Jukebox – Music News Cuts – 3/15

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Slash

Renowned Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is putting out a tribute to the blues, and it’s a doozy. The album, entitled ‘Orgy of the Damned,’ is his sixth solo album since he joined the iconic rock group. Gibson Records will be releasing this album on Ma 17^th.

‘Orgy of the Damned’ is Slash’s homage to the blues. In it, 12 songs are collected, starting off with a remake of Howling Wolf’s 1964 hit “Killing Floor,” featuring Brian Johnson of AC/DC on vocals and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyer on harmonica.

There’s a video out for ‘Killing Floor,’ and it offers a view of Slash’s blues band, consisting of Johnny Griparic (bass),Teddy Andreadis (keyboards),Michael Jerome (drums),and Tash Neal (vocals/guitar).

Although Slash grew up in England, he was exposed to blues at an early age by his grandmother. He would later find out that the blues musicians he’d listened to as a kid had influenced the rock players that would later influence him.

“Orgy Of The Damned” track listing:

1. The Pusher (feat. Chris Robinson)
2. Crossroads (feat. Gary Clark Jr.)
3. Hoochie Coochie Man (feat. Billy Gibbons)
4. Oh Well (feat. Chris Stapleton)
5. Key To The Highway (feat. Dorothy)
6. Awful Dream (feat. Iggy Pop)
7. Born Under A Bad Sign (feat. Paul Rodgers)
8. Papa Was A Rolling Stone (feat. Demi Lovato)
9. Killing Floor (feat. Brian Johnson)
10. Living For The City (feat. Tash Neal)
11. Stormy Day (feat. Beth Hart)
12. Metal Chestnut

S.E.R.P.E.N.T.

Iconic rocker Slash is, and we find always has been, into the blues, and with the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival, he’s serving a little slice of that love with the world.

S.E.R.P.E.N.T. stands for Solidarity, Engagement, Restore, Peace, Equality N’ Tolerance. And as a tribute to a music that supported all of those things, it will bring fans together, and the festival with bring together many guests to play parts. Joining Slash at various stops on the tour will be WARREN HAYNES BAND, Keb’ Mo’, Larkin Poe, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Samantha Fish, ZZ Ward, Robert Randolph, Eric Gales and Jackie Venson.

S.E.R.P.E.N.T. will start on July 5^th in Bonner, Montana and finish up on August 17^th in Grand Prairie, Texas. Presale began on Wednesday, March 13^th. General sale tickets will go up today.

“S.E.R.P.E.N.T.” festival tour dates:

July 05 – Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater *
July 06 – Airway Heights, WA @ Northern Quest Amphitheater *
July 08 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park *
July 10 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
July 12 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino *
July 13 – Los Angeles, California @ Greek Theatre *
July 14 – Tucson, AZ @ Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater *
July 17 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom **
July 19 – La Vista, NE @ The Astro Amphitheater #
July 21 – Terre Haute, Indiana @ The Mill #
July 22 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend #
July 24 – Interlochen, MI @ Interlochen Center for the Arts #
July 25 – Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center $
July 27 – Windsor, ON, Canada @ The Colosseum at Caesars $
July 28 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Budweiser Stage $
July 30 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater $
Aug. 01 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion $
Aug. 04 – New York, NY @ Pier 17 $
Aug. 05 – Bethlehem, PA @ Musikfest +
Aug. 07 – Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre +
Aug. 08 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park ^
Aug. 10 – Clearwater, FL @ The Sound at Coachman Park ^
Aug. 11 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre +
Aug. 13 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater +
Aug. 14 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater +
Aug. 16 – Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary ^^
Aug. 17 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre ^^

* Warren Haynes, Samantha Fish and Eric Gales
** Keb’ Mo’, Samantha Fish and Jackie Venson
# Keb’ Mo’, ZZ Ward and Jackie Venson
$ Keb’ Mo’, ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
% ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
^ ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
+ Larkin Poe, ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
^^ Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph

Lemmy Kilmister

Motorhead legend Lemmy Kilmister has found a place to rest his head, in a manner of speaking. His ashes will be permanently memorialized at the UK’s annual Bloodstock. He will have a unique urn, which amounts to a bust of Lemmy. His memorial will be on display in the event at the RAM Gallery on site. When the festival isn’t happening, Kilmister’s ashes will return to Nottingsham’s Rock City venue.

Todd Singerman, Motorhead’s manager, had this to say, “Bloodstock has always been a special place for MOTÖRHEAD and for Lemmy. The people and the energy matched Lemmy’s values perfectly. Alan and Vicky were also great friends and basically family of Lemmy, as he was the reason that they originally got together. This is definitely a fitting honor in the continuing series of enshrinements of Lemmy’s ashes in his most loved places.”

There are going to be many Motorhead-themes aspects of this year’s Bloodstock, including the sounding of the Motorhead airhorn.

Bloodstock’s 2024 Ronnie James Dio main stage headliners are AMON AMARTH, OPETH, and ARCHITECTS. Across the weekend you can also expect to see CLUTCH, HATEBREED, CARCASS, ENSLAVED, MALEVOLENCE, SATYRICON, ROTTING CHRIST, SYLOSIS, WHITECHAPEL, DEICIDE, GRAND MAGUS, DESERT STORM, THE VINTAGE CARAVAN, SOEN, GREEN LUNG, COMBICHRIST, XENTRIX, EXIST IMMORTAL, ETERNAL CHAMPION, GROVE STREET, MIMI BARKS, CRYPTA, FORBIDDEN, NERVOSA, BEAST IN BLACK, KORPIKLAANI, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, FLOGGING MOLLY, SEPTIC FLESH, IGORRR, RUIJIN, UNPEOPLE, NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA, HELLRIPPER, INFECTED RAIN, CULTURA TRES, SADUS, LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE, BURNER, RED RUM, EVERGREY, RAISED BY OWLS, TAILGUNNER, SOUTH OF SALEM and ANKOR, with more still to be announced.

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