Gasparilla Music Festival Brings Together Big Musicians and Big Hearts
The Revivalists will take the stage tonight and Trombone Shorty headlines Sunday at the Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa. The annual festival is presented by […]
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Rise Against to Play The Stone Pony in July on the ‘Nowhere Generation’ Tour
ECR Staff Rise Against will play The Stone Pony in July as part of the Nowhere Generation tour. On their new album, Nowhere Generation, due out […]
Tour News: Ska-Punk Band Reel Big Fish Tours East Coast in Early 2020
By JOHN DALY Ska-punk rockers Reel Big Fish will tour in 2020 with special guests Big D And The Kids Table and Keep Flying. The […]
VIDEO: Peter Frampton Says ‘Baby I Love Your Way’ Inspired by Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’
By JOHN DALY Peter Frampton said “Baby, I Love Your Way” was inspired by The Beatles’ “Blackbird” during an interview on The Howard Stern Show […]
Get Ready for The Orwells: Chicago Band Brings Its Own Style of Punk – And Entourage – on The Road
By DONNA BALANCIA When The Orwells hit the road they go in style. More than a few people at The Regent Theater in Los Angeles […]
The Classic East and The Classic West Music Festivals Set the Dates, Tickets Go On Sale April 7
By JOHN DALY The Classic East and Classic West music festivals finally have a presence on the world wide web and tickets for the July […]
Bob Dylan Gives Rare Interview for his own Website on the Eve of Release of ‘Triplicate’ Albums
By JOHN DALY Bob Dylan says he never met Hubert Humphrey, he likes Iggy Pop’s album, Apres, and watches I Love Lucy non-stop when he’s […]
MusiCares Tom Petty Tribute Raises More than $8 Million in Night of Heavenly Music Stars
Musical Pals of Tom Petty Come Out to Honor Him as MusiCares Person of the Year By DONNA BALANCIA Tom Petty and pals helped raise […]
Joe Perry to Receive Les Paul Award at 32nd annual TEC Awards at NAMM Show in Anaheim, Calif.
Photos © SUZANNE ALLISON WITKIN Aerosmith co-founder Joe Perry will receive the Les Paul Award at the 32nd annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards at this year’s […]
Bob Weir Takes a Traditional Turn as Tour for New Album, ‘Blue Mountain’ Heads East
Weir Joined On Stage by John Mayer and Matt Berninger By DONNA BALANCIA Bob Weir mixed ranch stories and fireside songs with Grateful Dead favorites […]
Jackson Browne, Karen O and Blake Mills Shine at D’Addario Benefit Concert at Bric House in Brooklyn
By JOHN DALY – Jackson Browne, Karen O and Blake Mills led an all-star cast of musicians for a special night of music that raised thousands […]
Lady Gaga to Release Tribute Album to Her Aunt With ‘Joanne’ Third Week of October
By DONNA BALANCIA Gaga broke the news about her new album, Joanne which will be released Oct. 21 in a phone call to Zane Lowe […]
Traveling Wilburys Albums to Be Released on Vinyl and Compact Disc in Time for ‘Vinyl Tuesday’ Oct. 4
By JOHN DALY – The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 and The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3 will be released on Oct. 14 in compact disc and 180-gram […]
Life of Lemmy Kilmister Celebrated with Statue at Rainbow and Concert at Whisky on Sunset Strip
Would Lemmy Have Loved The Honors on Sunset Strip? Photos and words by DONNA BALANCIA SUNSET STRIP – If Lemmy Kilmister were alive, would he […]
‘New York Is Music’ Group Applauds the Empire State Music Production Tax Credit
New York is Music, a coalition of more than 200 music-related organizations, applauds the passage of the Empire State Music Production Tax Credit. In recent […]
The Who Hits 50! Tour Continues Going Strong Throughout East Coast
By DONNA BALANCIA – The Who celebrate “The Big Five O” with a North American Tour that kicked off April 15 in Tampa and hits […]
Review: Blachley Records Life With Nevada Sky
Morrison Hotel Gallery owner adds ‘Recording Artist’ to his vast resume By DONNA BALANCIA Peter Blachley would be considered a success in anyone’s book, but […]
Johnny Depp Plays Guitar with The New Basement Tapes in Only Show
HOLLYWOOD — Johnny Depp and Haim joined The New Basement Tapes for a one night only show that gave new meaning to the term Superband. […]
California Rocker gets ‘Best Blog’ Nom by LA Press
LOS ANGELES — California Rocker, the West Coast-based sister publication of East Coast Rocker, has been nominated for Best Entertainment Blog by the Los Angeles […]
Macy’s ‘Rudderless’ In Theaters
STAFF REPORT — Rudderless, directed by William Macy, will receive a theatrical release through Paramount Home Media Distribution and Samuel Goldwyn Films, it was announced. […]
CBGB Music and Film Festival set for October
NEW YORK CITY — The third annual CBGB Music and Film Festival will take place from Oct. 8 through Oct. 12. The CBGB Music and […]
Benefit for Starship Guitarist Slick Aguilar a ‘Miracle’
Music Lovers and Artists, Enjoy Great Jersey Musicians Night By RICH HOYNES About four years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Steve and Lori […]
Hartley Peavey to Retailers: Get Passionate
‘Know your product, service the customer, improve the sales experience’ Hartley Peavey, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Peavey Electronic Corp. said sales expertise, customer […]
‘Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano’ film plays nationwide
Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano will play on movie screens nationwide on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. local time, […]
Slash, Vince Neil, Alice Cooper Rock and Raise $525 G for MSA Research
By DONNA BALANCIA — LAS VEGAS — Slash, Vince Neil and Alice Cooper were among top names from the music world who gathered this past […]
Busby Review: No Weak Moment in Beck’s Triumphant Moon Phase
By BOB BUSBY, ECR Reviewer — It’s rare for a new album to immediately captivate, compelling to be listened to. Moon Phase, the exquisite latest […]
‘One Way Out’ Allman Brothers book Hits Shelves Next Week
By DONNA BALANCIA — NEW YORK CITY — One Way Out The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band by Alan Paul, hits the […]
Beatles Tribute Show Brings Back Sunday Night Success to CBS
NEW YORK CITY — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will perform […]
Bob Ezrin: ‘The Future of Music Depends on the Quality of Music’
Industry must call music ‘art.’ After all, Ezrin says, ‘A rose by any other name would NOT smell as sweet’ — By DONNA BALANCIA – […]
Music Industry Experts: Network, Network and Network Some More
ANAHEIM — If “It’s not what you know but who you know,” then aspiring songwriters and musicians are in good company, a panel of music […]