"You only have 15 minutes, and you have to put all of yourself into every note. And I could sing whatever I wanted to sing. So it was a way for me to change up repertoire and add repertoire and know what was and wasn't going to work." After that gig,...

Benefit on March 11. Matthews, who is also the face of Varvatos' Spring 2011advertising campaign, follows in the footsteps of other high-profile musicians who have headlined the outdoor concert and charity shopping event, including k.d. lang (2011), ZZ...

Simon-like “I Love You But I Don’t Know What to Say,” as plainly honest as its title. “Do you believe in love?” Decades later, it seems Adams is finally starting to. Bolstering all of this is a richly mellow feel as golden as Neil Young or Jackson...

Browne, David Johansen of the legendary New York Dolls, Juliette Lewis, and Ian Hunter and the Rant Band are the latest names to be added to the A-list line-up of The Music of the Rolling Stones tribute at Carnegie Hall Tuesday, March 13. Also joining...

Local heroes were big deals to newspapers back then, and my sports editor, Bob Lenard, had a standing order with Carter, who had skyrocketed out of Sunny Hills High to major league success with the Expos. Jackson Browne, the singer-songwriter, also...

The Beach Boys, featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, June 2, Hollywood Bowl. Part of the band's 50th anniversary tour. On sale Feb. 26. Glen Campbell with Dawes and Jackson Browne, June 24, Hollywood Bowl. The...

The ASCAP Founders Award honors pioneering songwriters who have made exceptional contributions to music, inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. Past recipients include Ashford & Simpson, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Alan & Marilyn...

The demand is overwhelming for Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala. The gala has featured performances from top acts like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana. This year, The Kinks will take the stage to play a medley of their hits, with...

The ASCAP Founders Award honors pioneering songwriters who have made exceptional contributions to music, inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. Past recipients include Ashford & Simpson, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Alan & Marilyn...

The Shangri-La Ranch, in the hills of Malibu, Calif. , has been the site of recordings by a litany of famous musicians over the years, including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Pete Townshend, The Band, Jackson Browne, Keith Richards, Weezer,...

She recorded "Chelsea Girls," a 1967 solo LP, with songs written for her by lovers Bob Dylan and a teenage Jackson Browne. In later years, she recorded and toured as a solo act, but struggled with heroin addiction and died of a heart attack at age 50. ...

Down Down Down, Cemetary and Parachute - and not to mention treating us with his eyebrows and general existence, Charlie Simpson has announced the release of a new EP in March 2012. The Farmer & His Gun EP will contain four tracks, including a...

The EP will be available as a digital download, CD and two 7" vinyls and features four tracks with both the radio edit and original demo of the title track, a cover of Jackson Browne's 'Barricades Of Heaven' and 'Lost'. A video will accompany the...

Coleman of Newark dressed as Michael Jackson, pays respect to Whitney Houston at Whigham Funeral Home, in Newark, N.J. , Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The 48-year-old pop star was found dead in the bathtub in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on...

It was quite an eclectic mix from Roger Miller and Robert Earl Keen to Foghat and Jackson Browne. I also vowed to bring my guitar and write my own road song. When I first wrote "8900 Miles" it was sort of a power pop/ folk tune, but when I got in the...

The talent controls the price - usually about $5 - and decides how many people can watch. "It's like a virtual campfire," Lowenstein said. While most shows are just a singer with an acoustic guitar in front of a laptop, Lowenstein has signed up a few...

And so on. Tony Bennett opened the show with a somber “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” Diana Krall, worried about the whole event, followed with a jazz anthem. The Kinks’ Ray Davies kicked up the energy with a medley of his hits accompanied by...

Geffen in Beverly Hills, Calif. The demand is overwhelming for Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala. The gala has featured performances from top acts like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana. This year, The Kinks will take the stage to...

Simply put, Whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asked that we carry on." Among those Houston was expected to rub elbows with were Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Akon, Cee Lo Green, Miley Cyrus, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jennifer Hudson,...