Jeff Beck News

The Iridium has confirmed two 'Jam for Japan' midnight charity shows with post-bop pianist Junko Onishi and special guests April 8 & 9.

Talk show listings for Thursday, April 7.

On Wednesday, April 6 (8:00-9:30 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the Top 9 finalists - Casey Abrams, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald, Haley Reinhart and Pia Toscano - return to the IDOL stage to perform songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The IDOLs will be accompanied by legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck, who will be performing with Ray Chew and the AMERICAN IDOL band.

While The Iridium stage has played a part in launching the careers of countless artists, it may be best known as The Home of Les Paul, who performed there weekly for more than 12 years until his passing in 2009. 'We all think that playing at the Iridium was Les' life-stretching experience,' says Jeff Beck, whose new DVD was filmed at The Iridium last June on what would have been Paul's 95th birthday.

The following guests are set for appearances on 'The Late Show with Jay Leno' April 4- 15:

Talk show listings for Thursday, April 7.

On Wednesday, April 6 (8:00-9:30 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the Top 9 finalists - Casey Abrams, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald, Haley Reinhart and Pia Toscano - return to the IDOL stage to perform songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The IDOLs will be accompanied by legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck, who will be performing with Ray Chew and the AMERICAN IDOL band.

Universally hailed as the reigning King of the Blues, the legendary B.B. King will perform three UK concerts in Manchester, Edinburgh and London in June 2011.

97.3 KBCO & Westword present the rescheduled date for B.B. King at the Boulder Theater on Saturday, August 20th, 2011.

After performing a duet with Jeff Beck at the 2010 Grammy Awards of Les Paul's 'How High The Moon,' Imelda May and her band paid tribute to Paul alongside Beck at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York last spring. The DVD of the evening entitled Rock ‘n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) was recently released and to celebrate, May will hit the road with Beck on March 24 in Washington, D.C., stopping by the Beacon Theater in New York and Austin City Limits before heading west.

Bonhams is delighted to announce this landmark auction, which includes over 150 lots from Eric Clapton's personal collection. The sale will feature over 70 guitars and 70 amps that have helped create Clapton's legendary sound. This is the first time the rock icon has donated his historic amplifiers to auction and gives fans a rare opportunity to purchase a piece of Clapton history. The auction is being held to benefit The Crossroads Centre, Antigua. A spokesman for the Centre says, 'The Crossroads Centre is very excited to be the beneficiary of Eric Clapton's guitar and amp auction at Bonhams which will directly assist those who are in need of addiction treatment. As we know, recovery from addiction is possible and with quality treatment and support, is often lifesaving.'

Bluesman Meyer Rossabi is proud to announce the release of his first full length CD Blues Is The Color. This CD dispalys Meyer Rossabi's dynamic fretwork, soulful vocals, and songwriting skills,.Blues Is The Color features nine original songs, two covers and a bonus live track 'The Sky is Crying', recorded at Mexicali Live in New Jersey.

After The Allman Brothers finish rocking The Beacon each weekend in March, head to The Iridium for midnight sets by some of the band's most celebrated side projects, collaborators, and associates, including Devon Allman's Honetryibe, Col. Bruce Hampton and Pharaoh Gummitt featuring Duane Trucks, and more.

ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will honor rock icon Rod Stewart at its 28th Annual Pop Music Awards, taking place April 27, 2011 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. Stewart will be presented with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award.

The Iridium and The Morrison Hotel Gallery will partner Feb 24 & 25 to present two nights of music and imagery featuring first-call guitar master Danny Kortchmar--who played on seminal albums by Carole King, James Taylor, Warren Zevon, and Harry Nilsson--and rock photographer nonpareil Henry Diltz, who documented Kortchmar and many of the iconic artists he's performed with since the 1960's.

The Iridium and The Morrison Hotel Gallery will partner Feb 24 & 25 to present two nights of music and imagery featuring first-call guitar master Danny Kortchmar--who played on seminal albums by Carole King, James Taylor, Warren Zevon, and Harry Nilsson--and rock photographer nonpareil Henry Diltz, who documented Kortchmar and many of the iconic artists he's performed with since the 1960's.

Don't miss B.B. KING as he takes over the Balboa Theatre on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:30PM.

Don't miss B.B. KING as he takes over the Balboa Theatre on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:30PM. The reigning King of Blues continues to sing and play the blues with relentless passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished, more relevant than ever. He is as alive as the music he plays, and a grateful world can't get enough of him.

Friday night's MusiCares event broke all records with their tribute to the 2011 Person of the Year - Barbra Streisand. Here's who sang what and some photos of very starry red carpet at the star-studded event. Stay tuned for more coverage of all things theatre-related at the Grammys!

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles tonight, Feb. 13, 2011 and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The award for Best Musical Show album has been revealed during the pre-ceremony live stream here and the winner is...the AMERICAN IDIOT Original Cast Recording!