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'Sweaty hippies,' rock fans share Bonnaroo
6/18/2006, AP

As Beck took the stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, he had dancers in bear suits and a band that played on water glasses and dinner plates. He also had a...  more >

Kanye, Shakira celebrating New Year with MTV
12/12/2005, Reuters

Kanye West, Shakira, Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Fall Out Boy lead the lineup for MTV's 14th annual New Year's Eve broadcast, which will begin at 10:30 p.m. ET. Common,...  more >

Concert review: Lollapalooza 2005
7/25/2005, Reuters

Lollapalooza staged its return during the weekend in the true underdog spirit of the counterculture it has always supported. Transformed into a single-site event at...  more >

Primus veterans reunite for new album
7/20/2005, Reuters

Primus' classic lineup of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde and drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander will hit the studio later this year to record its first...  more >

Diary Captures Four Days at Bonnaroo Fest
6/23/2005, AP

THURSDAY, 5:45 p.m.: The empty expanse of cow pasture that was once Manchester is morphing into Tennessee's third largest city. Meanwhile, somewhere near "Centeroo," the...  more >

Top Musical Moments at the Jammy Awards
4/27/2005, AP

In its fifth year of preaching the virtue of live performance and grassroots success, Dean Budnick and the rest of the Jammy Awards committee continue to preserve the most...  more >

Patti Smith, Huey Lewis Join Jammys Lineup
4/25/2005, Reuters

Patti Smith), former Phish bassist Mike Gordon, Huey Lewis and Mavis Staples have joined the performance lineup for the fifth annual Jammy Awards, honoring the best in...  more >

Adam, Hornsby to Play at Jammy Awards
3/24/2005, AP

Alt-rocker Ryan Adams and mellow piano man Bruce Hornsby will immerse themselves in the jam band scene at the fifth annual Jammy awards, which will also feature Medeski...  more >

Waits Plans Single U.S. Show
9/27/2004, Reuters

After a brief European tour, singer-songwriter Tom Waits has scheduled a lone U.S. concert date this year. The Oct. 18 show at Seattle's Paramount Theater will be one of...  more >

Italy Calls to Copeland, and He's Happy to Help
7/7/2004, Reuters

Stewart Copeland is big in Italy. He's also big as a TV and film composer, and he was in a really big rock band called the Police. Stewart says he especially likes being...  more >

Irons Drafts Pearl Jam Pals for Solo Debut
6/23/2004, Reuters

Former Pearl Jam/Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons gets a lift from a host of his ex-bandmates on his solo debut, "Attention Dimension," due in August. Pearl Jam...  more >

Shepherd's Blues Documentary to Benefit Musicians
6/11/2004, Reuters

Kenny Wayne Shepherd is spending a good part of this month filming a blues music documentary that will raise funds for Southern musicians in need. Across a 10-day period...  more >

Jan. 23 in Entertainment History
1/23/2004, AP

On January 23rd, 1958, Brunswick Records released "Maybe Baby" backed with "Tell Me How" by The Crickets. In 1970, singer Judy Collins was denied permission to sing her...  more >

Primus Extends Reunion Tour
1/20/2004, Reuters

Reunited rock trio Primus has extended its touring plans with a new slate of U.S. dates. Shows get underway Feb. 24 in Kansas City, Mo., and run through March 13 in...  more >

Les Claypool Added To Jammy Performance Roster
6/10/2001, USRN

Primus frontman and multiple Jammy nominee Les Claypool has been added to the list of performers slated for the second annual Jammy Awards, taking place June 28 at the...  more >

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