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PRPhotos.comAfter premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival during June, Carlos, the new documentary about Carlos Santana, begins its theatrical run this weekend. “Carlos: The Santana Journey Global Premiere” takes place over three days starting Saturday, Sept. 23 and continuing Sept. 24 and 27. Santana and Emmy Award-winner Rudy Valdez (“The Sentence,” “We Are All Brooklyn…

Drummer, Philip Selway of Radiohead has released a new single, “Picking Up Pieces”. It’s from his next EP, which is a collaboration effort. Through a press release, Selway explained how he came to record with Elysian Collective and Chris Vatalaro. They originally united to play at a launch event for his album, Strange Dance. He…

Dokken has dropped a video for their new single, “Gypsy.” This is just ahead of their 13th studio album, Heaven Comes Down, which will be out on October 27. Don Dokken commented about the new 10-song album and said: “When I write records, I don’t just think, ‘Okay, we need 10 songs or 11’… I…

PRPhotos.comCarlos Santana is expanding his House of Blues Residency at Mandalay Bay in Vegas. An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live, will take place in January, February, and May of next year. This will be Santana’s 12th year at the House of Blues. Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 23.

Getty ImagesComing to IMAX theaters starting Friday, Sept. 22 is a newly restored edition of Talking Heads’ landmark 1984 concert movie Stop Making Sense. Its release commemorates the 30th anniversary of the four shows the late director Jonathan Demme filmed during early December of 1983 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, capturing the inventive…

PRPhotos.comThe 25TH Anniversary Edition of R.E.M.’s best selling 1998 album Up, will be reissued on November 10. The newly remastered version features a never-before-heard 11-song set from the band’s taping of the TV show called Party of Five. One of the songs from the show, “Daysleeper” has already been released. It also includes expansive liner…

PRPhotos.comThe concert Jimi Hendrix performed at the Hollywood Bowl in August of 1967, has been digitally remastered and will be included as part of a new mini documentary. Monterey Pop To The Hollywood Bowl details Hendrix’s journey upon his return to the US in June of 1967, through August of that year. The package includes…

Soul Asylum: The Complete Unplugged – NYC ’93, will be available on November 10th. The release will mark the 30-year anniversary of the band’s MTV Unplugged appearance. They taped16 songs for the show, including four previously unreleased, non-broadcast songs. Thought to be lost for over 20 years, master recordings of the band’s 1993 performance have been newly…

Getty ImagesSammy Hagar is adding craft beer to his portfolio of award-winning spirits with the establishment of Red Rocker Brewing Co. in Detroit. To promote the Red Rocker Lager, Sammy & The Circle will play a concert in the city where it’s brewed on October 23. Hagar commented: “We created Red Rocker Lager to not…

Soul Asylum: The Complete Unplugged – NYC ’93, will be available on November 10th. The release will mark the 30-year anniversary of the band’s MTV Unplugged appearance. They taped16 songs for the show, including four previously unreleased, non-broadcast songs. Thought to be lost for over 20 years, master recordings of the band’s 1993 performance have…