Steely Dan: Last News

Steely Dan‘s Donald Fagen has denied that Aimee Mann was dropped from the band’s forthcoming summer tour due to her gender.Earlier this week, Mann shared a comic strip on her Instagram account which depicted the singer-songwriter performing onstage. “I was supposed to open for Steely Dan this summer,” she wrote in the comic.“I just found out that they took me off the bill,” she continued.

Steely Dan have hit back at the Republican National Convention’s cover band for choosing to perform their track ‘Reelin’ In The Years’.The Nashville band Sixwire – comprised of Andy Childs (lead vocals, guitar), Steve Hornbeak (keyboards, vocals), John Howard (bass guitar), Steve Mandile (guitar, vocals) and Chuck Tilley (drums, percussion) – provided a massive setlist filled with covers of classic tracks at the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) that took place last week (July 15-18).The set list included classic covers of such as Cheap Trick‘s ‘I Want You to Want Me’, Foo Fighters‘ ‘Learn To Fly’, U2‘s ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’ and Steely Dan’s ‘Reelin’ In The Years’.Now, Steely Dan have taken to their official Facebook page to respond to the band’s cover of their 1972 song, suggesting that they perform Donald Fagen’s anti-Trump song ‘Tin Foil Hat’ instead.“Hey Sixwire: If you want to play our music, how about playing the man in the Tin Foil Hat?” read the post shared on Steely Dan’s official Facebook page.Released in 2017 on Todd Rundgren‘s album ‘White Knight’, ‘Tin Foil Hat’ features Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen and condemns Trump’s presidency from 2017-2021. “Cause the man in the tin foil hat, Is tweeting like a teenage girl / He puts the Pluto in plutocrat, It’s gonna be a yuge yuge yuge new world,” they sing in the chorus, referencing the former president’s tweeting habits.The song also mentions other Trump moments such as “coming down the escalator,”, alternative facts, tiny hands and Fagen comparing his presidential term to a “coup d’état.”This is not the first time the ‘Dirty Work’ band has hit out at the Republican party.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The four founding members of R.E.M. performed together publicly for the first time in nearly three decades at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony in New York on Thursday night, playing an acoustic version of their breakthrough song, 1987’s “Losing My Religion.” With characteristic understatement, the group — singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry — showed their respect for the honor and the institution, their friendship and decades-long bond, and in gracious terms, fans, family, friends, and everyone who helped them along the way.

Steve Albini has opened up about his feelings towards Steely Dan.The producer and engineer took to Twitter yesterday (February 6) to share his views on the New York rock band, writing: “I will always be the kind of punk that shits on Steely Dan.“Christ the amount of human effort wasted to sound like an SNL band warm up,” he continued.Albini then appeared to pose pro Steely Dan arguments before offering his rebuttals, including the suggestion that they “spent three weeks on the guitar solo”.I will always be the kind of punk that shits on Steely Dan— steve albini (@electricalWSOP) February 6, 2023“Three weeks of watching guitar players give it their all while doing bumps and hitting the talkback, “More *Egyptian* but keep it in the pocket…,” he said.“‘Their engineer invented a machine to play the bass drum…’ Did he now. And yet it sounds like this.”“Look at yourselves.

King Princess has released a cover of Steely Dan‘s ‘Dirty Work’ – listen to it below.Released on all major streaming platforms today (May 3), King Princess’ cover of the iconic Steely Dan cut was recorded for HBO Max‘s third season of Hacks. Per a report from Consequence of Sound, King Princess’ ‘Dirty Work’ cover came to fruition after she became friends with series star Hannah Einbinder.King Princess said via a statement: “Hacks is hilarious and so is my good bud, Hannah Einbinder.

website. He was a member of Steely Dan since 2008 and had been touring recently with the band on the Eagles’ current “Long Goodbye” tour.Beard’s last performance with the band happened on Jan.

The Eagles have announced the addition of two new final UK shows to their ‘The Long Goodbye’ Manchester farewell residency.The rock legends will be performing as part of a residency at Manchester’s Co-op Live in May and June alongside special guest Steely Dan.Today (January 25), they announced that two extra dates have been added to the 4-night run due to high demand. Taking to their official X/Twitter account, the venue shared: “Eagles will be bringing ‘The Long Goodbye’ tour to Co-op Live for a residency this year with special guest Steely Dan.

Eagles have announced their final ever UK shows as part of their ‘Long Goodbye’ tour – find the dates below and purchase tickets here.The rock legends will be performing as part of a residency at Manchester’s Co-op Live in May and June alongside special guest Steely Dan.The ‘Long Goodbye’ tour arena residency will kick off on Friday, May 31, followed by dates on June 1 and 4. An extra European date has also been added for June 13 at GelreDome in The Netherlands.Tickets go on general sale this Friday (January 26) at 10am GMT from here. Alternatively, fans can access pre-sales at the same link from Wednesday (January 24) at 10am GMT.A post shared by Eagles (@eagles)“The Eagles have had a miraculous 52-year odyssey, performing for people all over the globe; keeping the music alive in the face of tragic losses, upheavals and setbacks of many kinds.

R.E.M., Steely Dan, Timbaland and more have been announced as inductees into the 2024 class of Songwriters Hall Of Fame.Yesterday morning (January 17), the Songwriters Hall Of Fame announced five new inductees through CBS‘ Mornings programme. Leading the charge are Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry, who formed R.E.M.

The Eagles have announced a farewell live tour across North America with Steely Dan – find all the details below.The legendary band will begin the run of shows – titled ‘The Long Goodbye’ – at Madison Square Garden in New York on September 7 ahead of further performances in Boston (September 11), Newark (16) and Elmont, New York (20).Resuming in early October, the group’s final tour is then set to visit Denver, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland and Atlanta before additional stop-offs in other cities throughout November.‘The Long Goodbye’ will see The Eagles – comprising Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey – “perform as many shows in each market as their audience demands”, per a press release.The tour is expected to continue into 2025, but further dates – potentially including the UK and Europe – are yet to be announced.The Eagles, who’ll be commemorating their 50+ career with the concerts, will be supported by Steely Dan on all confirmed dates.Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time next Friday (July 14) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Eagles, one of the most successful and longest-running acts in the history of popular music, have announced the first of what they say are their “final” tour dates. After 52 years, more than a thousand concerts and over 150 million albums sold, the group has announced the initial 13 dates of their final farewell tour, beginning on Sept. 7 in New York, with more to be added. According to the announcement, the Eagles — Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey — will perform “as many shows in each market as their audience demands.” The tour is expected to continue into 2025. 

Chris Willman Music WriterDonald Fagen has responded to Aimee Mann on the matter of her being dropped from the opening slot on Steely Dan’s summer tour, saying that it was a decision he made because he “thought it might not be the best matchup in terms of musical style.” He also apologized for making the decision after Mann had already been announced and advertised for the tour, saying he didn’t realize it had gotten that far.The Steely Dan frontman did rebuff Mann’s suggestion — which had been stated with a question mark — that she’d heard suggestions the Dan camp didn’t think a female singer-songwriter was suitable for the tour.“Well, first of all,” Fagen says in a statement provided to Variety, “the idea that I would make any decision based on the gender of a performer is ridiculous. That’s something that would never even occur to me.” Fagen continues, “There was a communication problem on our end.

Aimee Mann has claimed that she’s been dropped as the support act for Steely Dan‘s 2022 US headline tour.As Stereogum reports, Mann shared the news via a hand-drawn comic strip that she posted to her official Instagram page earlier today (March 17).The sketch depicts the singer-songwriter performing onstage. “I was supposed to open for Steely Dan this summer,” she captioned the first scene.

Rock legend David Crosby made a return visit to SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” this week to promote his upcoming solo album For Free, featuring collaborations with former Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald, Steely Dan founder Donald Fagen and bluegrass prodigy Sarah Jarosz.