The Mars Volta drop new album, announce 2025 tour dates
The Mars Volta have unearthed a new apparatus: a headlining North American tour.The El Paso prog rockers announced their tour Friday — the same day…
Coachella 2025: 25 most memorable moments include Lady Gaga, Bernie Sanders
What makes the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival consistently the most talked-about live music event of the year is that it continues to be…
Weezer performs at Coachella following incident with police
When Weezer was announced last weekend as a surprise addition to this year’s Coachella lineup, few likely predicted that the veteran alt-rock band’s set would…
Venezuelan band Rawayana basks in success after clashing with Maduro
MEXICO CITY — Rawayana, a band composed of Venezuelan émigrés whose trippy, Caribbean-soaked pop has earned it global acclaim, was riding high. Late last year the group…
Iconic 90s rock band announce first album in 15 years but WITHOUT legendary frontman
AN Iconic 90s rock band have announced they are releasing their first album in fifteen years - but their legendary lead singer will not be…
The Go-Go’s are back again, still real, raw and ready for Coachella and Cruel World
Perhaps no one is more excited about the reunited Go-Go’s upcoming slate of high-profile gigs than Gina Schock. The 67-year-old drummer missed the band’s last…
Clem Burke, Blondie drummer, dies after quiet cancer battle
Blondie drummer Clem Burke has died, the band announced Monday on social media. He was 70“It is with profound sadness that we relay news of…
Al Barile, guitarist with pioneering hardcore band SSD, dies at 63
Al Barile, who played guitar in the influential Boston hardcore band SS Decontrol — a linchpin of the drink-and-drug-shunning straight-edge scene of the early 1980s…
Huge UK rock band play final ever gig after 20 years together – leaving fans devastated
A BRIT rock band has left fans devastated after playing their final-ever gig.The Surrey-based chart stars - who announced their shock split last year -…
Los Alegres del Barranco had their visas canceled over cartel imagery
The U.S. State Department dropped the work and tourist visas of the members of the Mexican corrido band Los Alegres del Barranco after the group…
In Cypress Hill concert film, band performs with orchestra in London
“We always try to make a place where we can constantly be creative in,” says Cypress Hill’s B-Real. He’s talking about his downtown studio, where…
Sublime is making a new album with Travis Barker
Sublime is working on a new album with the son of the band’s late frontman.The hugely influential Long Beach ska-punk trio — whose singer Bradley…
Buscabulla teases summer U.S. tour and new album, ‘Se Amaba Así’
Puerto Rican indie-pop act Buscabulla is entering a new era. Nearly five years after the release of its critically acclaimed debut album, “Regresa,” the duo…
Mike Campbell on writing songs with Tom Petty, their tough relationship
On the Shelf Heartbreaker By Mike CampbellGrand Central Publishing: 464 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission…
Los Angeles hardcore band Zulu parts with singer after abuse allegations
Zulu, the acclaimed L.A. hardcore punk band, has parted with singer and founding member Anaiah Muhammad after another artist alleged he abused them. This week,…
Maná announces North American ‘Vivir Sin Aire’ tour
Following its historic nomination to the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Maná has announced a new North American tour, Vivir Sin Aire, which…
Brian James, founding guitarist of The Damned, dead at 70
Brian James, the founding guitarist for the visionary and influential U.K. punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70. James’ death on March 6…
'Becoming Led Zeppelin' brings riffage and volume but little in the way of fresh insight
Though blessed with new interviews with surviving band members Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant, the timid profile represents a missed opportunity. Source…
Lauren Yee’s ‘Cambodian Rock Band’: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Lauren Yee’s play “Cambodian Rock Band,” about a Khmer Rouge survivor who returns home after 30 years as his daughter prepares to prosecute one of…
Flogging Molly cancels its 2025 tour over Dave King’s health
Flogging Molly, the Celtic punk band that formed in L.A. in the ’90s, is calling off its 2025 shows so frontman Dave King and his…