Chad Smith News

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce the first three legs of their 2017 North American Tour today. The band is touring in support of its 11th studio album, the worldwide No. 1 The Getaway.

Los Angeles' own RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will help kick off the Rams' inaugural season back home in Southern California with a performance prior to the historic home opener at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Red Hot Chili Peppers 11th studio album The Getaway debuted at number one around the world today.

Ahead of the premiere of its highly-anticipated music series ROADIES, SHOWTIME will debut a celebratory documentary, titled MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP, honoring the essential role of roadies on tour. The 35-minute film, directed and executive produced by Sam Jones (Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart) will premiere on Friday, June 24th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.  ROADIES, the new original series from Oscar® winner Cameron Crowe and executive producers Winnie Holzman and J.J. Abrams, will premiere Sunday, June 26th at 10 p.m. ET/PT.  

Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers' 11th studio album The Getaway is available in stores and at all digital retailers today via Warner Bros. Records.

Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers release their 11th studio album, The Getaway, due from Warner Bros. Records today, June 17th.

Today, Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers release the music video for their current single 'Dark Necessities'

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, James invited Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers to carpool around Los Angeles, which leads to a wrestling match and the debut of 'Heemi Lheemey.'

Following on the footsteps of the hugely successful North American 'Surfing to Shockwave' tour, Joe Satriani announces his upcoming European tour dates beginning June 18th in France.

Billboard.com reports that Olivia Wilde has been tapped to direct the 'Dark Necessities' music video by The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Today, Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers release the title track from their upcoming new album The Getaway, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on June 17th.

ADOPT THE ARTS will launch a live benefit concert and live auction for LAUSD elementary schools on Thursday, May 12 at The Fonda Theatre (6126 Hollywood Boulevard) in Los Angeles (red carpet 6:00-7:15PM, show starts: 7:30PM). Music luminaries will gather to perform with and honor 2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees GLENN HUGHES (Deep Purple) and ROBIN ZANDER (Cheap Trick) for their contributions to American art and culture. Proceeds from the concert and auction will be donated to ADOPT THE ARTS music programs in LAUSD elementary schools (see VIP ticket/donation below).

Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers return with a new single 'Dark Necessities' which is released around the world today via all digital retailers.

The Disney|ABC Television Group received thirteen Daytime Emmy Awards during the '43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.' DATG tied for the most Daytime Emmys of any network at the May 1 ceremony, and additionally received six Daytime Creative Arts Emmys on April 29.

Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees and Grammy® Award-winning rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will take the stage on Friday, February 5th

As the New Year kicks off, JOE SATRIANI is gearing up to launch his career retrospective “Surfing to Shockwave” Tour on February 25th in Seattle, WA.

U.K. duo Ruen Brothers are following up their stateside festival turn at Coachella this spring with performances at both weekends of this year's Austin City Limits. They have also added a second show at this years CMJ on October 14 at The McKittrick Hotel at the Maderlay Bar at 10:45pm. They will also play at 10PM on Friday, October 16 at Mercury Lounge.

In 1986 JOE SATRIANI released his first solo album through Relativity Records, “Not of This Earth”. Fast-forward to this year when SATRIANI released his 15th solo album, “Shockwave Supernova” to critical acclaim.

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith will sit in on drums with The 8G Band on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" this week, while Fred Armisen's away filming Portlandia.

Experience Ginastera: Harp Concerto on Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m. at Randolph-Macon College. The Spanish-flavored concert includes pieces by Gioachino Rossini, Alberto Ginastera, Manuel de Falla and Juan Criso?stomo Arriaga. This is the final Amtrak Metro Collection concert of the 2014-15 Season and will be led by RSO Music Director, Steven Smith.