Latest visit of “The Lion King” remains mighty at the Detroit Opera House The 1997 adaptation of the 1994 Walt Disney animated blockbuster is not the highest-grossing Broadway production of all time and the winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, for no reason…

Felt the love last night at @thelionking.bsky.social

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Gary Allan hasn't run out of rain -- or desire to keep making country music
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The Black Crowes Share Their Current Approach to Making Music With New ‘A Pound of Feathers’ Album: ‘F— It, Let’s Just Keep Going’ Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes shared their process and how they recorded their new album "A Pound of Feathers" in just two weeks

Getting the lowdown on the new @theblackcrowes.bsky.social album, out today
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Checking out this week's new music releases
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Dick Wagner Memorial Concerts and more music in the metro area this weekend The Dick Wagner Remember the Child Memorial Fund is a nonprofit dedicated to bringing “the healing power of music to hospitalized and special needs children.” It funds music therapy pro…

A busy 313 Day music weekend in the #detroit metro
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‘I Am a Fan’: Sebastian Bach Discusses His Next Journey With Twisted Sister Sebastian Bach says Dee Snider "gave me his blessing" to take the lead with Twisted Sister.

Chatted with @sebastianbach.bsky.social about his upcoming Twisted Sister gig and more
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Area theaters have plenty of productions on the boards For theater fans, there are offerings of every kind around the metro area this weekend, from dramas to musicals, big houses and small alike.

A busy week for theater fans in the #detroit metro
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“To him I was like this middle-age housewife from somewhere.” Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was What she learned on her visit helped her become her band’s lead guitarist after years of playing acoustics

Here's how @melissaetheridge.bsky.social learned to love her electric guitars
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Future endeavors aside, Warren-raised musician pledges allegiance to ‘The Lion King’ “I would be happy to do other shows and opera again,” Karl Shymanovitz said. “But honest to God truth — ‘The Lion King’ runs forever and ever and ever. There’s n…

There's a lot of Motor City music spirit in the pit The Lion King - musical
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“And he goes, ‘No… I’m Mick Jagger.’” Steve Stevens on the time the Rolling Stones frontman was mistaken for a session bassist Jagger dropped in on a Billy Idol studio date hoping to interest Stevens in a new guitar company created by his brother

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“That’s the one I played at Quine’s house the last time I was there.” Why Bill Frisell bought Robert Quine’s blue Telecaster after his death Frisell recalls his friendship with Quine, the New York City jam session that led to the guitar’s purchase, and the modifications that made it his own.

Why, and how, Bill Frisell tracked down a late close friend's guitar
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3/6/26-Gary Graff talks Ozzfest, Metallica at The Sphere, who’s singing for Twisted Sister, and more in Music News - 102.9 THE HOG https://soundcloud.com/1029thehog/gary-graff-talks-ozzfest

This week's rock talk on #1029thehog in #milwaukee
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“I loved Tommy, but I couldn't be around the alcohol and drug thing too much.” Narada Michael Walden on the night he walked away from Tommy Bolin The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Jeff Beck collaborator says Bolin’s addictions forced a heartbreaking decision, months before the guitarist’s death.

Narada Michael Walden on the tease(r) of Tommy Bolin
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An unlikely pair is keeping R.E.M.'s music alive on stage now
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Micky Dolenz delivers Monkees history lesson in Royal Oak Early during his concert Thursday night, March 5, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, while singing the Monkees’ “Take a Giant Step,” Micky Dolenz advised those listening to “co…

Micky Dolenz was indeed too busy singing to put anybody down last night at Royal Oak Music Theatre
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Shawn Colvin returns to Michigan as part of a busy metro area music weekend “I’ve made a lot of records, so at this point if I do another one, it needs to mean something, y’know?,” said the 70-year-old who’s coming to Michigan this week for a …

Music will be pouring down this weekend in the #detroit metro
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“The Outsiders” is deep, emotional and transformative at the Fisher Theatre “The Outsiders” is set nearly 50 years ago, in Tulsa, Okla. Rest assured that everything about the Tony Award-winning stage musical — an adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s 1967 nov…

"The Outsiders" is must-see at @broadwayindetroit.bsky.social
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Sponge is getting ready to plow #cleveland this weekend
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“The guitar is like this magic wand. It’ll take you to these places that you never imagined.” Bill Frisell opens up about imagination, collaboration and the heavily modified guitar guiding his new alb... The jazz great speaks with us about creative humility, turning 75 and why ‘In My Dreams’ is about collective conversation — not guitar heroics

Getting the lowdown on Bill Frisell's new album, and more
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The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 5 Things to Know He may be the last man standing, but Micky Dolenz is happy to keep Monkee-ing around.

Micky Dolenz will be Monkee-ing around at the Royal Oak Music Theatre this week
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Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman Reunite as The Guess Who for U.S. Tour ‘to Rebuild What the Fake Band Broke Down’ The Guess Who have announced U.S. tour dates in the effort to "rebuild" what they claim to Billboard the "fake band broke down."

Just in: the real version of The Guess Who is gettin' back to the U.S. this summer
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“Everyone was kinda f***ed up.” Steve Stevens on smashed guitars, being pushed offstage — and what he discovered watching Billy Idol’s new documentary As ‘Billy Idol Should Be Dead’ hits theaters, the New York native talks highlights from his long career with the British rocker

Got Steve Stevens' take on the new @billyidolfeed.bsky.social doc, and more...
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‘The Outsiders’ gives U-M theater student a big break Nolan White should be in his sophomore year studying musical theater at the University of Michigan. Instead, the 20-year-old is on the road as the lead of the first national tour of the Tony Award-…

Getting inside info from the main Outsider
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It's been 30 years since "Sunny" came home for #shawncolvin
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Bad Omens brings good metal tidings to Little Caesars Arena Much has happened for the quartet since it first played in the metro area 10 years ago (almost to the day) at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac. Back then it had just a couple of singles behind it, w…

A night with Bad Omens was surely no Impose-ition
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They'll be seeing I See Stars tonight in #cleveland
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Filtering up with @badomensofficial.bsky.social tonight at @littlecaesarsarena.bsky.social
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2/27/26-Gary Graff talks RRHOF nominations, new music docs, conspiracy theories, and Metallica at The Sphere - 102.9 THE HOG https://soundcloud.com/1029thehog/gary-graff-talks-rrhof

Today's rock talk with Bob & Brian on 102.9 The HOG in, #milwaukee
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