Jimi Hendrix News

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Internationally acclaimed collector and curator, Raj Prem, and London-based photography mecca, Proud Galleries, announced a new show featuring images of The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and The Rolling Stones which is set to open next week. A special treat for visitors will be a number of astonishing, rare prints based on Dominique Tarlé's beautifully evocative photographs from Villa Nellcôte, where The Rolling Stones, escaping the UK's punitive tax regime in 1971, decamped and recorded 'Exile On Main Street'.

Two new shows and a change of date have been announced for this year's Holt Festival with more comedy, politics and a whole lotta soul!

Indian Ranch in Webster, MA announced new shows to its summer concert series. Buddy Guy will perform at the lakeside concert venue on Sunday, August 23 at 2:00 P.M. and Eli Young Band will perform on Saturday, September 19 at 2:00 P.M.  In addition, Indian Ranch will host Bret Michaels in concert on Sunday, May 31 at 1:30 P.M. to benefit The Barton Center For Diabetes Education. Tickets for these shows go on sale this Wednesday, April 29 at 10:00A.M.  at www.IndianRanch.com, at the Indian Ranch Box Office or by calling 1-800-514-ETIX (3849).

Phil Collen, lead guitarist of Def Leppard, announces the formation and release of his new blues based music project, DELTA DEEP, coming this summer.  Collen recorded the mix of original and hand-picked cover tracks with fellow DELTA DEEP bandmates Debbi Blackwell-Cook (back-up vocalist for such artists as Michael Buble & Luther Vandross), Forrest Robinson (drummer for India.Arie, Joe Sample & The Crusaders, TLC), and Robert DeLeo (bassist for Stone Temple Pilots). Their self-titled debut album will be released on June 23, 2015 on Mailboat Records and also features special guest appearances by Def Leppard vocalists Joe Elliott, Whitesnake's David Coverdale, Sex Pistols/MANRAZE drummer Paul Cook, and GIRL/MANRAZE bassist, Simon Laffy.

The Bots announced today that they will be hitting the road this summer to support an Incubus and Deftones co-headline tour alongside Death From Above 1979.

Olympia, Washington-born singer songwriter Ethan Tucker continues to establish himself in prestigious music circles with his soulful bluesy voice and roots music.

Forest Hills Stadium (ForestHillsStadium.com), the legendary sporting and entertainment venue hidden in the idyllic Queens, New York neighborhood of Forest Hills, has announced their 2015 concert season presented by Madison House Presents.

San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2015 – Opera Parallèle has announced its 2015--2016 season, which will feature its first collaboration with SFJAZZ, a new production of Peter Maxwell Davies' riveting and mysterious The Lighthouse, and the world premiere of a new children's opera by Chris Pratorius. Opera Parallèle and SFJAZZ will present their first collaboration: a new, fully staged production of Champion: An Opera in Jazz by Terence Blanchard, SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director, with eight performances to be given February 19-28, 2016 at SFJAZZ Center. Based on the life of African-American boxing champion Emile Griffith (1938-2013), the production marks both Opera Parallèle's first foray into an operatic jazz idiom and SFJAZZ's first opera. The complete schedule of performances will be announced and tickets go on sale to the general public mid-July, 2015. For more information, visit www.operaparallele.org and www.sfjazz.org. Peter Maxwell Davies' three-character opera, The Lighthouse, based on the mysterious and unsolved disappearance of three people off the Scottish coast in 1900 will be given a new production April 29-May 1, 2016 at Z Space in San Francisco. The season will open with the world premiere of a new children's opera by Chris Pratorius entitled Amazing Grace, featuring San Francisco fourth graders and soloists, November 12-14, 2015, at a venue to be announced. For more information about the Opera Parallèle season, visit www.operaparallele.org .

Since 1971, The Kitchen has provided artists of both emerging and established statures with a hot-house environment for the presentation and discussion of their work. The Kitchen seeks to foster a vibrant, living dialogue among artists from every field and area of culture. The institution's Spring 2015 season, tonight, April 11-June 27, exemplifies this commitment.

Legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was 'a genius who lived fast and died young, revolutionizing an art form in a few short years' (NPR).

Since 1971, The Kitchen has provided artists of both emerging and established statures with a hot-house environment for the presentation and discussion of their work. The Kitchen seeks to foster a vibrant, living dialogue among artists from every field and area of culture. The institution's Spring 2015 season, April 11-June 27, exemplifies this commitment.

ABE JACOB, one of Broadway's most prominent and influential designers, will take audience members behind the scenes as he discusses his illustrious career and reflects on the many Broadway, concerts and other productions he has been involved in. Jacob will also describe the evolution of sound design (which he created with the original Broadway production of HAIR), how he designs live productions and more. The lecture tonight, April 7 at 6:30 PM is being hosted by the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York and will be held at the General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street. Tickets are $15 (general admission) at the door, $10 for General Society Members, USA-829 members and seniors; $5 for students.

Yes, soup's on and The Doughboys are proud to present their fourth album, Hot Beat Stew, a delectable broth of sixteen sizzling tracks, sure to please the palates of true fans and connoisseurs of authentic rock'n'roll.

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ABE JACOB, one of Broadway's most prominent and influential designers, will take audience members behind the scenes as he discusses his illustrious career and reflects on the many Broadway, concerts and other productions he has been involved in. Jacob will also describe the evolution of sound design (which he created with the original Broadway production of HAIR), how he designs live productions and more. The lecture on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30 PM is being hosted by the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York and will be held at the General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street. Tickets are $15 (general admission) at the door, $10 for General Society Members, USA-829 members and seniors; $5 for students.

The Les Paul Foundation has announced the official “100th Birthday of Les Paul,” a year-long celebration to launch the famous inventor and musician's 100th birthday - June 9th, 2015. The celebration, which will last through May of 2016, will include exciting programs beginning with the star-studded June 9th event in New York's Times Square. Fans of Les Paul will have the opportunity to rub elbows with some of the most famous names in music at the official kick-off event. Music legends including Steve Miller, Joan Jett, Journey's Neal Schon, guitar virtuoso Johnny A, Chickenfoot's Joe Satriani, Count's 77 and others will appear at the event. Musical acts will continue to be announced on les-paul.com over the next several weeks.

From today, March 24 through August, the Skirball Cultural Center presents Rock & Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip, featuring works by Los Angeles-based photographer Robert Landau.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce BOB DYLAN & THE BAND: A TRIBUTE, tonight, March 21 at 8 pm. This will be a very special evening with THE COMPLETE UNKNOWNS playing an all Bob Dylan show and the HOODOO LOUNGERS (and friends) playing a tribute to The Band. Tickets are $25 and available online at www.baystreet.org or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500, open Tuesday through Today 11 am to 5 pm.

Julien's Auctions, the world's premier entertainment and music memorabilia auction house has announced their highly anticipated Music Icons Auction event to be held at Hard Rock Café New York on Saturday, May 16, 2015 beginning at 10:00 a.m.