Every weekday we take a look at what's happening in music news. Check out the headlines for today, here!

  • Kansas is currently on tour celebrating the anniversary of Leftoverture, and have decided to extend the tour – along with plans to record a new album. With the expanded tour, Kansas has added Minnesota to the bill, playing at the State Theater in Minneapolis this November. Check out our Concert Calendar for details!
  • Get ready for some waves of newly remastered Iron Maiden albums on vinyl! On May 19th we'll get No Prayer for the Dying, Fear of the Dark, The X Factor, and Virtual XI. On June 23rd it'll be Brave New World, Rock in Rio, Dance of Death, and A Matter of Life and Death, and rounded off on July 21st with Death on the Road, Flight 666, The Final Frontier, and En Vivo!
  • The Allman Brothers Band are also gearing up for new releases, more specifically an eight disc box set from a three night run at Atlanta's Fox Theater from 2004. The digital format for The Fox Box just became available today, and you can get the physical eight CD's on April 28th.
  • If you’re a big Grateful Dead fan, make sure you keep your eyes peeled for their 1977 concert film – because it’s only being played in theaters for one day. The band is playing their The Grateful Dead Movie in honor of it’s 40th anniversary. And guess what day it’s coming the theaters? April 20th. Fitting.

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