Music Industry News

Zappa Plays Zappa have added shows in California, Michigan, Kentucky and North Carolina to their summer tour itinerary.

The full lineup for the inaugural The Hudson Project music festival was revealed this afternoon.

The Hatters will return to the stage for the first time since 1996 on August 6 in NYC.

Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL to embark on a brief European tour this June.

Les Claypool & Primus have added a short set of dates in September.

Pepper and Dirty Heads will join forces for an extensive summer tour starting on July 16.

Gov’t Mule has added a batch of U.S. dates to their summer touring schedule, including Boston and Glen Allen shows with Blackberry Smoke.

The initial lineup for the fourth annual Shoe Fest has been revealed.

Leftover Salmon will visit Winter Park, CO on July 11-13 to host a weekend of music and activities at the Rendezvous Rock ‘N Ride Bike Tour and Music Festival.

Brian May broke the news that a planned Queen compilation may include previously unreleased Freddie Mercury tracks.

Tenacious D will be joined by The State, Fred Armisen & Bill Hader, DJ Lance Rock and many others at this year’s Festival Supreme.

The String Cheese Incident welcomed many guests during their two-set performance at DelFest.

Bloomsbury Publishing will issue books on Phish’s A Live One, The Grateful Dead’s Workingman’s Dead, Metallica’s Black Album and more in the coming years.

Danny Barnes and Jeff Austin will be among the instructors at the Targhee Music Camp.

Genesis front man Phil Collins returned to the stage after three years at an unlikely venue.

Oregon State University is offering an online class about Phish called Philosophy School Of Phish.

Zane Kesey has almost completed a round of funding to finance a sequel to his father’s famed 1964 “trip” aboard Furthur.

Washington, D.C.’s Thievery Corporation have been added to the lineup for this summer’s The Ride Festival.