Bob Dylan

now has 31,000 separate cover recordings of Dylan songs

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Sisters Shelby Lynne [ tickets ] and Allison Moorer will perform together on a short tour, a first for the two singers. Their first performance on the "Side By Side Tour" will be Oct. 3 at the 10th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

During the all-acoustic shows, Lynne and Moorer will accompany one another as they perform songs from throughout their careers, along with a few cover songs. They close their quick tour with a show in Mobile, AL, near their hometown of Frankville. ...continued
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Judging by the five new songs Interpol [ tickets ] performed at a private showcase Monday (9/6) in Santa Monica, CA, the New York band's sound hasn't changed much on its first release in three years.

In one of their first shows since the recent exit of bassist Carlos D, the indie rockers performed "Success," "Summer Well," "Lights," "Try It On" and "Barricade" from the new album at Apogee Studios, the professional home of producer Bob Clearmountain. A few classics were offered as well, including "NYC," "Evil" and "Narc," with Clearmountain behind the boards mixing the set. ...continued
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Legendary singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen [ tickets ] -- who launched his current tour in February of 2009 -- will wrap up the outing with four just-announced U.S. performances.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's newly confirmed dates are set for Dec. 4 in Honolulu; Dec. 8 in Portland, OR; and Dec. 10-11 in Las Vegas. Members of Cohen's fan club can purchase tickets through Sept. 24 via leonardcohenfiles.com, and public on-sales are set to begin Sept. 25. ...continued
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For their forthcoming album "The All-American Nightmare," rockers Hinder [ tickets ] decided to mix it up a bit by pushing themselves during the writing process and hiring a new producer. Singer Austin Winkler says he couldn't be any more pleased with the outcome.

"I'm ecstatic about the album," Winkler said via telephone between drags of a cigarette and sips of beer on a recent day off in Nashville. "It's different, babe. I don't know if you've heard this before, but I've never been more proud of a record than I have with this one." ...continued
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In the 1980s, purchasing a ticket to see Jerry Lee Lewis [ tickets ] was a roll of the dice.

First off, there was no guarantee that he would show up. Secondly, it was never quite clear what his frame of mind would be and whether he would deliver a full show. Finally, if he was in the mood to perform, was he going to deliver a concert filled with vintage rockers such as "Breathless," "High School Confidential" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," or ease his way through country ballads such as "You Win Again?" ...continued
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