JamBase — Spafford teamed up with Greensky Bluegrass' Dave Bruzza for a cover "Soul To Squeeze" - watch video and listen to full show audio of the whole night.
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Stereogum — The skydivers descending over Zilker Park to the strains of "Free Fallin'" weren't the only Tom Petty tribute to be found at Austin City Limits Festival yesterday. During Red Hot Chili Peppers' headlining set, they dedicated a cover of Funkadelic's "... more info
Metal Injection — Deep Purple's bassist and RHCP's drummer, specifically.
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Nialler9 —
Tuesday September 19 Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€6,9pm) + Siv Jakobsen // Mik Pyro // Allman Brown // Maurice Burns Wednesday September 20 OMNI @ Whelan’s (€16.50) Playing lo-fi pop that channels the spectra of the late Ã... more info
Stereogum — More than 20 years into their existence, Deerhoof are still electrifying on stage and inventive in the studio. I experienced the latter a couple weeks ago when they played a small club in my town the night after opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers at a... more info
CNN Showbiz — Funky Matas takes autographs to a whole new level, having celebrities permanently sign his body, including Kevin Hart, Tony Hawk, and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Uncut —
"I don't know if we can continue," says drummer Chad Smith
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"I don't know if we can continue," says drummer Chad Smith
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Stereogum — Will Ferrell lookalike Chad Smith has been drumming for Red Hot Chili Peppers so long that you might not realize he wasn't the band's founding drummer. That'd be Jack Irons, who rejoined RHCP onstage in Grand Rapids last week to cover Jimi Hendrix's ... more info