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Celebrity Birthdays - October 16, 2011

Flea

Happy Birthday to: Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962) Irish singers John and Edward Grimes aka Jedward (1991) Australian actress Pippa Black (1982) Actor Jeremy Jackson (1980) Singer/songwriter ...


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Grateful Dead's Massive 72-Disc 'Europe 72' Set Sells Out Months Before Release

Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead’s monumental boxed set EUROPE ’72: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS has sold out of the 7200 individually numbered, limited edition version just weeks after it was first announced. The dead....


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Symphonic Orchestra To Play Grateful Dead Music With Bob Weir

Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead star Bob Weir has teamed with a symphonic orchestra to rework his former supergroup's music for an upcoming "once-in-a-lifetime" concert. The singer/songwriter has announced plans f...


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Federal Drug Agents Storm 'Jam Cruise' Featuring Taylor Hicks & Bob Weir

Taylor Hicks

A New Year cruise ferrying fans of "American Idol" star Taylor Hicks and funk icon Maceo Parker from Florida to the Caribbean and back has returned after a drug raid. Reports suggest federal drug...


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Celebrity Birthdays - October 16, 2010

Bob Weir

Happy Birthday to: Grateful Dead / Ratdog founder Bob Weir (1947) Singer/songwriter John Mayer (1977) Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962) Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958) Actress/entrepreneur...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 16

Bob Weir

Happy Birthday to: Grateful Dead / Ratdog founder Bob Weir (1947) Singer/songwriter John Mayer (1977) Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962) Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958) Actress/en...


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Two New Grateful Dead Music Collections Out April 7

Grateful Dead

Pinpointing the creative zenith of the Grateful Dead's career would be a challenge fit for even Sisyphus. That said, one could do a lot worse than looking to the fabled spring tour of 1977, long co...


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Grateful Dead Alums Plan First Tour In 5 Years

Grateful Dead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It looks like the old Dead are gettin' on. Surviving members of the Grateful Dead say they'll regroup for a 19-city tour, their first since 2004, beginning April 12 in Greensboro...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 16

Bob Weir

Happy Birthday to Singer/songwriter John Mayer (1977), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead/Ratdog founder Bob Weir (1947), actress/entrepreneur Suz...


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Bob Weir Breaks Ribs On Tour Bus

Bob Weir

Ratdog guitarist Bob Weir is suffering from broken ribs, after taking a tumble on his tour bus. Weir fell awkwardly when the driver of the famous 'Deadmobile' braked suddenly, en route to a recent ...


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Grateful Dead Would Reunite Again For Barack Obama

Grateful Dead

The surviving members of legendary rockers Grateful Dead have offered to reunite again for U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart thrilled fans in February...


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Surviving Grateful Dead Members Reunite For Barack Obama

Grateful Dead

Veteran band Grateful Dead have reunited for a benefit concert to support U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. The legendary rockers split in 1995 after the death of frontman Jerry Garcia. ...


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Headcount Plans To Register Up To 200,000 New Voters Through Live Concerts

Dave Matthews Band

HeadCount, the volunteer-run voter registration organization that registered nearly 50,000 voters in 2004 through alliances with Dave Matthews Band and other artists, has announced an ambitious pla...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 16

Bob Weir

Happy Birthday to WNBA star and former UCONN Husky Sue Bird (1980), whiney singer John Mayer (1977), NHL star Paul Kariya (1974), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (19...


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Rhino Unlocks The Grateful Dead Vault With The Long-Delayed 'Three From The Vault'

Grateful Dead

If you want to understand why people obsess over live Grateful Dead recordings, the historic From The Vault series of releases holds the answer. The story begins in 1991 when the band quietly and u...


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VH1 Rock Docs Celebrates The 40th Anniversary Of The Monterey International Pop Festival

Janis Joplin

The original documentary "Monterey 40" Premieres Saturday, June 16 AT 9 PM ET/PT. The film is set to premiere on VH1 Classic and will be simulcast on VH1. The Monterey International Pop Festival w...


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10,000 Lakes Festival Confirms The String Cheese Incident For Headliner As Trey Anastasio Cancels His Only Summer Performance

The String Cheese Incident

The 10,000 Lakes Festival (10KLF) announces the addition of The String Cheese Incident to the lineup, confirming a Minnesota performance on their summer tour. The Colorado-based group has spent mor...


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Sirius Satellite Radio To Launch Grateful Dead Channel

Grateful Dead

Sirius Satellite Radio and the legendary Grateful Dead announced today a new radio channel dedicated to the music of Grateful Dead and its band members. Grateful Dead Radio will be heard exclusivel...


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11th Annual 'All Good Music Festival' Expands Talent Lineup With 2nd Wave Of Acts

Drive-By Truckers

Six more stellar acts have been added to the ever-expanding talent lineup of the 11th Annual All Good Music Festival as its celebrates the diversity and loyalty of the improvisational music scene w...


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Leftover Salmon To Reunite At 11th Annual All Good Music Festival

Leftover Salmon

Walther Productions is excited announce that Leftover Salmon has chosen the 11th Annual All Good Music Festival for its exclusive East Coast festival appearance when the longtime pillars of the im...


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10,000 Lakes Festival Confirms The Tragically Hip, Zappa Plays Zappa

10KLF

The fifth annual 10,000 Lakes Festival (10KLF) held July 18 – 21 at the Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, Minn. is quickly becoming the summer's must attend live music and camping event. Adding art...


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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Announces Initial 2007 Lineup

Police

Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the initial lineup for the 2007 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The sixth annual four-day camping and music festival will be held...


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John Lennon's Legacy Continues

John Lennon

More than a quarter of a century after his untimely death, John Lennon's legacy lives on through the work of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, which begins its tenth anniversary of touring the ...


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Grateful Dead Release Historic 1976 New Year's Eve Show On Three-Disc HDCD Jan. 23

Grateful Dead

Habital listeners of the Grateful Dead's live recordings are known for their ability to identify the year of a performance by listening to just a few notes. But for even the most "dead"icated liste...


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Grateful Dead, The Doors, Joan Baez & More To Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards

Grateful Dead

Recipients of the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical Grammy Award were announced today. Joan Baez, Booker T. & The MG's, Maria Callas, Ornette Coleman, The Doors, the Gra...


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10,000 Lakes Festival Heads Into Fifth Year with Jam Heavyweights

10KLF

The fifth annual 10,000 Lakes Festival (10KLF) will provide an unforgettable weekend of live musical performances and campout experiences held July 18 – 21 at the scenic Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit L...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 16

Bob Weir

Happy Birthday to WNBA star and former UCONN Husky Sue Bird (1980), whiney singer John Mayer (1977), NHL star Paul Kariya (1974), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (19...


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Dave Matthews Band Helps Grassroots Non-Profit Headcount.org Eclipse Registration Goals

DMB

HeadCount, the non-partisan, non-profit voter registration organization run by grassroots-oriented musicians, fans and promoters announced that it has eclipsed its voter registration goals for the ...


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Top Musicians Participate In "Wear Your Music" Campaign; Guitar String Bracelets Benefit Charities

John Mayer

Relix, the magazine for music, announced that top artists John Mayer, Keith Richards and Anna Nalick have been added to the list of musicians participating in its "Wear Your Music" campaign. Create...


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"We Are The '80s" Series Celebrates The Hitmakers Of That Decade

We Are The 80s Albums

A quarter century after the premiere of MTV at 12:01 a.m., on August 1, 1981, the cataclysmic changes brought about by the first decade of the video revolution are continuing to be seen and heard i...


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