Glen Campbell Cancels Tour Dates, Releases Video For “A Better Place”

The Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell, has been forced to cancel his Australian tour dates with Kenny Rogers. The Gympie Times reports that Campbell pulled out due to illness and believes his Alzheimer’s has progressed to a point where he is unfit for travel.

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Bob Dylan And Mark Knopfler To Tour The U.S.

After an astounding European tour, Bob Dylan is coming back to the United States with special guest Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits fame) for another leg of his Never Ending Tour.

Knopfler has worked with Dylan on several occasions, and produced Dylan’s 1983 album Infidels. Most recently, Knopfler was Dylan’s opening act on the European tour.

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Bruce Springsteen “Gets Back” At London Organizers At Dublin Concert

Don’t cross the Boss.

Springsteen poked some good-natured fun at the authorities who shut down his headlining gig at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London on Saturday, July 14. Springsteen was in the midst of a dream duet with Sir Paul McCartney, having just performed “I Saw Her Standing There” and most of “Twist And Shout”, when policemen cut the power to the stage. The organizers cited the fact that the show had eclipsed the 11 p.m. curfew.

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The Who Announces North American Tour Dates, Will Play Quadrophenia

The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will reunite for a 37-date North American tour, and will be playing their 1973 album, Quadrophenia.

The band announced the news today via a live video press conference.

“It’s been four years since we’ve been out,” Townshend said. “We’ve been trying to find something we could do together, Roger and I, for awhile. In a sense, Quadrophenia was something we both felt we could get together on.”

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Mumford & Sons Announce Summer Tour

Mumford & Sons will look to reconquer America this summer. The last time they were here, the British Americana band played a three-night stand at the Ryman Auditorium in their spiritual home of Nashville, Tennessee.

Mumford and Sons Battle Nerves At The Ryman

Now the quartet have unveiled their summer tour plans, which include four one-day, Gentlemen of the Road variety shows in Maine, Virginia, Illinois, and California. Tickets go on sale June 29 at all major outlets.

Mumford & Sons also have a new album in the works, slated for a September 24 release date. Check out the new song “Where Are You Now” here.

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Keane At Marathon Music Works

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Laura Marling At Chicago’s Athenaeum Theatre

“Damn all those people who don’t lose control,” sang the English singer-songwriter Laura Marling on what she said was a new song on Tuesday night in Chicago.

Besides a story about buying a pocket guide to Chicago architecture and a quick aside — “I love this town” — Marling didn’t break much from her icy cool.

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When The Dealing’s Done: The 2012 Bonnaroo Documentary

Kenny Rogers told us the importance of knowing when to walk away and knowing when to run – a lesson American Songwriter has never taken to heart. In fact, we stayed for all four days and nights of Bonnaroo, leaving the farm with compromised immune systems but also with a boatload of great memories. 

Watch our Mini-doc here.

Radiohead at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

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Watch Heartless Bastards’ Live Session and Q&A From Wakarusa

Watch the Q&A Here