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One of the biggest surprises from this year's Coachella Music and Arts Festival was the announcement of jazz rock legends Steely Dan as one of the peformers, and in support of their appearances at the festival the band has announced a string of West Coast tour dates for April, "Ultimate Classic Rock" has reported. Dubbed the "Rockabye Gollie Angel" tour, these dates kick off with two performances in Santa Rosa, California, April 7 and 8, and conclude April 18 in San Diego. Other than a stop in Las Vegas April 11, all dates on the tour are in California. -
9 Bands Named After People Who Aren't Members: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, And More
When you hear about an artist such as Elvis Costello or Billy Joel, it's safe to assume that these are solo artists. Some bands, however, adopt names such as these that would confuse people into thinking they're solo acts, or even duos. Here are nine bands that are named after people who aren't in the band. -
Songs Named For America's Biggest Cities; Starring Frank Sinatra, Neil Young and Maybe A$AP Rocky
Music Times checked out the most recent census data to confirm what the nine largest cities in the United States are and then went out in search of songs titled after that city. This means ONLY the town names, with no extra words ("New York" applies..."Let's Get Rid of New York" by The Randoms does not, for example). -
5 Albums Named After Lyrics By Other Bands: Steely Dan, Spoon, And More
One of my favorite types of album titles are those that are taken from the album's lyrics, but these five artists took a slightly different approach. Instead of naming their album after one of their own lyrics, they named their album after a lyric by another band entirely. -
10 Band Names Taken From Literature: Steely Dan, The Doors, And More
If there's one surefire way to add a sense of importance and artistic integrity to your band, it's to name your band after something you read in a book. Here are ten bands who took their names from literary works. -
Q&A: Jon Herington on touring with Steely Dan, his new album and life in the studio [EXCLUSIVE]
The life of a musician can go dozens of ways, and for guitarist Jon Herington he gets to do all of them at once. Though he's probably best known for being the touring and studio guitarist for classic rock band Steely Dan, the 60-year-old musician also bides his time as a studio artist, solo performer and as a member of The Jon Herington Band. -
Seven Awesome Artists Who Are Ruined by Their Fans: Bob Marley, Oasis, and more
We all know at least one person who is so incredibly irritating that you refuse to listen to anything they say. If there's this one band they keep suggesting to you, you simply refuse to look into them, out of fear that you'll actually enjoy them and become irritating, too. Here are seven artists whose fans make me embarrassed to be a fan. -
7 Artists Who Rarely Perform(ed) Live: Steely Dan, The Beatles, Brian Eno and more
When Kate Bush recently announced new concert dates, a certain section of the Internet freaked out. This reaction wasn't simply due to the fact that she's one of the world's most celebrated living musicians, but rather because Kate Bush has somehow managed to not tour since 1979. She's not the only world famous artist who has an unusual relationship with the stage, however...
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