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Tag: Journey

  • Steve Perry Releasing First Album in 22 Years

    Rumors have been circulating for years about former Journey frontman Steve Perry’s return to music, especially after several surprise guest appearances with veteran alt-rockers Eels last year. Steve Perry has finally broken his silence, with a call Friday to L.A. classic rock station KSWD. In the interview, Perry reveals that he has been in the studio since March and hopes to have a new album completed for early 2016.

    steve perryThe first public performance in 19 years from one of classic rock’s signature voices was captured in St. Paul, Minnesota and posted to YouTube by an Eels fan. To date, the video has received over 2 million views. Check it out here:

    While talk of a Perry reunion with his former bandmates in Journey is premature, in light of last year’s appearances with Eels, current Journey vocalist Arnel Pineda raised eyebrows last year tweeting the following:

    With Perry’s confirmation of new material, fans waiting since his last solo outing, 1994’s For the Love of Strange Medicine, now have something to look forward to for 2016. These fans may have the blossoming friendship between Perry and Eels frontman E (AKA: Mark Oliver Everett) to thank for the reclusive vocalist’s return.

    Perry and E are not only occasional stage mates, they have developed a true friendship over the years after being introduced by a mutual friend. E tells the story in a Stereogum interview from May 2014.

    Journey, meanwhile, recently announced a summer shed tour with The Doobie Brothers. Syracuse’s Lakeside Amphitheater, as well as Saratoga and Darien Lake, are New York dates for this package tour.

  • Syracuse’s Lakeside Amphitheater Announces Journey, Doobie Brothers as First 2016 Show

    Central New York’s newest concert venue announced its first acts for the 2016 season today: Classic rockers Journey and the Doobie Brothers will perform at the Lakeside Amphitheater on July 13.

    lakeside amphitheater 2016Dave Mason (Traffic) will open the show. Tickets go on sale Dec. 5 and will cost $30 for lawn seats (or four for $89), while pavilion seats range from $39.50-$135.

    The 50-date summer tour, dubbed San Francisco Fest 2016, will also make stops at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 5 and Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on July 9.

    Journey‘s current lineup consists of lead guitarist Neal Schon, bassist Ross Valory, keyboardist Jonathan Cain and singer Arnel Pineda. Drummer Steve Smith will join the band for the first time since 1998 on this tour. The band last appeared in Syracuse during the 2014 New York State Fair with Cheap Trick.

    The Doobie Brothers’ classic core of Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and John McFee will be joined on this tour by Little Feat drummer Bill Payne. The Doobies last played in Syracuse to a packed crowd at the Fair’s free stage at Chevy Court, also in 2014.

    Country star Miranda Lambert christened Lakeview Amphitheater along the shore of Onondaga Lake during last summer’s New York State Fair. Construction was completed just days prior to the inaugural show. Onondaga County officials and the venue’s promoter Live Nation have stated that the new amphitheater will bring acts that often pass by Syracuse on the way to other upstate outdoor venues.