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Perpetual Groove are proud to announce their “Ice Princess #9 Winter Strain 2.013” tour and the launch of a new website. PGroove will glide into the New Year with a string of shows throughout the Southeast and kick off New Year’s Eve in Atlanta, GA.

THE BLACK CROWES will return to the road in 2013 with their “Lay Down With Number 13” world tour. The first leg will encompass dates in the U.K. March 24-30 and the U.S. April 2- May 4. Tickets for this first leg go on sale Friday, January 11 at 10:13 AM LOCAL TIME and ticket link information will be available on Tuesday, January 1 here. Additional dates will be announced soon.

Michigan’s Greensky Bluegrass continues its nationwide tour with the announcement of a West Coast leg that runs into March 2013. Finishing off an epic 2012 with a New Year’s Eve performance at The Majestic in Detroit, Greensky makes a Southeast run in early January, including the band's second appearance on Jam Cruise. A two-night Kalamazoo homecoming stand launches the band across the Midwest for a series of dates with The Deadly Gentlemen to support.

For almost 40 years now, Krokus has stood for high-quality, honest-to-goodness, hand-made power rock. No other Swiss rock band sells albums and its back catalogue worldwide like Krokus. The band has already sold over 14 million records, toured the world, and received gold and platinum discs in the USA and Canada.

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We are happy to announce that musician/actor/activist Steve Earle has been added to the bill and that legendary musician, surfer and activist Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam along with music aficionados NHL All-Star Henrik Lundqvist of the NY Rangers and former NY Ranger fan favorite, restaurateur Sean Avery have signed on as underwriters for On the Beach-A Sandy Relief Concert.Vedder has had strong ties to the Jersey Shore for decades and Lundqvist and Avery, th

Eliot Lipp has new tour dates on the books, including shows with: Foster the People (DJ set), Emancipator, Michal Menert and Supervision!Eliot Lipp and Beatport have joined forces and have launched a remix contest for Eliot's song 'Mountain'.  Head over to Beatport for more info on how to submit your remixed version of the track!

John Brown's Body is proud to announce early 2013 tour dates in the Northeast and Colorado. The Boston / Ithaca based ‘Future Roots’ group will hit the road January 18th, 2013 for a string of shows spanning from Syracuse, NY to Vail, CO. Tickets can be purchased through all venue outlets.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Greensky Bluegrass at the Fox Theatre on Friday, March 1st & Saturday, March 2nd. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 28th for $15.50 in advance and $18.00 day of show.If you're familiar with bluegrass music, then you're tuned in to some of what Greensky Bluegrass does. They're also known to throw a great party, rock n roll, and (if the critics are to be believed) they have great songs.

The ZAPPA FAMILY TRUST honors the American Composer’s “Signature Guitar Compositions” on iTunes.  Released on this year’s anniversary of FZ’s death (December 4), FRANK ZAPPA PLAYS THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA--A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE features the classic recordings of “Watermelon In Easter Hay,” “Black Napkins” and ”Zoot Allures,” as well as the earliest versions from the Vault at the time of the original CD release in 1996 (still available from Bar

The Mantras, North Carolina’s funk fusion power quintet, have released the first single from their upcoming album ‘Jam Bands Ruined My Life!’. Video of the new single 'Kinetic Bump’ featuring Jake Cinninger on guitar performing along with these progressive rock upstarts is available here.