Coachella web series 'Arrival' features The Marias, DJO, The Dare, more

Arrival, a new limited documentary series from Coachella Valley Music and Artist Festival promoter Goldenvoice and produced by MGX Creative, has been rolling out weekly episodes this month on the Coachella YouTube channel.

The five-part series premiered on June 5, spotlighting music artists on the rise who played the Indio festival recently. Watch episodes from Shaboozey, The Marías – and newest episode with The Dare — now on the Coachella YouTube channel.

Episodes:

Series Trailer

Shaboozey (Episode 1)
The Marías (Episode 2)
The Dare (Episode 3)
Ivan Cornejo (Episode 4) – dropping Thursday, June 26
DJO (Episode 5) — dropping Thursday, July 3

Subscribe to the Coachella YouTube channel to watch every episode as it drops and download the Coachella Livestream app for more highlights and artist moments.

The Marias photo by Jason Whittington.

Stephen Bishop's final studio album, slated for August, includes star-studded crop of musicians

Oscar and two-time Grammy-nominated pop singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop made his solo recording debut in 1976 with the hit album Careless.

Now, he’s closing the chapter on 50 years in the music industry with his 20th and final album, THIMK, due out August 15. 

It brings together newly recorded songs, rare unreleased tracks, and collaborations with Eric Clapton, Sting, Graham Nash, Jimmy Webb, Art Garfunkel, Dave Grusin, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, David Pack, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of the band America, David Benoit, Marilyn Martin and more. 

For collectors and fans of physical media, THIMK will be available on CD and custom-colored vinyl. Each vinyl includes an exclusive booklet, and signed editions will also be offered. Every CD and vinyl purchase includes two bonus songs — not available on streaming platforms — plus behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the album and never-before-seen videos from Stephen’s career. 

Pre-Save THIMK on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://ffm.to/thimk

Pre order the album on June 27 here: THIMK – Stephen Bishop Merchandise

THIMK also features performances by bassists Nathan East (Eric Clapton, Phil Collins), keyboardist Greg Phillinganes (Toto, Stevie Wonder, Bee Gees), Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Phil Collins, Toto), and Sean Hurley (John Mayer, Alanis Morissette), multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz (Jackson Browne, k.d. lang, Eric Clapton); drummer Nic Collins (Genesis, Phil Collins) — son of Phil Collins, continuing his father’s musical legacy; songwriter Jack Tempchin (Eagles, Glenn Frey) on harmonica, keyboardist Steve Porcaro (Toto, Michael Jackson); and drummer Steve Gadd (Paul Simon, Eric Clapton).

With the release of this album, Bishop looks back on his musical journey with warmth and gratitude.

“After five decades of recording music and performing, I figured it was time to close this chapter of my music career," he said in a statement. "THIMK—my 20th and final album—is a celebration of friendship, legacy, and all the people who’ve been part of this long, wonderful ride. I’ve developed a bit of arthritis in my hands over the past few years, so I wanted to give this last album everything I had while I still could. 

"I’m proud of it—and grateful for the chance to spend my life doing what I love.” 

THIMK was produced by singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist Marcus Eaton, and executive produced by music executive Liz Kamlet. 

Stephen Bishop on the meaning behind the name THIMK:

"THIMK, pronounced just like “think,” but with an “M.” Flashback to the 1980s. While out shopping, I stumbled upon a pin with the peculiar word THIMK on it. Given my penchant for collecting eccentric pins, I adorned many in those days, but this one left a lasting impression.

Over the years, I considered using THIMK as a title for an album many times but ultimately decided it was too unusual. Years later, my wife found the THIMK pin. She thought it was funny and quirky, just like me, and believed it would prompt people to think about THIMK. Now, after all these years, it finally found its perfect moment. Interestingly, we recently discovered that the word THIMK also appeared in the film “Taxi Driver.”

Track Listing:

Now That I’ve Hit The Big Time
Only The Heart Within You
She’ll Always Be My Girl
In The Limelight (Alternate Version)
The Money Girl
Liz (So In Love With You)
Really Wanting You
One More Night
You Don’t Need My Love
It Might Be You (feat. Dave Grusin)
Under The Rainbow
A Message From Stephen

Bonus Tracks – CD & Vinyl Only:

Dance Off The Moon
You Can Laugh at Me

The band Ivy schedule first album in 15 years, including music by Adam Schlesinger, for September

Ivy have announced their first new album in 15 years. Built from the ground up using demos and song fragments dating from between 1995 to 2012, Traces of You is due out September 5 via Bar/None Records.

“The world thought IVY was gone after 2012, and for a time we did too. And after Adam's death in 2020 it seemed certain,” shares the band’s Andy Chase “So Dominique and I are thrilled to give everyone a brand new IVY album, with our beloved Adam playing on every song!”

Formed in 1994, Ivy includes Andy Chase, Dominique Durand, and the late Adam Schlesinger. Sadly, Durand and Chase assumed that Ivy was in the rearview after Schlesinger tragically passed away from COVID-19 in 2020. While prepping recent reissues of their back catalog, the band unearthed a trove of reel-to-reel tapes and old hard drives stored in their Rhode Island studio. The duo knew they would only consider working on Ivy demos featuring Schlesinger, but they were overwhelmed by deciding which songs to finish. In response, they reached out to Ivy's backing keyboardist and guitarist, Bruce Driscoll, to help go through the archives and revive these lost recordings.

Every song on Traces of You features contributions from Schlesinger, with the blessing of his family. Lead single “Say You Will,” featuring drums from Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.), was built from a 2009 demo where Schlesinger played bass and keyboard.

WATCH OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “SAY YOU WILL”

Previously, Ivy released six studio albums. Over the years, a new generation of artists discovered Ivy, citing them as a major inspiration and influence. These include Snail Mail, Beach Fossils, Momma, Slow Pulp, Wishy, DJ Python.

The band broke their years long silence in late 2021 to honor the passing of Adam Schlesinger, compiling home videos from studio sessions and those early tours in memory of their friend and bandmate into a moving tribute video. Over the last few years, they’ve reissued Realistic, Apartment Life, and Long Distance, including rare demos and unreleased music with each release.

Understandably, recording without Schlesinger was often an emotional experience, with Durand citing “Fragile People” especially as a tune that brought her and Chase to tears in the studio. “Unintentionally, the song stirred up something really melancholy for us— in a very specific way—about Adam,” she says. She notes that Ivy didn’t want to lean on cliches about losing Adam when writing lyrics. “It's influenced by the loss of someone like him, but we did it in a way that's very subtle,” she says. “There's a ghostly feeling in the meaning of the lyrics.”

Poignantly, Traces Of You ends with “Hate That It’s True.” A pop song about the pain of unresolved grief and the power of eternal love, it has Schlesinger on acoustic guitar. 

“You can imagine how terrible it's been to lose Adam,” Chase says. “The only silver lining is that we could breathe life into these songs that he contributed to and it was a great experience making this record happen. It was some of the most fun I've ever had, working on music with Dominique and Bruce.”

“It was also bittersweet,” he adds. “But what was nice about the bittersweetness was that I wasn't alone in feeling that way. We all did. We were like a school of fish— three little fish, missing that fourth fish, all swimming in perfect union with each other, going through both the highs and lows.”

Track list:

01 The Midnight Hour

02 Fragile People
03 Mystery Girl
04 Traces of You
05 The Great Unknown
06 Say You Will
07 Heartbreak
08 Lose It All
09 Wasting Time
10 Hate That It’s True

Chicago to release expanded hits collection in August, tour includes three nights at Hollywood Bowl

To mark the 50th anniversary of 'Chicago IX,' the band’s first greatest hits collection which topped the album chart in 1975 and sold more than five million copies to become one of their best-selling albums, Rhino Records will release CHICAGO IX: GREATEST HITS EXPANDED on Aug. 8 as a 2LP Black vinyl set and single CD. Pre-order HERE.

The new edition expands the original 11-track lineup into a 21-track collection that now includes songs from every studio album the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers released between 1969 and 1980.

New additions like “Street Player,” “Thunder and Lightning,” and “Baby, What A Big Surprise” extend the timeline through the ’70s and up to the dawn of the ’80s, while early cuts like “Questions 67 and 68” and “Free” help round out the band’s formative years. Signature tracks from the original release—such as “25 or 6 to 4,” “Saturday in the Park,” and “If You Leave Me Now”—remain central to the collection. Several songs from Chicago (1970) appear in their Steven Wilson remix/edit versions, first issued in 2017.

The updated selection reflects a broader retrospective of Chicago’s first decade, with the cover artwork subtly revised from its original white background to a new gold backdrop in honor of the album’s golden anniversary.

Chicago launched the year with an appearance and live performance of two songs on NBC’s The Kelly Clarkson Show, and will tour through 2025. Full dates are below. For ticket information visit www.chicagotheband.com.

2LP Track Listing:

LP One

Side One

“Questions 67 And 68”
“Beginnings”
“Make Me Smile” (2017 Steven Wilson Remix/Edit)
“25 Or 6 To 4” (2017 Steven Wilson Remix/Edit)
“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”
“Free”

Side Two

“Colour My World” (2017 Steven Wilson Remix)
“Saturday In The Park”
“Dialogue (Part I & II)”
“Feelin’ Stronger Every Day”
“Just You ’n’ Me”

LP Two

Side One

"(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long”

“Call On Me”
“Wishing You Were Here”
“Old Days”
“If You Leave Me Now”

Side Two

“Baby, What A Big Surprise”
“Alive Again”
“No Tell Lover”
“Street Player”
“Thunder And Lightning”

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

Friday, June 20 Appleton, WI Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
Saturday, June 21 Ft Wayne, IN Embassy Theatre
Tuesday, June 24 Kalamazoo, MI Miller Auditorium
Wednesday, June 25 Mt Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Friday, June 27 St. Louis, MO Stifel Theatre
Saturday, June 28 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre

Tuesday, July 1 Peoria, IL Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Wednesday, July 2 Louisville, KY The Louisville Palace Theatre
Friday, July 4 Milwaukee, WI BMO Pavilion
Saturday, July 5 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival
Sunday, July 6 Huber Heights, OH Rose Music Center at The Heights
Tuesday, July 22 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome
Wednesday, July 23 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap
Friday, July 25 Newark, NJ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Saturday, July 26 Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Sunday, July 27 Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Tuesday, July 29 Bridgeport, CT Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Thursday, July 31 Bangor, ME Maine Savings Amphitheater

Friday, August 1 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion
Saturday, August 2 Boston, MA Leader Bank Pavilion
Tuesday, August 5 Bethlehem, PA Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza
Wednesday, August 6 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Friday, August 8 Lewiston, NY Artpark
Saturday, August 9 Verona, NY The Event Center at Turning Stone Resort Casino
Sunday, August 10 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Thursday, August 21 Sandy, UT Sandy Amphitheater
Saturday, August 23 Colorado Springs, CO Ford Amphitheater
Sunday, August 24 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Wednesday, August 27 Boise, ID Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
Friday, August 29 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Saturday, August 30 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Sunday, August 31 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Tuesday, September 2 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion
Wednesday, September 3 Santa Rosa, CA Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
Friday, September 5 Lincoln, CA The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort
Saturday, September 6 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Sunday, September 7 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Tuesday, September 9 Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Wednesday, September 10 San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Friday, September 12 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Saturday, September 13 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Sunday, September 14 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl

Wednesday, November 5 Coraopolis, PA UPMC Events Center*
Thursday, November 6 Johnstown, PA 1st SUMMIT ARENA at Cambria County War Memorial*
Saturday, November 8 Columbus, OH Mershon Auditorium*
Sunday, November 9 Northfield, OH MGM Northfield Park*
Wednesday, November 12 East Lansing, MI Cobb Great Hall at Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Thursday, November 13 Rockford, IL Coronado Theatre
Sunday, November 16 Brookings, SD Dacotah Bank Center*

*- Newly announced dates

The B-52s and Devo team up for the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour including Hollywood Bowl

The B-52s and Devo, will unite for the 2025 “Cosmic De-Evolution Tour”: a co-headlining 11-date run serving as both bands’ continuing concert farewells. Lene Lovich will open the celebratory trek, which runs late September to early November. 

Tickets will be available starting with CITI and AMEX presales (details below) happening now. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday June 20 at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com.

CITI PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour*. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, June 16 at 12 PM local time until Thursday, June 19 at 10 PM local time through the Citi Entertainment Program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. *LA date is not available within this presale.

AMEX PRESALE: American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for the Los Angeles show before the general public beginning Monday, June 16 at 10 AM local time through Thursday, June 19 at 10 PM local time.

“In 2022, I swore I’d never get on a tour bus again” said Fred Schneider “but we were careful to say to our fans that we would still perform in special situations that don’t require all of the awful tour travel. Our Vegas residency is going great, and when we were offered the chance to do a small run of shows with Devo, we all said this is an extraordinary opportunity we couldn't say no to.”

Added Kate Pierson, “When we first came from Athens to New York City to perform, punk was in full force…and New Wave was right on its tail! We loved all the New Wave groups, including Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Blondie and the Ramones. We also really dug the far-out weirdness of Devo, which seemed very in tuned to our sensibilities. We remember one of our first shows-- amazed that David Bowie, Brian Eno, Frank Zappa, Allen Ginsberg, Talking Heads and Blondie all came to see us! When we opened the Mudd Club, we partied with Devo and really hit it off on the dance floor. Later, Brian Eno went onto to produce Devo’s incredible first album…and now we will align again ! So put on your wig hats and Devo bonnets and get ready to party! This is going to be wild.”

Said Cindy Wilson, “When both of our bands performed at the recent SNL 50 concert at Radio City, we started talking and agreed we had to do these shows” says Cindy Wilson. “Believe or not, we’ve never done more than a festival or two together in all this time. This will be amazing and I can’t wait for The B-52s to share these stages with Devo!”

Said Mark Mothersbaugh, "The B-52s had one of the best sounds of any of the bands out there in the late 70’s early 80’s - Rock Lobster is one of my favorite songs - DEVO used to sing it to Booji Boy after DEVO shows. It was either fate or luck or the SNL anniversary that brought us all together to create this amazing chance to go out on tour. All I can say is Cosmic Devolution is REAL!"

Added Gerry Casale, "Devo and The B-52s on tour together! That it took almost 50 years to happen is rather mind-blowing. But better late than never. We each did something right in different ways that withstood the test of time. Now we're here to prove we can still "bring it" as they say!"

The B-52s— led by original co-founders Fred Schneider (vocals), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards), and Cindy Wilson (vocals)—kicked off their extended goodbye run back in 2022. Since that time, they have electrified select venues and large music festivals across the U.S. and even established a Las Vegas residency at The Venetian Theatre, powered by their colorful, danceable iconic classics that have made a seismic impact on New Wave and music history. As they prepare for a 2025 farewell tour, a high-profile documentary and their first official book, The B-52s undoubtedly stand poised to inspire and influence future generations.

This curtain-call timing overlaps with Devo, who are also fronted by three of their original members: Mark Mothersbaugh (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Gerald Casale (vocals, bass, keyboards), and Bob Mothersbaugh (guitar, vocals). In 2023, the fellow New Wave icons (“Whip It,” “Uncontrollable Urge”) kicked off their own farewell tour, 50 Years of De-Evolution, paired with a compilation album of the same name. That jaunt has since been extended and continues through the summer and fall of 2025.

TOUR DATES:

9/24 - Toronto, ONT @ Budweiser Stage
9/25 - Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
10/2 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
10/4 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
10/5 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
10/16 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
10/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
10/24 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
10/25 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
11/1 - Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
11/2 - Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman

Tour update: Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks has announced a new round of live performances. Ticket presales begin on Wednesday, June 18 at 10am local time. General on sale is Friday, June 20 at 10am local on livenation.com.

The singer, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as a member of Fleetwood Mac and solo artist, released her first new music in nearly five years with the original song “The Lighthouse.” A women’s rights anthem, “The Lighthouse” received strong critical praise for its timely theme and was released alongside a powerful music video. 

Nicks did a live TV performance of “The Lighthouse” last October on NBC’s Saturday Night Live during their 50th anniversary season. Nicks began 2025 deeply affected by the damaging wildfires that swept through her Los Angeles neighborhood and gave a performance at the fundraising concert Fire Aid in February 2025. 

In a recent interview, Nicks said she is working on material for a new studio album. 

TOUR DATES:

August 8 – Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center^

August 12 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
August 15 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
August 19 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
August 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
August 27 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
August 30 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
September 3 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live^
September 7 – Detroit MI — Little Caesars Arena^
October 1 – Portland OR – MODA Center^
October 4 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center^
October 7 – Phoenix, AZ – PHX Arena
October 11 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
October 15 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
October 18 – Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall^
October 21 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center^
October 25 – Hartford, CT – PeoplesBank Arena^

 

^NEW SHOWS: Tickets on Sale Friday, June 20

Veteran Canadian alt-rock band Sloan return with new album in September

Since I interviewed the band for 2018 album 12, I'm really looking forward to this...

Juno Award-winning Toronto-based rock quartet Sloan return with their fourteenth studio album, Based on the Best Seller, set for September 26 release on Yep Roc Records. 

The group has unveiled, “Live Forever,” the album’s first single available on all streaming platforms. Written by Sloan’s Jay Ferguson, Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland and Andrew Scott, and co-produced by the band along with Ryan Haslett, “Live Forever” blends existential humor with a dose of sharp pop commentary, exploring the unexpected downsides of immortality and the enduring pull of nostalgia.

“If given the chance to live forever, would we even want to? Careful what you wish for. Would you want to feel 80 for hundreds of years? I guess that’s the kind of hard-hitting question this song tackles. It also predicts that we will all have ‘90s nostalgia – once we’re 100 years old,” said Chris Murphy of Sloan.

“It's not a challenge to make a 14th album,” Sloan’s Jay Ferguson says, “But sometimes it's a challenge to think of a new overarching theme for a 14th album (and The Kinks’ 14th album was Soap Opera, essentially a TV play and complete story arc set to music, so clearly Ray Davies didn't have that problem). Our band has the capability to perform different styles within the rock/pop (or pop/rock) sphere, but it's often hard to harness the group to adhere to one particular style or theme. That's okay though. With four songwriters, we tend to make music that perhaps doesn't always naturally hang together under one (opened) umbrella but that's our style, and that style is continued on Based on the Best Seller. Nevertheless, whether it's Chris harmonizing on my songs, Patrick harmonizing on Chris' songs or Chris and our keyboardist Gregory vocally backing-up Andrew, I think those elements help tie together this (and previous) Sloan albums.”

The First Edition LP of Based on the Best Seller is pressed on clear gold color vinyl! Limited to 2,000 copies worldwide. Pre-orders will ship in September. Go to yeproc.com for details.

Now more than 30 years into their career, Sloan has grown from a promising Halifax band into a revered indie rock institution. Celebrated for their unwavering lineup and democratic approach, all four members contribute as singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists. 

This summer, they hit the road to tour across Canada, with performances in Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia and British Columbia, and more dates to be announced soon. 

Track listing:

Capitol Cooler
Dream Destroyer
Open Your Umbrellas
Baxter
Congratulations
Live Forever
So Far Down
Fortune Teller
No Damn Fears
Collect Yourself
Here We Go Again
I Already Know