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Allman Brothers Celebrate 40th Anniversary of "Eat a Peach" at Inaugural Peach Festival

08/13/2012 at 3:00 am

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Over the weekend, The Allman Brothers Band performed in Pennsylvania at the inaugural Peach Festival, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of their classic 1972 album, Eat a Peach. The band headlined two of the three days at the event, which included sets from several Allman spinoff groups, including The Warren Haynes Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Jaimoe's Jasssz Band.  read more ≫


The Who Highlight Rock Performances at Olympics Closing Ceremony

08/13/2012 at 3:00 am

Image credit: Ross HalfinThe closing ceremony of the London Olympics Sunday night brought together several of the host country's most well-known artists from the past five-plus decades, highlighted by a performance by The Who.

Here's a rundown of the musical highlights:

-- Though The Who was the last act seen during NBC's coverage of the closing ceremony, their rendition of "Baba O'Riley" didn't air until around midnight on the East Coast. That's because the network snuck in a preview of its new comedy Animal Practice at 11 p.m. ET. read more ≫


Brad Whitford Discusses Aerosmith's Plans for the Fall

08/12/2012 at 3:00 am

Photo: Ross HalfinAerosmith wraps up the first leg of its Global Warming Tour with a show Sunday in Bristow, Virginia.  It won't be long before the band will be back on the road, though, as guitarist Brad Whitford reports in a video message taped a few days ago.

In the clip, Whitford reveals that the next series of dates will take place "in October, November [and] into December…probably wrapping it up sometime before the holidays." read more ≫


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