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        Green Day

        Green Day

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        Green Day Auctioning Instruments, Gear On Reverb green-day-auction-instruments-and-gear-reverb

        Green Day To Auction Instruments And Gear On Reverb

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        Punk-rock history will be up for bid on Feb. 7 when The Official Green Day Reverb Shop opens for business
        Philip Merrill
        GRAMMYs
        Jan 23, 2019 - 12:42 pm

        The musicians of GRAMMY-winning punk band Green Day — guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, drummer Tré Cool and bassist Mike Dirnt — are parting with beloved gear and instruments on Reverb in a career-spanning auction beginning on Feb. 7. While Armstrong's Reverb auction in late 2017 no doubt added to the band's comfort level in parting with items from their collections, Cool confessed that as a hoarder, his reason behind the auction is that "my psychiatrist said I have to do this."

        "After 30 years of collecting odds and ends and really good stuff, what ended up happening was I got too many," said Armstrong. "I think every guitar to me has its own character." The 44 guitars up for auction include a 1958 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop as well as the first guitar Armstrong ever owned, an acoustic Harmony Stella Parlor. He used the latter to record "F.O.D." on Dookie, which won Best Alternative Music Performance at the 37th GRAMMY Awards, the band's first of four wins.

        https://twitter.com/reverbdotcom/status/1087742215328333824

        It's a red letter day for @GreenDay fans...
        Sign up to get notified when the Official #GreenDay Reverb Shop goes live: https://t.co/yTjdVeWdUx pic.twitter.com/M8WApFWBSx

        — Reverb (@reverbdotcom) January 22, 2019

        Dirnt is offering up more than 20 pieces of studio gear as well as amps, including a Mesa/Boogie Basis M-2000 and a vintage Ampeg SVT.

        Cool is offering one of the drum kits he burned on stage as well as a new "old stock" Slingerland Spitfire Tré Cool Signature Drum Kit he says is "probably the only one left in existence." Cool basically burned all the other ones. A matching snare drum is available separately. Cool expressed insecurity that as a hoarder who never sells anything, he will be tempted to buy all of his stuff back again. 

        The Official Green Day Reverb Shop is scheduled to open on Feb. 7 and offers an email sign-up so avid buyers can be among the first to make their bid on this incomparable selection of punk-rock history.

        Maroon 5, Online Store Reverb Announce Sale Of Music Gear, Instruments

        Juice Wrld

        Juice Wrld

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        Juice Wrld, Maren Morris Top iHeartRadio Fest billie-eilish-maren-morris-and-juice-wrld-headline-iheartradio-fest

        Billie Eilish, Maren Morris And Juice Wrld To Headline iHeartRadio Fest

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        First artist lineup has been revealed for the iHeartRadio Music Festival's Daytime Stage on Sept. 21
        Philip Merrill
        GRAMMYs
        Feb 20, 2019 - 3:30 pm

        The iHeartRadio Music Festival, set for September 20–21 in Las Vegas, has announced its first set of performers for the Daytime Stage at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Sept. 21 with headliners Billie Eilish, Maren Morris and Juice Wrld.

        Eilish's debut When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is expected on March 29. Three of her singles broke into Billboard's Hot 100 last year with two more so far in 2019, making her debut album hotly anticipated.

        Country artist Maren Morris enjoyed her top-charting track so far with last year's GRAMMY-nominated dance hit "The Middle" with Zedd and Grey. Her upcoming album Girl is expected to be released on March 8.

        Juice Wrld released his debut full-length Goodbye & Good Riddance last year and his follow-up A Death Race For Love is also scheduled for release on March 8.

        https://twitter.com/iHeartFestival/status/1098238868283932673

        Welcome to the 2019 #iHeartDayStage. Can't wait to welcome these amazing acts to Vegas! Get your tickets now at https://t.co/8Hjbkcptq3 pic.twitter.com/6GkpIZxg6M

        — iHeartRadio Festival (@iHeartFestival) February 20, 2019

        Supporting artists on the Daytime Stage are Cnco, Fletcher, Monsta X, Old Dominion, Brett Young, and Zara Larsson. Additional artists will be announced at a later date.

        The iHeartRadio Music Festival will be broadcast live across iHeartRadio stations and will subsequently be aired on television's The CW Network. 

        General sales for the complete fest will be available this summer, but a limited number of "special" festival tickets are currently at AXS. Tickets for the Daytime Stage on Sept. 21 are now available at Ticketmaster.

        Billie Eilish Drops New Song, Reveals Debut Album Release Date

        Violent Femmes

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        Violent Femmes And X Announce May Tour Dates Across The Southern U.S.

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        The two bands' ability to be different by being themselves helped pioneer U.S. punk and alternative rock
        Philip Merrill
        GRAMMYs
        Feb 20, 2019 - 2:39 pm

        On Feb. 19 rock groups Violent Femmes and X announced a co-headline tour crossing six states in the southern U.S. in May with extra stops in Texas. The co-headlining tour starts on May 5 in San Diego and wraps in St. Louis on May 17.

        Both bands began in the '80s with growing recognition in the '90s and fan followings that are still strong. In 1983 the Femmes released their self-titled debut album with its lead track "Blister In The Sun." Inspired by punk rock to express messages outside the mainstream, the album's combination of conflict, candidness and rebellion was a major contribution to the growth of alternative rock.

        https://twitter.com/violentfemmes/status/1097874037835874304

        We will be doing a co-headline tour with @Xtheband this May! Tickets for these dates go on sale this Friday. Find links at https://t.co/htYlBphndE pic.twitter.com/tU1Bd5WCzp

        — Violent Femmes (@violentfemmes) February 19, 2019

        X released their classic first album, Los Angeles, in 1980, bringing their city's punk scene to greater national attention. Their tastes were eclectic and poetic, combining rockabilly and other influences into their own unique blend. The local scene had already hosted the Germs and embraced X's willingness to experiment beyond punk rock's usual boundaries.

        Tickets for the joint tour go on sale on Feb. 22 and will be available on both the Violent Femmes and X's websites.

        "On Location: L.A.": Revisit Punk's Past With Noodles Of The Offspring

        Ani DiFranco

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        Ellnora: The Guitar Festival Sets 2019 Dates biennial-ellnora-guitar-festival-sets-2019-dates

        Biennial Ellnora: The Guitar Festival Sets 2019 Dates

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        The three-day festival at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is uniquely guitar-centric
        Philip Merrill
        GRAMMYs
        Feb 19, 2019 - 5:03 pm

        The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts announced that its 8th biennial Ellnora: The Guitar Festival will be held this coming Sept. 5–7, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Performers have yet to be announced but past lineups have included GRAMMY winners Ani DiFranco, Jerry Douglas, Bill Frisell, Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, the National, Punch Brothers, Vernon Reid, John Scofield, Derek Trucks, and Jeff Tweedy.

        The fest's name and location both refer to generous philanthropist Ellnora Krannert, who together with her husband helped build many institutions in Illinois and Indiana. Music was her college degree and special affection, so naming the festival after her is a fitting tribute.

        https://twitter.com/ui7news/status/1095785264268615680

        U of I's @KrannertCenter announces dates for 2019 #Ellnora guitar festival in Urbana https://t.co/HfyehuqDz8 pic.twitter.com/L4rRtj5hx8

        — ui7news (@ui7news) February 13, 2019

        The performer lineup will be announced in April. Tickets go on sale at the Center's website on July 13.

        Study Shows Women Make Up Half Of Aspiring Guitarists

        Yoko Ono and John Lennon

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        John Lennon And Yoko Ono's 'Wedding Album' Arriving In White Vinyl

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        Uniquely collectible and historic, the two-track 1969 album invited listeners to join the pair's celebrated nuptials and commitment to peace
        Philip Merrill
        GRAMMYs
        Feb 19, 2019 - 3:57 pm

        On Feb. 18, the 86th birthday of Yoko Ono, Secretly Canadian and Chimera Music announced that a vinyl and digital reissue of 1969's experimental Wedding Album that Ono created with John Lennon will be released on March 22. That date is the first New Music Friday occurring just after the 50th anniversary of the couple's March 20, 1969 wedding.

        Wedding Album was the third in a trio of experimental albums the couple produced together in 1969 and featured only two tracks in its original version. Titled "John & Yoko" and "Amsterdam," both tracks were over 20 minutes in length, exemplifying Ono's avant-garde sound-art. The original was released on vinyl, cassette and 8-track with elaborate packaging that is recreated for the album's white-vinyl reissue, which arrives just weeks before Record Store Day on April 13 and will likely to appeal to collectors. It will also be available in CD and digital.

        https://twitter.com/secretlycndian/status/1097519791554867202

        John Lennon & Yoko Ono's 'Wedding Album' reissue.

        One of the most unusual recordings of the Sixties available again, on March 22nd, to mark the golden wedding anniversary of two of the 20th century’s most emblematic cultural figures.

        Pre-order → https://t.co/d4EWVGGc17 pic.twitter.com/l1MEeCGkI5

        — Secretly Canadian (@secretlycndian) February 18, 2019

        Like the original, the reissue's packaging includes a copy of the couple's marriage certificate, a picture of the couple's wedding cake and other souvenirs including drawings by both Lennon and Ono of their wedding and their 1969 honeymoon "Bed-In for Peace." Lennon later said, "It was like our sharing our wedding with whoever wanted to share it with us."

        John Lennon, Yoko Ono Win Album Of The Year

        Wedding Album is available for pre-order and is the latest in an ongoing series of reissues covering Ono's work from 1968 through 1985. Ono also released her latest album Warzone in Oct. 2018, musically emphasizing her commitment as a peace-activist by revisiting and reinterpreting more than a dozen of her previous tracks. "I like to create things in a new way," Ono said about her latest album. "Every day things change."

        Unheard John Lennon Demos Released With New 'Imagine' Collection

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