Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano captures Elton John during his smash Caesar’s Palace residency in Las Vegas, putting his unparalleled showmanship on full display as he blazes through a comprehensive set featuring beloved hits such as “Benny And The Jets,” “Levon,” “Rocket Man,” “Your Song,” “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting,” and many more.
Since 2011, Craig Hunter Ross has photographed over 400 nationally known bands and artists and has done personal photo work for clients such as Cher, Ricky Martin, Bret Michaels, Bruno Mars, REO Speedwagon, Chris Rock, The Struts and countless WWE Hall of Famers (Oh yeah, he does TONS of pro wrestling photography too).
“The world had changed a lot since 2012,” Mraz says. “More people are marching for their freedoms and equality; to be seen and heard. Activism is back in style. I wrote a lot of frustrated, angry, even sad songs between then and now, but nothing I wanted to come forward with; nothing I wanted to sing.
Cool Britannia’s main stage will be headlined by Happy Mondays and Ocean Colour Scene — with amazing supporting artists including: Feeder, Razorlight, Embrace, The Lightning Seeds, Peter Hook & The Light, Cast, Heather Small, Dodgy, Space, Toploader and The South & more still to be announced.
I put together a little piece called The Picks of Rock and Roll. This included treasures I had received from Billy Gibbons, Ritchie Blackmore, Frank Zappa, Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix [I’d never interviewed Clapton or Hendrix but I did see both of them in concert very early on and got the roadies to give me picks that were lying right on top of their amps].
AXS TV pays tribute to Southern Rock pioneers Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band with a Saturday Stack special event packed with classic concerts, insightful interviews, heartfelt documentaries and more on Saturday, May 5, starting at 1p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
Sons of Appolo former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)—released their highly anticipated and critically acclaimed debut album, Psychotic Symphony, October 20, 2017 on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music.
First opened on June 20, 2000, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill has hosted appearances by legends across all genres of music. Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Etta James, Alicia Keys, The Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, Jay-Z, Bon Jovi, Mary J. Blige, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Al Green, Wilson Pickett, Bo Diddley, and B.B. King himself are just a few of the many memorable performers to have graced the club’s stage. Recognized as must-see destination for live music, the venue offered fans unique experiences that could not be seen anywhere else including rare on-stage collaborations by: Larry Graham with Prince, B.B. King with John Mayer, Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus, Jerry Douglas with Paul Simon, Steep Canyon Rangers with Steve Martin, and many more.
Lisa Hilton’s blues inflected trans-genre or poly-genre style influences extend beyond jazz legends Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Horace Silver and Duke Ellington, to include bluesman Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, minimalists like Steve Reich, current rockers Black Keys or modernists Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Bartok. Originally from a small town on California’s central coast, Hilton studied classical and twentieth century piano formally from the age of eight, where she was inspired by her great uncle, Willem Bloemendall, (1910-1937), a young Dutch piano virtuoso.
Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, and Lawrence Gowan of the chart-topping rockers STYX sit down with Dan Rather for a revealing conversation, as they open up about the driving force that compels them to continue touring and performing in these exclusive looks at an all-new episode of The Big Interview—airing Tuesday, April 17 at 9pE/6pP. In addition, Shaw and Young explain to Rather their rocky relationship with former STYX frontman Dennis DeYoung.
