NIVA Responds to Proposed Elimination of NEA, Joe Perry Announces Tour with Members of Aerosmith and The Black Crowes

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May 07, 2025

May 7, 2025

NEWS

As the threatened elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) looms over cultural institutions across the country, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has issued a response from Executive Director Stephen Parker to the first wave of funding slashes.

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Bill Kreutzmann was only 18 years old when Jerry Garcia invited him to join some fellow Bay Area players in a jam session that would culminate in the creation of a new group: The Warlocks. These players would later rename themselves the Grateful Dead and begin a career that would span four decades.

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Veteran guitarist Joe Perry has announced an eight-stop tour featuring an all-star cast of rock musicians, including Aerosmith bandmates Brad Whitford and Buck Johnson, The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson, and members of the Stone Temple Pilots, Robert Deleo and Eric Kretz. The forthcoming run picks up at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa, Fla., on August 13.

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On Tuesday, May 6, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, serving as musical guests on the outro of their 10th album release, Woodland. During their televised performance, the folk tastemakers nodded to their latest full-length drop by performing “Empty Trainload of Sky” and classic “Look at Miss Ohio.”

FEATURE

Sharon Van Etten was deep into rehearsals for a tour supporting her 2022 studio album, We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong, when she unexpectedly uttered the “J word.”

NEWS

Big Thief have shared their plans to hit the road again with the “Somersault Slide 360 Tour,” crossing the country this fall. From Sept. 17 to Nov. 7, the shapeshifting alt-folk trio will wind through 20 dates, marking their first live series since 2023.

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Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival has unveiled its forthcoming artist lineup for Labor Day Weekend, August 30 through 31, at the Seattle Center urban campus below the city’s iconic Space Needle. The 52nd annual gathering is billed to feature 2025 headliners, Weezer, Bright Eyes, Car Seat Headrest, Janelle Monáe, and Sylvan Esso.