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Mudvayne to launch summer 2023 tour with Coal Chamber, GWAR, and more

Mudvayne will launch the “Psychotherapy Sessions” 2023 U.S. tour this summer, with support from Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint, and Butcher Babies.  The tour kicks-off July 20th in West Palm Beach, Florida, and run through August 26th in Englewood, California.

The “Psychotherapy Sessions” tour will be Mudvayne’s first headlining tour in over a decade.  Mudvayne drummer Matt McDonough said in a press statement: “An Event. On the Horizon. Over 25 years in the making. Brave travelers… You, and the alien seed — MuDvAyNe. A journey begun. Reaching Zenith. Now for the Eschatology.”

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

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Matchbox Twenty announce new album and North American tour

Matchbox Twenty are returning with the release of their first new album in over a decade, titled “Where The Light Goes.”  As a preview, the band has shared the first single, “Wild Dogs (Running In A Slow Dream),” which you can take a listen to – here.

Matchbox Twenty has also announced an extensive 50+ date North American tour, the band’s first in six years. The “Slow Dream Tour” kicks off on May 16th in Vancouver and runs through early August. Matt Nathanson will provide support on the the first half of the tour, while Ben Rector will open the second leg.

Tickets for the “Slow Dream Tour” are now on sale here.
“Where The Light Goes” is due out on May 26th via Atlantic Records.  To pre-order, head here.

Matchbox Twenty returns with new single, 2023 North American tour

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Take a look at Keri Russell in the Netflix series ‘The Diplomat’

Netflix shared a first-look photo of their upcoming new drama series The Diplomat, featuring Keri Russell.  The streaming service tweeted the photo with the caption: “Keri Russell stars in The Diplomat, a new series created by Debora Cahn (Homeland, The West Wing), premiering April 20. She plays a career diplomat who lands a high-profile job she’s unsuited for, with seismic implications for her marriage and political future — “

Russell plays Kate Wyler, the new U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. Wyler must handle international crises and build alliances while also navigating her rocky marriage to her husband and fellow diplomat, Hal (Rufus Sewell).

The Diplomat is created and executive produced by Debora Cahn (writer and producer of ‘Homeland’, ‘The West Wing’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.). Cahn said in a statement: “‘The Diplomat’ is a show about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships. It’s hard to keep a relationship going, be it a marriage or a military alliance. We change, the world changes, and yet we want these relationships to go on forever … It’s a show about a bunch of good people doing their best to keep their global and personal partnerships intact without killing each other. In the world of diplomacy, you’re dealing with a lot of rule-bound, protocol-driven behavior, but underneath all that, these are people who sweat, and spill coffee on their clothes, and forget the name of the person they’re talking to. All of that is always bubbling under the grandeur and majesty of working with heads of state.”

The Diplomat premieres April 20 on Netflix.

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Producer Steven Spielberg bringing ‘Smash’ musical to Broadway

A stage musical adaptation of the NBC series “Smash” is heading to Broadway, expected to debut during the 2024-2025 season.  The new stage musical will be based on the NBC series of the same name, which aired for two seasons from 2012-2013.

Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron, who produced the original TV series, will serve as lead producers on the musical. Theater veteran Susan Stroman (“The Producers”) is directing the production, with a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (“Some Like It Hot,” Hairspray,” “Mary Poppins Returns”), who wrote “Let Me Be Your Star” and dozens of more songs for the television show, many of which will be used in the musical. Additional new material will be added to the Broadway production; additional details, including the cast, have yet to be announced.

Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Christian Borle starred in “Smash,” which was created by Theresa Rebeck.  The stage version (like the TV version) will follow the process of mounting the musical “Bombshell,” about the life of Marilyn Monroe; however, producers say the Broadway adaptation will “depart liberally from the series.”

‘Smash’ Musical Heading To Broadway With Steven Spielberg, Neil Meron & Robert Greenblatt Producing

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Hollywood Vampires announce first live album ‘Live in Rio’

Hollywood Vampires (featuring Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen) have announced their first live album, ‘Live in Rio’ will drop on June 2nd. The band previewed the project with the release of a video for “I Got A Line On You,” which you can check out –  here.

‘Live In Rio’ captures Hollywood Vampires biggest ever concert in front of 100,000 fans at Rock In Rio, Brazil in 2015. Songs included on the live album include the rock supergroup’s own Raise The Dead, along with covers of songs by artists including The Who, The Rolling Stones, T. Rex, The Doors and Led Zeppelin. Special guest performers include Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Andreas Kisser of Sepultura, and Zak Starkey of The Who and Oasis fame.

Hollywood Vampires will tour the UK and Europe this summer, and make festival appearances at France’s Hellfest, Pinkpop in the Netherlands and Switzerland’s Summerside.  ‘Liven Rio’ can be preordered here.

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Dave Matthews Band, Imagine Dragons and more to headline 2023 Summerfest

Milwaukee’s Summerfest festival will celebrate its 55th anniversary this summer with over 100 artists taking the stage over three weekends in June and July.  Milwaukee World Festival Inc. CEO Don Smiley in a statement: “Celebrating 55 years of live music is a true testament to this festival. Together with the City of Milwaukee, we look forward to hosting music fans from across the globe at Summerfest and delivering a world-class lineup with hundreds of artists during our nine-day run”. 

The festival has announced its headlining performers, including Eric Church (with Elle King), the Zac Brown Band (with Marcus King) and James Taylor & His All-Star Band (with Sheryl Crow) on the first weekend (taking place June 22-24). The second weekend (taking place June 29-July 1) will feature headliners Dave Matthews Band, Odesza (with a Bonobo DJ set) and another artists to be announced, with the final weekend (July 6-8) t0 feature Zach Bryan and Imagine Dragons (with AJR).

Other acts appearing at 2023 Summerfest include: The Avett Brothers, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Bleachers, Three 6 Mafia, Brett Eldredge, Sofi Tukker, Gryffin, Fitz and the Tantrums, NLE Choppa, Cheap Trick, Lyle Lovett, Tegan and Sara, Santa Fe Klan, Earth, Wind & Fire, Noah Kahan, Ava Max, Lord Huron, Yung Gravy, Vance Joy, Cypress Hill, The Pretty Reckless, Sean Paul, Coi Leray, Brett Young, Spin Doctors, Jesus Jones, Japanese Breakfast, Lauren Daigle, Tyler Hubbard, Yellowcard, Smokey Robinson, Fleet Foxes, The War on Drugs, Yungblud, Styx, Grupo Niche, Tesla, Dinosaur Jr., Jenny Lewis, Scotty McCreery and many more.

Tickets for Summerfest are on sale now – summerfest.com.

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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ leads the weekend box office with $73.5M in domestic earnings

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ took first place at the box office, earning $73.5 million domestically in its opening weekend. The film easily beat ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ now in its second weekend.

In North America, the fourth installment in the John Wick franchise bested the $56.8 million opening of 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum — and marked Lionsgate’s biggest domestic opening of the pandemic era.

Directed by Chad Stahelski, ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’  once again stars Keanu Reeves as the expert assassin nicknamed Baba Yaga.  The cast also features Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Ian McShane and the late Lance Reddick, who died earlier this month. The film is produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Stahelski.

‘Scream VI’ took the No. 3 spot, with ‘Creed III’ following at No. 4, and ’65’ rounding out the top five.

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Actor Jonathan Majors arrested in NYC following domestic dispute

Actor Jonathan Majors, who currently stars in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested on Saturday in New York City, accused of a domestic dispute. Majors plays the villain Kang in “Quantumania,” and in “Creed III” he plays Damian “Diamond Dame” Anderson who goes up against Michael B. Jordan’s “Adonis Creed.”

NYPD officers were dispatched to a 911 call from an apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood at 11:14 a.m., where a preliminary investigation determined there had been a “domestic dispute” involving Majors, 33, and a 30-year-old woman, who told officers she had been assaulted. According to TMZlaw enforcement on the scene identified the woman as Majors’ girlfriend, who alleged that the couple got into a dispute in a taxi while returning home from a bar in Brooklyn.  The altercation escalated, with Majors allegedly slapping the victim in the face and placing his hands on her neck to choke her.  The woman was transported to a hospital with minor head and neck injuries in stable condition, and Majors was arrested at the scene.

Majors attorney, Priya Chaudhry, is expecting “all charges will be dropped imminently” in the assault case. Chaudhry maintained in a statement shared on Sunday that the actor is “completely innocent and is probably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows … We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently. This evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode, and most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations … The NYPD is required to make an arrest in these situations, and this is the only reason Mr. Majors was arrested. We expect these charges to be dropped soon.”

A judge released Majors without bail at his Saturday night arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court. Prosecutors charged the actor with misdemeanor assault, aggravated harassment, attempted assault and harassment. Majors is due back in court in May.

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Sting’s ‘Ten Summoner’s Tales’ released in expanded digital edition

The digital expanded edition of Sting’s fourth solo album, Ten Summoner’s Tales was released to mark its 30th anniversary.  The album was first released on March 1, 1993, and is now available digitally in a 27-track edition featuring the original 12-song record and 15 bonus tracks.

Ten Summoner’s Tales, produced by Sting along with his longtime collaborator Hugh Padgham, included many of Sting’s hit singles including “It’s Probably Me,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You,” “Fields of Gold,” and “Shape of My Heart.” Ten Summoner’s Tales in total earned six Grammy nominations and won three. Fields Of Gold was a No. 2 hit on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and won the BMI Pop Song Award in 1994; and If I Ever Lose My Faith In You was a No.1 single in Australia, went Top 10 in many other countries and Top 20 in both the US and UK.  The song won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

To buy or stream the digital Expanded Edition of Ten Summoner’s Tales, head here.

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Tesla adding new run of shows for 2023 Las Vegas residency

Tesla will return to the House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino this fall, for another five night run of shows running September 29th, 30th and October 4th, 6th, and 7th.

Tesla’s first-ever Las Vegas residency began with their first run of shows beginning Wednesday, March 17th running through March 25th, with the band celebrating 36 years of rock ‘n roll.

Tickets for Tesla: The Las Vegas Residency at House of Blues Las Vegas are on sale now at www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas.

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