Rock

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry returned to the stage for the first time in 19 years Sunday night, joining alt-rock band Eels during their second encore at a St. Paul, Minnesota gig. As Eels frontman Mark Everett said to introduce the performance, Perry left the rock star life “because it didn’t feel right.” But lucky for us, ... <a title="Journey’s Steve Perry Performs For First Time In 19 Years | Watch Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/steve-perry-performance/" aria-label="Read more about Journey’s Steve Perry Performs For First Time In 19 Years | Watch Here">Read more</a>

Jenny Lewis has just recently confirmed a new record, due out July 29th, and this is a pretty game-changing announcement. It’s been six years since Lewis last dropped a solo album, and she’s been through a lot in that time. The end of Rilo Kiley came after the death of the singer and actress’ estranged ... <a title="Jenny Lewis Confirms First Solo Album In Six Years | Tour Dates, Tracklist, and More" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jenny-lewis-new-album/" aria-label="Read more about Jenny Lewis Confirms First Solo Album In Six Years | Tour Dates, Tracklist, and More">Read more</a>

Pearl Jam have announced a 12-city October U.S. tour, following a summer trek to Europe, that includes an appearance  at Austin City Limits Music Festival. Seattle native rock legends Pearl Jam took the road in the fall last year as well, promoting their new LP Lightening Bolt. Since the band’s inception in 1990, Pearl Jam has become ... <a title="Pearl Jam Tour | Pearl Jam Tour Dates and Info" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/pearl-jam-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Pearl Jam Tour | Pearl Jam Tour Dates and Info">Read more</a>

Jack White let us hear the first track off his new album Lazaretto, “High Ball Stepper,” earlier this month. Now, he has released a second track, with the album’s title: “Lazaretto.” We can expect the new album to drop June 10th. This past Record Store Day, April 19th, White created The World’s Fastest Studio-to-Record 7″ vinyl.  The time to record, ... <a title="Jack White Releases New Track “Lazaretto” - Listen Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jack-white-new-track/" aria-label="Read more about Jack White Releases New Track “Lazaretto” - Listen Here">Read more</a>

U2 are nothing if not great at keeping our attention. The band was reported in 2013 to have an album coming out last fall, but by November, it seemed that a spring release was more likely. Earlier this year, Bono said, “We want [the new album] to come out this summer, but you don’t want to ... <a title="U2 News | U2 Talks New Album" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/u2-news-u2-talks-new-album/" aria-label="Read more about U2 News | U2 Talks New Album">Read more</a>

Rumors are swirling around AC/DC right now, many saying that the band may not be back at all this year, or any year (Billboard). Earlier this year, Brian Johnson said that the band is heading back to the studio to record new material in May and that they may go on tour in celebration of their ... <a title="AC/DC Tour News | Will They Tour This Year? Will They Ever Tour Again?" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/acdc-tour-news-will-they-tour-this-year-will-they-ever-tour-again/" aria-label="Read more about AC/DC Tour News | Will They Tour This Year? Will They Ever Tour Again?">Read more</a>

While the name Beck may not ring a bell with everyone, the classic slide guitar-driven melody of his debut hit “Loser,” along with the single’s infectious chorus of  “I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me,” probably will. It’s been quite a while since then, but Beck hasn’t slowed down since. The renowned singer-songwriter is ... <a title="Beck | Tour Info and Video" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/beck-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Beck | Tour Info and Video">Read more</a>

Remember when Jack White dropped his debut solo album Blunderbuss and everyone went crazy over it? Yeah, we haven’t forgotten either. The mysterious, dark, and subtle charm of Jack White is something that none of us understand, but what everyone wants more of. We’ve seen his name everywhere since the lineups of the biggest summer music festivals have ... <a title="Jack White New Album and Single “High Ball Stepper”" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jack-white-new-album-and-single/" aria-label="Read more about Jack White New Album and Single “High Ball Stepper”">Read more</a>

Over the weekend, the Flaming Lips released a surprise digital-only album called Flaming Side of the Moon. As the presss release stated, it is intended to be “an immersive companion piece to the original 1973 album,” referring of course to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. The press release went on to explain, “listeners are encouraged ... <a title="Flaming Lips Surprise Companion Album To Dark Side Of The Moon: Listen Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/flaming-lips-surprise-companion-album-to-dark-side-of-the-moon-listen-here/" aria-label="Read more about Flaming Lips Surprise Companion Album To Dark Side Of The Moon: Listen Here">Read more</a>

tUnE-yArDs will release new album Nikki Nack on May 6, and as a teaser they’ve shared the album art, tracklist, and album cut of a new single “Water Fountain.” From what we can tell, we have a lot to look forward to from these guys. The album features producers John Hill (Rihanna, Shakira, M.I.A.) and Malay (Frank Ocean, Alicia ... <a title="tUnE-yArDs: New Single, Plus Leaked Tracklist, Album Art, Tour Info, & Video" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/tune-yards-new-single/" aria-label="Read more about tUnE-yArDs: New Single, Plus Leaked Tracklist, Album Art, Tour Info, & Video">Read more</a>

After a two and a half year year hiatus, The Black Keys dropped their brand new single, ‘Fever’ today. They will premiere the track on US radio around 3:30 EST and the material will be their first in almost 3 years. Don’t let this fool you into thinking the band haven’t been busy, however; Auerbach ... <a title="Black Keys First New Track In Almost 3 Years: Listen Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/black-keys-first-new-track-in-almost-3-years-listen-here/" aria-label="Read more about Black Keys First New Track In Almost 3 Years: Listen Here">Read more</a>

My friend once told me anecdotally that he was the most alternative kid growing up in his tiny Massachusetts town, and that was just because he listened to Arcade Fire. I thought the sentiment was funny enough to remember for quite some time, but as I look at where the band stands in music now, ... <a title="Arcade Fire Tickets: How To Buy On TickPick" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/arcade-fire-tickets-how-to-buy-on-tickpick/" aria-label="Read more about Arcade Fire Tickets: How To Buy On TickPick">Read more</a>

SXSW has been unsurprisingly killing it in the music game recently. We recently posted about Damon Albarn, best known as the visionary behind the multi-platinum Grammy Award winning virtual band Gorillaz, and his first ever live performance of “Clint Eastwood” with fellow  Gorillaz members Del the Funkee Homosapien and Dan the Automator, and special guest Snoop Dogg ... <a title="Future Islands- Baltimore Band Wins SXSW Prize | Listen to Unreleased Album Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/future-islands-baltimore-band-wins-sxsw-prize-listen-to-unreleased-album-here/" aria-label="Read more about Future Islands- Baltimore Band Wins SXSW Prize | Listen to Unreleased Album Here">Read more</a>

I think we can all agree that there’s something to be said for a band that sounds different. The Pluto Moons  are our latest pick for Band To Watch, but this time we actually mean the watch part. Watch their new video “stripped down naked in bushwick” below. Don’t worry; they’re not really naked. (OR ARE ... <a title="Band To Watch- The Pluto Moons: Listen to Debut Album, Watch Exclusive Video Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/band-to-watch-the-pluto-moons/" aria-label="Read more about Band To Watch- The Pluto Moons: Listen to Debut Album, Watch Exclusive Video Here">Read more</a>