John 5's new song "A Hollywood Story" is intended to give fans a glimpse into his incredible journey from a young guitarist to touring with Marilyn Manson and more.
Says John 5 of the song, "’A Hollywood Story’ is a look back on my career and how lucky I am to have had the experiences that I've had. When you’re a little kid, in your room, dreaming of your future, I never could’ve dreamt of what has happened to me in real life. I’m so appreciative and so happy. So go after your dreams whatever they may be."
John 5 - A Hollywood Story (Official Music Video)
The new track comes after the release of the instrumental track “The Ghost” last October as well as a series of sold-out tour dates in 2023. John 5 will hit the road again this fall on the Strung Out Tour, with special guest Turning Jane, beginning September 1 in Boston, MA and ending October 24 in Novato, CA, with a number of Canadian dates. These new solo appearances will be in addition to John 5’s confirmed dates with Mötley Crüe including Summerfest, Louder Than Life and Aftershock festivals. The full itinerary of John 5’s fall tour is below; tickets go on sale this Friday, June 14.
JOHN 5 STRUNG OUT TOUR 2024
- Sept 1 Boston, MA @ City Winery
- Sept 2 Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s
- Sept 4 Albany, NY @ Empire Live
- Sept 5 Montreal, QC @ Le Studio TD
- Sept 6 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
- Sept 7 Cadillac, MI @ Venue Event Center
- Sept 8 Westland, MI @ Token Lounge
- Sept 9 Chicago, IL @ City Winery
- Sept 10 Madison, WI @Majestic Theater
- Sept 12 Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar
- Sept 13 Fargo, ND @ Sanctuary Events Center
- Sept 14 Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
- Sept 15 Regina, SK @ The Exchange
- Sept 17 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
- Sept 18 TBA
- Sept 19 Kelowna, BC @ The Revelry
- Sept 20 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
- Sept 21 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
- Sept 22 Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom
- Oct 23 Menlo Park, CA @ The Guild Theater
- Oct 24 Novato, CA @ Hopmonk
“‘Angel Of Mercy’ is a song that I’ve been kicking around for several years but we never got the right performance until [producer] George Drakoulias suggested we give it another try on this album,” notes Campbell. He adds, “[Heartbreakers’ drummer] Steve Ferrone plays on the song and really makes it great. The feel of the song reminds me a little of The Rolling Stones and a little of the Heartbreakers, but it’s pure Dirty Knobs. It’s a burst of high octane, adrenaline, and one of the high points on the album.”
Featuring appearances from artists including Graham Nash, Lucinda Williams, Chris Stapleton and fellow Heartbreaker Benmont Tench, Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits is due June 14 via BMG. Pre-order the record HERE and see below for the complete tracklist.The band recently shared the album’s first single “Dare To Dream” featuring Graham Nash accompanying Campbell on vocals. Consequence hails the song as “a straightforward rocker with a sunny disposition,” while Rolling Stone calls it “an inspirational ballad about learning to live in the present.” The track is complemented by a Chris Phelps-directed music video shot in Tulsa, Oklahoma including footage from The Church Studio where Mudcrutch—the precursor to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers—made their first studio recordings for Leon Russell’s Shelter Records as they made their way from Gainesville, Florida to Los Angeles in 1974.
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs - Angel Of Mercy (Official Visualizer)
Campbell is on tour throughout the summer in support of the new record, kicking off the run of shows with a co-headline appearance alongside Larkin Poe at Illinois’ Off North Shore: Skokie Music Festival on June 21. See below for a complete list of dates.In additional to Campbell, The Dirty Knobs features fellow Heartbreaker Steve Ferrone on drums, Chris Holt (Don Henley) on guitar and Lance Morrison (Don Henley) on bass.Campbell also appears on the forthcoming tribute record Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty—out June 21 on Big Machine Records—performing the Heartbreakers’ track “Ways To Be Wicked” alongside Margo Price.
With Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits, Campbell and the Dirty Knobs (named after tech slang for a broken amp dial) have made the most expansive and dynamic album of the Dirty Knobs’ one-of-a-kind ride. The group was founded in 2000 by Campbell as a writing and club-date project outside the Heartbreakers. The group finally got on record with 2020's Wreckless Abandon and 2022's External Combustion, both made with George Drakoulias and Martin Pradler, who return to co-produce the new album with Campbell.Those LPs, Campbell says, were the Knobs “trying to find our way as a rock & roll band.” “Now it’s down to great songs,” adds Campbell, “the depth in the lyrics and chords.” He recalls something Petty once told him: “Tom said, ‘I love the English language. There’s so much you can do with it.’ I'm discovering that, too. Looking for rhyme schemes, the right word. At first it was a struggle. Now that door has opened,” Campbell says. “I’ve turned a corner” on Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits. The Dirty Knobs are “still a rock band but growing into different feels.”
Hermanos Gutiérrez release "Until We Meet Again," the latest preview of their forthcoming record Sonido Cósmico, produced by Dan Auerbach and out June 14 via Easy Eye Sound.
This month, Hermanos Gutiérrez will also make their Coachella debut and embark on a run of dates with Khruangbin before they head out on a tour of their biggest venues to date — including Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and two nights at NYC’s Brooklyn Steel in May (one just added, one sold out). Along with today's new song they've shared an additional 13 tour dates, with shows newly added across the Southwestern U.S., West Coast, and Europe. Full dates below.
Just as the title suggests, “Until We Meet Again” is an ode to the lighter moments of long distance: the bittersweet melodies of two guitars chasing each other until they finally intertwine. Hopeful, soft, and full of emotion, the track is a warm moment of connection on an otherwise otherworldly record. Directed by frequent collaborator, Robert “Roboshobo” Schober (Metallica, The Killers, The Arcs), the video for “Until We Meet Again” relishes in the supernatural.
Hermanos Gutiérrez - "Until We Meet Again" [Official Music Video]
Says Hermanos Gutiérrez on writing “Until We Meet Again”: “It was during soundcheck in San Antonio, TX where we accidentally discovered the idea for this song. It stayed present for months and always reminded us of one of our favorite movies, Paris, Texas directed by Wim Wenders. The pace and the warmth of the song are inspired by the scenery and aesthetics of the movie, following the narrative of father-son relationship and their way of reconnecting while being on the road together through the landscapes of the American Southwest. The song somehow reflects our relationship as brothers of finding ourselves together again while being on the road and sharing our music with so many beautiful people.”
Elsewhere on Sonido Cósmico, the brothers turn to more extraterrestrial inspirations: broadening their rhythmic palette with strokes of cumbia and salsa on the moonlit “Cumbia Lunar,” exploring the eerier sides of outer space on the haunting “Low Sun”, and adding subtle touches of strings to the more Dune-inspired title track, “Sonido Cósmico”.
Produced by their third brother, Dan Auerbach — GRAMMY®-winning producer and lead singer of The Black Keys — Sonido Cosmico is meant to lift the listener away from the desert landscapes of 2022’s breakout El Bueno Y El Malo, which Rolling Stone said “shimmers with hallucinogenic energy” and NPR celebrated with a Tiny Desk performance and by naming the LP one of the Top Latin Albums of that year. Finding solace in the stars and the unknowable expansiveness of our limitless world, Sonido Cósmico is a minimalist, mystical listening experience thatis the perfect capture of the brothers’ otherworldly bond with each other and their music.
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Upcoming Tour Dates
April 14 - Coachella - Indio, CA
April 16 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park - San Diego, CA ** SOLD OUT
April 18 - Alex Madonna Expo Center - San Luis Obispo ** SOLD OUT
April 19 - Alex Madonna Expo Center - San Luis Obispo ** SOLD OUT
April 21 - Coachella - Indio, CA
April 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl **
April 24 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl **
April 26 - Albuquerque, NM - Revel **
April 27 - Albuquerque, NM - Revel ** SOLD OUT
May 7 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
May 8 - The Hawthorn - St. Louis, MO
May 9 - The Truman - Kansas City, MO
May 11 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
May 12 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL SOLD OUT
May 13 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
May 14 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Toronto, ON
May 16 - SalleWilfrid-Pelletier - Montreal, QC SOLD OUT
May 17 - Royale - Boston, MA
May 18 - Brooklyn Steel - New York, NY SOLD OUT
May 19 - Brooklyn Steel - New York, NY
June 14 - Black Deer Festival - Kent, UK
July 31 - The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ
August 6 - Grand Lodge - Portland, OR
August 8 - The Orpheum - Vancouver, BC
August 9 - Thing Festival - Seattle, WA
Aug 9-11 - The Thing Festival - Carnation, WA
August 23 - New Century Hall - Manchester, England
August 24 - Troxy - London, England
August 25 - Huvila Tent at Helsinki Festival - Helsinki, Finland
August 27 - Cirkus - Stockholm, Sweden
August 29 - Mojo - Hamburg, Germany
August 30-31 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands
September 1 - Dr Koncerthuset - Copenhagen, Denmark
September 3 - Silent Green - Berlin, Germany
September 4 - Grand Rex - Paris, France
September 5 - Olt - Antwerp, Belgium
** with Khruangbin