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MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes pay tribute to Grateful Dead with new kit

February 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes are paying tribute to the Grateful Dead with their brand-new kit.

The team has just debuted a new secondary jersey, which is purple and blue tie-dye with the Grateful Dead skeleton logo on a patch on the sleeve.

According to a post on Instagram, the new kit celebrates “the spirit of the Bay Area and the enduring connection between music, culture, and community.” It’s described as a “collaboration that bridges the gap between the Grateful Dead’s legendary counterculture and the relentless spirit of Soccer in San Jose.”

The kit is currently available for preorder and will officially be available starting Saturday.

And the Earthquakes aren’t the only team paying tribute to an artist with their new kit. The St. Louis City SC has debuted a secondary kit paying tribute to Tina Turner, featuring a patch with her portrait on the sleeve and her name embroidered on the back. It is available now.

On This Day, Feb. 11, 1965: Ringo Starr marries first wife Maureen Cox

February 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

On This Day, Feb. 11, 1965…

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey, married hairdresser Maureen Cox at Caxton Hall in London.

Beatles manager Brian Epstein served as Ringo’s best man, with John Lennon and George Harrison both acting as witnesses.

The couple had three children, future drummer Zak Starkey, born in 1965, Jason Starkey, born in 1967, and Lee Starkey, born in 1970.

The couple divorced in 1975. Cox died from leukemia in December of 1994.

Cox will be portrayed by British actress Mia McKenna-Bruce in Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films, The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, which will hit theaters in April 2028. Starr will be played by Barry Keoghan.

In April 1981, Starr married actress Barbara Bach, who he met on the set of the film Caveman. They are still married to this day.

Eagles extend Las Vegas residency to April

February 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Eagles have decided to extend their stay in Las Vegas yet again.

Although the band initially announced that their March dates at the Sphere would be their final shows at the venue for 2026, they have now added two new dates, April 10 and 11.

A presale for tickets begins Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. PT, with tickets going on sale to the general public Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. PT.

The new additions will bring the Eagles’ total Sphere shows to 58, extending their record for the longest-running residency at the venue. They launched the residency Sept. 20, 2024.

The Sphere extension comes just days after Don Henley told CBS Sunday Morning that he believes that 2026 “will probably be it” for the band.

“And I’ve said things like that before, but I feel like we’re getting toward the end,” he said.

The Eagles’ next show at the Sphere is set for Feb. 20. In addition to the Vegas dates, they will play New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2. A complete list of dates can be found at Eagles.com.

Heart’s ‘Dreamboat Annie’ among this year’s Grammy Hall of Fame inductees

February 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Heart’s debut album, Dreamboat Annie, is one of 14 recordings chosen this year for induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Inductees must be at least 25 years old and are chosen because they “exhibit qualitative or historical significance,” according to a release. Although Heart has never won a Grammy, Anne Wilson and Nancy Wilson were previously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.

Released in September 1975, Dreamboat Annie was a top-10 hit for Heart, peaking at #7 on the Billboard 200. It features two songs that would go on to become Heart classics: “Magic Man,” which was their first top-10 single, and “Crazy on You,” a top-40 hit.

Overall, nine albums and five songs have been chosen for induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year. Other 2026 inductees include Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, Radiohead’s OK Computer, Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me and Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.

“It’s a privilege to recognize these influential recordings as the 2026 Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. “Each selection reflects the creativity, craft and cultural impact that recorded music can carry across decades.”

He adds, “We’re honored to help preserve these works and celebrate the artists and communities behind them, so their legacies continue to inspire generations to come.”

This year’s inductees will be honored at a gala taking place May 8 in Beverly Hills.

Report: Billy Joel takes Long Island home off the market

February 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Billy Joel seems to have taken a break from trying to sell his Long Island estate.

The New York Post reports that the “Piano Man” has pulled his compound in Oyster Bay, Long Island, named MiddleSea, off the market.

Joel originally put the 26-acre estate up for sale in 2023, while it was undergoing renovations. He was asking a little less than $50 million for the property, but got no buyers. Then last year Joel attempted to sell it in three different pieces, the 14-acre main house, at a price of $29.9 million, plus two three-acre buildable lots at $4.95 million each.

The new approach didn’t work either, so the main house was dropped to $25 million, with still no takers.

The Post says the home is now no longer up for sale, although there’s no word on whether the rocker plans to relist it at a later date.

The property, which Joel bought in 2002 for $22.5 million, includes a 20,000-square-foot home with five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. It also has a spa, ballroom, pool, tennis court, bowling alley and more. It’s the home he’s seen being interviewed in for much of the HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes.

David Bowie to be subject of a new immersive experience

February 11, 2026 by WDNY Radio

David Bowie is going to be the subject of a new immersive experience in London.

David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, opening April 22 at Lightroom in London, is described as “both a multimedia spectacle and an intimate and revealing self-portrait.” It combines rare performance footage, photos, drawings, lyrics and more to delve into the rock star’s career and artistry.

The multimedia experience features footage selected from the David Bowie Archive in New York, including rarely heard interviews and never-before-seen material. All will be projected on the expansive walls and floor of Lightroom, combined with spacial audio, to offer fans an immersive exploration of the late rocker.

The experience is broken down into different thematic chapters, with the description noting that it “brings insight into Bowie’s perspective on the subjects most important to him, including: theatricality, spirituality, songwriting, and the transformative power of creativity.”

Tickets for David Bowie: You’re Not Alone are on sale now.

Robin Trower’s ‘Live!’ album getting 50th anniversary reissue with full Stockholm concert

February 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Former Procul Harum guitarist Robin Trower is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his album Live! with the release of a new deluxe expanded edition.

The original 1976 vinyl of Live! featured only seven songs from the Robin Trower Band’s concert at Sweden’s Stockholm Concert Hall on Feb. 3, 1975. The new expanded edition will feature five previously unreleased performances, giving fans a chance to enjoy the entire concert for the very first time.

Robin Trower Live! [50th Anniversary Edition] will include both the original mix and a 2026 remix of the album, along with a booklet with new liner notes and previously unseen photos. It will be released April 3 in a two-CD package, two-LP package and digitally.

As a preview of the release, the 2026 mix of “Bridge of Sighs” has now been released to digital outlets.

Robin Trower Live! [50th Anniversary Edition] is available for preorder now.

The Police’s Stewart Copeland announces first North American spoken word tour

February 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The Police drummer Stewart Copeland has announced dates for a 2026 tour.

Have I Said Too Much – The Police, Hollywood, and Other Adventures will be Copeland’s first spoken word North American tour and will have him visiting 34 cities. The show is described as an evening of conversation with Copeland. It will include photos and videos, along with a Q&A.

The trek kicks off June 3 in Orlando, Florida, hitting such cities as Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and Nashville before wrapping Aug. 7 in Hopewell, Virginia.

An artist presale begins Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

A complete list of dates can be found at StewartCopeland.net.

Next up for Copeland, he’ll be taking part in Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp’s Masters of Rock: Volume II in Los Angeles Feb. 19-22. More info can be found at RockCamp.com.

Queen’s Brian May offers peek at upcoming ‘Queen II’ reissue

February 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Queen’s Brian May has given fans a preview of the planned reissue of the band’s sophomore album, Queen II.

In a new video posted to Instagram, May gives fans a peek inside Abbey Road Studios, where he’s working on the project. He shared what he called a “work-in-progress Dolby Atmos (surround) rebuild of PROCESSION,” which is the album’s opening track.

“I’m inviting you in because I want you to be as excited as I am when this becomes available for streaming very soon, and when the Dolby Atmos Blue-Ray (sic) comes out !!!” May writes. “It will sound about 50 times better than this!”

He notes that once they are finished with the Dolby upgrade, listeners “will be effectively sitting inside the guitar ‘orchestra,'” adding it will be “QUEEN II – like you never heard it before.”

May previously teased the upcoming Queen II box set with a video on Instagram noting that he was about to film an unboxing video for what he called the “rebuild” of the album. May first hinted that he was working on the project back in August, posting a video of him tinkering in the studio with the song “Funny How Love Is.”

The Queen II reissue follows the band’s June 2025 reissue of their self-titled debut album, which featured a remixed and remastered version of the album, which they renamed Queen I. It included the album on Dolby Atmos for the first time, along with plenty of bonus material.

Patti Smith, The E Street Band, the Doors among this year’s American Music Honors recipients

February 10, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Patti Smith, The E Street Band and the Doors will be honored at the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music’s fourth annual American Music Honors.

This year’s other honorees include Dionne Warwick and Dr. Dre, with the event also including a posthumous tribute to The Band.

“The artists we’re honoring this year didn’t just shape popular music—they helped define it,” Robert Santelli, founding executive director of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, said in a statement. “Their work reflects the creativity, risk-taking, and cultural exchange that sit at the heart of American music, and it’s a privilege to celebrate their legacies.”

The fourth annual American Music Honors will be held April 18 at the Pollak Theatre on the campus of Monmouth University in Long Branch, New Jersey. It will feature Stevie Van Zandt’s Disciples of Soul as the evening’s house band, with Springsteen presenting Warwick and Smith with their honors.

Other presenters include Van Zandt for the Doors, producer Jimmy Iovine for Dr. Dre and Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau for The E Street Band.

The American Music Honors launched in 2023, with Van Zandt, Darlene Love, Sam & Dave’s Sam Moore and Steve Earle honored. Other past honorees include John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Dion DiMucci, Mavis Staples, John Fogerty, Smokey Robinson, Tom Morello, Emmylou Harris and Joe Ely.

Tickets go on sale March 18.

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