Tom Petty

SXSW 2013: The music stories to watch

2013-03-11 06:30:00

On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...

Movie review: 'Sound City' is homage to recording studio equipment

2013-01-31 17:47:00

High-spirited, emotional and funny, "Sound City" is, of all things, a mash note to a machine. Not just any machine, however, but one that helped change the face of rock 'n' roll. That piece of equipment, the Neve 8028 sound board, was the crown jewel of...

Steve Lopez: Searching for the song of L.A.

2013-02-28 08:24:25

Tom Petty & Heartbreakers tour to include 6 nights in Hollywood

2013-02-28 06:00:00

This post has been updated. See note below for details. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will undertake a spring-summer tour starting May 16 with nearly two dozen stops that will be anchored by extended residencies in Los Angeles and New York. Petty...

Five guitars stolen from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

2013-02-27 22:26:00

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Grammys 2013: Live blogging the show

2013-02-10 21:00:00

The Grammys, live . . .� 8:55 p.m.: The Grammys saved the most fascinating performer for one of its final performances, and the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch finally received a Grammy tribute, albeit a brief one. First, to introduce Frank Ocean, Juanes...

Critic's Notebook: 'Ho Hey,' songs like this are here to stay

2013-02-02 00:00:00

One of the underreported music health stories of last year was the trouble brought on by the Lumineers virus. At the beginning of 2012, a three-headed body from Denver released to the world a thing called "Ho Hey," and it spread through ears and into...

Live review: Sound City Players at the Hollywood Palladium

2013-02-01 12:42:00

“Rick Springfield, you have a song that people recognize after three frigging notes. Congratulations, Rick frigging Springfield,” Dave Grohl said on Thursday to his colleague in a new band celebrating the former Van Nuys recording studio Sound...

Sundance 2013: 'Sound City' rocks Park City

2013-01-19 11:44:00

PARK CITY, Utah — At the world premiere of his directorial debut, the rockumentary “Sound City,” Foo Fighters frontman and ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl made an admission that’s sure to come as a surprise the millions of head-...

Review: Jackson Browne, Bob Weir & friends in holiday benefit

2012-12-21 11:47:00

The great thing about the living-room jam session is that there are no rules, no set lists, no worries about when things start and when — or if — they’ll end. The potential downside? No rules, no set lists, no worries about when things...

Trailer released for Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' documentary

2012-12-04 14:44:00

On Monday, we brought you news that Dave Grohl's filmmaking debut, "Sound City," would premiere next month at Sundance. Now, the Foo Fighters frontman has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming documentary, which is named after the film's subject: a grungy...

'Concert for George' streaming on YouTube for 24 hours

2012-11-29 14:03:00

Eleven years ago today, George Harrison died at the age of 58 in Los Angeles. And exactly one year after that some of the late Beatle's closest friends -- including Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Harrison's surviving bandmates -- gathered for...

2013 Bonnaroo lineup: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons and Tom Petty top the headliners

2013-02-20 01:11:00

& the Heartbreakers Playbook: This was one of the most compelling Super Bowl games in recent memory. It came down to the final moments, defined by a surprising catch by Giants receiver David Tyree, who used his helmet to help snare the ball.

2013-02-01 18:24:00

Tom Petty's right-hand-man, guitarist Mike Campbell turns 61 today.

2013-01-22 18:55:00