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Of the members of The Police, drummer Stewart Copeland is the one who has performed live the least over the past couple of years. Sting has been on the road almost every year, and Andy Summers has performed, especially in South America, with a project called Call the Police, formed with Brazilian musicians. However, Copeland has finally announced a spoken word tour for 2026, which will happen next June, July, and August in the United States. The Police's Stewart Copeland announces 2026 spoken word tour dates June 3 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Amaturo Theatre 5 - Clearwater, FL - Capitol Theatre 6 - Melbourne, FL - King Center for the Performing Arts 7 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall 9 - Atlanta, GA- City Winery 12 - Dallas, TX - Kessler Theatre 13 - Austin, TX - State Theatre 14 - Houston, TX - Heights Theatre 18 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach House 20 - San Francisco, CA - Presidio Theatre 27 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater 28 - Seattle WA - Neptune Theatre July 7 - Old Saybrook, CT - The Kate 9 - Boston, MA - City Winery 10 - Waldoboro, ME - The Waldo Theatre 11 - Concord, NH - BNH Stage 12 - East Greenwich, RI - Greenwich Odeum 14 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount 16 - South Orange, NJ - South Orange Performing Arts Center 17 - Pawling, NY - Daryl's House Club 18 - Phoenixville, PA - The Colonial Theatre 19 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere 21 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage 22 - Greensburg, PA - The Palace Theatre 24 - Kent, OH - The Kent Stage 25 - Cincinnati, OH - Ludlow Garage 28 - Minneapolis, MN - The Parkway Theatre 30 - Milwaukee, WI - Vivarium 31 - Skokie, IL - North Shore for the Performing Arts August 1 - Grand Rapids, MI - Wealthy Theatre 4 - Nashville, TN - City Winery 6 - Rocky Mountain, VA - Harvester Performance Center 7 - Hopewell, VA - The Beacon Theatre The post The Police’s Stewart Copeland announces 2026 spoken word tour dates appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Led by the guitarist and singer Blackie Lawless, W.A.S.P. will continue on the road in 2026 and this time joining forces with K.K. Downing's band KK's Priest. The tour of the American band will be focused on their first four albums and it's called "1984 to Headless". The shows will happen September and October in the United States and Canada. W.A.S.P. is currently formed by Blackie Lawless (Vocals, guitar), Mike Duda (Bass), Doug Blair (Guitar) and Aquiles Priester (Drums). Besides the former Judas Priest guitarist, KK's Priest is formed by Tim "Ripper" Owens (Former Judas vocalist), A.J. Mills (Guitar), Tony Newton (Bass) and Sean Elg (Drums). W.A.S.P. 2026 tour dates with KK's Priest September 10 - El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia 11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern 12 - Riverside, CA - Fox Performing Arts Center 13 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater 14 - Santa Fe, NM - Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino 16 - Austin, TX - Emos 17 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater 18 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues 19 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater 20 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues 22 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall 23 - Daytona, FL - Peabody Auditorium 24 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theater 25 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz 26 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak 27 - Portland, ME - Aura 29 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues 30 - Hampton, NH - Hampton Beach Casino October 1 - Wallington, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre 2 - New York, NY - The Palladium 3 - Carteret, NJ - Carteret Performing Arts Center 5 - Montreal, QC - Mtelus 6 - Ottawa, ON - Hard Rock Casino 7 - Pickering, ON - Pickering Casino Resort 9 - Des Plaines, IL - Des Plaines Theater 10 - St Charles, IL - Arcada Theater 11 - St Charles, IL - Arcada Theater 13 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre 14 - Harrisburg, PA - Capitol City Music Hall 15 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater 17 - Green Bay, WI - EPIC Event Center 19 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre 21 - Edmonton, AB - Midway Music Hall 22 - Calgary, AB - The Palace Theater 23 - Coquitlam, BC - Great Canadian Casino Vancouver 25 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theater 27 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic 29 - Rancho Mirage, CA - The Show at Agua Caliente 30 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues 31 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k5IzvTkTyEThe post W.A.S.P. announces 2026 tour dates with KK’s Priest appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

The legendary Blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy announced new 2026 tour dates to celebrate his 90th anniversary. He will perform from April to September in Australia, Canada and United States. The most important living legend of the Blues these days, Buddy was born in Lettsworth, Louisiana back in 1936 and started his musical career in 1953. He is one of the oldest musicians still touring and recording in the world. His most recent album is "Ain't Done with the Blues" and he made a special cameo in the praised movie "Sinners" (2025). Buddy Guy announces 2026 tour to celebrate his 90th birthday April 1 – Sydney, Australia – Sydney Opera House 3 – Tyagarah, Australia – Byron Bay Bluesfest 2026 5 – Tyagarah, Australia – Byron Bay Bluesfest 2026 6 – St Kilda, Australia – Palais Theatre July 15 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall 18 – Buffalo, NY – Kleinhans Music Hall 23 – Mayetta, KS – Prairie Band Casino & Resort 24 – St. Louis, MO – The Factory 25 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre 26 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater 29 – Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate Performing Arts Center 31 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ocean Casino Resort August 1 – Ranson, WV – Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races 2 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre 4 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen Performing Arts Center 5 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Memorial Auditorium 7 – Waterbury, CT – Palace Theater 8 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre New Jersey 19 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium 20 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall 22 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre 23 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall 25 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre 27 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre 28 – Austin, TX – 3TEN Austin City Limits Live 29 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 30 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre September 11 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park 12 – Chandler, AZ – The Showroom at Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass 13 – Albuquerque, NM – Popejoy Hall 15 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre 18 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCCxOu1DunI&pp=ygUOYnVkZHkgZ3V5IDIwMjU%3DThe post Buddy Guy announces 2026 tour to celebrate his 90th birthday appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Jerry Garcia was a unique kind of guitarist whose style was never easy to replicate. As John Mayer once said, the late musician used to catch the notes “with a butterfly net as they went flitting by overhead.” His influences were remarkably broad and he was never limited to the most established Rock guitarists. He was always interested in new talents and musicians who, like him, could improvise and play without boundaries. Throughout his career, Jerry praised many of his peers and once revealed who his favorite lesser-known guitarists were. The 2 lesser-known guitarists Jerry Garcia called his favorites Steve Kimock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpzvLB7lPtg "My other favorite is Steve Kimock, who plays with the band Zero. Steve is a very good guitar player who I like a lot. He's melodic, has a lot of power, and is extremely tasty. He has a good balance of technique and soulfulness. Zero is from Marin County, California," said in an interview with Guitar Player magazine in 1989. The Grateful Dead guitarist and singer became a good friend of Kimock and even joined him and his band Zero on stage at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco back in 1988. That day they covered the songs "Think", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and "Goodnight, Iree". Kimock's tone and playing has often been compared with Garcia's. So it's not a coincidence that he ended up working with multiple Grateful Dead members. He toured with Bob Weir in the band Kingfish in the 1980s and joined him in his band RatDog in 2007 and 2014. He also was part of other Grateful Dead members side-projects like The Other Ones, Phil Lesh & Friends, recording with Bruce Hornsby and the Rhythm Devils, a band featuring the drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. When asked in an interview with Home Grown Music about being picked by Jerry as one of his favorite guitar players. Kimock said: "God bless him. That's cool. On the one end that's a tremendous acknowledgement from back in the day in the 80's. There are also people that it created expectations for them."" He continued: "Some of that's cool and some of that is difficult. Maybe a few more people will come to the show. Oh okay... There's that type of thing, when you're playing your own stuff and there are people who are pissed because you aren't playing Grateful Dead tunes. It's like 'Excuse me, this is my gig! This is my 30 people and we're doing this thing right now.' So that aspect of it is hard, to not play down to it and to get respect without getting hit in the face with a shovel. Nobody told me anything. I got a call from a guy in Nashville telling me something Mickey Hart had said about me. So I was like, really?!" Steve Kimock said. The guitarist was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. back in 1955 and started his career in 1974. His most recent album is the solo record "Satellite City", released in 2017. Frank Gambale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCspNyHU9A&pp=ygUTRnJhbmsgR2FtYmFsZSBjaGljaw%3D%3D "Until he got famous recently, Frank Gambale was my favorite "known-unknown"guitar player, since his sweep picking represents a major advance in guitar technique," Jerry Garcia said in the interview with Guitar Player. Talking to Rolling Stone magazine two years later, in 1991, Garcia said that Gambale was his "personal favorite lately". "All kinds of stuff (I listen to). I listen to anything anyone gives me and always go back to a few basic favorites. I can always listen to Django Reinhardt and hear something I haven’t heard before, I like to listen to Art Tatum and Coltrane and Charlie Parker. Those are guys who never seem to run out of ideas. There are all kinds of great new players, Michael Hedges is great (but) my personal favorite lately is this guy Frank Gambale, who’s been playing with Chick Corea for the past couple of years," Jerry Garcia said. The late guitarist got hooked on Gambale's playing when he first heard the Chick Corea Elektric Band. The musician was part of the Corea's band albums that turned Garcia into a fan, which were "Light Years" (1987), "Eye of the Beholder" (1988), "Inside Out" (1990) and "Beneath the Mask" (1991). He also recommended those records to Phil Lesh at the time. Born in Canberra, Australia, in 1958, he started his career in 1984. Besides being a prolific solo artist, he was also part of other bands such as Vital Information, Return to Forever, GHS, MVP, Donati & Fierabracci and Maurizio Colonna, among others. Gambale is best known for his style, which uses sweep picking and economy picking techniques. The musician graduated from the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, where he was elected "Student of the Year". He was also a professor there from 1984 to 1986.The post The 2 lesser-known guitarists Jerry Garcia called his favorites appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Dealing with anxiety is a battle for many Americans. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 19.1% of adults in the United States have an anxiety disorder.With anxiety, it can be easy to settle into catastrophic thinking, especially when life is full of unknowns. But dwelling on anxious thoughts does little to ease them, and you may be looking for ways to quiet your mind.One mindfulness technique that may help you avoid going down that rabbit hole is the 3-3-3 Rule. Here's what you need to know: - YouTube www.youtube.com What is the 3-3-3 Rule?"The 3-3-3 Rule is a self-regulating practice meant to ease anxiety and calm the nervous system through three simple exercises that engage the senses to help ground you," Anindita Bhaumik, a certified clinical trauma professional and clinical director at Boston Evening Therapy Associates, tells Upworthy.The 3-3-3 Rule works by quieting the "what-ifs" that anxiety feeds you and bringing you back to the present moment, the "what is.""You pick 3 things you see, 3 things you hear and 3 things you feel underneath you," Joanna Hardis, a therapist that specializes in treating anxiety disorders and OCD, tells Upworthy. "You could also sub out one of these and do 3 breaths. The spirit is to get out of your head and into the moment with your senses."Hardis, the author of Just Do Nothing: A Paradoxical Guide to Getting Out of Your Way, adds that the goal of the 3-3-3 Rule is not to stop anxious thoughts."If you make that the goal, you will have more thoughts," she says. "The goal is to let your anxious thoughts be there but redirect your attention to something else." Practicing the 3-3-3 Rule can help you feel less overwhelmed.Photo credit: CanvaHow to practice the 3-3-3 RuleHere are three examples of how you can apply the 3-3-3 Rule in real-life situations:At the grocery storeSometimes simple errands like grocery shopping can quickly become overwhelming. From navigating the parking lot to making purchasing decisions and battling crowds, the experience can lead to a lot of anxiety.Using the 3-3-3 Rule: "The first thing you should do is look around and name three objects that you see around you," Dr. Vinay Saranga, a psychiatrist and founder of The North Carolina Institute of Advanced NeuroHealth, tells Upworthy. "It can be absolutely anything that catches your eye, from a sign, to a box of pasta or a piece of fruit, for example. Next, name three things that you hear. It can be the sound of a cash register, the noise the big freezers make or a mixer in the bakery. Finally, make three movements with your body like rolling your shoulders, flexing your arms or wiggling your toes."In your relationshipAn unexpected text from your significant other saying, "We need to talk," can catch you by surprise and send your mind spiraling with possibilities. You may start rushing to fill in the blanks, trying to answer the "why" behind the message.Using the 3-3-3 Rule: "You see the message notification on your phone that has you worried, and you also see the partly cloudy sky out your window," explains Bhaumik. "You also notice the steam still rising from your cup of coffee. Speaking of, you decide to pick up the mug to feel its heat your hand, and maybe even press it to your lips to feel the warmth. You also feel the ground firm under your feet and your sweater cozy against your skin. You hear the music in your earbuds, the faint sound of the fan, and maybe the sound of your dog rummaging around in the next room. You decide to grab your coffee, put on your favorite song, and go pet your dog—and you realize you're taking care to help yourself feel calmer."At workMany situations at work can trigger anxiety. One example is receiving an email that your boss wants to meet with you ASAP—and your stomach drops. Your thoughts may start racing: You're convinced you're going to lose your job and your health insurance, you won't be able to pay your bills, and you'll have to change daycares.Using the 3-3-3 Rule: "I would notice my feet on the ground, hands on my lap and back on the seat, 3 sounds I hear, and 3 places I feel my breath in my body," says Hardis. "I would do several rounds of this."

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