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Neil Peart, the drumming fulcrum and lyrical voice of legendary Canadian progressive-rock outfit Rush has passed. Rolling Stone reports that Peart had succumbed to aggressive brain cancer at age 67. Rush’s official account later shared the news, asking fans to donate to a cancer research group or charity of their choosing and signing off with […]

On Wednesday night, David Letterman said farewell to America during his final episode as host of the Late Show—and it was truly the end of an era. But it was a fitting end to an over-30-year career as one of the late night kings, and, of course, it was closed out by a rocking performance […]

Foo Fighters continued their week-long residency on the Late Show With David Letterman by teaming up with Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen for a performance of “Stiff Competition.” You can catch the band on Letterman once more tonight. Check out their performance below, and let us know how you think they did. If you missed it, […]

Foo Fighters kicked off their week-long residency on the Late Show With David Letterman by teaming up with Zac Brown for a cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.” You can catch the band on Letterman every night this week. Check out their performance below, and let us know how you think they did. If you […]

Foo Fighters recently played the second night of their week-long residency on the Late Show With David Letterman, teaming up with Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson to perform a rendition of “Kick It Out.” You can catch the band on Letterman every night this week. Check out their performance below, and let us know how you think they […]

Below, you can watch Manchester Orchestra performing on the Late Show With David Letterman last night. The band performed “Cope,” the title track from their new album, which is officially out today via Loma Vista. (You can stream the album on AltPress.) At the end of the video, Paul Shaffer calls the band “white people […]

Manchester Orchestra will be performing on the Late Show With David Letterman on the upcoming Monday, March 31. Tune in to CBS at 11:35 EST that night to catch the performance.   We will be performing live on @Letterman on March 31st. Tune in to @CBS at 11:35/10:35c! #LSDL pic.twitter.com/exRsphE6pd — Manchester Orchestra (@ManchesterOrch) March […]

As you may recall, The Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne embarked on a short tour of record stores around the country late last year, to promote the reissues of two of The Lips' early recordings, The Flaming Lips 1st EP and The Flaming Lips 2nd Cassette Demo, in celebration of the band's 30th anniversary. Additionally, Coyne brought an extremely limited version of the […]

Leeds punk band Eagulls, on of our 2013 100 Bands You Need To Know, have announced that they will be playing the Late Show With David Letterman tonight, January 31. It looks like David Letterman is trying to earn some serious punk points, having recently had on punk bands the Orwells and Against Me!. The […]

Against Me! played on the Late Show With David Letterman last night (January 29), which was the band’s first television performance since the release of their latest album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. The album was released on January 21 via the band’s own label, Total Treble. The band played the song “FUCKMYLIFE666,” which you can watch […]

Against Me! have announced an appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman this Wednesday, Jan. 29, marking the group's first network television outing since the release of their latest album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. The long-awaited record arrived last week, Jan. 21 via the band's own label, Total Treble. Against Me! just wrapped a short Jan. tour with The Sidekicks and The Shondes, and […]

The Orwells stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman last night to perform “Who Needs You,” a track from their new EP of the the same name. You may remember the young Chicago group from our “Four Simple Words: Lollapalooza” feature, or know them for their breakout hit “Mallrats (La La La).” Barely out of high school, […]

Sleigh Bells stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman last night to perform “Young Legends,” a track from their latest release, Bitter Rivals, out now via Mom + Pop. Among the additional musicians backing the noise pop duo? Letterman's own bandleader, Paul Shaffer, on piano. Watch the performance below: Sleigh Bells will perform at Coachella this spring. The […]

Sleigh Bells are slated to perform tonight, Jan. 13, on the Late Show With David Letterman.  The group, who were recently announced as part of this spring's Coachella lineup, released their third album, Bitter Rivals, back in October via Mom + Pop. Beyond Coachella, which takes places April 11-13 and 18-20 in Indio, Calif., the duo have […]

CHVRCHES stopped by Late Show With David Letterman last night to perform “We Sink,” a track from their debut full-length, The Bones Of What You Believe, out now via Glassnote. Check out the group's latest late night stop below: The Scottish rockers will continue to tour the globe well into next year, including a spring run in the […]