Facing more criticism over rating albums without listening to them, Maxim magazine maintains it was previewing CDs in its March issue, not reviewing them, and the mistake...
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Maxim magazine is eating crow over a lukewarm write-up of the Black Crowes' upcoming album, Warpaint. A review of the album, giving it two-and-a-half stars out of five,...
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The Black Crowes have wrapped
"Warpaint," their first studio album since 2001. The band will
release the set March 4 internationally via their own Silver
Arrow imprint.
The...
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The Black Crowes, Devendra Banhart, and Martha Wainwright are among the artists contributing to a three-disc compilation that tells stories of American history through...
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Rocker Chris Robinson filed for divorce from Kate Hudson on Friday, citing irreconcilable differences.
The 39-year-old frontman for the Black Crowes has been married to...
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Apparently being a Black Crowe is too hard to handle for certain
members.
Just a week after veteran keyboardist Eddie
Hawrysch exited the Black Crowes for "personal...
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Keyboardist Eddie Hawrysch is no longer a part of the Black Crowes.
Hawrysch was "released" from the rock band because of "personal issues," according to a statement...
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One of the Black Crowes has left the nest.
The
"Hard to Handle" rockers have announced that the band's oldest member,
49-year-old keyboardist Eddie Harsch, has exited...
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Hookah Brown, the group formed last year by Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson, has broken up. A message from Robinson on the band's website, hookahbrown.com, reads, "Due...
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Hookah Brown, the new band from Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson, will play at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The festival runs...
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With the Black Crowes on hiatus, frontman Chris Robinson releases his first solo album, New Earth Mud, this week. Robinson started working on the album shortly after the...
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Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson lost his patience with a Detroit, Michigan, crowd on Tuesday (August 27), lambasting it for making too much noise. "F--kin' leave!"...
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Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson has more solo music up his sleeve than just his forthcoming album New Earth Mud. Robinson has also cut a song called "The Red Road" that...
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As he prepares for the release of his first solo album, former Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson is beginning to speak about what happened within the band that sent it...
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Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson has signed a solo deal with Redline Entertainment, which is affiliated with the Best Buy chain. Robinson has already recorded several...
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In the wake of drummer Steve Gorman's departure (LAUNCH, 1/8)
, the Black Crowes have announced that after 15 years and eight albums, the band is "taking a hiatus," with no...
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After 15 years and eight albums, the Black Crowes appear to be coming apart at the seams. Drummer Steve Gorman has confirmed that he left the group in December. He tells...
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The Black Crowes are pitching in financially to help the relief effort at New York's World Trade Center, which was destroyed in last week's terror attacks. The band has...
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The Black Crowes are among the several acts to cancel their Los Angeles concerts Tuesday (September 11) in light of the terrorist acts on the East Coast. The band was...
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The Black Crowes are getting ready to kick off their Listen Massive tour this Saturday (August 25) in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The tour is in support of the Crowes' latest...
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In the wake of their successful Tour Of Brotherly Love with Oasis and Spacehog, the Black Crowes have announced a new run of headlining dates in North America in support of...
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The Black Crowes have filed suit in California's Superior Court over the insurance from the band's tour last year with Jimmy Page. The suit, filed in Los Angeles on...
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The Black Crowes/Oasis Brotherly Love tour date in Cincinnati last night (May 24) was cancelled and a Tuesday (May 29) show in Pittsburgh has also been scratched. A source...
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It looks like music wasn't the only thing that was feeding the senses during the recording sessions for the Black Crowes' Lions, which arrived in stores May 8 from V2....
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The Black Crowes added their names and hand prints Monday (May 14) to Hollywood's Rock Walk, the musician's equivalent to cinema's famed courtyard at the nearby Chinese...
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The Black Crowes have a long history of sharing their stage with whoever is around on a given night, and Oasis singer-guitarist Noel Gallagher has been known to drop in on...
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Lions, the new album from the Black Crowes, comes out today (May 8) and it shows the band doing what it does best--playing its own brand of rock 'n' roll the best way it...
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The Black Crowes take it to the people starting today (April 27), when the band kicks off a run of appearances at Southern music festivals. Lead singer Chris Robinson gave...
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In what may be a preview of this spring's Tour Of Brotherly Love, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher joined the Black Crowes onstage Monday night (April 9) in London at an...
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On first glance, it might seem like the Black Crowes are lining themselves up as the band that does a high-profile tour every summer. After playing with Jimmy Page last...
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Chris Robinson will be in the spotlight on Sunday (March 25), but it has nothing to do with the Black Crowes. Robinson will be at the side of his wife, actress Kate Hudson,...
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Lions had wings on Friday night (March 16) at South By Southwest, as the Black Crowes played its first live date in support of its forthcoming album of that title at the...
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The Black Crowes are gearing up for two big events in the coming weeks--the
release of the new album Lions on May 8, and the start of the Tour Of
Brotherly Love with Oasis...
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The new Black Crowes album, Lions, is due out May 8, but that's not the only thing occupying the band's minds these days. The Crowes recently filed a multimillion dollar...
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As it prepares to release its new album, Lions, the Black Crowes have filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Los Angeles against Lloyd's of London for breach of contract and...
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The long-anticipated North American tour featuring Oasis and the Black Crowes finally has an itinerary. The pairing will kick off on May 11 in Las Vegas and currently...
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The Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes concert document Live At The Greek has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The award is in recognition of...
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Black Crowes keyboardist Eddie Harsch will be back in his hometown of Detroit this weekend to help lead a tribute to the late bluesman Willie D. Warren.
Warren, who died...
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The Black Crowes made their first appearance of 2001 at a converted, vacant bank, and played a handful of brand-new tunes to a star-studded crowd in New York City on...
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Are you considered a groupie if you actually marry a rock star? Ask actress Kate Hudson, who wed Black Crowes front man Chris Robinson Sunday (December 31) in Aspen,...
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Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson is reportedly set to marry Almost Famous star Kate Hudson at the Aspen, Colorado, ranch of Hudson's mother, Goldie Hawn, on Sunday...
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Management representatives for the Black Crowes and Oasis have met to discuss a co-headlining tour of the U.S. next year. Discussions are currently focusing on dates and...
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Some well-known friends of former Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody are getting together to celebrate his life and to raise money for his family. The Allman Brothers Band, the...
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With the Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes and the Who tours underway, there's time for members of each group to check out the other band, since they're playing on alternate...
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The Jimmy Page/Black Crowes tour opened on Saturday (June 24) at a near-sold-out New World Music Theatre near Chicago. You'd think that after playing a bunch of shows last...
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The Black Crowes inked a deal with V2 records just days before Columbia/Legacy released their A Tribute To A Work In Progress: Greatest Hits 1990-1999, which arrives in...
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The start of The Who's North American tour is just 11 days away, and the band has started rehearsing in England. The tour is novel not only for the fact that the Rock and...
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While the Black Crowes are in the midst of recording a new album, their old label plans to cash in on the band's upcoming tour with
Jimmy Page. American/Columbia/Angelus...
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The Black Crowes are very busy these days. Currently in pre-production for the recording of their next album, which begins May 9, the group is also making plans for its...
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Jimmy Page & the The Black Crowes have announced a new round of tour dates. A lot of the dates are in conjunction with the The Who tour, which was announced earlier this...
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The annual South By Southwest Music Festival (SXSW), which wraps up Sunday in Austin, Texas, has been so packed with musicians that there were bound to be some...
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With the release of album Jimmy Page And The Black Crowes Live At The Greek, the Black Crowes might be basking in the glory of having collaborated with an idol, but that...
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Jimmy Page
told LAUNCH that he's certainly up for continuing his alliance with the
The Black Crowes
during an interview in New York City on Wednesday (March 1) to...
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Jimmy Page and Chris and Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes announced their partnership in a new, Internet-only album project at a press conference in New York City on...
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Reports of a summer tour featuring Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes and the Who appear to be premature, at least for now.
During Tuesday's (Feb. 29) Page/Crowes press...
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A spokesperson for the Black Crowes informs LAUNCH that Columbia/American Records has missed an option in their contract with the band, which makes them free agents.
The...
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The Black Crowes and former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will begin rehearsing today (Oct. 4) for their upcoming dates together in Los Angeles, New York City, and...
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Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will join forces with the Black Crowes for four special performances. The show, titled "A Rock 'N' Roll Evening," will make two...
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Tuesday night (July 6), Black Crowes keyboard player Ed Hawrysch returned to the stage with his bandmates in Berlin, Germany. Hawrysch was out for eight shows after having...
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In spite of the fact that keyboardist Ed Hawrysch remained hospitalized, recovering from an undisclosed ailment, the Black Crowes went on with their show Saturday (June 26)...
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The Black Crowes' gig tomorrow (June 26) with Aerosmith at the Wembley Arena in London is in jeopardy after keyboardist Ed Hawrysch became seriously ill en route to London...
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The Black Crowes recently launched a unique promotion. On Tuesday (May 11), the band began recording a song on each stop of its current tour. The band is making these...
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The Afghan Whigs weren't the only band to have a less-than-pleasurable experience at a club gig over the weekend (myLAUNCH, 12/14). On Friday (12/11), the Black Crowes'...
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More than a month before its Jan. 12 release, some are calling the Black Crowes new album, By Your Side the band's finest work since 1992's The Southern Harmony And...
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The employees of Sony Music worldwide gathered in Miami last week to celebrate the company's banner year and to make sure that the Sony ship's course is set for an upcoming...
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Last week, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes got into a row at L.A.'s Sunset Marquis hotel, one of the favorite haunts of touring musicians.
Mitch Schneider, Robinson's...
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Producer Rick Rubin, who shuttered his American Recordings deal with Time Warner last year, has won back the rights to the label name.
Rubin, who has since struck a deal...
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It's official: the Black Crowes' new bassist is Sven Pipien from the band Mary My Hope. The Crowes had been keeping his identity secret until release last week of a...
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Members of the Black Crowes' fan club found a special gift from the band waiting under the tree yesterday.
The Crowes mailed limited-edition cassettes--containing their...
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Rick Rubin, whose American Recordings label produced albums by the Black Crowes, Danzig and Johnny Cash before folding earlier this year, has found a new home at Columbia...
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Bassist Johnny Colt is the second Black
Crowe in recent months to leave the nest, following guitarist Marc Ford's flight this past August. A spokesperson for the Crowes'...
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At tail end of the Black Crowes' stint on the Further Festival tour, guitarist Marc Ford has departed, after playing lead for the Southern-rock outfit for five years--ever...
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