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New Reviews: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Never Shout Never and Freeway

Photo: Strauss/WireImage This week in New Reviews, we look at the latest acoustic live album from Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. Live in Las Vegas, the duo’s third concert album together. “The playing is impressive, and there are plenty of tender moments you won’t see at full Matthews Band gigs. The best are simple, bluesy mourners like ‘Grace Is Gone,” Mark Kemp writes in his three-star Rolling Stone review. “Having said that, these records are only of lasting interest to hardcore DMB heads —

Published: 2010-02-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

The Killers Eye November Release for Third Album

The Killers have reportedly been holed in their Las Vegas studio, working hard to ensure their third album is released by November, sources close to the band’s label Island Records tell MTV.com. For their third, still-untitled album (the follow-up to 2006’s Sam’s Town), the band is working with producer Stuart Price, who previously remixed the group’s “Mr. Brightside” and played a large part in crafting Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor. While exact song titles have been kept under wraps, frontman Brandon Flowers hinted at one Aladdin Sane-esque track entitled “Tidal Wave.” [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-07-29 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

One more chance to make magic

Music & nightlifeOne famous day in the 1980s, everyone in Los Angeles, for some reason, decided to drive to Las Vegas — or at least enough people that...

Published: 2007-03-01 Provider: Seattle Times

The Killers Inside: Rolling in Vegas With Brandon Flowers

Photograph by Max Vadukul Brandon Flowers is having trouble explaining himself. Maybe it’s because nothing about him adds up: a couture-wearing synth-pop fanatic who wants to be Bruce Springsteen; a devout Mormon who sings in a decadent Las Vegas rock band. Maybe it’s because when Flowers talks, he tends to get in trouble — like when he bragged that Sam’s Town, the previous album from his band, the Killers, was “one of the best albums in the last 20 years” before anyone heard it. Or maybe it’s because, as the Killers prepare to release their third album, Day & Age, he’s still not sure what kind of band they are. “Every day, I change,” says Flowers. “One day I want to be dead serious, and the next I just want to write great pop songs and have fun. I don’t have any kind of clear direction. I don’t know if I’d want to.” He sighs. “I don’t even know why people want to talk to me.” Read the rest of Brian Hiatt’s feature from the current issue of Rolling Stone here: • The Killers Inside: Rolling in Vegas With Brandon Flowers, the Biggest, Most Insecure Mormon Rock Star Ever

Published: 2008-12-22 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

New Eagles Song Hits MySpace; Watch Jack White as Elvis Presley; Nine Inch Nails to Release Remix Album

The Eagles are back in flight. It’s been 28 years since their last studio album, but now “How Long,” the first single from the band’s October-released, Wal-Mart-only album Long Road Out Of Eden, is streaming on MySpace. Click here to listen to the song. From the Hollywood comedy mafia that brought you Knocked Up and Superbad comes the trailer for the musical biopic spoof Walk Hard, starring John C. Reilly as a Johnny Cash/Brian Wilson hybrid, White Stripes’ Jack White as kung-fu Elvis, and Jewel in some capacity. Nine Inch Nails will release a Year Zero remix album, cleverly leet-titled Y34R Z3R0 R3M1X3D. The strange visa issues that Lily Allen somehow circumvented to attend the MTV Video Music Awards nomination show in Las Vegas will also force her to miss her appearance at the actual award show on September 9th. The Beastie Boys are following up their first ever concert in Brooklyn by adding shows in Detroit, Chicago, Toronto, and Montreal. Check out the dates after the jump. 9/20 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 9/21 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre 9/22 Toronto, Ontario - Hummingbird Centre for Performing Arts (Instrumental show) 9/24 Detroit, MI - Fillmore 9/26 Chicago IL - Riviera Theatre (Instrumental show) 9/27 Chicago IL - Charter One Pavilion

Published: 2007-08-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

AC/DC Postpone Six Shows Due to Singer Johnson’s Health

AC/DC have been forced to postpone six tour dates because frontman Brian Johnson is recovering from a medical procedure and his doctors have advised him to take time to rest. According to the band’s official Website, the group’s October 1st show in Phoenix will be postponed, along with gigs in Las Vegas, Louisville, Kansas City, Des Moines and Milwaukee. The Black Ice World Tour gets back on track October 16th in Washington, DC. Check out photos from AC/DC’s tour launch. AC/DC kicked off their

Published: 2009-09-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Quiet Riot singer dead in Vegas at 52

Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot that scored a hit with Cum on Feel the Noize, was found dead ...

Published: 2007-11-26 Provider: USA Today

Colorful Killers are back with an arsenal of songs

Music & nightlifeThe Killers are coming back to kill again. Hopefully, anyway. The killer rock band from Las Vegas is making its seventh visit to Seattle...

Published: 2007-05-18 Provider: Seattle Times

Evanescence Running Out Of Musicians, Brandon Flowers Faces Fatherhood, And More

Who IS in Evanescence anymore? According to reports, the band’s guitarist John LeCompt has been fired and drummer Rocky Gray has quit. “I’m done, and I’m pretty upset about it,” LeCompt said. “Amy Lee called and fired me today [Friday]. There’s absolutely no loyalty in this band.” Congratulations Brandon! Apparently Flowers and and his wife Tana, a teacher back in Las Vegas, are expecting their first child together, a boy. Remember those rumors t

Published: 2007-05-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Morning News Roundup

Still a hot fuss: The Killers beat the odds

Arts & EntertainmentA sophomore slump for the Killers? Don't bet on it. The glitzy, glam-influenced Las Vegas band's second album, "Sam's Town," named after...

Published: 2006-10-05 Provider: Seattle Times

Tool Announce Plans to Hit the Road Summer 2009

Photo: Grimwade/WireImage Last year was a quiet one for Tool, with frontman Maynard James Keenan concentrating on Puscifer and not much activity to follow up Tool’s 2006 album 10,000 Days. But the band’s vacation will end soon, as the Tool Website has revealed plans for a summer tour. No dates have been confirmed as yet, but “once they are finalized and official, we’ll be sure to announce them on the site,” the band writes. According to a press release announcing the performers at Denver’s Mile High Festival on July 18th and 19th, Tool are confirmed headliners. The announcement of the summer trek comes as a minor surprise, as Tool tour rumors have been buzzing about the Internet. Tool was last week mentioned by the Chicago Tribune as one of the bands possibly headlining this year’s Lollapalooza festival, so the fact that the band revealed plans to tour this summer lends credence to that theory. Plus, Tool took part in the 1993 and 1997 mobile Lollapaloozas, and with rumored headliners like Jane’s Addiction, the Killers, Beastie Boys and Kings of Leon all having previously played the fest through the years, Tool’s addition makes sense. The band’s last tour was an 18-month world-spanning jaunt that kicked off at April 2006’s Coachella Festival and wrapped up December 14th, 2007 in Las Vegas. In between, the quartet headlined a night at the 2007 Bonnaroo. If you really can’t wait until this summer to see Tool, there’s some good news: Keenan will be hosting a wine signing at the Whole Foods Market today, March 26th in Houston, Texas and tomorrow at a Whole Foods in San Antonio. The Tool site promises that the tour dates will be “posted soon,” so check back with Rock Daily soon for all the details. Related Stories: • How Tool Came to “Guitar Hero World Tour”: Exclusive Video • Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer: Tool Leader Speaks on Enigmatic Side Project • Cop Buys Pot Brownie at Tool Show, Things Go Downhill From There

Published: 2009-03-26 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Tour Tracker: Allman Brothers, Against Me! and Steve Miller Band

Photo: Schwartz/Getty The Allman Brothers continue their 40th anniversary celebration tour out west, Against Me! road test some new songs before hitting the studio with producer Butch Vig and the Steve Miller Band continue their “Endless Tour.” Full dates for all three treks, after the jump… Allman Brothers May 12, 13 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre May 15 - Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds May 16 - George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheater May 19, 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre May 22 - Valley Center, CA @ Harrah’s Rincon May 23 - Indio, CA @ Fantasy Springs Casino May 24 - Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Casino May 31 - Hunter, NY @ Mountain Jam Festival June 5, 6 - Live Oak, FL @ Wanee Festival Against Me! April 11 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds April 14 - Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar April 15 - Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery April 16 - Asheville, NC @ Stella Blue April 18 - Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother April 19 - Knoxville, TN @ The Cider House April 21 - Nashville, TN @ The End April 22 - Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Café April 23 - Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom April 24 - Huntsville, AL @ Crossroads Café April 25 - Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box April 26 - Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo’s April 28 - Charleston, SC @ The Charleston Pourhouse April 29 - Athens, GA @ Tasty World April 30 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox May 1 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern Steve Miller Band May 1 - Memphis, TN @ Tom Lee Park May 3 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sunfest July 8 - Calgary, ALB @ Fort Calgary Historic Park July 10 - Merritt, BC @ Merritt Mountain Music Festival Grounds July 11 - Woodinville, WA @ Chateau St Michelle Winery July 12 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Winery July 16 - Cadott, WI @ Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds July 17 - Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Pavilion July 18 - Morristown, OH @ Festival Grounds July 20 - Interlochen, MI @ Kresge Auditorium July 21 - Kettering, OH @ Frazee Pavilion July 24 - Moticelo, LA @ Jones County Fairgrounds July 25 - West Bend

Published: 2009-03-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour