May 22, 2012 - With the first week of the European leg now complete, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have expanded the domestic portion of the run, adding a second night in Boston's Fenway Park.
April 30, 2012 - About an hour and a half before he took the stage for his Friday night (4/27) performance at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Bruce Springsteen surprised the early birds by playing a quick acoustic rendition of his early song "For You."
April 26, 2012 - Bacardi+ is hosting +(PLUS) Fest -- a night of live music in 10 cities across the U.S. -- to fete the launch of its pre-mixed cocktails.
April 20, 2012 - Alt-rockers Garbage have postponed two planned weekend shows in Texas "due to a medical emergency involving the family member of someone in the band," according to a press release.
April 16, 2012 - Eminem, 50 Cent, Wiz Kalifa and Warren G made guest appearances during Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's headlining set Sunday (4/15) at Coachella, but Tupac Shakur -- who was shot dead 15 years ago -- made all the headlines.
March 13, 2012 - Alabama rapper Yelawolf, who was admitted to a hospital earlier this month and canceled several planned tour dates due to then-undisclosed illness, is recovering from a ruptured spleen, according to Interscope Records.
March 12, 2012 - Followers of the Topeka, KS-based Westboro Baptist Church, infamous for displaying its "God Hates Fags" pickets at events ranging from pop concerts to military funerals, turned out to protest Radiohead's Sunday (3/11) show Kansas City, MO's Sprint Center.
March 9, 2012 - Jay-Z and Lionel Ritchie are the latest big-named acts added to the 26th annual South by Southwest Music, Film and Interactive Conference, which kicks off in Austin, TX, today (3/9).
March 8, 2012 - Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys, The Hobart Brothers and Peter Case are among the acts slated to perform at Lucy's South by South Austin Fried Chicken Revival, a five-day party SoundSpike is co-sponsoring in Austin, TX, with Lucy's Fried Chicken restaurant and Real Ale Brewing Co.
March 1, 2012 - Erykah Badu was banned from performing in Malaysia this week due after sporting a temporary tattoo that ran afoul of the nation's strict decency laws.
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