Tom Petty News

Imagine Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers drop a new LP, and it's just killer. Not "killer" in that Echo or Mojo way, but as in a killer document of a killer band doing what it was hatched to do.

All eyes were on the South this weekend as musicians and music lovers descended on Gulf Shores, Alabama, for the 4th annual Hangout Music Festival.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been making theater runs in Los Angeles and New York, so their rehearsals for their Saturday performance at Hangout Fest were likely unusual.

GULF SHORES, Alabama - About ten minutes before headliners Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were scheduled to close Saturday's Hangout Fest , former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb came on stage.

It's a big weekend for live music on the Alabama coast, with the third annual Hangout Festival opening Friday on the public beach in Gulf Shores.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers kicked off a 21-show tour last night at the Ford Center in Evansville, IN.

I'd grown up listening to Jeff Lynne 's discofied gems like "Living Thing," "Strange Magic," and "Sweet Talkin' Woman" on the radio and came to appreciate his songwriting prowess and productions skills more fully in the '80s, when he helmed the George Harrison comeback album Cloud Nine, Tom Petty chart-topper Full Moon Fever, and super-group effort ... (more)

The laidback, beach-loving location of The Hangout Music Festival, featuring an impressive roster of hot acts such as Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, with Lissie and more, have announced the sell-out of all 3-day passes.

Time really flies, and it's been another year. Festival season is upon us. Interested locals will be counting down the days to Riverbend, but this weekend is Hangout Festival, in .

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are preparing for the Thursday kick-off of their national tour that includes festival performances and theater shows.

SirusXM is rocking out with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. The network is kicking off the rock 'n' roll Hall of Famer's summer tour by launching two channels: "Tom Petty Radio," a limited-run channel tied to the tour, and a separate channel dedicated solely to Tom Petty SiriusXM music show, " Tom Petty 's Buried Treasure." "Tom Petty Radio" ... (more)

In just four short years, the Hangout Music Festival has become a must for music fans everywhere.

Jukeboxes serve a simple yet critical role in bars everywhere. They can help you cope after a breakup, relax you after a long day of work, remind you of what you love mos or fire you up and give you something to dance to.

Festival promoters are pulling out all the stops this summer, with some of the most sought after headliner's as well as star-powered newbies.

This is an excerpt from the June 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine. For the rest of this story, and more, check out the issue at the Guitar World Online Store .

Bonnaroo has just shared its list of artists slated to play until the wee hours.

GULF SHORES, Alabama - Today's news that the 2013 Hangout Music Fest will offer single-day passes raises the question: If you're going to go for one day, which one would it be? Friday, May 17: Acts include Kings of Leon, the Shins, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, the Jim James Band, the Breeders, Toots & the Maytals, Twin Sister, Lissie, Macklemore & ... (more)

From San Diego, California came the Monroes, whose impossibly infectious "What Do All The People Know" stalled at the #59 spot on the national charts in the spring of 1982.

Among the added artists are some great names, and to make it easy for you: *Capital Cities - check out "Safe And Sound" They'll be playing along with the likes of headliners Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and The Lumineers .

In his short 21 years of living, Tyler Bryant has mastered the art of guitar playing with songwriting, and he does it all exceptionally well.