Cheap Trick News

Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen of the band Cheap Trick will be in Wilmington this week filming an episode of One Tree Hill.

" THE ESSENCE OF the Beatles with the Cheap Trick sound" is how singer Robin Zander describes the band's 40th-anniversary performance of " Sgt.

15, 1965, was even steamier at Shea Stadium. The crowd of 55,000 was fixated on the matchbox-size stage placed at second base.

Once, when speaking of The Velvet Underground , Brian Eno said, "Only 5,000 people ever bought a Velvet Underground album, but every single one of them started a band." The same thing can probably be said of Tennessee power-pop forebears Big Star.

There's no secret formula to picking up women but How I Met Your Mother has a few hilarious tips courtesy of Barney, who is back to his womanizing ways now that he's already broken up with Robin.

Artists and their patrons partied in picturesque style on Nov. 7 for Spaces' annual benefit and art auction; the underwater high school prom theme brought out nearly 600 guests -- many dressed in watery creations -- for a night of revelry and shopping.

Nardwuar the Human Serviette and the Evaporators take the stage for a free show at the Morrissey next Thursday .

Scotty does the best pie in Milwaukee hands down. Scotty's pizza is very similar to Papa Dels from Champaign IL which is where I grew up and where Scott used to manage the Red Lion Inn, the legendary rcok and roll bar where REO got there start.

As music critics, the most common question we get asked is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature.

Thursday, October 22. BankAtlantic Center, 1 Panther Pkwy., Sunrise. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $19.50 to $129.75; ticketmaster.com Kiss , Alive/35 , BankAtlantic Center , Sunrise During the age of the live album , Kiss 's Kiss Alive! rocked out in a way that even the band's heaviest contemporaries couldn't match.

Due to unforeseen personal matters, the third leg of DEF LEPPARD 's North American tour, set to begin on October 22, has been cancelled.

Vivian Campbell, left, and Phil Collen of rock group Def Leppard perform during the VH1 Rock Honors concert in Las Vegas on May 25, 2006.

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Night of a Thousand Noogies: Chicago's Best Known Foodies, Media Personalities, Musicians, Politicos and Sports Figures Share Laughs October 7, 2009 -- Supporters of Gilda's Club Chicago will join Chicago's favorite celebrities and The Second City on Friday, October 9 at Night of a Thousand Noogies.

When The Get Up Kids reissued their 1999 Something To Write Home About album earlier this year as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations earlier this year, frontman Matt Pryor talked openly about the band's time on tour with Weezer in 2001.

VELVET REVOLVER /ex- GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was joined by all-star lineup of musicians a ' including VELVET REVOLVER bandmates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum , plus Joe Perry , Rick Nielsen , Courtney Love , and Franky Perez a ' for a special performance in Las Vegas on October 2. The concert, billed "Slash & Friends" , celebrated the 20th ...

The way Christy Hanewinkel sees it, the novelty act is over. "It doesn't sound like the White Stripes anymore," added brother Hank.

Check out this story with accompanying photos and two photo galleries at VegasDeLuxe.com . It was a meeting of two legends: fashion designer John Varvatos and rockers Cheap Trick fresh from their recent tour promoting their new album The Latest .

The Parlor Mob , "Tide of Tears" : This song showcases the Zeppelin side of this band, something I believe they will exploit further as they make more records.

Here at the ABC12 Listening Room, we're all about getting you set up for upcoming shows.