Mr. Brownstone @ the Bell House in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin)

The wait is over. Drunken Guns n Roses tribute band Mr. Brownstone will return to the stage on Mischief Night, 2010. It's going down at Brooklyn Bowl and tickets are on sale. I may be unique in that I'm now feeling conflicted between this and Antony with an orchestra at Lincoln Center happening the same night.

The real Slash, who is back on the market, will take the NYC stage in less than a week. Tickets are still on sale (Joe Perry's kids' band 'TAB the Band' and Taddy Porter open the not-too-exciting show)

Duff McKagan meanwhile joined and un-joined Jane's Addiction.

Steven Adler wrote a book.

And Axl Rose refuses to give refunds to those that got the short show in Dublin.

Slash released a special-guest-filled album solo called called "Slash" in March. Four of the five members of the Appetite for Destruction era Guns N' Roses lineup appear on the album: Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler. You can figure out who's missing. Iggy Pop, Ozzy, Lemmy, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell, and others (even Fergie?) (but not Jack White) appear as guests on the album too. You can stream it, and download a track, below.

Slash is currently on tour in Europe. In fact, you may have heard about how he was "attacked" by a fan on stage at a recent show. That viral video is below.

Slash starts playing North American shows in September. That now includes a September 14th show at Terminal 5 in NYC. $32.50 tickets go on sale Friday at noon. All currently announced dates, the attack video, album stream/download widgets and the full "Slash" album tracklist (with guests), below...

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Fan Death

Valient Thorr @ Roseland Ballroom (more by Chris La Putt)

today in NYC
* Marah @ Maxwell's
* Fan Death @ Le royale
* English Beat @ Crazy Donkey
* Drink Up Buttercup @ the Annex
* Estelle & John Legend @ Radio City
* Twi The Humble Feather @ The Stone
* Black Diamond Bay @ Mercury Lounge
* Cat Power & Dexter Romweber Duo @ MHOW
* Variety Shac & Zach Galifianakis @ UCB
* Will Sheff and Kristen Schaal @ Crash Mansion
* Headdress, Dead Man & Radio Moscow @ Union Pool
* Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Anthrax, Black Gold & Valient Thorr @ East River Park
* Pretty & Nice, Tally Hall & The Parlor Mob @ Union Hall
* Francis and the Lights, Savoir Adore & The Bloodsugars @ Bowery Ballroom
* Kristen Schaal, Pete Holmes, Patrick Borelli, Max Silvesti & more @ Sound Fix

Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan of Guns N' Roses was born today in 1964.

Anthrax are playing for free in NYC tonight. Anthrax's ex-singer Joey Belladonna used to wear an Indian headdress. Amazing Baby have a song called Headdress. Headdress are playing Union Pool tonight.

Kristen Schaal is playing Crash Mansion and Sound Fix tonight.

Frightened Rabbit's video for "Snake" below..

What else?

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