, posthumously released album is being reissued with four bonus tracks to mark its 20th anniversary.
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Jackson Browne Again Expands Full Band Tour
Following a run through Australia, the singer-songwriter will return to the U.S. this spring and summer with his full band
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Metallica Announces Massive 2018-19 U.S. Tour
The North American leg of the band’s WorldWired Tour of 2018-19 will begin in Wisconsin in September and continue into March of next year.
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Don McLean to Release New Album + Sets Tour
The man who gave us “American Pie” is back with his 19th album, inspired by “the beautiful gardens of Sydney, Australia.” New tour dates too!
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George Thorogood & the Destroyers Set Tour
On his first-ever solo album, the master guitarist and vocalist returns to hi blues roots. He and his band will be on the road this spring
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Crystals ‘Uptown’ Singer Barbara Alston Dies at 74
The first lead singer of one of Phil Spector’s flagship girl groups has passed at 74. She sang on the hit “Uptown,” among others.
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