Category: Active Rock

Blink-182, The Struts and more are Gearing up for ‘GMA’ Summer Concert Series

On Friday morning, May 3rd, Good Morning America announced the lineup for its annual Summer Concert Series. And the show is kicking things off in a huge way. Calling this lineup star-studded would be an understatement. A few of the artists featured in the summer series include French Montana and Chance the Rapper, along with […]

Tool is Teasing New Music for their Upcoming Tour

The wait is finally over for Tool fans. On Wednesday, May 1st, the L.A.-based rock band took to Twitter to tease a photo of themselves and suggest new music may be featured on their upcoming tour. The silly post shows the four members of the group, Danny Carey, Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan and Justin […]

Billboard Music Awards Winners List for Rock Music

On Wednesday night, May 1st, the 2019 Billboard Music Awards hit the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. With Cardi B leading the nominees with 21 noms in 18 categories (and absolutely dominating the acceptance speech game), and Kelly Clarkson as our host, it’s safe to say it was a huge night for artists of […]

Ozzy Osbourne Reschedules UK and European Tour Dates to 2020

Ozzy Osbourne has been laid up with a variety of health issues for much of this year. But on Monday, April 29th, the rock icon announced the rescheduled dates for his No More Tours 2 outing. The six-week trek kicks off in Osbourne’s native England on January 31st, 2020, with a show at Motorpoint Arena […]

Finger Eleven and Andy Timmons Slated to play CosmoFEST 2019

CosmoFEST is back for a fifth year. The festival will run at the Cosmo Music property on Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. Parking and admission to the event are free. One of the highlights of this year’s festival is special guest GEDDY LEE, frontman of legendary band, RUSH. Lee will […]

Five Finger Death Punch’s ‘Blue on Black’ Cover is back on the Charts

Five Finger Death Punch’s cover of the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band’s “Blue on Black,” is hot on the charts. The original song had  a six-week No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart in 1998, and has since soared back onto the Hot Rock Songs tally, dated April 27th, at a new high of No. 2 after […]

Eddie and Jill Vedder Speak at WE Day California

WE Day, the greatest celebration of social good, returned to the “Fabulous” Forum in celebration of over 16,000 students and educators committed to making a difference. Coming together from across California, they shared in a day of inspiration with renowned speakers, innovative thought leaders and dynamic performers including, host Neil Patrick Harris, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mahershala […]

Dave Matthews Band and more Slated to play at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Continuing its deep appreciation and support of musical heritage, Acura returns as a sponsor of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival as the iconic cultural event celebrates its 50th anniversary. Acura also returns for the 5th year as a sponsor of the Trombone Shorty Foundation, and this year, as presenting sponsor of “Shorty Fest,” […]

Animal Collective Announces New October Tour Dates

Recently, Animal Collective has announced a six-date trek through the United States throughout October. The trek kicks off in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is scheduled to wrap up in Big Sur, California. In 2018, Animal Collective released the audiovisual album Tangerine Reef. This year, both Panda Bear and Avey Tare have released solo albums: Buoys and Cows […]

Rob Thomas Reveals Inspiration for New Album

Rob Thomas is surprisingly OK with the fact that his brand of driving alt-rock is not currently in vogue.According to Nielsen Music, the rock star has over a dozen of radio hits and more than 18 million albums sold in the United States. He says “Everything we’ve ever done, Matchbox Twenty or my solo stuff, […]