Petty Fest returns to NYC this October for “Two Nights To Get Drunk And Celebrate The Songs Of Tom Petty.” The action takes place at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 5 and the Bowery Ballroom on October 6 with a lineup that includes Norah Jones, Har Mar Superstar, Guster’s Ryan Miller, Jesse Malin, Cory Chisel and The Sheepdogs as well as “many more surprise guests.” Tickets go on sale this Thursday at Noon EDT.
Here’s a look at six other stories of note this week…
- Surviving Beach Boys team up to put out Smile Sessions release
- Bill Frisell pays tribute to John Lennon on All We Are Saying
- Bob Weir, Dennis McNally and Blair Jackson discuss Europe ’72 box
- HT fave Bon Iver was not at all impressed by the MTV VMA’s
- Legacy artists are starting to reclaim their old master recordings
- Dog Gone Blog shares a 15-minute jam by Woods at the Bowery
Finally, Sting will put out a four-disc box set next month that includes 45 tracks remastered by the artist himself as well as a DVD featuring previously unreleased footage from a 2005 show at Irving Plaza. Sting: 25 Years comes out on September 27 via Cherrytree/A&M Records/Universal.
