When her 15th studio album debuted in the fall of 2011, many fans responded with sentiments like, "This is the Suzi Quatro album I've been waiting for." These opinions likely draw from the fact that Quatro not only shows off a wide range of musical style

Pint-sized axe-shredder Mayda has been a constant presence on the Twin Cities scene the past few years. The South Korean adoptee manages to channel funk (i.e. Prince) and sneering rock (i.e. Joan Jett), mixing those parts to create a high-energy, uniquel

Trendy sounds from Boston are blowing up nationally (Gentlemen Hall’s electropop, David Wax Museum’s Americana/Mexicana). Tijuana Sweetheart isn’t interested in trendy. The all-female band is barely interested in blowing up. Every song on third album “Un

My favorite parade that’s not on Fat Tuesday is tonight and Joan Jett is playing the Muses Ball at the Contemporary Arts Center. If you don’t have tickets or don’t feel like partying with thousands of drunken, costumed women here are some other choices.

A three-decade-old rock'n'roll rift has officially been put out to pasture. Per Blabbermouth, Runaways singer Cherie Currie announced via Facebook last night that she and lead guitarist Lita Ford have reconnected thanks to a hookup from their former band

A wall column and round support post hold names of customers of the shop, many with dates of their visits, from the early 1970s to the early ’90s, names such as Ted Nugent, Leon Russell, Ry Cooder, J.J. Cale, Leo Kottke, Kris Kristoffereson, David Allan

This Friday at The Oak and The Ax in Biddeford and Saturday at Radio in Sommervile MA When Particles Collide has the great pleasure of playing with the band. Hailing from Jamaica Plains MA, Aloud brings an eclectic sound of rock n roll to your ears. The

A twitter account, apparently the same guy that did it last year, has leaked the Lollapalooza line-up: The 2012 headliners are reported to be Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Beck, Beyonce, and Sonic Youth. Perry’s Tent will feature Skrille

For more than a year, Cabaret Oldtown veterans Christi Moore and Angela Geer have been lamenting that there wasn’t a show that would let them showcase all the female pop and rock classics that they liked. “We’d done several jukebox revues at Cabaret, lik

The rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will provide the rock and the roar at this year's Tecate Light Rock-N-Roar Concert, part of the 38th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach April 13-15. The concert will begin on the Convention Center outdoor s

The rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will provide the rock and the roar at this year's Tecate Light Rock-N-Roar Concert, part of the 38th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach April 13-15. The concert will begin on the Convention Center outdoor s

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2012) Legendary rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will star in the Saturday night Tecate Light Rock-N-Roar Concert, part of the 38th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach April 13-15. The concert will begin on the Conv

The Recording Academy has announced today electronic music producer deadmau5 will perform on the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast this Sunday, February 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. He will join Foo Fighters, David Guetta, Chris Brown and Lil Wayne for a

S2E1: When one door closes, another always opens up. Right after the Giants finished off the Pats in a sensational Super Bowl for the ages, another epic battle was underway on NBC with the season premiere of The Voice. At the end of the night, the tally

I don't normally like female fronted metal bands. I don't know why, but besides Joan Jett, and Lzzy Hale, it's just not my cup of tea. Shear has changed my opinion. Their vocalist, Alexa Leroux has a voice that made my jaw drop. She doesn't have a plain

Pint-sized axe-shredder Mayda has been a constant presence on the Twin Cities scene the past few years. The South Korean adoptee manages to channel funk (i.e. Prince) and sneering rock (i.e. Joan Jett), mixing those parts to create a high-energy, uniquel

Supersounds, a new and used CD and DVD store at Hudson Mall on Route 440 in Jersey City closes Tuesday. Photo taken on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Here, owner Ron Akiyama--a rock n' roll photographer who has taken photos for 25 years for music greats such as

Joan Jett said it long before I did, but it is a phrase that is worth repeating: I love rock ‘n’ roll. Thus, I spend a fair amount of my free time in cramped clubs and bars watching guys and gals rock out as they sing, scream, sweat, swear, spit, and swi

Southpaw, the Park Slope music venue and bar that has hosted all kinds of music events and acts, including Patti Smith and Joan Jett, is set to close after 11 years in the neighborhood. A tutoring school will open in its place, the Brooklyn Paper reports