Other special guests on the “Guitar Circus” tour will include Robert Cray, Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the M.G.’s), Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Vince Gill, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Davy Knowles, Roger McGuinn (founder/lead guitarist of the Byrds), Richard Thompson, Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Vinnie Moore (UFO) and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick).  Tickets can be purchased form Peter Frampton’s official website, http://www.frampton.com.

FELDER’s ROAD TO FOREVER debuted on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart at #27.  “Girls In Black,” the album’s first single, reached the Top 30 on the Mediabase Rock chart.  “Wash Away” is the album’s current single, which is currently #4 on the Mediabase Classic Rock chart.  It was co-written by FELDER and Styx’s Tommy Shaw, which also features Shaw’s signature vocal sound.

DATE               CITY                             VENUE

With Frampton’s Guitar Circus:

Thu 6/13          Windsor, ONT.             Caesars Windsor

Fri 6/14            Rama, ONT.                Casino Rama

Sat 6/15           Pittsburgh, PA              Stage AE

Thu 6/27          New York, NY               Beacon Theatre

Fri 6/28            Rochester, NY              Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater

Sun 6/30          Webster, MA                Indian Ranch

“The sound and energy from a live show gives an entirely new perspective to any song,” said McGraw. “I’m always looking for ways to give the fans something extra.  If you’re at the show, it’s a cool memory to add to your playlist. And if you couldn’t get a ticket to the show that night, you can still hear some of what happened and maybe feel like you were there.  It’s a first for me to release live tracks this way, and that’s exciting.”

“McGraw Overdrive Series Live” is powered by nugs.net, the premier platform for live music distribution and webcasts for artists ranging from Metallica to Pearl Jam to Phish. Founder and CEO Brad Serling adds, “No major country artist has ever released live tracks direct to fans during a tour like this, and we’re thrilled to help McGraw break new ground.”

Coming off sold-out shows in Pittsburgh and Detroit this weekend, McGraw’s TWO LANES OF FREEDOM 2013 Tour continues to heat up the summer with Tampa Tribune commenting that, “While some artists tend to appeal to a particular fan base, McGraw continues to grow new audiences, who enjoy his shows for the same reasons fans launched him on the path to megastardom 20 years ago.”  The tour continues this weekend with stops in St. Louis, MO (5/23); Chicago, IL (5/24); Cincinnati, OH (5/25) and Darien Lakes, NY (5/26).

“I’m very excited about doing these shows. We’ve chosen a very diverse list of songs from the extensive Jerry Garcia related catalog and in the true spirit of the original music will be leaving room for improvisation and approaching the symphonic arrangements from a non-traditional direction. We are also going to vary the setlists to some extent for fans that want to attend multiple shows,” says Haynes, who brings an intimate knowledge of the material, having performed extensively with The Dead and Phil Lesh & Friends.

The premiere performance of the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Featuring Warren Haynes will take place on June 18 at Heinz Symphony Hall in Pittsburgh, PA. The outing will pair Haynes with some of the country’s most respected symphonies, including The Boston Pops, the Colorado Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony. A band assembled especially for the tour will accompany Haynes at all eight concerts.

“The rhythm section will consist of Jeff Sipe on drums, who – aside from being an old friend – has worked a lot with Phil Lesh and Friends and was an original member of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, and bassist Lincoln Schleifer, who was in the Warren Haynes Band in the early 90’s and who has worked with such artists as Donald Fagen and, most recently, Levon Helm,” notes Haynes. “Alecia Chakour (Warren Haynes Band) and Jasmine Muhammad (Pittsburgh Opera) will be providing soulful background vocals reminiscent of the Jerry Garcia Band. This is a beautiful challenge for me and I’m honored to have been chosen as the first guest artist in what will hopefully become a continuing series.”

The tour will include two performances at Davies Symphony Hall in Garcia’s hometown of San Francisco – August 1 (Garcia’s birthday) and August 2. It will conclude on August 4 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. See below for a full itinerary. Additional information and tickets are available at:

http://JerryGarcia.com/Events

About Jerry Garcia:

Jerry Garcia (1942-1995) created an unparalleled legacy across the American landscape, most notably in his role as a founding member, singer, songwriter and lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead. Garcia’s unmistakable guitar tone enchanted multitudes of “Deadheads” throughout the band’s 30-year career and beyond. His work with the Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, Legion of Mary, Garcia/Grisman and projects with Merl Saunders only scratch at the surface of his musical influences as he set out to master the Great American Songbook. Unequivocally devoted to the craft of music, Garcia continues to inspire future generations through the body of work he has left behind and his creative spirit.

About Warren Haynes:

Grammy® Award-winning artist Warren Haynes is a member of three of the greatest live groups in rock history: The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead and his own Gov’t Mule, which has sold more than two million song downloads from their own MuleTracks web site. Haynes, named as one of  “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” by Rolling Stone, has also released three solo albums and performed or recorded with such artists as Phil Lesh & Friends, James Hetfield, Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews, Kid Rock and B.B. King.
Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Featuring Warren Haynes – Itinerary

Unless otherwise noted, all dates are on sale now.

6/18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Symphony Hall w/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.

6/20 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre w/North Carolina Symphony.

6/22 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood Music Center w/The Boston Pops. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.

6/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Music Center w/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.

6/26 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts w/the National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Emil de Cou.

7/30 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/Colorado Symphony. Conductor: Scott O’Neill.

8/1 – San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall (Jerry’s 71^st Birthday Celebration) w/San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Sarah Hicks.

8/2 – San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall w/San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Sarah Hicks.

8/4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre. Conductor: Sean O’Laughlin

On Sunday, May 19 ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night will air on CBS at 9:00 PM ET. McGraw brought together some of his favorite artists to spotlight the hottest music of the summer.  The two-hour concert event features collaborations with John Fogerty, Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo and Pitbull, along with performances by Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Brantley Gilbert, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line with Nelly, Lady Antebellum and The Band Perry.  Ticket proceeds from the live event went to ACM Lifting Lives®, which works to improve lives through the power of music. For additional information about ACM Lifting Lives®, visit http://www.acmliftinglives.org.

McGraw’s  latest album, TWO LANES OF FREEDOM, debuted at No. one on the Billboard Country Albums chart marking his 14th career No. one debut.  Since the release of his first album in 1993, McGraw has sold over 40 million albums, dominated the charts with 33 No. one singles, won three GRAMMY’s, 15 ACM Awards, 12 CMA Awards and 10 AMA’s, while simultaneously maintaining a parallel career as a successful actor in such films as the Oscar nominated The Blind Side, Country Strong, and Friday Night Lights—as well as hosting Saturday Night Live, a rare honor for a singer in any genre.  Nielsen-BDS recently certified McGraw as the most-played Country artist of the past 20 years (1992-2012) with more than 10 million spins detected and Mediabase recognized him as the most-played Country artist in the history of their tracking service.

The August 13 release is the follow up to Luke’s most successful album to date tailgates & tanlines, which has now been certified Double Platinum.  tailgates & tanlines contains three back-to-back Platinum singles, was the 8th best-selling album of 2012 and has sold 7.2 million tracks.  The summer album also releases on the heels of Luke’s his most successful spring break series album, Spring Break…Here To Party, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart this past March.

Luke takes his “Dirt Road Diaries Tour” back on the road this weekend on May 17 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  The tour is slated to run through the end of October. For additional information on the tour and tickets please go to www.lukebryan.com or www.livenation.com.

Luke’s recent Academy of Country Music Award wins for Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Event (“Only Way I Know”) with Eric Church and Jason Aldean, along with his first-time ACM hosting duty with Blake Shelton, are just a few of the career highlights Luke has enjoyed lately.  Additional accolades include multi-Platinum albums sales, back-to-back #1 singles and his first #1 album debut.  His spring break shows in Panama City Beach, Florida this past March brought in 120,000 fans during the two-day concert event and his performance at the Houston Rodeo was the second largest attendance in the rodeo’s history with 75,000 fans.

Luke has placed a total of six career singles at #1 and was named the #1 Artist of 2012 and #1 Male Artist of 2012 by Country Aircheck.  Billboard named tailgates & tanlines the #2 Country Album and the #3 Country Artist Album of 2012 and claimed Luke as the #3 Top Country Artist of the Year.  Also
in 2012, Luke took home 11 music awards, including a record nine wins at the American Country Awards as well as his first American Music Award.

Luke is currently nominated for four CMT Music Awards including Video of The Year and will perform on the show Wednesday, June 5.

The third installment in Tiësto’s exciting CLUB LIFE series is inspired by Stockholm – one of dance music’s most important creative centers.

Tiësto explains, “I moved to Stockholm in February 2009 and now spend several months there every year. The Swedes are enormously talented in fashion, music and art, which is extremely inspiring for me when I work on new tracks. There are also lots of great clubs within walking distance from the city center that makes Stockholm a very friendly place to party. This mix album perfectly encapsulates my Stockholm Club Life experience.”

CLUB LIFE – Volume Three Stockholm offers a look into the pristine Scandinavian city from Tiësto’s view. As with the previous CLUB LIFE compilations, this third instalment leans heavily on Tiësto’s own exclusive original productions as the driving force behind the album. CLUB LIFE – Volume Three Stockholm is crafted with 90% exclusive material including Tiësto ft. Kyler England “Take Me,” Tiësto & DJ Punish “Shocker,” Tiësto, Mark Alston, Baggi Begovic & Jason Taylor “Love and Run ft. Teddy Geiger” (huge debut at Ultra), Tiësto & Dyro “Paradise” (huge debut at Ultra) and Tiësto & MOTi “Back To The Acid”

CLUB LIFE – Volume Three Stockholm also offers an amazing selection of exclusive Tiësto remixes which you can’t hear anywhere else including Icona Pop “I Love It (Tiësto Club Life Remix),” Calvin Harris  “Sweet Nothing ft. Florence Welch (Tiësto and Ken Loi Re-Remix),” Tiësto, Quintino & Alvaro “United (Tiësto & Blasterjaxx remix)” and “Tiësto & Calvin Harris “Century (Tiësto & Moska Remix)”

In addition to his original tracks and remixes, Tiësto is using this album as a way to showcase his personal favorite tracks and emerging talent from his Musical Freedom label. Here, huge exclusives including Hardwell – Apollo ft. Amba Shepherd (Hardwell’s Club Life Edit),” Pelari “Cango” and Baggi Begovic “Compromise (ft. Tab)” meet head to head with club smashes Alesso vs One Republic “If I Lose Myself Tonight,” Moguai “Champs” and Tiësto’s own remixes of Passion Pit “Carried Away” and Zedd ft. Foxes “Clarity.”

“On this compilation you can hear the influence of the new generation of Dutch and Swedish DJs. When I listen back to this mix and the tracks that I produced and remixed, it takes me back to special places and very fond memories of Stockholm. I feel like I became a little bit Swedish over the years and I can honestly say that Stockholm will always be in my heart,” Tiësto says.

Exclusive CLUB LIFE – Volume 3 Stockholm merchandise bundles, including signed copies of the album, t-shirts, posters and more are available for purchase through Tiesto.com. Fans who pre-order the album at Tiesto.com will have it delivered two weeks before the June 25th release date

Tiësto will be supporting the album throughout 2013 with more than 100 dates on the CLUB LIFE WORLD TOUR.

CLUB LIFE – VOLUME THREE STOCKHOLM TRACKLIST

1. Tiësto & Dyro – Paradise
2. Tiësto – Take Me ft. Kyler England
3. Baggi Begovic – Compromise ft. Tab
4. Hardwell – Apollo ft. Amba Shepherd (Hardwell’s Club Life Edit)
5. Tiësto, Mark Alston, Baggi Begovic, & Jason Taylor – Love and Run ft. Teddy Geiger
6. Zedd ft. Foxes – Clarity (Tiësto Remix)
7. Calvin Harris – Sweet Nothing ft. Florence Welch (Tiësto and Ken Loi Re-Remix)
8. Icona Pop – I Love It (Tiësto’s Club Life Remix)
9. Passion Pit – Carried Away (Tiësto Remix)
10. Moguai – Champs
11. Alesso vs. OneRepublic – If I Lose Myself
12. Pelari – Cango
13. Tiësto & Calvin Harris – Century (Tiësto & Moska Remix)
14. Tiësto & DJ Punish – Shocker
15. Tiësto & MOTi – Back To The Acid
16. Tiësto, Quintino & Alvaro – United (Tiësto & Blasterjaxx Remix)

TIËSTO ON TOUR
May 18 – Hakkasan Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV
May 19 – Wet Republic – Las Vegas, NV
May 24 – Hakkasan Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV
May 25 – Wet Republic – Las Vegas, NV
May 26 – Chicagoland Speedway – Chicago, IL (EDC Chicago)
May 31 – Hakkasan Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV
June 1 – Wet Republic – Las Vegas, NV
June 5 – Zouk – Singapore
June 7 – Vodafone Istanbul Calling – Istanbul, Turkey
June 8 – EDM CPH – Copenhagen, Denmark
June 9 – Commerzbank Arena – Frankfurt, Germany
June 21 – Hakkasan Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV
June 22 – EDC Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
June 28 – Paradiso Festival – George, WA
June 29 – Kanrocksas at Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS
June 30 – Digital Dreams Festival – Toronto, ON
July 1 – Escapade Festival – Ottawa, ON
July 11 – Festival d’été de Québec – Quebec City, PQ
July 20 – EDC London – Olympic Park – London, UK
July 26 – Tomorrowland – Boom, Belgium
July 27 – Motion – Gunzgen, Switzerland
July 27 – Marx Hall – Vienna, Austria
July 28 – Summer Sound Festival – Helsinki, Finland
August 4 – Center Of Gravity – Kelowna, BC
August 25 – Creamfields – Daresbury, Cheshire, UK
August 31 – Electric Zoo at Randall’s Island – New York, NY
Sep. 27 – TomorrowWorld – Chattahoochee Hills, GA

*Dates subject to change. Additional dates and venues to be announced.

“With every tour we put together we focus on making it new and exciting for the fans,” said McGraw.  “All the production bells and whistles are nice and we’ll certainly have all those, but this tour is all about smacking you in the face with a huge sound and great songs and giving you an unforgettable night of music.  Making the set list is always the toughest part for me because we want to give the fans the hits, and we also want to keep it fresh and play some new songs that they’ve never heard live before.   I’m as excited about tonight as I was when I headlined my very first tour…it’s the best feeling in the world.”

Hotter than ever coming off a three week No. one smash hit, McGraw has turned up the flame even more with the recently released single “Highway Don’t Care” with Taylor Swift, featuring Keith Urban on guitar, that is storming the sales and radio charts.   On Fri. May 3, tune in to see McGraw on “Katie” as he chats with her about his summer tour and goes behind-the-scenes at his upcoming TV special ACM PRESENTS: TIM MCGRAW’S SUPERSTAR SUMMER NIGHT.

“Launching our HomeFront program made last summer so much more special than I could have originally imagined.  I can honestly say that I got as much – or more – out of the experience than the veterans who received the new homes and assistance,” said McGraw.  “These families made an incredible mark on me, and I’m more grateful than I’ve ever been for the sacrifices they make every day to serve our country.   I’m just honored to be a part of this program, and I look forward to working with Chase and Operation Homefront to take it even further this summer.”

McGraw’s continued partnership with Chase is part of a larger initiative to help raise awareness about the issues facing veterans and their families including employment, homeownership and education.  With one million servicemembers projected to transition out of the military by 2016, the HomeFront program helps returning veterans successfully transition back to civilian life and build a solid foundation for the future.

McGraw’s TWO LANES OF FREEDOM 2013 TOUR, presented by Pennzoil, will crank up this summer in Birmingham, AL on May 2 and continue on to 30 cities through July.   The U.S. trek, will also feature emerging artists Brantley Gilbert and Love and Theft.  After more than two decades on the road, McGraw’s ability to entertain and command a crowd continues to be a defining characteristic of both his artistry and superstar status.  Tampa Tribune described McGraw’s live show as “effortless” while the Atlanta Journal Constitution remarked “he’s so casually cool onstage” and OC Weekly said “It’s a bold claim, but McGraw could and should be poised to reign as king of country music…”

The Connecticut trio is also set to perform tonight on NBC’s Last Call With Carson Daly. Shot at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theater while on tour with Kimbra last fall, they will perform “Suburban Dream” and “Shadows On Behalf.”

The band also recently performed new album track “The Art of Forgetting” as part of the “In The Red Bull Studio” series, a new video series that features influential and emerging artists performing songs from new and upcoming releases live from Red Bull Studio in Los Angeles. The video sees the band playing alongside eclectic geometric art installations that reflect psychedelic lighting that brings the song to life. In the accompanying interview, The Stepkids–Jeff Gitelman, Daniel Edinberg & Tim Walsh–discuss their forthcoming album, their deep roots in jazz music, performing live and more.

IN THE RED BULL STUDIO Videos

“The Art of Forgetting” Video: http://youtu.be/o1fCnNBW_PM

Interview: http://youtu.be/57ABBqjZ72U

TOUR DATES

May 18 Columbus, OH – Woodlands Tavern

May 20 Minneapolis, MN – The Cowles Center

May 22 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl

Jun 13 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival

Jun 29 Rothbury, MI – Electric Forest Festival

Jul 19 Thornville, OH – All Good Festival

Kool & The Gang’s pairing with Kid Rock follows on the heels of their wildly-successful 50-plus city tour in 2012 with Van Halen. Billboard reported: “One unqualified success was the experiment of Kool & the Gang’s opening set. If some — actually many — wondered how the R&B group would fare in front of Van Halen’s hard rock crowd, doubts were dispelled quickly with the breezy lite funk of the 11-piece outfit’s 50-minute set, which had the T-shirted, beer-drinking, fist-pumpers dancing exuberantly.”

Kool & the Gang’s 2013 summer tour schedule also includes joining the Dave Matthews Band in Hershey, PA, July 13 at Hershey Park Stadium as well as headline dates throughout the US.

Unique pairings for Kool & The Gang don’t exist only on stage; their bulletproof funk and jazzy arrangements have also made them the most sampled band of all time. With the explosion of hip-hop in the ’90s, Kool & the Gang’s incredible catalog of grooves has made them DJ favorites, and they are second only to R&B icon James Brown as sources of rap-music samples. The Hits Reloaded album found the band collaborating with such acolytes as Lil’ Kim, Sean Paul, Ashanti, and Blackstreet, among others.

Selling over 70 million albums worldwide the band influenced the music of three generations. Thanks to songs like Celebration, Cherish, Summer Madness and Open Sesame, Kool & The Gang has earned two Grammy® Awards, seven American Music Awards and amassed 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums.  They have performed continuously longer than any R&B group in history.

“We are not over yet, we have other things we want to do—when my legs won’t run to those airports anymore then I might give up,” says band co-founder Ronald Khalis Bell.

As the purveyors of such booty-rocking standards as Jungle Boogie and Hollywood Swinging, the gang never fails to flex their funk – on both old-school workouts and hip-hop jams. Their music has been created by the same core players for over four decades: Robert “Kool” Bell, his brother Ronald Khalis Bell, their longtime friends Dennis “DT” Thomas and George “Funky” Brown.  Other band members include, Clifford Adams, Lavelle Evans, Larry Gittens, Timothy Horton, Shawn McQuiller, Michael Ray and Curtis “Fitz” Williams.

SUMMER TOUR DATES

Sat, June 1        Pittsburgh, PA                 PNC Park at North Shore

Fri, June 21       St. Petersburg, FL           Mahaffey Theater

Thu, June 27      Charleston, SC               The Clay Center

Fri, June 28       Bristow, VA                    Jiffy Lube Live (w/ Kid Rock)

Sat, June 29       Holmdel, NJ                   PNC Bank Arts Center (w/ Kid Rock)

Sun, June 30      Sterling Heights, MI          Freedom Hill Amphitheatre

Tue, July 2        Cleveland, OH                Blossom Music Center (w/ Kid Rock)

Thu, July 4        Louisville, KY                 Waterfront Park

Fri, July 5          Darien, NY                     Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (w/ Kid Rock)

Sat, July 6         Scranton, PA                  Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain (w/ Kid Rock)

Tue, July 9        Camden, NJ                  Susquehanna Bank Center (w/ Kid Rock)

Wed, July 10    Mansfield, MA                Comcast Center (w/ Kid Rock)

Sat, July 13       Hershey, PA                  Hershey Park Stadium (w/ Dave Matthews Band)

Sat, July 20       Winter Park, CO              Hideaway Park

Tue, July 23      Albuquerque, NM            Isleta Amphitheater (w/ Kid Rock)

Wed, July 24     Phoenix, AZ                   Desert Sky Pavilion (w/ Kid Rock)

Thu, July 25      Sacramento, CA             California State Fair

Fri, July 26        Irvine, CA                      Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (w/ Kid Rock)

Sat, July 27       Grande Ronde, OR         Spirit Mountain Casino

Fri, August 9      Ventura, CA                   Ventura County Fair

Fri, August 30     Snolquamie, WA             Snoqualmie Casino