Joe Satriani

Thursday’s NYC-area shows include Pusha T, Metric, Rakim, Kilo Kish, Robert Glasper, Eyehategod, Militarie Gun, and more.

Plus: Interpol / Spoon, Teenage Wrist, These Arms Are Snakes, Elton John, Craven Idol, Angel Olsen, Foo Fighters, The National, Kraftwerk, Voivod, and more tour and festival news.

Mark Knopfler, John Mellencamp, The War on Drugs, Nathaniel Rateliff, Steve Martin, Leon Bridges, Graham Nash have also donated instruments to the National Independent Talent Organization's charity auction...

Paul Stanley and Joe Satriani have paid tribute to their former collaborator.

Dave Mustaine makes his 'Experience Hendrix' debut (which also includes Joe Satriani, Band of Gypsys' Billy Cox, Taj Mahal, and more), plus 2-Tone ska vets The Selecter, The Bouncing Souls, Amy Schumer, and more tour news.

Todd's also on tour this spring.

"Joe Satriani's lawsuit against Coldplay has been dismissed from court, according to reports. The legendary guitarist had previously claimed that Chris Martin and co ripped-off his 2004 song "If I Could Fly" for their 2008 single "Viva La Vida"...

With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani, we have now unfortunately found it necessary to respond publicly to his allegations. If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him...

"I felt like a dagger went right through my heart. It hurt so much," Satriani says. "The second I heard it, I knew it was If I Could Fly...

A noted guitarist has sued members of Coldplay, claiming the band's smash hit "Viva La Vida" copied parts of one of his songs. The copyright infringement lawsuit by Joe Satriani was filed Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles...