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The event will take place in the framework of the annual program organized by Cafesjian Center for the Arts to celebrate International Day for Protection of Children "The idea of giving an open air concert came to us following the Eurovision contest.

Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC, , a wholly owned tribal company of the Cherokee Nation, is seeking qualified bids for an interior designer to coordinate, install, dismantle, and box for storage all holiday dA©cor for Christmas and New Year's Eve at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa AND Christmas at Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs.

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan isn't surprised Britain's heavy rock icons have never been honoured with knighthoods and royal accolades, because he and his peers refuse to rub shoulders with "the right people". The rocker reveals he has never come close to becoming Sir Ian and he doesn't expect a Sir Ozzy, a Sir Geezer or a Sir Robert Plant any ... (more)

For those about to rock... ; THE BIG INTERVIEW David CoverdaleWhen Whitesnake's David Coverdale arrives in Nottingham this weekend for a show at the... For those about to rock... ; THE BIG INTERVIEW David CoverdaleWhen Whitesnake's David Coverdale arrives in Nottingham this weekend for a show at the Capital FM Arena with Journey and Thunder, he'll ... (more)

Yeah, they dressed funny and their lyrics often lacked the angst and agonized self-awareness that we've come to expect in this decade of the rock and roll sissy-band, but the pop metal acts of the Eighties produced some top-shelf albums during their short reign.

Fall Out Boy , Blink 182, AFI , and Public Enemy are among the diverse acts on the bill for Chicago's Riot Fest 2013, a three-day music festival and carnival in Humboldt Park on September 13-15. Among the 50-plus punk, hard rock, emo, rap and pop acts on the lineup , which are most worth seeing? Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Blondie have been going ... (more)

L.A. rockers Buckcherry will visit West Des Moines' Val Air Ballroom on Saturday, May 25.

South Bucks-based bands and singers will perform in Frogmoor from 12pm. Madness tribute band One Step Behind and stars of hit BBC show The Voice, Matt and Sueleen will headline the nine-hour event, which will also feature music and drama workshops for children and a host of stalls.

After spending many years on the back burner, incentive travel is rising again. "Incentives, in general, are starting to make a comeback," says Jim Rye, founder and president of RYMARK International, an Orlando, FL-based meeting and event solutions company.

Times are tough at the moment and money is short so the prospect of three rock giants Journey, Whitesnake and Thunder on one bill is enough to tempt open even the tightest of wallets.

Sammy Hagar will head out on his own for a short tour late this summer. As you may expect from the choice to call the trek the "Four Decades of Rock" tour, Hagar will be performing songs from all points of his extensive career.

When you hear the band name , 3 Minutes To Live , you wonder , where are they Live at? This heavy and hard hitting band out of Nashville , is using the internet in a way , that radio play and popularity are now the buzz for 3 Minutes To Live .

Deep Purple's new studio project Now What?! features an overt tribute to Jon Lord in the touching, waltz-timed "Above and Beyond." But it's not the only moment that reminds Ian Paice of the band's late founding keyboardist.

MA tley CrA1 4e, including bassist Nikki Sixx, lead singer Vince Neil and guitarist Mick Mars, performs at the New York State Fair grandstand in 2009.

Ozzy Osbourne has remained sober since announcing to fans last month that he had consumed alcohol and taken prescription drugs for an extended period of time.

THE BOTTOMLESS CAULDRON of metal is bubbling over with female-fronted, '70s-worshipping bands these days.

Summer is typically the busiest time of the year for music fans. All the indoor venues are still booking shows, and the outdoor venues are up and running, too.

A school for creative arts aimed at children as young as four is to be set up by staff at SIR PAUL McCARTNEY's education academy.

This is an excerpt from the July 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine. For the rest of this story, plus features on Joe Satriani, Ghost B.C., Mick Jones of Foreigner, Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flats, plus transcriptions of "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and Jason Becker's "Perpetual Burn," check out the issue at the Guitar World Online Store.

As double-bills go, packaging together the celestial grooves of Journey and devil's-horn grind of Whitesnake makes a certain amount of sense.