Sanctuary

What's going on Sunday?

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Doomsquad, Kid Koala, Aimee Mann/Jonathan Coulton, Greatest Day Ever Festival, Lynyrd Skynyrd/Hank Williams Jr., Public Practice, Johnny Thunders Birthday Bash, and more.

tours announced: The Who, Robert Plant, Sachiko Kanenobu, Prince Daddy, Little Steven, more

Plus: Davila 666, Generationals, Sound of Ceres, SubZero, Ex Hex, Bags, Wormwitch, Incendiary, and more tour-related news.

Warrel Dane (Nevermore, Sanctuary), RIP

Warrel Dane, vocalist of classic metal bands Sanctuary and Nevermore, passed away last night after suffering a heart attack in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he was at work on his second solo album.

Motor Sister played Saint Vitus, streaming LP, now labelmates with an ex-Megadeth band; Overkill schedule NYC show

Motor Sister — the new band of Mother Superior’s Jim Wilson, Anthrax’s Scott Ian, Scott’s wife and Jim’s past collaborator Pearl Aday, Joey Vera (briefly also of Anthrax), and John Tempesta (ex-Exodus, Testament, currently of The Cult) — are just over a week away from releasing their debut album, Ride (due 3/10 via Metal Blade), and it’s now streaming in full via AllMusic…

Luna Lounge's Rob Sacher wrote a book about his experiences as a club owner

Rob Sacher had a hand in three iconic New York rock clubs in the in the last three decades: Sanctuary (1981-1986), Mission (1988-1993), and Luna Lounge (1995-2008)…