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Kreepin Deth, CC BY-SA 4.0Red Hot Chili Peppers, Grohl & Staples Headline SCM 25th Benefit
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Grohl and Vince Staples will perform at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music’s 25th anniversary benefit concert on October 17 in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale September 25.
deep ghosh, CC BY 2.0Death Cab for Cutie announce 2027 North American tour
Death Cab for Cutie will tour North America in spring 2027, starting March 11 in Nashville. The run includes stops in Atlanta, New York, and Boston, with Swapmeet as support.
Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0Hayley Williams and Rico Nasty perform "Airplanes" live after 16 years
Hayley Williams and Rico Nasty delivered a surprise performance of B.o.B's 2010 hit "Airplanes" at Forest Hills Stadium in New York. The duet marked Williams' first live rendition of the song in 16 years.
Music is Entropy, CC BY-SA 2.0Matt Berninger drops surprise EP Type It Up with covers and new tracks
The National’s Matt Berninger has released Type It Up, a five-track EP with covers of New Order and Velvet Underground, plus new original songs. The vinyl edition arrives December 4.