JamBase — Alice In Chains welcomed Red Hot Chili Peppers members Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer for a pair of classic tunes from their catalog last night in New Zealand. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Early Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s chief operating officer, Chad Smith, stood on a balcony at Walt Disney Concert Hall and dropped a watermelon into a bucket on the sidewalk near Grand Avenue, sounding a satisfying splat. Ã... more info

Stereogum — Red Hot Chili Peppers usually stick to pretty big venues, but today they made an exception in the name of the spooky season: The four California rockers dressed up to go to drummer Chad Smith's kids' school to play an early-morning set for Halloween.... more info

Consequence of Sound — Chad Smith also led his Super Mega Funktastic Jam Rock All-Stars supergroup. more info

JamBase — Foo Fighters brought out Red Hot Chilli Peppers drummer Chad Smith and actor John Travolta during their concert in Wantagh, New York. The post Chad Smith & John Travolta Join Foo Fighters In New York appeared first on JamBase. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Foo Fighters began a NYC-area run at Jones Beach, and they're about to play MSG twice. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith also joins Foo Fighters on stage to cover Rod Stewart. more info

JamBase — Watch highlights from Pearl Jam's Wednesday night concert at the famed Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The post Pearl Jam Welcomes Chad Smith & Josh Klinghoffer In Rio De Janeiro appeared first on JamBase. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Chad Smith, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s chief operating officer, has been named artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival for a three-year term to start in 2020, the festival will announce Wednesday. Smith will take over in Ojai for Thom... more info

Rolling Stone — Harry Shearer's Spinal Tap persona Derek Smalls performs alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and prolific session guitarist Waddy Wachtel in the goofy new video for "It Don't Get Old."TheThis article originally appeared on... more info