Day in Rock Report for 03/16/2022
Two members of Greta Van Fleet have fallen ill, which has forced the band to postpone two shows this week on their current tour that features special guests Rival Sons.
Greta Van Fleet broke the news with the following, "We're heartbroken to share both Jake and Josh woke up ill this morning. While covid has been ruled out, after medical consultation, we unfortunately must reschedule tonight's show in Flint and tomorrow's show in Ypsilanti to the fall. (read more)
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar will be releasing a brand new book on March 29th, that will be entitled "Sammy Hagar's Cocktail Hits".
His official website had these details, "Sammy's back with a new cocktail book! Add a splash of the good life and raise a toast with the Red Rocker's best cocktail recipes. (read more)
Weezer have premiered their new single A Little Bit Of Love", which is the first taste of their forthcoming SZNZ four EP project's first release, SZNZ: Spring, which will be released this Sunday, March 20th.
The band also announced that they will perform "A Little Bit Of Love" on March 21st as the first installment of a seasonal residency they will be doing throughout the year on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The four piece are the first band to ever do a residency on the late night show. (read more)
Limp Bizkit have announced that they will be hitting the road next month for their Still Sucks Tour of the U.S. and the band has shared a funny video to announce the trek.
They are launching the tour in support of their new album, "Still Sucks", and will be kicking things off on April 28th in Tampa, FL at Hard Rock Live and will wrap things up on May 31st in Ontario, CA at the Toyota Arena. (read more)
Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell has premiered an animated music video for his track "Siren Song", which comes from his recently released solo album, "Brighten".
He had this to say about the video on social media, "I had a great time working with the very talented Nate Merritt and Josh Richman on this video to bring 'Siren Song' to life through animation. (read more)
Alt rockers Cold are gearing up to launching their Black Sunday Tour later this month. The new trek will visit over 35 cities across the U.S. this spring.
They will be kicking things off on March 29th in Mechanicsburg, PA at Lovedraft's Brewing Co and will come first circle with the wrap up in Warrendale, PA at Jergel's Rhythm Grille on May 15th. (read more)
Joe Bonamassa pays homage to the Beatles Yellow Submarine animation and the prog rock videos of the 70's with his new "Mind's Eye" video.
J&R Adventures label head Roy Weisman had this to say about the clip, "Joe wanted this video to emulate the great prog rock videos of the past using cool custom illustrations and psychedelic scenes. (read more)
Monuments have premiered a brand new track and music video called "False Providence". The song comes from their forthcoming album, "In Stasis", which will arrive on April 15th.
They said of the song, "When you dedicate your life to believing in something, then realizing it was all for nothing. Despite your unflinching loyalty, the void within persists. - 'As gods speak through us, suicidal sights remain. (read more)
(hennemusic) A collection of Alex Lifeson's vintage guitars and other Rush memorabilia will be auctioned as part of a Music Icons event this May in New York.
Hosted by Julien's Auctions and taking place at the Hard Rock Cafe in Time Square, the three day event - running May 20, 21 and 22 - will include the May 22 auction of "Property From The Archives of Alex Lifeson"; it will feature over 60 vintage guitars and other career memorabilia from the personal collection of the legendary Rush rocker. (read more)
(hennemusic) Judas Priest were joined by guitarist Glenn Tipton for a rare live appearance during a March 13 concert at the Zappos Theater in Las Vegas, NV as part of the band's 50 Heavy Metal Years tour.
"So, 50 years of Judas Priest, man," Rob Halford told the crowd before bringing Tipton on stage. "There's one very special person that's been a part of this band right from day one, and is still a part of this band, and always will be a part of this band: a very special heavy metal hero, Mr. GT!" (read more)
Eric Gales will join Devon Allman for a special live benefit concert, presented by Gibson Gives, at the National Blues Museum (NBM) in downtown St. Louis, MO on May 7th and 8th.
The two-night concert series will also feature music by blues legend Albert King. Allman and Gales are generously donating all proceeds of this concert to the National Blues Museum to support the mission, music, and education programs. (read more)
Memento frontman and Vast keyboardist Justin Stewart Cotta has just released a music video for his brand new solo single, which is entitled "Little Things".
Justin had this to say, "As we fragment more and more into isolationism and individualism, it feels as though the final frontier is quite possibly organic human connection. Love and hope feel as though they are open acts of rebellion. (read more)
Ludlow Creek drummer Jeffrey Friend tells us about the recently released song "What About Love", the first single from their upcoming 2022 release. Here is the story:
What About Love was written as our country was in the midst of the 2020 election. Every day the country was being bombarded with politics. Much of it negative attack ads. Social media, radio, TV, newsfeeds - everywhere you looked was negativity and rage. (continue)