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Take in the Tunes at The Fairy Tale Music Festival

Jami Bond — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:33:50 +0000

Discover some new music at the Fairy Tale Music Festival this weekend at Oscar’s Park. The 2 day event features Bluegrass, Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic and a Pink Floyd cover band. Attendees are encouraged to dress like their favorite fairytale characters. There will be four stages, live art, fire dancers, an aerialist, a full [...]

Paul Simon to Feature 'Graceland' Musicians at London Festival

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:00:39 +0000

As Paul Simon marks the 25th anniversary of his landmark ‘Graceland’ album, he’ll also be part of this summer’s Hard Rock Calling Festival in London’s Hyde Park.

Metallica Announces Two-Day 'Orion' Music Festival

Matthew Wilkening — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:32 +0000

Metallica will headline both nights of their own two-day music festival on June 23 and 24 in Atlantic City N.J., reportedly performing their entire self-titled “Black Album” at one show and 1984′s ‘Ride the Lightning’ at the other. The Orion Music and More Festival will feature a band-selected, diverse and surprisingly alternative-leaning group of [...]

Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Will Be Covered 144 Times During Upcoming Toronto Festival

Chris M. Junior — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:00:42 +0000

It’s not too late to rename it Nirvanathon.

Over the course of 12 hours, local performers from Canada will take a crack at playing the Nirvana anthem ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ 144 consecutive times as part of the Scotiabank Nuit Blanche art festival in Toronto on Oct. 1.

My Chemical Romance Jams with Queen's Brian May at Reading Festival [VIDEO]

Chris M. Junior — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:30:31 +0000

Clapping to the beat and triumphantly raising his microphone above his head, My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way channeled his inner Freddie Mercury while the band played the Reading Festival set in England last weekend.

Adding to the Queen connection was a guest appearance by the legendary British band’s own Brian May, who joined My Chem onstage to play guitar on signature songs by both groups.