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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij Dead at 49

Vitalij Kuprij, a member of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and a highly regarded Ukrainian-American pianist and keyboardist, died on Tuesday (Feb. 20) at 49, according to his friend and musical colleague Lars Eric Mattsson, a Finnish guitarist and producer.Kuprij performed with Trans-Siberian Orchestra on their latest seasonal tour throughout November and December 2023. And before rejoining the symphonic heavy metal band in 2021, he was also included in their lineup from 2009 to 2019.Indeed, the keyboardist […]

todayFebruary 21, 2024 4

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Helix Drummer Greg ‘Fritz’ Hinz Dead After Secret Cancer Battle

Helix drummer Greg ‘Fritz’ Hinz has died at the age of 68, vocalist Brian Vollmer confirmed.Hinz joined the Canadian hard rock band in 1982 and remained until 1996, then returned in 2009. He’d been diagnosed with cancer in 2023 but didn’t want the news made public, his bandmate revealed.“We’ve known about this since last April, but were unable to tell anyone at Fritz’s request,” Vollmer said in a statement. “He […]

todayFebruary 17, 2024

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MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer Dead at 75

MC5 guitarist and leader Wayne Kramer has died at the age of 75."Wayne Kramer passed away today peacefully from pancreatic cancer," a post on the guitarist's official Instagram read. "He will be remembered for starting a revolution in music, culture and kindness."If you would like to honor Wayne, donations are appreciated to his nonprofit organization, Jail Guitar Doors."How Wayne Kramer and MC5 Became Proto-Punk LegendsKramer got an early start in music, forming […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024 2

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Dead & Company Reveal Dates For Live at Sphere Six-Week Summer Run – Billboard

After announcing on Wednesday (Jan. 31) that the next resident artist at Las Vegas‘ Sphere would be Dead & Company, the Grateful Dead spin-off band revealed the dates for their six-week summer run on Thursday (Feb. 1). The shows dubbed Dead Forever will consist of 18 shows overs six consecutive weeks from May 16 through June 22. The gigs will run Thursday-Saturday, and, according to a release, “feature never-before-seen visual […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024 1

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Dead and Company Unveil Las Vegas Sphere Show Dates

Dead & Company have revealed the dates for a "Dead Forever" residency at the Las Vegas Sphere.According to a press release, the shows will begin May 16 and feature "never-before-seen visual storytelling from Dead & Company." It also promises a "unique" setlist for each weekend's trio of performances.You can view a complete list of dates below.Presale tickets will be available beginning Feb. 5, followed by a general sale on Feb. 9.The Sphere, which opened in 2023, […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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Dead and Company Announce Las Vegas Sphere Residency

Dead & Company have announced a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere.Rumors of the band's Sin City sojourn began on Tuesday, when the state-of-the-art venue lit up with their iconic "Stealie" logo. Fellow jam-band titans Phish used the same tactic to tease their own upcoming four-show run at the Sphere, which takes place in April.Dead & Company confirmed the rumors on Wednesday with a video shared on social media. "In 2023, […]

todayJanuary 31, 2024 1

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Israeli First Responder Recalls Scene at Nova Music Festival: ‘Carpet of Dead Bodies’ Still Smoldering

The first call came at 7:30 pm on Oct. 7. A terrified Israeli army officer was on the other end of the phone. “How long,” he wanted to know, “Does it take for a body to rot?”Haim Otmezgin, a senior member of an Orthodox Jewish group called Zaka that recovers the bodies of dead Jews and prepares them for burial, already knew he was dealing with a massacre. But he had […]

todayJanuary 31, 2024 2

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Jack Underkofler Dives Into New Dead Poet Society LP, ‘Fission’

On the same day Dead Poet Society released their latest studio album, Fission, frontman Jack Underkofler joined Chuck Armstrong on Loudwire Nights (Jan. 26)."You're making music because that's what you love to do," he told Chuck, "and you're just throwing it out into the world and seeing who connects and who doesn't."Underkofler hopes listeners connect with Dead Poet Society's new record in an honest, cathartic way."I think the best art […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024 1

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Woodstock Star Melanie Dead at 76

Singer Melanie, one of only nine women who performed at Woodstock in 1969, died at the age of 76 on Jan. 23, her family confirmed.Known for her powerful, gravelly voice, Anne Safka-Schekeryk broke through with her 1970 song “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” which was inspired by her experience at the festival.She had several more hits – including “Brand New Key” and a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday” […]

todayJanuary 25, 2024

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