Umphrey’s McGee Welcome Scotty Zwang as Permanent Drummer, Neil Young Revives “The Loner” at Pine Knob
New John Lennon and Yoko Ono Box Set to Feature 90 Unreleased Recordings
Relix Daily
August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025
NEWS
Three months after Umphrey’s McGee parted ways with their longtime drummer Kris Myers in May, the band have finally elected their new full-time backbeat. Onstage for their finale at Peoria, Ill.’s CEFCU Center Stage at The Landing, the pioneering prog ensemble formally welcomed Scotty Zwang, who has filled in through all but three shows on the summer Cruising Altitude Tour, to sign on indefinitely.
RECAP
On Wednesday, August 13, Neil Young and his Chrome Hearts Band turned in their latest live appearance while performing at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Mich. During the midweek concert, Young committed to continuing the placements of previous tour debuts, “Southern Man,” “Daddy Went Walkin’” and “New Mama,” and added Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Vietnam protest anthem “Ohio” to the fold. Two moves ahead of the Kent State memorial track, Young pulled out “The Loner” for the first time since 2019.
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On this day in 1969, hundreds of thousands gathered for three days that changed music forever. Now, you can bring the magic home with our Woodstock Stage Memorabilia Collection, featuring handcrafted, officially licensed keepsakes made with authentic wood from the original stage, where Janis Joplin belted the blues, Hendrix redefined the guitar, and the Grateful Dead brought the jams.
NEWS
New John Lennon and Yoko Ono 12-Disc Box Set Power to The People to Include 90 Unreleased Recordings
A new 12-disc box set, featuring 123 tracks that present John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s nonviolent commitment to political activism through protest anthems that promote peace and love, aptly titled Power to the People (Super Deluxe Edition), via Capitol/UMe, will arrive on October 10, Lennon’s 85th birthday. As a preview, a previously unreleased and newly remixed video of The Beatles’ “Come Together,” from Lennon and Ono’s famed One on One Concert, is out now.
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FEATURE
As a teenager in the 1920s, the legendary jazz trumpeter Doc Cheatham joined the Barnum & Bailey Circus to pursue his passion for music and outrun his family’s plans for a career in medicine. Cheatham routed his way from circuit to circuit for years before he blew into Chicago, where pivotal encounters with King Oliver and Louis Armstrong inspired a lifetime of guiding the development of swing.
GALLERY
Tedeschi Trucks Band pulled into Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, sharing a bill with Whiskey Myers. During the 12-piece ensemble’s single set offering, husband and wife duo Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi welcomed guest guitarist Doyle Bramhall II out to assist on the final numbers, covers of Elmore James & His Broom Dusters’ “The Sky Is Coming” and The Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends.” On location was photographer Steveo Rood, who shared his shots with Relix.
NEWS
Tonight, Friday, August 15, the Dark Star Orchestra Grateful Guitars Foundation Benefit will host a pre-concert VIP reception ahead of the Grateful Dead cover band’s highly anticipated Rooftop at Pier 17 performance. The charitable component will present an auction, which includes a replica of Phil Lesh’s famed Mission Control bass that Oteil Burbridge played during Dead & Company’s Sphere run and the band’s 60th anniversary celebration of the Grateful Dead at Golden Gate Park, signed by all members of the group.
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