Month: March 2024

Fans of the Dropkick Murphys can virtually join them to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with them via the Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Livestream From MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston on Sunday, March 17. 2024 marks Dropkick Murphys’ 5th straight year of livestreamed performances as part of the band’s annual run of hometown Boston St. Patrick’s Day shows.

The St Patrick’s Day show on March 17 will mark the final date of Dropkick Murphys’ current U.S. St. Patrick’s Day tour, featuring Pennywise. The band will perform a run of four sold-out hometown shows in Boston beginning March 14 at House Of Blues; and March 15- 17 at MGM Music Hall at Fenway.

The streaming platform Veeps will air the sold-out livestream St. Patrick’s Day performance at 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT. All ticket purchasers have access to unlimited repeat viewings of the Dropkick Murphys performance stream during the 7-day replay period, and Veeps All Access subscribers can access the show for free as part of their subscription and can rewatch as many times as they want for a full year. Livestream viewers will also have the option of purchasing an exclusive Dropkick Murphys merch package.

Tickets are on sale for $24.99 at https://veeps.events/dropkick-murphys.

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Paramore have released the new music video for ‘Thick Skull’, taken from their 2023 album ‘This Is Why’.

The video for ‘Thick Skull’, directed by Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates, sees frontwoman Hayley Williams once again sitting covered in smeared lipstick to perform the song, before we see footage of her in a crashed van.

Paramore were announced as Record Store Day Ambassadors this year, and recently shared their cover of the Talking Heads’ classic ‘Burning Down The House’. They will hitting the road this summer as support for Taylor Swift on her The Eras Tour this summer in the UK.

Take a look at the video for ‘Thick Skull’ – here.

Paramore share “Thick Skull” video, directed by Turnstile’s Brendan Yates

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Collective Soul will be celebrating their 30th anniversary with their highly anticipated 12th studio album, Here to Eternity. The double album, featuring 20 songs total, is due out May 17th.  The album will be available everywhere on digital stores and streaming partners (including a Dolby ATMOS version), as a single disc CD, and as a limited-edition double-disc colored vinyl.

Collective Soul – comprised of Ed Roland (vocals/guitar), Dean Roland (rhythm guitar), Will Turpin (bass/background vocals), Jesse Triplett (lead guitar/background vocals), Johnny Rabb (drums/background vocals — recorded and self-produced Here to Eternity with help from co-produced Shawn Grove at Elvis Presley’s estate in Palm Springs, CA.

Said Roland: “30 years (yeah) you’re damn right to believe we still do our gig with an audience across the world is such a dream. Speaking of dreams, as a kid determined that rock n’ roll was my life, I dreamed of making a double album, well here you go! ‘Here to Eternity’ recorded at Elvis’ estate in Palm Springs, CA. Wow, Wow, and Wow. 20 songs that truly show the personality of this band and our musical journey! This recording is not the pinnacle of the band, but it’s the best one yet! Shouldn’t we all feel the next day as our best? Well enjoy our best till the next one.”

The band will hit the road with Hootie & the Blowfish this summer for the “Summer Camp with Trucks Tour. The trek will visit 43 cities across the U.S. and Canada, kicking-off May 30th in Dallas and runs through September 28th in West Palm Beach. For tickets, head here.

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ShipRocked 2025 will take place on January 19-25, departing from Miami, Florida on Carnival Magic, with stops at St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands (a new destination for ShipRockers) and Half Moon Cay in The Bahamas.

The sold-out 2024 ShipRocked also took place on the Carnival Magic, featuring a six-day itinerary which departed from Miami and visited Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Bimini in The Bahamas. The rock music cruise features a different theme each year, with 2024 billed as “A ShipRocked Spooktacular. Staterooms for ShipRocked 2024 sold out in an unprecedented three days, well before the music lineup was announced.

The music lineup for ShipRocked 2024 included I Prevail, Killswitch Engage, Beartooth, Highly Suspect, Badflower, Nonpoint, Black Stone Cherry, BRKN LOVE, Cassyette, Catch Your Breath, Crobot, Dayseeker, Dead Poet Society, Dorothy, Eva Under Fire, Fire From The Gods, From Ashes To New, Fury In Few, Hot Crazy, Luna Aura, Point North, Scene Queen, Sleep Theory, The Warning, Them Dirty Roses, Tigercub, Winona Fighter and Yonaka, along with special performances by Andy Wood Trio, Johnny Stevens of Highly Suspect, Josh Katz & Joey Morrow of Badflower, Keith Wallen of Breaking Benjamin and Matt James of Blacktop Mojo.

Look for information on ShipRocked 2025 on-sale soon at ShipRocked.com.

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Elton John and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin‘s upcoming Gershwin Prize tribute, titled “Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song”, will feature a star-studded lineup from across all music genres.

Brandi Carlile, Metallica, and Garth Brooks are among the special guests, along with Annie Lennox, Maren Morris, Charlie Puth and Jacob Lusk of the group Gabriels. Billy Porter will serve as host as well as perform. John and Taupin are also set to appear.

As previously reported, the concert will air on PBS stations April 8, in most markets at 8 p.m. local time. It will also be available for streaming on PBS.org and the PBS app. The show will be taped in Washington, D.C. on March 20. Tickets are not available to the general public.

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Several months after parting ways with Slipknot, drummer Jay Weinberg announced he has joined Suicidal Tendencies.  Greyson Nekrutman played drums for Suicidal Tendencies in 2023, after the band hired him last April.

Weinberg first teased the news sharing a blurry photo of himself playing drums on X with the caption, “Tomorrow. 9AM PST.”  In a later post, he released a statement on his new gig, writing “You can’t bring me down”. Weinberg’s statement read: “When I think of the culture and community of heavy music that I’ve loved and considered my creative home for 20 years, I think of Suicidal Tendencies. A foundational pillar and source of inspiration ever since I fell in love with punk, metal and hardcore. Having toured and played shows together all over the world, I’ve been so fortunate to become friends with my musical heroes who have been a part of this band’s incredible history. It’s an absolute honor and privilege to play with Suicidal Tendencies, and I can’t wait to start this incredibly exciting new chapter in just one week! See you all in the pit!”

Slipknot announced that they were parting ways with Weinberg shortly after he performed with the band at Mexico’s Hell and Heaven Festival this past November. A few days later, the drummer shared that he was “heartbroken and blindsided,” and had only heard the news from the band right before they publicly announced his departure on their social media. Weinberg wrote at the time: “I love playing the drums. I’ll always love playing the drums. I’ll always have a passion for music, art, and creative expression. Nothing will ever change that. I don’t know how, and I don’t know when, but I look forward to creating loud, passionate, and heartfelt music that we enjoy together again.”

Weinberg is set to play his first show as Suicidal Tendencies’ new drummer at their next scheduled performance, set to take place Thursday, March 14 in Osaka, Japan. Check out the rest of the band’s tour dates on their website.

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