I t’s impossible to overstate Bootsy Collins’ influence. Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins has made sturdy, buoyant bass lines, which stretch out all over the place before returning to the one, the bedrock of funk. The recordings he cut with Brown, Parliament, Funkadelic, and …
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Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, and Tyler, the Creator will head to Chicago this summer as headliners for Lollapalooza 2025, taking place July 31 through Aug. 3 at Grant Park. Also atop the stacked lineup are Luke Combs, A$AP Rocky, Rüfüs Du Sol, Korn, Gracie Abrams, Doechii, and Twice. For Rodrigo, …
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During the Dropkick Murphys’ St. Patrick’s Day run of shows in Boston on Saturday, singer and founder of the band Ken Casey blasted a fan for waving around a MAGA hat in the crowd. “This is America, there’s no kings here,” he said from the stage. “Anyway, if you mind, …
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John Legend commemorated the 20th anniversary of his debut album Get Lifted in November, with a guest-packed, expanded reissue of the record, and now he’s taking it on the road with his Get Lifted 20th anniversary world tour. The 40-city global trek kicks off in Glasgow on May 27, followed …
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It would be too easy to shunt indie-pop idea machine Japanese Breakfast’s records into categories — here’s the sad one, the science fiction one, the happy one — especially given the title of her latest, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). It’s spelled out in the title, right? Not quite. …
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After teasing their first trek in over a year last week, Yeah Yeah Yeahs have officially announced their Hidden in Pieces tour, a batch of theater shows celebrating the band’s 25th anniversary. ”Hi, we’ve missed you, they don’t miss you like we miss you,” the band said in a statement. …
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J. Cole has unveiled the lineup for his 2025 Dreamville Festival. On Monday, the rapper unveiled that he’ll headline the annual North Carolina fest alongside Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, J. Cole, Erykah Badu, and Tems. The two-day festival is scheduled for April 5 and 6 at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park. …
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Lucy Dacus doesn’t want her relationship with Julien Baker to feel like a house of cards. In a recent interview with the New Yorker, the musician expressed feeling a sense of protection around their romantic partnership, primarily in the face of parasocial fandom that holds the potential to drag a …
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Who said reggaeton couldn’t be played with an orchestra? On Monday, Yandel announced that he’ll be hitting the road to support his Sinfónico en Vivo album, and he’ll be playing his reggaeton hits but accompanied by a live, symphony orchestra. Yandel will kick off his run of shows with a …
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A new era of Beach Boys history will begin this summer when Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band launch what they hope will be their inaugural tour. The Pet Sounds Band is a new name for longtime members of Brian Wilson‘s backing group, who have been inactive since Wilson …
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